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Asa Runge had a remarkable day to lead No. 3 Pinkerton baseball to a 10-6 win over No. 11 Keene in the Division 1 quarterfinals. The sophomore went 4 for 4 at the plate with a grand slam and six RBIs, then came on to pitch the final two innings to send the Astros (17-4) to the next round.

After allowing five runs to Bishop Guertin in the top of the seventh to tie the game, Pinkerton got a leadoff walk from Richard Marique in the bottom half who was then singled home a couple of batters later by Jake McGill to give the Astros a 7-6 walk-off win.

Pinkerton baseball made it seven wins in a row, crushing Nashua North 15-0. Connor Jenkins, Asa Runge and Brady Day each drove in three runs for the Astros (9-3).

Connor Jenkins drove in four runs, and Cam Walsh went 2 for 3 with three RBIs as Pinkerton dominated Manchester Central, 16-5, in five innings.

Brady Day went 1 for 3 with a two-run double, a walk and three RBIs to help Pinkerton baseball beat Salem 8-4. Connor Jenkins and Frank Gulezian each had two hits for the Astros.

According to Timberlane baseball coach Jamie Fish, senior Kyle Gleason "ran a country mile" to track down a fly ball in right field and made a diving catch to end the game and secure a 1-0 win over Pinkerton. The Astros had runners on first and third with two outs when Gleason made his dive. The Owls scored their lone run in the first, when Cam Sweet hit a rocket that bounced off an umpire and into left field and scored Christian Allaire.

Connor Jenkins opened his season with a home run and three RBIs to lead Pinkerton to a 7-4 win over Merrimack. Asa Runge added two hits, two RBIs and earned the win with four innings of two-hit ball, striking out six.