JV, Frosh Baseball Enjoy Successful Seasons
The Mustang Junior Varsity baseball team with Coach Vin Macone. The Mustang Junior Varsity baseball team with Coach Vin Macone. Front row, left to right: Sophomore Brian Enos, sophomore Mike Pizzi, sophomore Grant Martignetti, junior Chris Buccieri, freshman Nick Rocco, freshman John Lavoie. Back row, left to right: Freshman Sean Doncaster, freshman Chris Hayes, sophomore Steve Center, sophomore JJ Lavoie, freshman Corey Devlin, Coach Vin Macone.
The Medford Mustang Junior Varsity Baseball team finished a very successful season with a 14-2 (7-1 GBL) record. The team combined a very explosive offense with disciplined pitching to outscore their opponents 185 to 60 (54 to 27 GBL).
The leading hitters for the Mustang JV are:
Junior Steve Scire .462
Freshman John Lavoie .424
Sophomore JJ Lavoie .400
Sophomore Mike Pizzi .396
Sophomore Grant Martignetti .395
Freshman Nick Rocco .359
Junior Bob Milner .345
Freshman Sean Doncaster .333
Freshman Chris Hayes .303
Junior Jean Perez and junior Chris Buccieri also contributed with some timely hitting and solid defense.
Sophomore Sam Perez and junior Rob Deluca started the season with the JV’s and hit the ball well before being called up to varsity. Sam Perez accomplished an amazing feat. In the first high school JV game that he played, he hit the first pitch of his first at bat over the left field fence for a 3-run homer in Waltham. A couple of weeks later, he was called up to varsity. In the first varsity game that he played, he hit the first pitch of his first at bat over the left field fence for a 3-run homer at Playstead Park.
The Mustang JV baseball pitching staff was led by a group of freshmen: Corey Devlin, Chris Hayes, John Lavoie, Sean Doncaster, Anthony Brown and Nick Rocco. Sophomores Steve Center and JJ Lavoie also contributed with solid pitching performances. Devlin and Hayes had the opportunity to pitch for the varsity team.
The Mustang JV baseball defense was outstanding all season. Although most players gained experience at multiple positions, the standout defensive players were Steve Scire 3B/1B; Grant Martignetti 2B; Sean Doncaster and John Lavoie SS; JJ Lavoie 3B; Chris Hayes 1B and the outfield trio of LF Mike Pizzi, CF Bob Milner and RF Brian Enos.
“This group of JV baseball players learned how to play as a team and to win as a team. Their unselfish play led to the winning record and the future of Medford Mustang is very encouraging,” said Coach Vin Macone.
The freshman baseball team also had a good season. The Mustangs finished with a 7-7 record. The team is pictured below with Coaches Dennis Ingram and Josh Glionna.
The Mustang freshman baseball team. Front row, left to right: Mike Korey, Robert Craig, Tommy Calautti, Brendan Lauretti, Charlie Chounard, Jeff Fargo. Back row, left to right: Coach Josh Glionna, Nick Mangasi, Sam Naso, Anthony Brown, Evan St. Clair, Paul Williams, Jacob Scannell, Coach Dennis Ingram. Not pictured Richard Williams.
– Submitted by Coach Vin Macone and edited by Allison Goldsberry.