Tide baseball secures fourth win rather decisively against host Charlestown

Everett goes up against non-league Lowell later today at Glendale

By Joe McConnell

In a rebuilding season with a new head coach, the Everett High School baseball team (4-12) keeps on working, never giving up, and last Friday against host Charlestown they were rewarded with their fourth win of the year, 10-2.
“We were able to capitalize on the small things to come away with the victory,” said first-year varsity coach Malik Love after the Charlestown game.
Nordeivy Santana pitched five innings to secure his first win of the year. He issued six walks, while striking out seven. He also contributed to the offense with a double. Derek Soper chipped in with two singles, including one in the first.
“We have a bunch of players who can play multiple positions this year, and we’re very young with only three seniors – Alex Lara, Justin Longmore and Enrico Vega – on the active varsity roster,” said Love. “They are learning how to play situational baseball, while gaining considerable experience on this level.”
After the win over Charlestown, the Tide lost to Revere (7-2) and Medford (6-3) earlier this week. The game against the Mustangs was impressive for the young Everett players. They played the game on the road at Medford’s Playstead Park, and the youthful visitors, not feeling intimidated, scored three times in the top of the first.
“We beat ourselves again, but this is a process, and all I can ask from this group is to compete every day, and hang in there,” said Love, “which they did.”
Isaiah Goffigan pitched the first five innings against the Mustangs, striking out four. Armani Negron whiffed two over the final two frames.
Longmore tripled in Lara and Jevaun Berberena in the productive first. Albert Santana singled over shortstop to produce the team’s third run of the stanza.
The Everett boys have four regular season games left on the schedule, including today’s (May 17) non-league contest against Lowell at Glendale Park, starting at 4:15 p.m. They will then be taking on host Greater Lawrence Monday afternoon at 4 p.m., followed by rematches with Charlestown two days later at Glendale (May 22, 4 p.m.) and Greater Lawrence next Friday (May 24, 6 p.m.), also at Glendale.