The Marblehead High baseball team (8-4 in the Northeastern Conference, 12-5 overall) shutout host Beverly, 5-0 to secure its third straight win on May 14. The Magicians then upended non-league Lynn English, 12-5 at Seaside Park on May 18.
“This was another game that was very tight late (1-0 after five), but we were able to push three across in the sixth, plus an insurance run in the seventh to secure the victory,” said coach Mike Giardi.
Senior co-captain Brooks Keefe had a big two-out, two-run single in the sixth to help break open a close game. Senior co-captain Chris Cannuscio (2 hits, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts) went the first six innings on the mound to secure the win. Carter Sahagian pitched the final frame, whiffing two.
The Magicians scratched out six hits, including one double each by Jackson Downey and Cannuscio (1 RBI). Cannuscio also singled once, along with Riley Schmitt and Chris DeWitt. Schmitt walked twice, as well. Charlie Sachs and Stef Shepard drove home one run apiece.
The Magicians then put up six big runs in the third last Saturday to beat the Bulldogs. But it was not that easy, because the visitors were able to crawl back to trim the deficit to one in the fifth, 6-5. The local nine, however, was able to put together some big hits to score one in the home half of the fifth and five more in the sixth to seal it.
Matt Mahan (3 hits, 5 walks, 2 earned runs, 4 strikeouts) pitched the first four innings for the home team to record the win. Sahagian (3 hits, 2 walks, 3 earned runs, 1 strikeout) threw the next two frames.
Ian McComish hurled the final frame with zeroes across the board.
The Magicians banged out 13 hits against Lynn English pitchers. Keefe helped pace the attack with a single and a double that resulted in three RBI. Sachs doubled in two runs. Bodie Bartram and Cole Wales credited with two singles and two RBI apiece. Schmitt and Cannuscio accounted for two singles and two runs scored each.
With two regular season games left, the Magicians are 24th in the Division 2 power rankings out of 56 teams.
