For the second year in a row, youth baseball players from Marblehead were crowned the champions of the Gallant Memorial Baseball Tournament Tuesday night. Marblehead's 12's team, led by manager Tom Brant, defeated players from Peabody 10-7 at Forest River Park in Salem, tournament organizer Ray Cruddas confirmed late Tuesday night. Marblehead's tournament began with a big 8-3 win over Lynn Thursday night when the boys scored five runs in the final inning. They also went on to beat Swampscott 8-3. --- Marblehead's Roster: Henry Billings, Tom Brant Jr., Kyle Finch, Cole Garaventi, Max Karass, …

Marblehead Little Leaguers exploded for five runs in the top of the seventh to beat Lynn in the opening game of the annual Gallant Tourney in Salem on Thursday. The team coupled aggressive baserunning with timely hitting to break the 3-3 tie in the final frame. Highlights included hard hits by Stephen Pappas and Thomas Brant and an NFL-worthy sidestep by Ben McCarthy at home plate. Ben eluded the Lynn catcher's tag at home to score a run and propel the rally. Henry Billings threw 6 1/3 innings and was relieved by Mark Karass. Marblehead next takes the field on Saturday at 4 pm against …

The following information was provided by Dan Brothers: The Marblehead 13 Year Old Babe Ruth team won the District 1 Championship Friday night 7-4 in extra innings, over a very tough Lynn team in Danvers at Twi Field. Marblehead entered the game after defeating Saugus 13-0 in the District Semifinals. It marked the 2nd time that the two teams met during the tournament, the first, a slugfest 20-15 win by Lynn in pool play. The win gives Marblehead a berth into the Eastern Mass State Tournament, to be held in Lynn at the Bowser Complex at Breed Middle School on O'Callaghan Way this upcoming …

The following information was submitted by Darren Klein: The Marblehead 10 Year Old All-Stars completed a busy and exciting week of baseball on Sunday by winning their Round 1 Trophy Weekend Championship Game in the Bay State Tournament of Champions, which was held in Sudbury. To qualify for the trophy round, Marblehead pulled out a clutch come from behind win against Andover on Wednesday night behind a strong pitching performance by Kyle Saulnier, and defeated an enthusiastic Sudbury team on Thursday evening to clinch a spot in the Trophy Weekend. On Saturday, Marblehead defeated top seeded …

The following information was provided by David Rowe: The Vikings Baseball team, a select AAU program based at Salem State University and featuring six Marblehead players, reached the championship game of the New England AAU 14-year-old open division tournament, played in Cranston, RI on July 15.  To enter the playoff round, the Vikings compiled a 12-2 divisional record during regular season play between April – June, and began the tournament as the 9th seed.  In pool play July 7 & 8 they won all three games, thus punching their ticket to the “Final Four”. On July 15 the Vikings won a drama-…

Lynn lefty Matt Autilio was cruising along with a no-hitter and a four run lead when Marblehead's bats exploded for five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning Thursday night in Salem. Marblehead’s Spencer Carr shut down Lynn in the sixth and seventh innings, and Marblehead's 12 Year Old All Stars claimed the Gallant Invitational Baseball Tournament title with a 6-5 win at O’Grady Field. Marblehead staked starter Crew Whittier to a 1-0 lead after one inning, when James McCarthy raced home on a passed ball, after three straight walks by Autilio. Whittier gave up two runs and two hits in three …

Three days, three games and three wins for Marblehead's 12 Year Old All Stars has our local team one win away from a Gallant Invitational Baseball Tournament championship.  The boys will play tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Forest River Park in Salem. Forest River Park is located on West Avenue. Marblehead, powered by an eight-run fourth inning, defeat Lynn 13-8 Sunday night to solidify a finals appearance. They also crushed Salem in their first game on Friday and beat defending champion Swampscott on Saturday. Ray Gallant's mother Eileen will be on hand Thursday and will give out the championship …

Three days, three games and three wins for Marblehead baseball in this year's Gallant Invitational Baseball Tournament has our local team one win away from a championship.  Marblehead, powered by an eight-run fourth inning, defeat Lynn 13-8 Sunday night in Salem. Lynn’s Herbie Newton gave the visitors a 4-0 lead with a grand slam in the top of the third, but after that it was all Marblehead. “I told the guys not to get down after the slam,” Marblehead manager Steve Tubridy said. “There’s a lot of game left and we’ve got the hitters to come back.” Marblehead ripped Salem in their first game on…

The following information was provided by Michael and Patricia Rockett: Marblehead's 12-year-old All-Star baseball team swept the A Division of the Bay State Baseball Tournament of Champions last month and brought home the gold trophy. The boys were simply unbeatable, going 15-0 and outscoring their opponents 176 to 29. Coaches attributed the team's dominance to a combination of stellar pitching, power hitting, and rock solid defense. The Marblehead 12’s now move on to play in Cooperstown, N.Y., this Friday and heave earned the right to compete against talented teams from all over the United …

With a berth in the state playoffs on the line, the Marblehead 13 year-old baseball All-Stars saw their Cinderella run in the post-season end with an 8-6 loss to Danvers Monday night at Clancy Field in Lynn. Marblehead entered last night’s game with one loss, dropping an earlier game to Danvers 4-3. The win means that Danvers moves on to the state tournament that will begin Friday night in Quincy. “I couldn’t be more pleased with this group of guys,” Marblehead manager Dan Brothers said. “Nobody expected a lot of us heading into the playoffs, but we played well and we surprised a whole lot of…

The following release was issued by Marblehead Youth Baseball: Local children are invited to head down to Gatchell Playground this summer and play some pick up baseball. The games will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays from  5:30 - 7 p.m. from July 5 to Aug. 4. They will take place on Gatchells A, AA and AAA fields. Invited to join in are local boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 12. The games will be divided into: Never played, Clinic, Single A, Double A, Triple A or Majors. The cost is $30 for an individual player, $50 for a family of two players and $60 for a family with three or …

The following article was provided by Marblehead Youth Baseball: The 2011 AAA Championship Game featured the Rockies and Pirates. The teams' respective starting pitchers Adam Sherf and Jacob Bornstein kept the game scoreless through the first two innings. Bornstein struck out four of the first eight Rockies batters, including two strikeouts in the 2nd inning which left Rockies runners stranded at second and third base.  Sherf was aided by a nice catch by center fielder, Paul Heffernan on a well hit ball by Bornstein to end the 1st inning. Sherf helped himself in the 2nd inning by setting the …