Portsmouth, North Kingstown, Coventry and West Warwick keep winning in high school baseball
BASEBALL
Division I
Portsmouth 3, Moses Brown 1
Starting pitcher Cam Ruggieri was solid through six innings, allowing only one run on five hits while striking out two, and Damon Owen came on in relief to get the final three outs as Portsmouth got by Moses Brown. Matt Nolan and Nick Spaner had two hits apiece for the Patriots. Tyler Boudreau went 2-for-3 for the Quakers in the loss. MB senior Aidan Aggarwal, a Colby-commit who did not pitch all season due to a shoulder injury, faced one batter to open the game and, after recording an out, left to a standing ovation on what was Senior Night.
North Kingstown 7, Toll Gate 3
The Skippers broke open a 4-3 game with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and held off the Titans in Division I. Blake Beattie’s RBI double to left-center and Quincy Rome’s sacrifice fly gave North Kingstown some breathing room after its 4-1 lead nearly disappeared. Evan Beattie, Ben Davis and Andrew Ciarniello each had run-scoring singles for the winners. Jamie Luna drove in a pair of runs for Toll Gate with a double to left-center in the third and an infield single in the fifth.
Coventry 2, Cumberland 0
Coventry starting pitcher Luke Lapham carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but after surrendering Cumberland's only hit with one out, he got the final two outs and shut out the Clippers to keep the Oakers' playoff hopes alive.
Division III
West Warwick 2, Classical 1
Elmer Montilla-Cruz and Zach Lawrence each knocked in a run as the Wizards rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning and edged the Purple for their 15th straight win. Josh Pedus led off the inning with a walk, stole second and scored on Montilla-Cruz's single to tie it. Dom Carollo pinch-ran for Montilla-Cruz and stole second. He scored on Lawrence's single. Pedus relieved starter Carrullo in the seventh inning and struck out four and got the save. Carrollo had tossed a one-hitter with nine strikeouts over the first six innings. Classical starter Asher Westburg went the distance, allowing five hits while striking out seven. Owen Ninneman had the only hit for the Purple, now 6-8.
SOFTBALL
Division II
Ponaganset 8, Mt. Hope 3
The Chieftains scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, breaking open a close game en route to a victory. Shortstop Maia Salvo had a pair of hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs. Jillian Baris doubled and had a sacrifice fly and drove in two runs for Ponaganset. Reily Amaral, Sam Malafronte and Sofia Haberman drove in runs for the Huskies.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Division II
Chariho 21, Pilgrim 4
Chaia Elwell and Kayden Jaillet each scored five goals and Emily Ballard had four goals and two assists as the Chargers romped to a convincing victory. Lily Farrell scored three goals and had an assist for the Patriots.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Division I
East Greenwich 3, Hendricken 1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-20).
MSC/N. Smithfield 3, La Salle 2 (15-25, 25-23, 22-25, 26-24, 15-12).
In a close D-I match, MSC/North Smithfield got solid outings from Tom Matchett (14 kills, 3 blocks), Caden Sullivan (48 assists) and Ben Souza (21 digs) as it knocked off La Salle. Jack Johnson had 19 kills, 6 aces and 11 kills and Ali Abdur-Razzak recorded 53 assists, 7 kills and 15 digs for the Rams in the loss.
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
BASEBALL
South Kingstown at Smithfield, noon.
Mount St. Charles at Chariho, noon.
Woonsocket at Tiverton, 1 p.m.
Prout at East Greenwich, 1 p.m.
Cranston East at La Salle, 3:30 p.m.
EWG at Scituate, 4 p.m.
North Providence vs. Johnston at Johnston Memorial Park, 6 p.m.
Pilgrim vs. West Warwick at McCarthy Field, 6 p.m.
Stonington vs. Westerly at Cimalore Field, 7 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Moses Brown vs. Cumberland at Tucker Field, 10:30 a.m.
Coventry at Scituate, 3 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Mount St. Charles at North Smithfield, 10 a.m.
Mt. Hope at Pilgrim, 10 a.m.
Prout at Moses Brown, noon.
BOYS OUTDOOR TRACK
Class Championships at Portsmouth, 11 a.m.
GIRLS OUTDOOR TRACK
Class Championships at Portsmouth, 11 a.m.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Friday's high school baseball, softball, girls lacrosse and boys volleyball results and Saturday's schedule
