~ Saugus High School Sachems Sports Roundup ~

By Dom Nicastro

Saugus spring roundup: Baseball picks up two wins, tennis battles hard in Greater Lawrence loss

The Saugus High School Spring sports teams kept the action rolling over the past week, with baseball delivering a pair of impressive victories and the boys’ tennis cooperative team with Northeast Meto continuing its competitive campaign on the road.

Baseball earns statement wins over Fenwick, Northeast

The Saugus High School baseball team started the week with a 6-4 win over Bishop Fenwick on the road.

Senior captain Cam Soroko earned the win on the mound, allowing three earned runs through 5.1 innings. He later moved to center field and sealed the win by throwing out a Fenwick runner at home for the game’s final out.

Saugus clawed back after an early deficit with clutch two-out, two-strike hits from juniors Jordan Rodriguez and Chris Mazin. Junior Nathan Soroko added a triple and a single to fuel the offense. Rodriguez also pitched the final 1.2 innings to earn the save.

The Sachems also had a dominant 16-3 victory over Northeast. Senior captain Cam Bernard got the win on the mound, tossing five innings of four-hit ball with two unearned runs. Rodriguez added two innings of relief, allowing just one unearned run and recording two strikeouts.

Senior captain Danny Zeitz powered the offense with two hits, including a home run to right-center. Senior Connor Bloom went 3-for-3 with an RBI, and juniors Nathan Soroko and Brayden Crawford each chipped in with two hits.

Saugus also had a tough 2-1 loss to Marblehead at Seaside Park. Junior Brayden Crawford threw six strong innings with six strikeouts and just one earned run. He also had two hits at the plate.

Senior captains Soroko and Zeitz, as well as Rodriguez, Bernard and Mazin, all recorded hits in the close contest. Marblehead’s reliever pitched six innings and got out of multiple bases-loaded jams to secure the win for the Magicians.

Coop boys tennis team falls to Greater Lawrence

The Northeast/Saugus co-op boys tennis team fell 5-2 to Greater Lawrence on April 16.

Matt Cipriano, a Northeast student from Wakefield, picked up a solid 8-3 win at first singles. Jeff Trinh, a Saugus High co-op player, also earned a win at third singles with an 8-5 result.

Other matches included:

• 2nd singles: Vinny Phan (Saugus High) fell 2-8
• 4th singles: Grant Leonard (Saugus High) fell 3-8
• 1st doubles: Gianna Berry (North Reading) and Ayden Kloppenburg (Saugus) lost 2-8
• 2nd doubles: Alejandro Ramos (Revere) and Emanuelly Venancio (Malden) lost 0-8
• 3rd doubles: Adriana Chacon (Malden) and Cornyn Meas (Saugus) lost 1-8

The team continues to develop across multiple communities and will look to bounce back in upcoming matches.