BY MARK NATALEThe Trinity boys baseball team ended an otherwise dream season with a frightful loss to Alvirne in the Class L semifinals on June 10. “Tonight, Dylan (Clark) wasn’t sharp, Garrett (Cole) wasn’t sharp, and our hitting wasn’t on. Put those three together and you get a 12-3 loss,” said Trinity coach, Ed ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYAfter winning the Class L baseball title in 2008, the Goffstown Grizzlies were unable to hold a 5-1 lead and were eliminated by eventual state champion Keene in the quarterfinal round on June 6, 7-5. Poor defense haunted Goffstown, which out-hit Keene 10-4 on the afternoon. The Grizzlies made four errors in the contest. Sophomore ...

BY JERRY LIPTAKSalem High filled the air with well-struck fly balls during a first-round Class L baseball playoff game. Yet Timberlane gloves, similar to gravity, were a force SHS couldn’t avoid. The ninth-seeded Owls played flawless defense, deflated a last-inning rally and knocked the eighth-seeded Blue Devils from the tournament with a ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe Goffstown High School baseball team is one of the hardest hitting small-ball teams around. Though the Grizzlies have scored 124 runs in 2009, the defending state champions know what it takes to win once it becomes a single-elimination season. “They understand their job at the plate, whether it’s moving a runner ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe Salem Blue Devils are right where their head coach expected them to be, but Dan Keleher said his team should be able to exceed expectations. Salem finds itself in the middle of the Class L postseason picture with an 8-7 record, but the Blue Devils need to find offensive firepower to return to where last season ended – in ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYHarold Sachs doesn’t flash many signs from the third base coach’s box, but there is one he frequently sends to his batters. Swing. Salem High is averaging close to 10 runs per game, a stat helped by a 32-0 season-opening victory over West. It isn’t often Sachs gives the bunt signal. “The girls get to the ...

For a second time this season, the Bedford High School baseball team showed a flair for the dramatic, using a walkoff win to continue its postseason push. Joey Maher’s two-run home run capped a five-run seventh-inning rally that propelled Bedford High to an 11-9 victory over visiting Coe- Brown Northwood Academy on Friday, May 8. Lucas Olen ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYVisiting St. Thomas Aquinas shellacked Pelham’s baseball team. “So what?” It’s that phrase that Pelham’s head coach, Matt Stone, repeated to his players throughout the contest on Wednesday, April 29, to help them maintain an even keel during an 11-3 setback and a 2-7 start to the season. “You ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe third time wasn’t a charm, it was a relief. After apparently tying the game twice, only to have the runs wiped off the board, Salem completed a 6-4 comeback victory against West to open the baseball season on April 15, at Gill Stadium. Trailing in the top of the sixth inning, 4-3, Shaun Yelle smacked a single to open the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe third time was far from charming. Twice in the final innings, West appeared to have its one run lead erased, only to have those scores wiped off the board, but visiting Salem eventually made the runs stick in a 6-4 come-from-behind victory at Gill Stadium on April 15. With one out in the top of the sixth inning, the Blue ...