Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, May 17, 2019 Baseball Sachems improve to 10-3, capture postseason berth First baseman CJ Graffeo prepares to receive a pickoff-attempt throw during Saturday’s game against Danvers. By Greg Phipps K nown mostly for playing close, low-scoring games this season, the Saugus High School baseball team changed that storyline more than a bit by combining for 25 runs in consecutive wins over Danvers and Winthrop. The victories – a 15-0 six-inning romp over the Falcons last Saturday in Lynn and a 10-7 triumph at Winthrop on Monday – gave the Sachems 10 wins on the season and secured a spot in the Division 3 North playoffs. Saugus improved to 10-3 after Monday’s victory. The Sachems hosted Beverly on Wednesday and travelled to take on Marblehead on Thursday. Suffering their third loss of the season to Gloucester last Wednesday, the Sachems rebounded in huge fashion by erupting offensively against Danvers at Fraser Field in Lynn Saturday evening. The contest was one of several that were part of the annual Pitching in for Pete Frates tournament held at the historic ballpark. Fifteen tallies were many more than starting ace Todd Shortstop Ronnie Paolo gets the tag down in time to nail a Danvers baserunner at second in Saturday’s win at Fraser Field in Lynn. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps) Tringale needed on Saturday. Tringale beat Danvers in a close 2-1 affair back in April and was even more dominant in this one. He finished with 15 punch outs and gave up only one hit, as the Falcons never seriously threatened against him. Meanwhile, the offense went to work. Ronnie Paolo had just one hit but reached base sev54 OAKES STREET EVERETT, MA 02149 Phone (617) 389-2448 www.saseverett.com Preschool to Grade 8 (PreK program starts at 2.9) Christian Values & Strong Academics Before/After School Programs Extra-Curricular Activities Financial Assistance Available Come and see the difference we can make in the life of your child! Se habla Español - Falamos Português Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Bring this ad and receive $50 off your registration. (New Families Only) Registration is on-going. Ace righty Todd Tringale fanned 15 batters on his way to a shutout victory on Saturday. eral times and came across to score four times, while CJ Graffeo, Jackson Stanton and Jack Devereaux each socked two hits. Saugus also took advantage of several walks and defensive miscues by the Falcons and turned them into runs. Saugus head coach Joe Luis said the lively bats combined with Tringale’s near-perfect pitching made for a successful recipe. After the game, he said the team is setting its sights on the postseason tourney. “We’d like to get in [to the playoffs] as soon as possible and be able to continually play the way we’ve been playing, with good pitching and defense,” Luis told the press after the win over Danvers. “We’d like to tack on some wins to have a better seed moving forward. We’re playing well right now.” In Monday’s win at Winthrop, Skyler Smith was the winning pitcher, going over four innings, and Tringale pitched a perfect seventh to notch the save. Paolo had two hits and drew two walks, and Stanton rapped three hits and drove in three.
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