Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021 Sachems win three straight By Greg Phipps A fter last week’s upset of Peabody, Head Coach Joe Luis was hoping his Saugus baseball squad would carry the momentum of that victory moving forward. The Sachems have done just that by producing subsequent victories over Salem and Beverly this week. Saugus also did something it has struggled to do most of the season. That is to score runs. The Sachems erupted for 17 in the two wins. On Monday, they tallied in the double digits by defeating Salem, 104, at World Series Park. In what was a tight 1-1 contest through the first few innings on Wednesday at Beverly, Saugus broke open the game by scoring six unanswered runs. Starter and eventual winning pitcher Nathan Ing would keep the hosts at bay to secure a 7-1 win. The pitching was very good for both sides early in the Beverly game, as each team had to manufacture its run small-ballstyle. Saugus scored on a bunt play while Beverly brought its tally across on a groundout. Improving to 5-7 overall with Wednesday’s triumph, the Sachems, with a postseason tournament bid in Saugus hitter Anthony Macone began to head out of the batter’s box on a ground ball that ended up going foul in Wednesday’s game at Beverly. (Advocate photos by Greg Phipps) Pitcher Nathan Ing started against Beverly on Wednesday and earned a 7-1 victory. Saugus first baseman Ryan Anderson was about to place the tag on a Beverly base runner during a pickoff attempt on Wednesday. The throw was not in time. their sights, had won three straight heading into Thursday’s tilt at Swampscott. They had amassed 21 runs (an average of seven a game) in that span and are hoping the increased offensive output will continue. Since being shut out by Masconomet back on May 24, the Sachems have actually scored 27 runs in their last four games. They brought six across in a 10-6 loss at Gloucester back on May 26. Looking ahead, Saugus travels for a game at Marblehead on Monday. Senior leaders help score win during Senior Night By Tara Vocino T he Saugus High School Boys’ Varsity Baseball team beat the Salem High School Witches 10-4 during Monday’s Senior Night game at World Series Park. Head Coach Joseph Luis called it a great win, congratulating his senior leaders. “With contributions from both centerfielder/senior Kyle McLaughlin, who Shown from left to right: father Charles, centerfielder Kyle and mother Maureen McLaughlin. McLaughlin plans to attend Wentworth to major in architectural engineering. Shown from left to right: father Jason, captain/pitcher/ catcher Jason Casaletto, mother Tara and sister Madison. Casaletto plans to attend Plymouth State University to major in education to become a high school teacher. played great defense and began a four-run inning with a single with no outs [and] captain Jason Casaletto was on base three times today to lead his Saugus Sachems to the victory and stopped Salem’s running game by throwing out two runners,” Luis said. Captain Jason Casaletto on the mound during Monday’s Senior Night at World Series Park Centerfielder Kyle McLaughlin on the field (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
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