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Riordan the right man on this night for Masco

LOWELL | It was five minutes before 11 p.m. Saturday night when James Riordan finished his conversation with a reporter, looked around LeLacheur Park and realized there wasn't another member of his Masconomet Regional baseball team in sight.

Shepard's clutch hit lifts Chieftains past Danvers for North title

LOWELL | When Masconomet's Kyle Shepard came to bat with the go-ahead run in scoring position in the eighth inning of Saturday night's Division 2 North final at LeLacheur Park, he was looking to accomplish something no one had ever done.

Danvers baseball reaches Division 2 North final

LYNN | Some would call it "small ball." Others would say it was opportunistic baseball.

In this instance, however, you can simply refer to it as The Danvers High Way.

The Falcons, who have become hardball masters at exploiting their opponents' smallest mistakes and capitalizing to the fullest, did so again last night | and in the process earned the program's biggest win in seven years.

Dean fans 12, leads Danvers past Tewksbury and into North semis

DANVERS | The answer: pressure and losing.

The question: What two things do Danvers High senior right-hander Bobby Dean seem impervious to?

As the calendar turns to June and the stakes in high school baseball circles get greater with each new game, Dean remains as calm and carefree as someone laying on the beach of some remote island. He spun another gem yesterday, fanning 12 Tewksbury hitters in a complete game outing to lead the Falcons to a 3-1 triumph in a Division 2 North quarterfinal contest at the Twi-Field.

Once again, Danvers simply finds a way to win

DANVERS | It's all about attitude.

And if you play baseball at Danvers High School, that attitude is about believing that no matter the situation, you're going to find a way to win.

Pentucket falls just short of upset

DANVERS | By the third trip to the mound for Danvers ace Bobby Dean last the night, Pentucket Regional seemed a bit unimpressed.

Sachem Jordan Silva tattooed a Dean fastball with two outs in the top of the seventh for a game-tying, RBI triple.

Gloucester upsets Danvers for second time this season

For the second time this season, the Danvers High baseball team was forced to watch their arch rivals celebrate on the baseball diamond.

Host Gloucester completed a season sweep of the Falcons last night by taking a 5-3 decision. Danvers head coach Roger Day could only tip his cap to his opponent afterwards.

Danvers captures ninth NEC baseball title in last 10 seasons

DANVERS | Same as it ever was, same as it ever was.

Bobby Dean, Chris Perry and the other members of the Danvers High baseball team may have no idea who the Talking Heads are | they popularized the above-mentioned lyrics in "Once In a Lifetime" nearly 30 years ago. But when it comes to what they do on the diamond, they certainly know what those words mean.

Saggese's late hit keys Danvers baseball over Swampscott

The Danvers High offense has been sporadic all season, but the Falcons keep piling up the wins, the latest being a 3-2 decision over Swampscott at home Monday night.

Justin Mitchell led off the game with a home run for Swampscott, but Jeff Eldridge's run-scoring double tied in the bottom of the first and Danvers scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth as Chris Perry led off with a single, advanced to second on Greg Ladd's sacrifice bunt and scored on Larry Saggese's two-out, pinch hit single. Danvers boosted its record to 12-2 while Swampscott dropped to 5-9.

Danvers tops Salem

The Falcons hiked their record to 7-3, led by Anna Dokina (6-1, 6-4), Kat Pavlow (6-3, 6-1) and Rachel Gershaw (6-0, 6-0) in singles, and Kristen Parker-Alicia Franklin (6-1, 6-0) and Danielle Kurman-Darcey Cherlin (6-3, 6-0) in doubles.

Eldridge, Danvers walk past Peabody

PEABODY | It is games like last night's 4-3 triumph over host Peabody that the Danvers High baseball team is starting to get accustomed to winning.

In a contest that could've gone either way at a chilly Donahue Field, the Falcons (6-2) benefitted from three seventh inning walks and watched Jeff Eldridge take a pitch off the shoulder to break a 3-3 tie and force home the winning run.

Super powers Danvers, Peabody finally collide this afternoon

Imagine a world in which the New England Patriots never faced off against the Indianapolis Colts.

Or what if the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees never locked horns, or Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson didn't go head-to-head on a Sunday?

Super powers Danvers, Peabody finally collide

Imagine a world in which the New England Patriots never faced off against the Indianapolis Colts.

Or what if the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees never locked horns, or Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson didn't go head-to-head on a Sunday?

Ten run first propels Danvers

Tom Marini had four hits and belted a homer while John Gikas had a round tripper of his own and three RBI to key Danvers, which went ahead 10-0 after an inning and never looked back in a 19-6 thumping of Saugus. Bobby Dean had three hits and three RBI, Jeff Eldridge added a trio of hits and Matt Pasquariello had three hits and three RBI to add to the onslaught for the Falcons (5-1).

Dean is dominant as Falcons shut down Swampscott

SWAMPSCOTT | There are a lot of frontline starting pitchers in the Northeastern Conference this season. Yesterday, Danvers ace Bobby Dean may have leapfrogged the pack and gone to the front of that line as the league's best.

Danvers Baseball Preview

Last year's record: 20-2 (Lost in Division 2 North semifinals)

Coach: Roger Day (21st year, 317-130)

Key returnees: Bobby Dean Sr., P/CF; Chris Perry Sr., 3B/P; Tom Marini Jr., OF; Jeff Eldridge Sr., C/P; Jake Korthos Sr., SS.