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DJ Silverstein produces a weighty win for Franklin baseball, which reaches D1 quarterfinals despite 3-6 start
'Last year I was kind of undersized,' Silverstein said. 'I hit the weight room hard, just really determined to get out there and go compete..' On Thursday, the 6-foot-3-inch junior righthander limited fifth-seeded Xaverian to two runs and three hits over five innings as the No. 12 Panthers carved out a 5-3 second-round win in the Division 1 tournament. Franklin starter DJ Silverstein tossed five innings of two-run ball. Photo courtesy of Hunter Smith (@smittvisuals) In a two-run fifth, Joe Goguen tallied an RBI double, Sean Kryzak produced an RBI flyout, and freshman Patrick Luizzi (2 for 4) laced a run-scoring single. '[Silverstein] actually didn't think he had his best stuff, but it showed what kind of competitor he is,' Brown said. 'He got the ball today and didn't disappoint.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Franklin's Patrick Luizzi was pumped after reaching first. Photo courtesy of Hunter Smith (@smittvisuals) Advertisement Juniors Jack Sullivan and Kryzak, seniors Zack Winer and Cole Sidwell, and sophomore Owen Pennini all manufactured timely hits, combining for three runs and three RBIs. Junior Drake McAlpine was 3 for 3. 'We started off 0-3, then 3-6, and I think we have 12 freshmen and sophomores,' Brown said. 'You know, a lot of juniors, but not a lot of seniors. So that hasn't been what we've been accustomed to. I feel like we're starting to see the growth and maturity.' Battling the 90-degree heat on a turf diamond, Silverstein gave way in the sixth to sophomore Owen Lewis, who yielded an RBI fly out to center to Xaverian's Beckett Delleo. Advertisement Jake Lonardo put the Hawks' first run on the board in the bottom of the first with an RBI single to right-center, but Delleo's at-bat marked Xaverian's final run in the game. 'We believe in passing the baton, and everybody's got to do their job,' Brown said. 'Everybody has to be able to execute.' Franklin celebrates a second-round win over Xaverian. Photo courtesy of Hunter Smith (@smittvisuals) Division 4 State Lynnfield 3, Stoneham 1 — Senior Madux Iovinelli allowed four hits and struck out five in six inning sand junior Drew George supplied a three-run double as the second-seeded Pioneers (18-4) sent 18-seed Stoneham (8-14) home in the second round. Uxbridge 7, Clinton 0 — Cody Veneziano tossed a shutout for the ninth-seeded Spartans (15-5) as they ousted the No. 8 Gaels (13-5) in the second round. Division 5 state Charlestown 3, Bromfield 2 — Junior Criss Luna sealed the win game for the Townies (15-5), sending a home run into left field on the first pitch of the bottom of the 11th inning, ending a stretch of seven straight scoreless innings to cap a second-round win over No. 10 Bromfield (17-3). 'There was a lot of pressure,' said Luna, who drove in all three of the Townies' runs. 'I'm already hurt; I was nervous.' The winning homer was his seventh of the season and the fourth on the Bunker Hill Community College field. After falling behind 2-0, the Townies rallied in the third inning, evening the score on Luna's two-run single to left field. 'I think these guys have had it all year– I know what they're capable of,' said coach Mayron Ramirez. Charlestown now prepares to face second-seeded English High in the quarterfinals. Globe correspondent Auzzy Byrdsell reported from Bunker Hill Community College. Advertisement
Boston Globe
29-05-2025
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- Boston Globe
MIAA boys' lacrosse tournament: Favorites, sleepers, players to watch, Divisions 1-4
St. John's Prep is looking to win a fifth straight Division 1 title, but rival BC High has secured the top seed in D1. The field is wide open in Division 2 with red-hot Billerica checking in as the top seed ahead of defending champion Longmeadow. Medfield is the prohibitive favorite to repeat in Division 3 and Cohasset has a good shot to win a seventh state title by running through the Division 4 bracket this spring. Advertisement Here is a deeper dive on all four brackets: Division 1 Favorite: No. 2 St. John's Prep. Sleepers: No. 8 Bishop Feehan, No. 9 Xaverian Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Players to watch: attack Nick Emsing (BC High), long-stick midfielder Flynn Baker (Franklin), midfielder Cooper Masso (Bishop Feehan), attack Ryan Martin (Winchester), long pole Jack Weissenburger (St. John's Prep). Best first-round matchup: Monday, No. 19 Newton North (10-8) at No. 14 Natick (13-5), 7 p.m. Longest first-round road trip: Saturday, No. 25 Barnstable at No. 8 Bishop Feehan — 69.5 miles. Analysis: While St. John's Prep is not the top seed, the defending champions will still have home field advantage until the tournament moves to predetermined sites in the state semifinals. BC High arguably draws a tougher side of the bracket with capable sleepers Bishop Feehan and Xaverian vying for a state quarterfinals bid against the top seed. Prep returned 22 seniors from last year's state title team and boasts a nearly impenetrable defense to go along with another faceoff specialist (junior Will Crawford) who is among the best in the region. After Needham made a run to the state finals last year, Lincoln-Sudbury, Andover, and Acton-Boxborough stand out as the public schools capable of crashing the party with a deep tournament run. The last public school to win the title in 2019, L-S went 12-4 against the hardest schedule in the state this season per the MIAA power rankings. New head coach Chris Baker leads Franklin in the tournament for the first time, Jon Smith makes his state tournament debut as Concord-Carlisle coach, and Adam Pascal is steering the ship at Catholic Memorial after helping Belmont Hill win the ISL last spring. George Jenkins, the new head coach at Newton North, spent nine years coaching at Natick, and those Bay State rivals face off in the first round. Advertisement Division 2 Favorites: No. 1 Billerica, No. 2 Longmeadow Sleepers: No. 6 Reading, No. 10 Westwood Players to watch: midfielder Charlie Carroll (Marshfield), attack Tommy Farrell (North Andover), midfielder Brayden Mattera (Walpole), attack Cole Hogencamp (Mansfield), long-stick midfielder Aedan Milligan (Hingham). Best first-round matchup: Sunday, No. 26 Masconomet (13-5) at No. 7 Marshfield (12-5), 4 p.m. Longest first-round road trip: Monday, No. 18 West Springfield at No. 15 Plymouth South — 131 miles. Analysis: This division is sure to present fascinating matchups in June with at least eight teams clearly capable of navigating a minefield for a state title. Billerica enters the fray on a 17-game win streak, Longmeadow has won two of the past three titles, Reading has won two of the past five titles, Hingham has been a powerhouse in D1 and D2 depending on alignment, Duxbury is looking to get back to the mountaintop after losing in the state final two years ago, Mansfield's star-studded young roster is taking the program to new heights, Walpole's offense is explosive, and Marshfield has a strong core led by senior Charlie Carroll and junior Jon Sullivan. Advertisement Beyond those top eight seeds, No. 9 King Philip managed to defeat Franklin in May for the first time in nine years, and No. 12 North Andover boasts a dangerous offense. Westwood hosts Tri-Valley League rival Hopkinton in the first round a couple weeks after winning that matchup, 11-8. Coming off the program's first Northeastern Conference title, Masconomet is much better than your typical No. 26 seed, and the depth of contenders in this bracket continues down the line with No. 17 Silver Lake, No. 21 Grafton, and No. 33 Whittier capable of surprising foes. Division 3 Favorite: No. 1 Medfield Sleepers: No. 6 Newburyport, No. 8 Wakefield Players to watch: goalie Zach Coelho (Nauset), long-stick midfielder Ben Lusby (Medfield), midfielder Willy Robinson (Scituate), attack Carter Scott (Newburyport), midfielder Travis Smith (Falmouth). Best first-round matchup: No. 22 Apponequet (14-3) at No. 11 Shawsheen (17-1), TBA Longest road trip: Friday, No. 21 Bishop Stang at No. 12 Dover-Sherborn — 58.3 miles. Analysis: Medfield has taken down some of the top D1 and D2 programs in the state and lost close ones late to Longmeadow and Reading. That sets the stage to focus on winning a second straight title and the program's ninth championship over the past two decades. Most of their challengers come from the south, with No. 5 Scituate, and No. 2 Nauset and No. 3 Falmouth bringing back key pieces from their final four teams. Newburyport is loaded offensively and getting healthy at the right time. Wakefield is a strong program from the Middlesex League and No. 10 Burlington surged after rough first half of the season. Dover-Sherborn looks to make a run under new head coach Dan Morris and No. 18 Bedford can lean on the postseason experience of longtime Concord-Carlisle coach Tom Dalicandro, now an assistant under first-year coach Brad Sylvester. By sheer coincidence, Shawsheen hosts Apponequet in a great first-round rematch after Apponequet took down the visiting Rams, 13-11, in a first-round matchup last spring. Advertisement Division 4 Favorites: No. 1 Cohasset, No. 3 Norwell Sleepers: No. 9 Lynnfield, No. 11 Abington Players to watch: midfielder Kelan Cardinal (Lynnfield), attack Liam Keaney (Swampscott), attack Quinn Gary (Weston), midfielder Jack McCavanagh (Manchester Essex), attack Finn Wright (Ipswich). Best first-round matchup: Friday, No. 23 South Shore Vo-Tech (16-2) at No. 10 Pentucket (12-6), 4:30 p.m. Longest road trip: Saturday, No. 29 Lenox Memorial at No. 4 Nantucket — 219 miles. Analysis: Shane Mulcahy netted the overtime winner in Cohasset's 12-11 victory over Norwell May 19 in a South Shore League clash that could have been a state final preview. Both programs won titles in 2023, as Norwell clinched a second straight D3 championship before shifting down to D4 in 2024. A few Cape Ann League programs are capable of breaking up the South Shore showdown with No. 5 Ipswich, No. 7 Manchester Essex, and No. 9 Lynnfield boasting impressive resumes. Don't leave out No. 2 Weston, which closed the season with impressive wins over Masconomet, Concord-Carlisle, and Manchester Essex. Plus there is defending champion and fourth-seeded Nantucket, which closed last season on an 18-game win streak. Down the table, No. 15 Swampscott and No. 16 Winthrop have been battle-tested against bigger programs in the Northeastern Conference, and No. 23 South Shore Vo-Tech is undefeated aside from two close nonleague losses to No. 11 Abington. Advertisement Nate Weitzer can be reached at
Boston Globe
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
MIAA baseball tournament: Favorites, sleepers, and players to watch for Divisions 1-5
Top-seeded Taunton, which last won in 2023, carries a 16-6 record while second-seeded St. John's (Shrewsbury) is 15-5. Related : Advertisement In Division 3, top-seeded St. Mary's is arguably the favorite after Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Pittsfield sits atop the D4 bracket, but English High made history as Here's a breakdown of each division. Division 1 Favorites : No. 1 Taunton (16-6), No. 5 Xaverian (15-5) Sleepers : No. 9 Weymouth (16-6), No. 13 Lawrence (13-7) Players to watch : INF Joey Benoit (Taunton, Jr.), P/DH Max Boehm (Wellesley, So.), INF Jack Forgues (St. John's-S, Sr.), P Cam Hasenfus (King Philip, Sr.), P/OF Chris Jaillet (Andover, Sr.), P/DH Luke Joyce (Braintree, So.), P Paul McCarthy (Xaverian, Sr.), P Jack Reyes (Weymouth, Sr.), P/SS Will Shaheen (St. John's Prep, Sr.), P/DH Andrew Shute (Bishop Feehan, Jr.), P/1B Matt Stuart (Chelmsford, Sr.) Advertisement Best first-round matchup : Monday (4:30 p.m.), No. 20 North Andover (16-6) at Longest road trip: Monday (5 p.m.), No. 25 Springfield Central (14-6) at No. 8 Braintree (12-8), 95 miles Analysis : Among the top 15 seeds are four Hockomock teams, four from the Catholic Conference, three Bay State, and three Merrimack Valley teams. Only No. 3 Bishop Feehan, which closed the year winning 11 of 12, isn't from those four conferences. Taunton is no stranger to deep tournament runs, having won Division 2 Favorites: No. 1 Plymouth North (16-4), No. 2 Reading (17-3). Advertisement Sleepers: No. 8 Duxbury (15-5), No. 15 Hopkinton (14-7). Players to watch: SS/3B Matthew Nardone (Plymouth North, Sr.), P Ethan LeBovidge (Reading, Sr.), P/OF Brady Paradis (North Attleborough, Sr.), P Andrew Burke (Walpole, Sr.), P/OF/C Brady Wilson (Duxbury, Sr.), C Drew Donegan (Westwood, Sr.), P/OF Scott Longo (Milton, Sr.), OF Nick Pedroli (Hopkinton, Sr.), INF/OF/P Jacob Getchell (Whitman-Hanson, Sr.) Best first-round matchup: Sunday (6 p.m.), No. 18 Whitman-Hanson (12-8) at No. 15 Hopkinton (14-7). Longest road trip: Friday (3:30 p.m.), No. 36 Lynn Classical at No. 29 Minnechaug — 97.5 miles. Analysis: From opening day, top-seeded Plymouth North manufactured seven consecutive wins before falling, 4-1, to one of the D1 favorites, Xaverian, then launched another seven-game win streak. Three of the Eagles' four losses came in the last five games, which could be a team slumping at the wrong moment, or motivation to get back on track. No. 2 Reading has good pitching across the board — which helps now that the schedule gets tight. Brady Paradis has that clutch factor coaches rely on in the postseason, and he is complemented in No. 3 North Attleborough's lineup by Lucas Crovo and Nick Torres. The trio are a nightmare for opposing pitchers, and the Hock repeatedly produces winners. No. 9 Westwood, the Tri-Valley Large champion, has sound leadership, starting with Drew Donegan, and No. 8 Duxbury is deep beyond measure and is enjoying one of the program's most successful seasons in recent years. Division 3 Favorites : No. 1 St. Mary's (19-3), No. 2 Norwell (16-4). Sleepers : No. 8 Weston (15-5), No. 12 Hanover (12-6). Players to watch : P/OF Josh Doney (St. Mary's, Sr.), P/SS Patrick Higgins (Norwell, Sr.), P/OF Jack Shapiro (Latin Academy, Jr.), P/IF Ryan O'Leary (Foxborough, Sr.), OF Will Forman (Dighton-Rehoboth, Sr.), SS Dyllon Pratt (Shawsheen, Sr.), P/IF Owen Jurajuria (Weston, Sr.), SS Brock Winslow (Bishop Stang, Jr.), P/SS Brayden Francis (Gloucester, Sr.), SS Jason Curran (North Reading, Sr.). Advertisement Best first-round matchup : Monday (3:30 p.m.), No. 18 Latin Academy (17-6) at No. 15 Dighton-Rehoboth (14-6). Longest road trip : Sunday (2 p.m.), No. 17 Taconic (11-8) at No. 16 Apponequet (10-10), 163 miles Analysis : The runner-up a year ago, St. Mary's returned its entire team and have thrived Division 4 Favorites: No. 1 Pittsfield (16-4), No. 3 Hamilton-Wenham (17-3) Sleepers: No. 6 Seekonk (12-8), No. 9 Uxbridge (15-5) Players to watch: SS/3B/OF Jack Abel (Pittsfield, Sr.), P/3B Walter Radulski (Lynnfield, Sr.), OF Gian Gamelli (Hamilton-Wenham, Sr.), P/1B Brian Mancinelli (St. John Paul II, Jr.), P/OF Cole Arruda (Seekonk, Jr.), P/1B Devon Blair (East Bridgewater, Sr.), SS/P Charlie Criscola (Uxbridge, Sr.), P/OF JP Bolduc (Northbridge, Jr.) Advertisement Best first-round matchup: Monday (5 p.m.), No. 17 Old Colony (13-5) at No. 16 Frontier (12-8). Longest road trip: Monday (4 p.m.), No. 21 Monomoy at No. 12 Monument Mountain – 203 miles. Analysis: The best player in the D4 bracket, with no hesitation, is No. 3 Hamilton-Wenham's Gian Gamelli, Division 5 Favorites : No. 1 Pioneer Valley Regional (20-0), No. 2 English High (17-5) Sleepers : No. 7 Charlestown (13-5), No. 16 Georgetown (10-10) Players to watch : P/SS Armanis Romero (English High, Sr.), 2B Ethan Quinn (Pioneer Valley Regional, Sr.), SS Brendan Loewen (Georgetown, Jr.), 2B Brayan Pimentel (Boston International, Jr.), P/3B Connor Hinkell (Drury, Jr.) Best first-round matchup : Sunday (2 p.m.), No. 17 Lenox (12-7) at No. 16 Georgetown. Longest road trip : Sunday (2 p.m.), No. 17 Lenox at No. 16 Georgetown, 157 miles. Advertisement Analysis : Mike Puzzanghera can be reached at
Boston Globe
25-05-2025
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- Boston Globe
Northeastern heads into NCAA Tournament on 27-game winning streak after winning CAA tournament
Feinberg accounted for all of Northeastern's offense to that point with a solo home run in the fourth and a two-run blast in the sixth. The junior from Greenwich, Conn., leads Northeastern with a .379 average, 18 home runs, and 66 RBIs. Jack Goodman of Medfield reached on an error and stole second. Carmelo Musacchia dropped a two-run double into left-center, giving Northeastern its first lead of the day. Advertisement ⬇️ 8 | MELO FOR THE LEEEAAAAADDDDD!!!! HUSKIES COME ALL THE WAY BACK TO LEAD! — Northeastern Baseball (@GoNUbaseball) After a balk, Xaverian graduate and Norfolk native Matt Brinker added a sacrifice fly for a 9-6 lead. Brett Dunham of North Andover worked around a one-out single in the ninth for his fifth save of the season, striking out Trevor Lucas for the final out. The Huskies will learn which three teams they will be paired with in their double-elimination regional on Monday (noon). ⚾️ FINAL OUT and — Coastal Athletic Association (@CAASports) Keith Pearson can be reached at
Boston Globe
02-05-2025
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- Boston Globe
Globe Top 20 baseball poll: Once again, a new No. 1, plus three teams enter the rankings
Related : Advertisement Records based on scores reported to the Globe. The Globe's Top 20 baseball poll The Globe poll as of May 2, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Record Previous 1. Xaverian 11-2-0 4 2. St. John's (S) 11-2-0 1 3. Plymouth North 10-1-0 7 4. BC High 6-5-0 2 5. Taunton 9-3-0 3 6. St. Mary's 11-1-0 6 7. King Philip 11-1-0 8 8. Braintree 7-3-0 5 9. Lincoln-Sudbury 9-3-0 9 10. Weymouth 8-4-0 10 11. Walpole 6-5-0 12 12. North Andover 7-3-0 11 13. Andover 7-1-0 17 14. St. John's Prep 6-4-0 15 15. Wellesley 8-3-0 13 16. Bishop Feehan 8-3-0 – 17. Lawrence 7-3-0 – 18. Duxbury 9-2-0 18 19. Hopkinton 8-3-0 20 20. Weston 9-1-0 – Mike Puzzanghera can be reached at
