Blasts Rocket Sharon Baseball Over Stoughton

The Sharon High School varsity baseball team brought thunder to its game against Stoughton on Tuesday, days after the teams were rained out twice.

seniors Dan Friedman and Jordan Aronson both homered over the left field fence as the Eagles defeated the visiting Black Knights, 6-3.

Friedman's two-run blast in the third off Stoughton starter Mike Gallagher broke a 1-1 tie. Sharon led the rest of the game.

"That was big. That took the game from 1-1 to 3-1," Sharon head coach Joel Peckham said of Friedman's homer.

Aronson's sixth-inning leadoff solo shot off reliever Kenny Boykin made the score 6-2.

Sharon righty Jake Dennis allowed three runs over seven innings. He scattered six hits, struck out three, hit a batter and threw a wild pitch.

Stoughton scored first. Pat Jackman led off with an infield hit to second. He then took third on Eric McPherson's grounder to third, and then scored on Alex Fernandes' infield hit for a 1-0 lead.

Sharon tied the score in the second. David Zabinsky led off with a single to left. Two outs later, Gallagher balked him to second. Nate Pedersen's single down the third base line scored Zabinsky.

Sharon took the 3-1 lead on Friedman's homer. Caleb Engelbourg led off the inning with a walk. One out later, Friedman drove him home.

"Sharon's a good team. You've got to give them credit. A couple of deep shots. A couple of long balls today. And their guy [Dennis] kept us in check," Stoughton head coach Mike Armour said.

Gallagher allowed five runs on nine hits over five innings. He struck out five.

"I was proud," Armour said. "That was our freshman that started today. I thought he threw the ball pretty well. He's going to be a good player for us."

The Eagles led 4-1 in the fifth when Stoughton scored again. Cam Colson's single opened the inning. Jackman's grounder to second forced Colson there. Jackman then stole second, took third on Dennis' wild pitch, and scored on McPherson's grounder to third, making it 4-2, Sharon.

A Zabinsky sacrifice fly in the fifth made it 5-2, Sharon.

Sharon (13-5) hosts Attleboro at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to complete last Friday's game, which was suspended after six innings by a thunderstorm. The score was tied 3-3.

Stoughton (7-12) will play later this week in a Hockomock League crossover game to conclude their season.