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| Dracut East KO'd in Pony playoffs |
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| Article Last Updated:08/07/2007 |
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DRACUT -- There are no local teams playing for Suburban Pony League titles this summer, as 14-15 Division top seed Dracut
East dropped a tough 7-6 decision to visiting Reading Red in the deciding game of their best-of-3 semifinal round playoff
series last night at the Dracut High JV field.
The setback gave Reading a 2-1 series victory and left Dracut East with a final overall record of 19-5. Reading will launch
a best-of-3 championship series tomorrow at Andover Gold.
In the 13-year-old Division, Chelmsford's 9-8 loss to Lynnfield on Sunday ousted the final local survivor.
Chelmsford also lost the series opener by 1 run, 11-10, before forcing a winner-take-all finale with a 10-4 triumph.
Lynnfield and Reading square off in the finals beginning tonight.
Reading Red 7
Dracut East 6
The bulk of the scoring came early, with Reading (16-8-1) taking a 2-1 lead in the first and 5-1 edge in the second.
But Dracut rallied to score 4 runs in the bottom of the second to tie it, and the locals pushed across a run in the fourth
for a 6-5 advantage.
Reading responded with the game's final 2 tallies in the sixth, and East left the tying run in scoring position in the
seventh.
Smacking 2 hits each for Dracut were Kyle Adie (RBI double), Andrew Larmand (RBI double), Aaron Barbosa
(RBI) and Mike Bergeron.
David Parent and Justin Deneu both contributed a run-scoring single.
Larmand was the hard-luck losing pitcher after tossing 5 innings of 3-hit relief with 6 strikeouts. He allowed
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The Lowell Sun
Article Last Updated: 08/06/2007
Dracut faces a Game 3
Leading 5-4 with two outs in
the bottom of seventh, Dracut East was one out from sweeping Reading Red in the semifinal round of the Suburban Pony League
14-15 Division playoffs.
But Reading Red forced a Game 3 when Sam Lloyd drilled a dramatic walkoff 3-run homer to produce a stunning
7-5 victory, snapping Dracut East's 13-game winning streak.
The deciding game will be held today (5:30 p.m.) at Dracut Junior High School.
SUBURBAN PONY LEAGUE
14-15 Division
Reading Red 7
Dracut East 5
David Parent was the tough-luck losing pitcher after yielding Lloyd's home run. He went 6 2/3 innings, allowing
7 hits and fanning 2.
Parent was one of Dracut East's offensive stars, ripping 3 hits, including 2 RBI singles.
Aaron Barbosa also collected 3 hits, including a RBI triple. Also swinging hot bats were Kyle Adie (RBI double),
Andrew Larmand (2 hits, RBI) and Jake Malandrino (2 hits).
Nick Esposito was a defensive standout at second base for Dracut East, now 19-4.
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The Lowell Sun
Article Last Updated: 08/01/2007
Lefthander David Parent authored his 4th shutout of the season, a complete-game 4-hitter with 8 strikeouts,
as top seed Dracut East blanked Wakefield, 6-0, in the opening game of their best-of-3 Suburban Pony League 14-15 Division
playoff series last night at the Dracut JV field.
Area baseball
SUBURBAN PONY LG.
First Round Playoffs
14-15 Division
Dracut East 6
Wakefield 0
Parent improved to 5-1 as Dracut moved to 16-3 overall with its 10th straight win.
Game 2 is tonight at Sullivan Field in Wakefield (5:30 p.m.).
East broke the game open with 5 runs in the bottom of the third, Kyle Adie belting a bases-loaded 3-run double
and scoring on a single by Andrew Larmand to highlight.
Larmand finished with 2 of Dracut's 4 hits, adding an insurance RBI double in the 6th to
plate Adie (walk).
Shane Maguire contributed a single and third baseman Jake Malandrino was a defensive standout.
Wakefield fell to 10-8 overall.
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SUBURBAN PONY LEAGUE
The Lowell Sun
Article Last Updated: 07/30/2007
14-15 Division
Dracut East 9
Reading Red 5
East, making a bid for the No. 1 seed in next week's playoffs, improved to 14-3 overall and stretched its
win streak through 8 games as righty Andrew Larmand (2-0) scattered 9 hits and whiffed 5 in a complete-game
effort at Reading High.
Larmand also went 3-for-3, driving in 4 runs with a pair of 2-run singles, as Dracut erased
a 1-0 deficit with 3 runs in the 3rd and 5 in the 4th.
Kyle Adie belted a pair of triples and had 2 RBI, Casey Sweeney smacked a 2-run double and David Parent ripped
an RBI double. Aaron Barbosa singled and was a defensive standout at short.
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The Lowell Sun
Article Last Updated: 07/26/2007
14-15 Division
Dracut East 4
Chelmsford White 0
Lefty David Parent pitched a complete-game 1-hitter, striking out 7 and walking 4 in the battle of league
powers.
Dracut East (12-3) has won 6 straight. The winners were led offensively by Andrew Larmand (2 doubles,
RBI), Nick Esposito (2 hits, RBI), Justin Deneu (RBI single) and Kyle Adie (solo homer in 6th).
Chelmsford White fell to 12-4-1. Alec Tice, the tough-luck losing pitcher who scattered 9 hits and fanned
4, notched CW's only hit, a second-inning single.
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The Lowell Sun
Article Last Updated: 07/27/2007
SUBURBAN PONY LG.
14-15 Division
Dracut East 9
Wakefield 3
Undefeated lefthander Casey Sweeney (4-0) fired a route-going 4-hitter and fanned 4 as visiting East won its
7th straight game and improved to 13-3 overall with this victory in makeup action at Sullivan Park in Wakefield.
Sweeney also laced 3 hits, including an RBI double. Justin Deneu contributed 2 hits, including a 2-run triple,
while Andrew Larmand and Aaron Barbosa added 2 hits, 1 RBI each.
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The Lowell Sun
Article Last Updated: 07/15/2007
Dracut East 11
Methuen White 0
Casey Sweeney tossed a five-inning no hitter, striking out 3 and walking 5. The game was called after five
innings due to darkness. Sweeney has now thrown no-hitters in his last two outings
Andrew Larmand (3 hits) had a 3-run double, and Justin Deneu busted out a 3-run triple and
a 2-run single. Aaron Barbosa (2 triples, 3 RBI) and Kyle Adie (3 hits, 1 RBI) were also key contributors to the scoring spree.
Dracut East improves to 7-3, while Methuen falls to 4-6.
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The Lowell Sun
Article Last Updated: 07/03/2007
Lefty David Parent fired a no-hitter, fanning 10 and walking 3, as he pitched Dracut
East to a 2-0 victory over visiting Methuen Blue in their Suburban/Robbins Pony League 14-15 Division baseball game last night
at the Dracut Junior High field.
SUBURBAN PONY LG.
14-15 Division
Dracut East 2
Methuen Blue 0
Justin Deneu's infield groundout scored Jake Malandrino (single) with the winning run in the Dracut second.
Parent singled home Aaron Barbosa with the insurance run in the third, after Barbosa singled and advanced
on a wild pitch.
Kyle Adie had the other Dracut hit, a 6th-inning single, and shortstop Andrew Larmand was
a defensive standout. Parent improved to 2-0.
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