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Salem baseball rally falls shorts against Grey Ghosts

WESTFORD | Not once did Westford Academy catcher Scott Graham reach second base on his warmup throws between innings yesterday.

Salem, meanwhile, prides itself on being an aggressive baserunning team.

Salem earns first tournament win in a decade

SALEM | What's the recipe for snapping a 10-year postseason drought?

Start with a loose, confident and jitterless group. Add a pinch of great hitting and a dash of excellent pitching, and you're in business.

Witches capture NEC Large title with season sweep over Beverly

SALEM | Of the tens of thousands of words that Mike Ward has spoken to his Salem High baseball team over the last two-and-a-half months, the four he chose to use following yesterday's Northeastern Conference Large title-clinching win over Beverly may have been the most meaningful of all.

Four homers propel Salem

The Witches (12-6, 10-4 NEC) used the longball to thump Revere, smashing a total of four homers and 19 hits in a 17-1 rout of Revere. Harry Noone bashed two 3-run dingers and totaled seven RBI to lead the hit parade while T.J. Larivee also had a homer and four RBI and Matt Paine knocked one out of the park.
Justin Williams earned his fifth win of the year with five strong innings on the hill, scattering four hits and one run.

Theriault's suicide squeeze gives Salem a share of first place

SALEM | Now it's a race in the Northeastern Conference Large baseball standings.

For the second time this season, Salem knocked off neighboring rival Peabody by a run. This time, it was Beau Theriault's suicide squeeze that scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, leading to his team's 7-6 victory at the Salem State College baseball field.

Salem bewitching opponents with teamwork, pitching

Picture yourself looking around a baseball diamond in the seventh inning of a tie game. You wouldn't be surprised to find some knocking knees in the outfield, or a tense stance or two throughout the infield. Perhaps the pitcher takes an extra second staring into the catcher's eyes, looking for his signals.

Reddy helps Salem drop English

Justin Williams shut down English with 2<2/3> scoreless innings of relief to save Salem's 4-3 win over the Bulldogs. Dan Reddy set the table for the Witches (9-6) with a 4 for 4 effort that included two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI as the co-captain was involved in three of his team's four runs. Colby Boulay and Beau Theriault also knocked in runs while Wes Koen earned the win on the hill with 4<1/3> innings of two hit work.

Complete effort paces Salem

Senior Justin Williams mastered the Magicians to the tune of just three hits over the complete game shutout to earn his third win of the year, 12-0 over Marblehead. The Witches (7-5) led 4-0 after one inning and never looked back. John Pegnato paced the 13-hit attack with four hits, three RBI and three runs scored while Aiden Church added two RBI and three runs, Beau Theriault had two hits and an RBI and Matt Paine blasted a two-run homer in the sixth.

Church has new home

Salem's Aiden Church has made a seamless transition across the diamond this spring. The Witches' cleanup hitter, who made first base his home the last two seasons, accepted a move to third base for the good of the team.

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.

Streaking Salem steals one from Beverly

BEVERLY | A month from now, the Salem High baseball team might look at yesterday morning's extra-innings triumph over rival Beverly as one of the galvanizing moments in a season that suddenly has as much promise as any on the North Shore.

Sizzling Salem wins fourth straight in baseball

Playing for the first time on Salem State College's new synthetic turf field, the Witches had it going on both offense and defense in the 10-4 triumph over Revere in the Northeastern Conference. Senior right-hander Justin Williams went six innings for the win, allowing eight hits and just two earned runs. Wes Koen pitched a scoreless seventh inning.

Salem rallies from five down to haul in Fishermen

There is no quit in this Salem High baseball team.

The Witches, who trailed by five runs in the fifth inning at Gloucester yesterday, rallied behind Harry Noone and Ben Henderson for an 11-8 triumph over the Fishermen for their third straight win.

Noone shuts down Peabody

Most would agree that pitching and defense are the cornerstones of championship baseball. Both were on display in prime fashion yesterday at Peabody High, where Salem (2-2) scrathed out a 1-0 win over the host Tanners.

Bulldogs' big inning dooms Witches

The Bulldogs plated four runs in the third inning and the Witches (1-2) could never climb out of the hole, falling 5-2. Aiden Church tripled and Harry Noone's sacrifice fly brought him home to give Salem a shortlived 1-0 lead and Matt Paine drove in a run in the fourth. Matt Bertone shined on the mound with four innings of two-hit relief work.

Salem Baseball Preview

Last year's record: 8-12

Coach: Mike Ward (Sixth year, 45-55)

Key returnees: T.J. Larivee Jr., C; Aiden Church Sr., 1B; Dan Reddy Sr., CF; Ben Henderson Jr., 2B; Harry Noone Sr., P/1B; Justin Williams Sr., P; Colby Boulay Sr., P/OF; Beau Theriault Sr., SS; Matt Paine Sr., OF; Mack Ryan Jr., OF.