THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, April 19, 2019 Page 11 Saugus baseball takes first two By Greg Phipps A ce righty Todd Tringale set a positive tone for the 2019 campaign by tossing a 17-strikeout shutout victory in Saugus’s baseball opener last Wednesday, April 10, at Stoneham. The Sachems followed it up with a 6-1 triumph at Dracut the next day to improve to 2-0. In the opener against StoneASKS | from page 8 invasion of Sicily and the invasion of the Philippines. Q: And you had other experiences during the war? ham, the Sachems gave Tringale just one run to work with in the 1-0 win with but it was enough. Tringale allowed two hits and walked no one in the complete-game effort, as the Spartans never really threatened against him. Offensively, the Sachems had opportunities to build on their lead but stranded nine runners on base and left the bases loadA: Oh, I went across the desert on a camel … in Cape Town, South Africa. It’s at the tip of Africa. You know, it’s 75 years ago – how do you remember? ed twice – when they could have broken the game open. Jackson Stanton’s fifth-inning RBI single brought in the lone tally. Saugus head coach Joe Luis told the press that Tringale worked hard in the offseason and was ready to go against Stoneham. “He’s been working out with travel teams [and] that gave me the ability to let him pitch a little longer [in the openQ: When you got out of the service, what were you discharged as? What rank? A: Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class. When I first got in the Navy, I er],” he said. ”He’s been throwing his innings since January, February, March. He can only get stronger.” Other players with base hits in the opener were Anthony Macone, who scored on Stanton’s hit, Zack Falasca, Jack Devereaux and CJ Graffeo. The 2-0 Sachems played at Danvers on Wednesday and hosted Gloucester on Thursday. was with the gun crew on merchant ships, and there were only about 17 Navy men and the rest were all Merchant Marines. We were supply ships. We always had the destroyers with us. Q: How was the food? A: Excellent. Q: Better than the cafeteria stuff you had in high school? A: Yep. Merchant Marines had the best food they ever served. People used to get off the destroyers and go with the gun crews on merchant ships. That’s how good that food was. Q: What kinds of foods? Did you have steaks? In the win at Dracut last Thursday, pitcher Jason Casaletto came within an out of hurling a complete game. He worked 6 2/3 innings and finished with eight strikeouts and two walks. Dracut’s only run was unearned. Casaletto aided his own cause by socking two doubles. Anthony Cogliano drove in two runs with a hit, and Tringale helped out offensively with two hits. A: Everything. The Merchant Marines? You’re kidding! Q: So, it was like going to a restaurant? A: We were better than a restaurant. I tell you, they used to feed those guys. Q: Did you gain a lot of weight while you were on those ships? A: Not really. Q: Is there anything on your “Bucket List” that you haven’t done yet that you would like to do in your remaining years? A: Not unless I can find a bucket that is full of gold! Q: Do you have some goals left ASKS | SEE PAGE 14 WE WORK FOR YOU! * Have your car repaired by Real Manufacturer Certiified Technicians * An I-CAR GOLD CLASS SHOP Highest Certificate in the Repair Industry * Premier Insurance Co. Collision Repair Shop for Geico, Liberty Mutual, Metlife, Progressive and more! * Over 30 Years of putting families back on the Road Safe & Fast! * ATLAS Stands Behind All Repairs with a Limited Lifetime Warranty 1605 North Shore Road, Revere * 781-284-1200 Visit us at: www.AtlasAutobody.com or call (781) 284-1200 to schedule your appointment today!
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