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New England Diamond Notes: May 5-11

John Misiaszek was a one-man show in leading Belchertown to a 5-2 win over Agawam.

The senior hit a walk-off three-run home run to give his squad the victory, after earlier in the game driving in one run and scoring once with a single in three previous trips to the plate.

Misiaszek was also the winning pitcher, throwing a complete game for Belchertown. The right-handed hurler did not allow an earned run in the two-hit performance, striking out four, hitting one batter and not permitting a walk.

So who else had weeks that need mentioned? Read on… 

HOT BATS

Big numbers on the season continue for Brandon Phillips.

The Tantasqua senior third baseman went 5-8 with three doubles and a triple this past week, scoring four runs and producing six RBIs with a 1.250 slugging percentage. A 1.875 OPS boosted his season mark to 1.123, with his OBP now at .556.

Phillips carries a .439 batting average with 13 RBIs, eight runs and six two-base hits for the year. 

There were other standouts with the bat worth mentioning as well…

- Canterbury senior Tyler Harmony was 9-11 in four games to improve his season batting mark to .381. The Northeastern commit, the eighth-rated 2025 shortstop in Connecticut, has scored 17 runs, walked 15 times, drove in 11 runs, produced three doubles, two home runs and a triple and swiped 10 bases with a 1.210 OPS.

- In four trips to the plate Ian McDonald reached base each time with three singles and a walk, scoring two runs while also stealing three bases. The Belchertown SS now has 15 runs on the season with a dozen RBIs, 10 stolen bases and six walks while sporting a .391 batting average.

- Norwell senior shortstop Patrick Higgins had a 7-9 week with five singles and two doubles, scoring five runs and bringing in five. Higgins, who has yet to allow an earned run in 19 innings on the mound, is now batting .488 with six doubles and 23 RBIs.

- Tilton Prep managed to get in just one game last week and Matt Weitzman continued batting at a .667 clip with a 2-3 performance. The Prep Baseball New Hampshire Player of the Week in mid-April, the junior first baseman is 21-31 with 10 stolen bases this year.

STRONG PITCHING

Ryan Marino had a pitching performance that won’t soon be forgotten.

The Reading Memorial right-hander threw a no-hitter against Lexington, striking out 17 and walking just one in an eight-inning masterpiece.

The senior, who in April gave up two hits and fanned 13 in six innings of a 6-1 win over Lexington, is now 4-0 on the season with a 1.50 ERA and 0.92 WHIP. Marino has given up only 10 hits in 32.2 innings, retiring 62 on Ks while walking 20. Opponents are hitting just .091 when the right-hander is on the mound.

There were a few more solid outings reported …

- Andrew Manzo shut out Cheshire on one hit, fanning five and walking two in seven innings. The North Haven senior right-hander has a 1.19 ERA, winning three of five decisions. The Mitchell College commit has a 24-to-8 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 29.1 innings.

- Walter Rogers fired a one-hitter with 13 Ks for Algonquin. The 70th-rated junior right-handed pitcher in New England is now 2-0 with one save on the season. The No. 30 RHP in the 2026 class in Massachusetts has a 1.07 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 13 innings. 

- The game lasted just four innings but Alex Jacoby threw his second no-hitter of the season for Beaver Country. The junior right-hander fanned two and now has 15 strikeouts in 14 innings this year.

YOUTH SPARKLE

While he did not pick up the pitching victory, Ernie Dore kept Biddeford in the game before the Tigers finally plated a run in the ninth inning for a 1-0 victory over Sanford.

Dore combined with Jacob Kaiser to throw a no-hitter, going 7.2 innings and striking out two.

The sophomore has now surrendered just one hit in 14.2 frames this year, retiring seven batters on strikeouts. 

There were additional freshmen and sophomores that came up big …

- New Haven catcher Alex Almeida had a .625 OBP during a 4-7 week that included two doubles, two runs and a stolen base. The sophomore is batting .364 overall with a .451 OBP and 0.928 OPS. Almeida has 13 runs, six RBIs, six walks, five doubles and five steals.

- Artie McCormick is not playing like a freshman for North Haven. The ninth-grade outfielder was 4-8 on the week to up his batting average to .405, while also driving in two runs and swiping a pair of bases. On the season McCormick has a .452 OBP and 0.939 OPS with nine RBIs and seven stolen bases.

- Kaiden McCarthy fired a three-hitter in a 10-0 Vermont Academy win over New Hampton. The No. 1 sophomore in New England and the fifth-ranked 2027 right-handed pitcher in the nation struck out 12 and walked one in the six-inning complete game. McCarthy, who is 4-0, has given up just one earned run, six hits and four walks in 23 innings while fanning 43.

- Nathaniel Crane had a perfect day at the plate with a single, double and triple in three official at-bats, scoring two runs, driving in one and stealing a pair of bases. The Lebanon sophomore left fielder is 10-20 on the season with six runs, six RBIs, five stolen bases and three walks.

- Andrew Martin kept Brook School in the game against St. Sebastian’s before his squad lost in the eighth inning. The sophomore southpaw struck out nine and did not give up a free pass in seven innings, permitting three runs and six hits before leaving with the game tied at 3-3.

- Daniel Eastwood had the game-winning hit to cap off a 3-3 day at the plate that included two RBIs for East Catholic. The 10th-grade DH is hitting .530 on the season while driving in 22 runs.

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