CHELMSFORD — As Chelmsford asserts itself as an actual Division 1 baseball contender, it continues to pile up assertion wins.
Matthew Corridor hit a walkoff RBI single as Chelmsford overcame an early 2-0 run deficit and defeated Central Catholic, 3-2, on Wednesday afternoon at Ayotte Area.
The win provides the Lions (9-2, 7-2) notable victories over North Andover, St. John’s Prep, BC Excessive and Central.
“I’m very pleased with the best way we competed and the grit we confirmed,” Chelmsford coach Lou Distasi acknowledged. “It was symbolic of the best way our beginning pitcher at this time Caleb Stuart has fought again from damage over the past 12 months.”
Stuart went six innings, allowing merely the two runs on 4 hits to go along with eight strikeouts.
Central Catholic (8-2) led 2-0 midway by the use of and gave the look to be in good place with Frankie Melendez sustaining the Lions hitless to go along with six strikeouts.
Chelmsford, nonetheless, received right here crawling once more inside the fourth as a misplayed fly ball and two singles loaded the bases with one out. After a sacrifice fly obtained the Lions on the board, Jack Keyo slapped an RBI single to tie the game, 2-2.
Stuart, within the meantime, held the the Raiders with no hit over his closing 4 innings. After Cole Pelkey pitched a spotless seventh, Chelmsford took good thing about its likelihood to walk it off inside the bottom half.
Two singles and a stroll loaded the bases and on the first pitch he seen, Corridor grounded a base hit within the course of second to ship the home workers proper right into a frenzy.
“This can be a nice win,” Distasti acknowledged. “It’s nice to see a group rally round a pitcher who threw in addition to Caleb did.”
Central Catholic obtained on the board inside the excessive of the first. After Stuart shortly put apart the first two hitters, Nate Kearney walked and Brady Rickenbach singled to put runners on the corners. The Raiders then effectively executed a double steal to hold home Kearney and go in entrance, 1-0.
One inning later the Raiders doubled their lead as Tyler Normandie and Jake Bartlett opened the physique with consecutive hits and two batters later Jeremy Delacruz grounded an RBI single to left to stretch the visitors’ end in 2-0.
