LAWRENCE — After outlasting the downpour that threatened the game's start, it was Methuen that reigned at the Lawrence tournament.
The Rangers, who earned a postseason berth with a semifinal win the night before, rallied twice to tie the score before erupting for four runs in the seventh to defeat Lawrence 7-3.
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Baseball, 05/24/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
Darluigi Gonzalez was 5 for 5 with five runs and three RBIs as Lawrence rolled over Dracut 14-8.
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Baseball, 05/21/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
Wilmer Gomez allowed just two hits and one earned run in a complete-game gem to lift Lawrence to a 3-2 win over Tewksbury.
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Baseball, 05/12/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
Lawrence's Joan Vargas outdueled opposing starting pitcher Evan Penney as the Lancers won 3-0 in boys baseball action.
Vargas threw a complete game shutout, allowing six hits and one walk while striking out eight batters.
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Baseball, 05/08/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
NORTH ANDOVER — It's May in the Merrimack Valley Conference, and every swing matters.
Like no other baseball season in recent memory, nearly everyone in the league is clustered near the .500 mark. With a third of the season left and a slight chill still lingering in the air, teams are already fighting for their postseason lives.
"We've been in every game we've played," said North Andover coach Todd Dulin. "We just have to learn how to win them ... fast."
Dulin's Knights clawed back from an early 4-0 deficit but just came up short, falling to visiting Lawrence, 4-3.
Talk about impact. The Knights drop two games below the magic .500 mark at 5-7, while the Lancers gain some valuable breathing space at 8-6.
Fabian "JoJo" Vasquez picked up win for the Lancers, showing a sizzling fastball — the kind he pounded in the strike zone early in the season when he no-hit Malden. More recently, the senior had been relegated to the bullpen after a couple rough outings vs. Andover and Chelmsford.
"To me, Andover and Chelmsford swing it as well as anyone," said Lawrence coach Brendan Neilon. "Against them, he got into positions where he had to throw fastballs to good hitters. And we've just been trying to help get his confidence back."
Vasquez went six strong innings, allowing all three runs in the sixth on three hits. He finished with five strikeouts and three walks as Wilmer Gomez came on to pitch the seventh for the save.
The Lancers gave the right-hander a pair of runs in the second and two more in the third to build the advantage. Edison Urena (infield hit) and Jesus Ventura (bases-loaded walk) drove in the first two. In the third, Julio Leon doubled and trotted home on Luis Ortiz's triple. Ortiz scored the fourth Lancer run on Josh Casado's bullet up the middle that ricocheted off starting pitcher Brendan Parisotto to second baseman Stephen Borzi for a 1-4-3 RBI groundout.
From there, junior reliever Max Guertin slammed the door on the Lancers, mowing down all 11 Lancers he faced and giving his club a chance to climb back in it.
"He's pitched really well this year," said Dulin, of his lefty. "Nothing he throws is straight. The ball moves. When he hits his spots, he's nasty."
But on this day, Vasquez had a little nasty in him, too.
"My fastball was back, and I just pounded the strike zone with it," said Vasquez, who went for the kill with a nasty breaking ball on more than one occasion. "It felt good out there today. And when they hit it, the guys behind me made all the plays."
Steady Edison Urena filled the void at shortstop for Elvis Peralta, who sat out the game with a school disciplinary issue, and flashed some serious leather out there.
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Baseball, 05/07/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
Wilmer Gomez threw four innings of two-hit, no-run ball and Joshua Casado (2 hits, 2 runs, 3 RBIs) and Jordaly Vasquez (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led the offense as Lawrence doubled up on Westford 10-5.
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Baseball, 04/29/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
Wilmer Gomez threw four innings of two-hit, no-run ball and Joshua Casado (2 hits, 2 runs, 3 RBIs) and Jordaly Vasquez (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led the offense as Lawrence doubled up on Westford 10-5.
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Baseball, 04/29/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
Lawrence got its second steraight shutout when Brahaim Ortega blanked Malden 7-0. Ortega gave up only two hits and a walk while striking out five as theLancers improved to 5-4.
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Baseball, 04/25/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
Joan Vargas threw a nifty two-hitter, striking out six as Lawrence blanked Tewksbury, 2-0.
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Baseball, 04/24/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
Elvis Peralta scored twice and Edison Urena drove in two runs as Lawrence beat Central 6-3. Joan Vargas got the win.
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Baseball, 04/18/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
