PWLL 10's Stay Alive With Win Over Saugus American

LYNN — Trailing early in the game, the Peabody West 10-year-old All Star team came from behind to score a 5-4 win over Saugus American, staying alive in the District 16 10-year-old tournament.

PWLL (the home team) started the bottom of the sixth in a 4-4 tie. Spencer Parziale began the inning with a walk and Aiden Grove also walked to put runners on first and second with nobody out. Leadoff hitter Matthew Droggitis singled to load the bases and that brought up Ryan Moreschi, who battled back after falling behind 0-2 in the count to work a walk that scored Parziale, and gave PWLL the win. Peabody West head coach Rob Moreschi said after the game that he moved Ryan and Cory Dooley up in the lineup, which paid off, putting two of PWLL's top hitters up with the bases loaded.

Peabody West scored its first run of the game in the second inning. Aidan Horgan singled and later scored in the inning off the bat of Brendan Kobierski, at the time cutting the PWLL deficit to 2-1.

Peabody West would strike for two more runs in the third inning, all coming with two outs. Moreschi singled and so did Dooley which put runners on for Jason LaRosa. He singled to score the two runs and then swiped second and third on errant throws by Saugus American.

PWLL scored another in the fifth to, at the time, tie the score. LaRosa led off the inning with a single, followed by contact from Horgan, James DiCarlo and Gabe Casiano to score the run.

Peabody West moves on to play Friday night (5:45) in East Lynn against either Winthrop or Lynnfield (that game won't by played until Thursday night in West Lynn). The winner of Friday's game will have a quick turnaround, playing Saturday morning (10 a.m.) in Swampscott and then another potential game on Sunday at 2:00 in East Lynn.