Brett Barrett helped Salem American’s 11- and 12-year-old all-star baseball team end the Fraser Tournament in style.

Barrett, the starting shortstop, made a diving stop in the hole, then threw to first baseman Pat McCarty, who picked the ball out of the dirt, capping a 14-0 win over Manchester North and the tournament victory on Friday, July 24.

Salem pounded out the 14 runs on 14 hits, and Josh Perreault pitched four innings, striking out six batters for a mercy-rule complete-game victory. In Little League District 1 play and the Fraser and Salem tournaments, Perreault threw 19 innings and allowed no runs.

Barrett, who collected two hits and three RBI, led the offense, while Austin Hall drove in two runs, Justin McQuarrie added three hits and two runs scored, Trevor Couture delivered two hits, and Matt Meisner, Bob Dortona, Derek Britner and Dan Barbin had one hit apiece.

In consecutive losses in its first two games of District 1 play, Salem managed just two runs, but in four Fraser games the team racked up 41.

Manager Gary Barbin said his team’s approach at the plate in the Fraser Tournament was the same as during district competition, despite the run differential.

“We did everything we did in districts, except the bats just came alive,” said Barbin. “In district play if you get a tough draw and the bats go silent, you’re going to get a quick exit.”

Almost as impressive as American’s offensive explosion against North was its ability to shut down the Manchester bats, which produced 37 runs in three games entering the Fraser championship.

Perreault limited the opponents to two harmless hits during the four-inning game.

Salem knocked off Nashua, Derry National and Auburn before cruising to victory in its last contest.

“Getting them up and excited for every game and practice was easy,” said Barbin. “They still had that bad taste in their mouth after districts, and this was able to help them get that out a little bit.”

The Salem roster included Dan Barbin, Barrett, Britner, Couture, Dortona, Hall, Andrew Hulshult, McCarty, McQuarrie, Miesner, Perrault and Anthony Salvo.

While it wasn’t the trophy American players had hoped to earn entering the summer, Gary Barbin said the experience of winning the Fraser bracket still improves his players’ development.

“It’s still very good baseball,” said Barbin. “It was exciting that with the caliber of play we faced that we were able to come out on top.”