SPRING SPORTS WRAPUP
BASEBALL
Fitting Triumph for Seasoned Starters
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The celebratory pile-up.
HE “SELLOUT” crowd at
’Wick ace Trystan
Edwards Campus watched
Sarcone settled
met in a flash and mobbed by
University of North Carolina as
his teammates in celebration of
a highly touted slugger.
with anticipation as the
into the stretch,
’Wick’s third league title in the
count stood at one ball and
reared back, and
last four years.
two strikes.
fired a fastball
It was a fitting end to the
toward home
high-school careers of Sarcone
Benjamin, Gordon Kamer,
and Sabato, both four-year
Lachlan Rosato, James Sassi,
Fellow captain
starters and standouts for the
and J. D. Sparks — for setting
and senior classmate
Bruins and head coach Johnny
the bar high for his fairly inex-
Aaron Sabato looked
Montanez.
perienced team.
Brunswick led Hopkins, 4–3, in the FAA championship
plate.
game — with the Hilltoppers down to their final out in the seventh inning. The tying run took a lead off second base.
Montanez also credited the rest of his senior class —
on intently from his position at shortstop —
“They’ve both meant so much
tri-captain Ethan Hynes, Liam
“We had a young team
to our program,” Montanez
coming into the season,” he said.
said. “They took the team on
“Our hope was for everyone to
their backs this season, set a
get better every day — and to
passionate example for our
be at our best once the playoffs
Swing and a miss! Strike
younger players to follow, and
started.
three! Ball game over!
led the way in all the crucial
eye black smeared across his face and dirt ground into his uniform.
Bruins win!
situations.”
Sarcone jumped off the mound and threw his glove high into the air,
Sarcone will pitch at
“It’s a simple formula — and it worked.” Newly elected captains and
Dartmouth College next
rising seniors Reed Mascolo,
spring, while Sabato (an
Marc McGuire, and Jake Hyde
All-USA Connecticut Baseball
will lead the Bruins back onto
Team Selection) will head to
the diamond next spring.
Aaron Sabato ’18
Trystan Sarcone ’18
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OF BRUNSWICK • FALL 2018