Wizards Baseball

After starting the season by losing three of their first four games, John F. Deering Middle School has not only won four of their last six games, but has clinched a spot for the second consecutive year in the Middle School State Playoffs.

Deering 10  Bain 0

Led by the two hit pitching of Rich Grenier Jr. and a 12 hit attack, Deering evened their record at 5-5 with two games remaining in the season.

In five innings pitched, Grenier, who picked up his third win of the year, allowed only two hits while striking out six and walking one.  Out of 56 pitches, the burly right hander threw 41 strikes.

Offensively, Deering received contributions from Rich Grenier (2/3, one run scored, and 2 r.b.i.'s), Tony Correia (one run scored), Rich McNeil (1/2, one run scored, and 1 r.b.i.), Anthony Indeglia (1/1, one run scored), Evan Barrera (2/2, one run scored and 1 r.b.i.), Kyle Beck (3/3, two runs scored, and 1 r.b.i.), Antonio Rei (one run scored), Matt Masse (one run scored), Ryan O'Kelly (bases clearing triple), Ray Zincone (one run scored), and Andrew Hebert (2/4, one double). 

Deering 4  Western Hills 3

Led by the stellar pitching of Matt Masse, Deering recorded their biggest victory of the year over perenial Middle School power, Western Hills, 4-3.  With the upset victory, Deering clinched a playoff berth and dropped Western Hills (8-2) out of a first place.

Masse struck out five and allowed only five hits in seven innings of work.

The Junior Wizards, who beat the Cobras for the first time in eight years, came from behind to win this game. 

After falling behind 2-0 in the top of the sixth inning, Deering scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.  With one out, Rich McNeil walked, moved to second on Andrew Hebert's single to left, and moved to third when Ray Zincone beat out a infield grounder.  After a wild pitch scored McNeil, Troy Lavoie tied the game up with an infield hit.  After a Western Hills' error, Ryan O'Kelly, then, lined a double to right field to make it 4-2. 

After allowing one run in the top of the seventh inning, Masse, struck out a batter and induced a ground out to end the game.

Park View 17  Deering 2

In a tough loss to Park View, Deering received offensive contributions from Ray Zincone (two walks), Evan Barrera (1/2), Troy Lavoie (1/1, one walk), Rich Grenier (1/3), Rich McNeil (one walk and one run scored), and Anthony Indeglia (one run scored).

Scituate 9  Deering 0

Despite receving solid pitching from starter Rich Grenier Jr., Deering could not get their offense going in a 9-0 "no hit" loss to Scituate.

Grenier, who left the game with Deering behind 4-0 after five innings, allowed no earned runs on four hits while striking out two batters.

Deering 9  Father Doyle 7

In a back and forth game, Deering won an important league contest, 9-7, over Father Doyle School of Coventry.  The win gave Deering a 2-0 series sweep against Father Doyle.

Eighth grade pitcher, Kyle Beck, picked up the victory by allowing only three earned runs on four hits while striking out one in six innings of work.  Tony Correia picked up the save by pitching a 1-2-3 seventh inning. 

Offensively, Deering received contributions from Troy Lavoie (two runs and 1 r.b.i.), Ray Zincone (1/3, 3 r.b.i.'s), Ryan O'Kelly (1/4), Joe Colanduono (1 r.b.i.), Matt Masse (one double and one run scored), Andrew Hebert (1/2, two runs scored), Antonio Rei (1/2, two runs scored), Rich Grenier Jr. (three walks and two runs scored), and Kyle Beck (1/3, 2 r.b.i.'s).