Friday’s baseball roundup: No. 34 Andover guts out 11-inning win over No. 31 Brookline

Eleven innings. Four lead changes. A 13-strikeout pitching performance. Plenty of heroics.

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No. 34 Andover’s gutsy 5-3 Division 1 win over No. 31 Brookline Friday evening was the perfect way to kick the baseball state tournament into gear.

The Golden Warriors snagged the lead in the top of the 11^th inning, with sophomore Luke Solomon knocking in the go-ahead run with an RBI single and junior Kyle Olson adding to his tremendous pitching day with a run-scoring single for insurance, salvaging a preliminary-round win from the jaws of defeat.

“Unbelievable, these guys this year,” Andover coach Dan Grams said.

The Golden Warriors (11-10) trailed by a run in the bottom of the seventh before an error and a stolen base moved the tying run to third. Junior Luke Mikitka poked a single over the drawn-in infield to send the game to extras.

Ryan Cardillo then gave Andover the lead again in the top of the 10th with his second RBI of the day before the Warriors (7-14) clawed back — down to their final out, Wally Lawrence laced an RBI triple to left-center to tie it again.

“We all just played as a team,” Olson said. “Everyone did their parts [and] got hits when we needed it.”

If it was going to keep going blow-for-blow, Andover needed Solomon to come through in the 11th after Sam Feeley led off the frame with a double. He did.

“I saw the fastball outside and just stayed flat with my bat to go the opposite way,” Solomon said.

Olson fired eight innings, fanning 13 and scattering six hits. He went toe-to-toe with Brookline’s Nikolai Rabiner, who fanned nine in 6⅔ innings of three-hit ball.

“He’s one of the best in the state, no question,” Grams said.

Boden Wood fired the final three innings in relief for the Golden Warriors, allowing three hits and working out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth.

Andover will take on No. 2 Bishop Feehan in the first round, set for Sunday at 7 p.m.

Diman 6, Arlington 5 — Karter Perreira clubbed a homer and drove in three runs for the 36th-seeded Bengals (11-8) in a preliminary-round win over 29th-seeded Spy Ponders (12-9). Diman advances to face No. 4 Saint John’s (Shrewsbury).

Division 2 State

Billerica 7, Somerville 2 — Michael Schein fanned 11 over six innings Jackson Buckland went 3 for 3 and Cam Amenkowicz delivered a two-run double for the 28th-seeded Indians (8-13) in a preliminary-round victory over the 37th-seeded Highlanders (13-6). Billerica advances to face No. 5 Bishop Stang.

Dartmouth 6, Norwood 5 — Matt Downs struck a sac fly in the last of the seventh to walk it off for the 32nd-seeded Indians (9-12), completing a comeback from five runs down against the 33rd-seeded Mustangs (10-11) in a preliminary-round battle. Up next for Dartmouth is top-seeded St. Mary’s.

Marblehead 2, Lynn Classical 0 — Madden Lyons was nearly flawless in a four-hit shutout, issuing one walk and striking out six for the 29th-seeded Magicians (13-8) in a preliminary-round blanking of the 36th-seeded Rams (13-8) at Seaside Park. Ethan Harwood had the only hit of the game for Marblehead, an RBI single in the third. The Magicians will face No. 4 Milton in the first round.

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Division 3

Arlington Catholic 5, Monty Tech 1 — Sam Mathews collected two hits, driving in three runs in all for the 21st-seeded Cougars (8-10) in a preliminary-round victory over the 44th-seeded Bulldogs (10-9). AC advances to face No. 12 Shawsheen.

Danvers 4, Holyoke 3 — Drew Godfried walked it off in the eighth for the 22nd-seeded Falcons (10-11) to eliminate the No. 43 Purple Knights (13-8) in a preliminary round matchup at Twi Field. Danvers draws No. 11 Swampscott, its Northeastern Conference foe, in the next round; the Falcons lost, 7-6, in eight innings in their lone matchup in the regular season.

Essex Tech 3, North Middlesex 0 — Sophomore Abiel Hernandez pitched five innings for the win, classmate Ryan Sherry completed the shutout with two solid innings, and junior Liam Waterman delivered a two-run single for the No. 31 Hawks (11-10) in a preliminary-round win over No. 34 North Middlesex (10-11).

Joseph Case 8, Ludlow 0 — Reid Ulmschneider twirled a three-hitter, yielding a single walk and issuing eight strikeouts for the 20th-seeded Cardinals (11-8) in a preliminary-round victory over the 45th-seeded Lions (10-9) in Swansea. Case draws No. 13 Dracut in the first round.

Martha’s Vineyard 8, Medfield 0 — Eli Bryant fired a two-hitter, walking two and punching out six for the 29th-seeded Vineyarders (11-10) in a preliminary-round victory over the 36th-seeded Warriors (12-9). The Vineyard advances to face No. 4 Falmouth, which swept the regular season series (9-5, 7-5) over its Cape & Islands Atlantic rival.

Nauset 7, Greater Lawrence 4 — Emmett Blatz logged two hits and Ryan Dutra drove in three runs for the 23rd-seeded Warriors (7-11) in a preliminary-round triumph over the 42nd-seeded Reggies (10-11) at Eldredge Park. Nauset plays No. 10 Gloucester in the next round.

Old Rochester 2, Pentucket 1 — A two-run double from Nolin Viera proved the difference for the 39th-seeded Bulldogs (11-10) in a preliminary-round win over the 26th-seeded Panthers (10-11) in West Newbury. Old Rochester will face No. 7 Norwell in the first round.

Pembroke 1, Medway 0 — Ben Voelkel plated Max Hanson with a single in the top of the first, the lone run in a preliminary-round victory for the 33rd-seeded Titans (12-9) over the 32nd-seeded Mustangs (15-6). Donny Dattanasio dazzled on the mound, throwing 6 2/3 shutout innings giving up two hits and two walks with six strikeouts for Pembroke, which will face top-seeded Pittsfield in the first round.

Tri-County 2, East Longmeadow 1 — Dylan Maw reached 200 strikeouts for his career for the 40th-seeded Cougars (14-6) in a preliminary-round upset of the 25th-seeded Spartans (11-8). Tri-County will visit No. 8 Hanover in the first round.

Division 4

Bellingham 5, Leicester 3 — Eric Johnston tallied two hits for the 28th-seeded Blackhawks (9-12) in a preliminary-round win over the 37th-seeded Wolverines (12-7) at Richardson Field. Up next for Bellingham: No. 5 St. John Paul II.

Carver 12, Lynn Tech 2 — Levon Mulready (3 for 3, homer, 3 RBIs) and Teddy Goodwin (3 for 3, double, 2 RBIs) powered the 21st-seeded Crusaders (6-11) to a preliminary-round win over the 44th-seeded Tigers (12-9). Carver gets No. 12 Nipmuc in the first round.

Ipswich 2, Ayer Shirley 1 — Ethan Boleski yielding just an unearned run in a complete game for the 27th-seeded Tigers (5-14) in a preliminary-round victory over the 38th-seeded Panthers (10-9). Ipswich visits No. 6 Rockland in the first round.

Mashpee 5, Westport 1 — Anthony Foss went the distance, giving up one earned run on four hits and 10 strikeouts for the 20th-seeded Falcons (7-12) in a preliminary-round win over the 45th-seeded Wildcats (10-10). Mashpee visits No. 13 Wahconah in the first round.

Triton 9, Maimonides 0 — Genaro Carillo pitched a gem, Jack Gagne came in for two shutdown innings of relief, and Carson Rumph drove in three runs for the No. 18 Vikings (9-12) in a preliminary-round home win over No. 47 Maimonides (9-5).

Division 5

Batson Academy 4, Muniz 1 — Leandel Eusebio went 2 for 3 and stole three bases for No. 32 Batson (10-5) in a preliminary-round win over No. 33 Muniz (13-7). No. 1 English High awaits Batson in the first round.

Boston International 15, Atlantis Charter 4 — Gabriel Pimentel and Soniel Nivar went yard for the 26th-seeded Lions (9-8) in a preliminary-round victory over the 39th-seeded Tritons (8-8). International visits No. 7 Mount Everett in the first round.

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Joseph Dimino, Jake Levin, and Lenny Rowe contributed.