Joe Paolucci knew his crew possessed loads of expertise. To see all of it come collectively, nevertheless, was exhausting to count on.
Behind ace Sean Zaslaw and a relentless lineup that has 4 hitters batting over .400, Weymouth heads into the ultimate week of the common season with a 15-4 file, with wins in 11 of its final 12 video games.
The Wildcats maintain a season sweep over Braintree to go splits versus Div. 2 favourite Milton and perennial Div. 1 contender Walpole.
“Every year here I have been cautiously optimistic but it has not worked out,” stated Paolucci, who’s in his ninth season as head coach. “I knew with a caliber pitcher like Sean Zaslaw he could take us to 6-7 wins. Between what he has been doing and 3-4 other guys, it’s turned into a great year.”
Senior first baseman Andrew Ferguson is batting .481 to go together with three residence runs and 21 RBIs. Paolucci’s shortstop, senior Gill Dolan, is without doubt one of the prime total gamers within the Bay State Conference as evidenced by his .468 common and premier protection at shortstop.
After taking part in practically daily as a freshman, Andrew Daley has developed into one of many higher sophomores in Eastern Mass. Daley is batting .435 with 17 RBIs.
Zaslaw has a fastball that creeps up into the low 90s to go together with a decent breaking ball. He’s posted a 5-0 file and a 1.12 ERA. Behind Zaslaw is Jack Reyes, who has two full video games, and Matt Suplee, who’s pitched a no-hitter. The mixture of a powerful prime of the lineup to go together with three dependable arms has the Wildcats firmly within the combine in Div. 1 because the state match looms.
Paolucci believes one think about his crew’s success is his determination to roll with a smaller roster this 12 months.
“Our practices this year are very efficient and that is largely due to the roster number we decided to take,” Paolucci stated. “In years past we’ve had 22 guys on roster but this year we only have 14 players. The shorter roster allows everyone to play a role and as a result they want to get the most out of practice.”
Weymouth finishes the season with Newton North, Needham, and Hingham.
Around the diamond
Woburn had loads of motive to have a good time on Thursday as Morgan Barmash struck out 10 whereas Avery Sampson hit a house run to elevate the Tanners (15-2) to a 2-1 win over Arlington the Middlesex Liberty crown. The Tanners have now received no less than a share of the league title in 5 of the final 8 seasons.
It was fairly the week for Chelmsford sophomore Matt Stuart. Stuart threw a whole recreation in opposition to Tewksbury whereas permitting only one run and placing out 13. At the plate, Stuart hit .667 with three residence runs, two doubles, 9 RBIs, and 4 runs scored. Stuart guided Chelmsford to a 3-0 week and helped it lock up the Merrimack Valley Conference Div. 2 title.
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