North Shore Navigators Reach .500

The North Shore Navigators reached .500 for the first time this season after a 4-2 win over the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks. After starting the season 1-12, the Navigators have since gone 23-12 en route to their 24-24 record. They are currently in fourth place overall in the FCBL and are right in the thick of the playoff race.

Cole O’Connor (Dartmouth) was solid during the game for the Navigators. Despite allowing two runs, O’Connor struck out five batters and aside from the one inning he allowed runs, he shut down the Sharks. He was credited with the win and he absolutely deserved it.

Of course, the team did get some help out of their bullpen as well. The three pitchers they used combined to throw three innings and did not allow a run or a hit. Brian Burke (Curry College) struck out two batters, which led the relief pitchers, while Cam Lanzilli (UMass Lowell) pitched the longest at 1 and 1/3 innings. Quinn DiPasquale (Stevens Institute) was credited with the save.

On offense, the Navigators got all of their runs in the sixth inning and the offensive explosion helped to propel them to a win. Joey Pena (St. Thomas Aquinas) managed to start the inning off with a double and advanced to third on a wild pitch. He would later come around to score on an RBI groundout by Colby Maiola (UMass Lowell). Later in the inning Christian Cabrera (Broward CC) reached on an error that scored Jordan Roper (Marist College).

MacDaniel Singleton (Salem State) would later bring in two more runs after hitting a sky high fly ball that was dropped by the left and centerfielders. They crashed into each other and that allowed the Navigators to take the 4-2 lead.

Pena had the best night of any Navigators offensive player. He went 2-4 on the night with the double and a triple and he would come around to score a run as well. He was the catalyst for the team’s offense during the night.

The Navigators will return to Fraser Field on Sunday when they play host to the Wachusett Dirt Dawgs. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.

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