The Marblehead Youth Baseball Triple A Padres battled back after losing the round robin playoff opener to the Astros to win the next three, which earned them a spot in the town championship finale, where they defeated the Tigers, 9-6 to take home the title.
“We had a winning season all the way through,” said manager Carl Iannacci. “We improved greatly this year, which included utilizing all 12 of our players on the mound for at least two games during the regular season.”
Marblehead Youth Baseball’s Triple A Division, consisting of five teams, is designed to develop a player’s all-around baseball skills, just in time for the postseason, and that formula worked perfectly for the Padres.
“We introduced several new players on our roster to baseball this year,” said Iannacci, “and we as coaches were able to teach them and their teammates to make plays. Offensively, we had no easy outs up and down the lineup, which helped secure most of our wins this year.”
Iannacci’s assistants on the sidelines this year were Bert Reynolds, Jim Foley and Mike Reyes.
Calvin Rowe, Henry Chamberlin and Rowan Iannacci were the team’s principal pitchers during the playoffs, and they threw to catchers Trevor Dion and Hudson Reyes, who confidently nailed down that critical position on the diamond.
When they weren’t on the hill, Chamberlin and Iannacci were at times playing first base, along with James Jeon. Kie Kennedy, Bobby Foley and Gary Tavares took turns at second base. Shortstop belonged to Rowe, Iannacci and Tavares, where they were also able to show off their versatility on the other side of the infield. Tyler Sorg patrolled the hot corner at third base. Wiley Reynolds and Dion also saw time there this summer.
Andrew Samuylov, Reynolds, Kennedy and Foley divided up the outfield responsibilities.
Iannacci foresees all 12 players moving on to the Major Division. “They all love the game, and will be in the majors next year, if they continue to make progress on the diamond,” he said.
But in the meantime, these Padres are still savoring their 2026 Triple A town championship after playing a season filled with many successes.
