"He's playing baseball in college, but he's no slouch (in football)," Josselyn observed. Ayres, who played offensive guard and nose tackle, walked out of Gillette Stadium that night cradling the Div. He kind of gets up for those moments." Big (football) man on campusĪyres had a big moment in football in the fall, helping Duxbury beat Grafton, 42-7, to win the program's first state crown since since 2016 and complete a 12-0 season. I think it's the right baseball move, but as a hitter I think you have to take that personally. "I think it was the right move to intentionally walk Chris to get to him. "He has that edge to him," Josselyn said of Ayres. So this time I just said, 'See the pitch and hit it. ![]() This game I was overthinking just because I had a bad game last game. Last game I was overthinking we faced a good pitcher. "I was overthinking everything leading up to it. "It was a high and outside fastball," Ayres said of the home-run pitch. More: HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Pembroke baseball wins O'Donnell Tournament Braintree mustered one hit after being no-hit by Norwood last game. Surette fell behind 2-1, and Ayres swatted the next pitch over the fence in left-center to hand the Wamps (2-4) their second straight loss. "I know (Ayres) is a good player and he's been hitting home runs left and right," Braintree coach Bill O'Connell said, "but it was more about trying to set up a force (at any base). Pitch to the Northeastern commit who came in hitting. That brought up Walsh and put Braintree in a tough spot. Surette fanned Connor O'Connell for the second out as Hocking stole second.ĭragons third baseman Nick Ayres who is hot slugging early in the season watches a deep shot to center field for a two RBI double.Duxbury hosted Silver Lake High in baseball on Friday April 14, 2023 Leadoff hitter Michael Hocking erased Rabeni at second on a force play as Wilson crossed over to third. The Dragons got a run back in the second on Reilly Murray's RBI single, but it was all zeroes after that as starting pitchers Dan Surette (Braintree) and Jack Gallagher (Duxbury) were both sharp, as was Dragons reliever Eion Plunkett, who retired all four batters he faced to earn the win.īrady Wilson led off the Duxbury seventh with a single, and Surette then hit pinch hitter Anthony Rabeni. More: He's got blue in his blood: Braintree's Timberlake announces transfer decisionĭuxbury fell behind 2-0 in the first inning as Braintree first baseman Jack Fitzgerald (a University of Dayton commit) doubled home a run and later scored on an error. So all those emotions come out after you do something good." ![]() After walking back (to the dugout) after two strikeouts in this game I just wanted to throw something (in anger) but I know I can't. "I think I went 0-for-6 (over the past two games) up until that at-bat," said the 6-1, 265-pound righty who was a two-way lineman on Duxbury's state-title football team in the fall. He wasn't happy with his performance in Monday's 8-2 win over East Bridgewater and he was positively seething after striking out in the first and third innings of this one, stranding a runner in scoring position both times. It seems like it's all in big situations, too." 'He has that edge to him'Īyres' latest heroics ended what might be called a mini-slump. Asked if he had seen a hitter on this kind of a heater before, Duxbury coach Brandon Josselyn joked, "Yeah, David Ortiz in the World Series a little while ago.
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