Page 14 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2022 Baseball Sachems still on brink of playoff bid D By Greg Phipps espite running into an untimely three-game losing streak in the late stages of the regular season, the Saugus High School baseball team still had a shot at reaching 10 wins and putting itself in position to qualify for the postseason. After consecutive losses to Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead, the Sachems came alive with a 13-2 road defeat of Everett Wednesday to put them one win away from the 10-win plateau. Saugus sported a 9-10 overall record entering Friday’s regular-season finale and rematch against Everett at World Series Park. Wednesday’s victory did not come as easily as the fi nal score indicated. The contest was tied at 2-2 through three frames before Saugus rallied for six tallies in the top of the fourth. The Sachems added fi ve more runs in the sixth to put the game on ice. It ended after six innings due to the 10-run rule. A triple and three RBI from Anthony Macone and two hits Saugus catcher Michael Howard, head coach Joe Luis and pitcher Sean O’Rourke meet on the mound in a game against Winthrop earlier this season. The Sachems were one victory away from possibly qualifying a postseason berth after Wednesday’s win over Everett. and three runs driven in by Cam Soroko helped lead the Sachems, who fi nished with 15 total hits for the game. Ryan Mebee had three hits and Michael Howard brought home two runs with a double. Also contributing off ensively were Nathan Ing and Ryan Anderson with two hits and an RBI each, and Drew Gardiner with a double and run batted in. Mabee was the winning pitcher, as he hurled four and one-third innings (two hits and six strikeouts). Macone and Danny Zietz also saw pitching duty in the win. The news was not as good for the Sachems earlier in the week when they dropped their third consecutive game on Monday at Marblehead. Saugus did battle back late but came up short in a 12-7 fi nal. The Sachems still have hopes of making the tournament but they will need to emerge victorious in their Senior Day game Friday against Everett to possibly receive a playoff nod. with wins over Swampscott, Melrose Sachems gear up for tourney By Greg Phipps H aving clinched a playoff spot with its 10th win last week, the Saugus High School softball team added to its victory total by topping Swampscott last Friday and Melrose on Tuesday. It was the second time the Sachems have come out on top against both those squads this season. In Tuesday’s close 2-0 triumph over the Red Raiders, pitcher Fallon Millerick was near perfect. She allowed just four hits and fanned four while also aiding her own cause on off ense with a key triple. It was Millerick’s 11th win of the season. Lily Ventre, who missed a good portion of the season with an injury, drove in a run with a hit, and Gianna Costa added an RBI single. Those runs would stand up in the shutout win. Felicia Reppucci, Kaitlyn Pugh and Ava Rogers had hits, and Head Coach Steve Almquist credited Devaney Millerick and Ryann Moloney with solid games in the fi eld. Last Friday, the team celeStarting catcher Lily Ventre has returned to the Saugus lineup with a vengeance after missing some of the season with an injury. brated its Senior Day at home with a fi ve-inning win over Swampscott. Reppucci tripled, one of her two hits on the day, and drove in three runs, while Costa had two hits and an RBI in an eventual 13-1 triumph. Moloney drove in a run with a hit, and Fallon Millerick, who had two hits, was the winning pitcher with fi ve strikeouts to her credit. The off ense didn’t stop there, as Pugh and Devaney Millerick each smashed two hits and finished with two RBI, and Rogers, Ventre, Taylor Deleidi and Bella Natalucci all contributed hits. The one drop-off was a 16-4 loss at Danvers on Monday. Moloney had a big day in the defeat with a 4-for4 performance and an RBI. Also contributing hits were Rogers, Fallon Millerick, Devaney Millerick and Costa. The game ended in six innings due to the 10-run rule. The Sachems sat at 12-7 overall heading into Friday’s regular-season fi nale at Marblehead. After that, they will await to fi nd out their playoff Pitcher Fallon Millerick hurled a 2-0 shutout victory over Melrose on Tuesday. seeding and opening-round opponent.
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