Eastern Mass. baseball: Players of the Week for May 7-13
Here are notable performances from baseball players competing in Eastern Mass. conferences/leagues in the past week.
Stefan Alexandrov, Cambridge — The senior plated the winning run with a walkoff sacrifice fly in Saturday’s 3-2 win over Weston, tapped out two hits, an RBI, and a run in Tuesday’s 9-7 win over St. John’s Prep, then tossed a three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and added two hits and an RBI in Wednesday’s 5-0 win over Bedford.
Jackson Cabe, Wareham — It was a whopper of a week for the freshman, who drove in five runs with three hits (two doubles) in Monday’s 18-0 win over Avon, then fired a perfect game with 18 strikeouts in Wednesday’s 6-0 win over Atlantis Charter.
Daniel Crossman, Burlington — After leading off Thursday’s 12-2 win over Watertown with a homer, the senior tripled and pitched a scoreless seventh inning in Monday’s 6-2 win over Winchester, then homered and struck out seven in three innings of relief in Wednesday’s 8-6 win over Melrose.
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Jamison Ford, Swampscott — The senior fired a four-hitter in Thursday’s 4-1 win over Beverly, knocked a pair of hits, including a double, in Saturday’s 11-5 win over Peabody, clocked a three-run double and pitched two-thirds of an inning in Monday’s 6-0 shutout of Marblehead, then tossed a three-hit shutout in Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Gloucester.
Gavin Gillpatrick and EJ Wanke, Middleborough — With nine wins in their last 10 games, the Sachems have received big performances from these two. Gillpatrick, a senior, drove in a pair in Monday’s 5-1 win over Bishop Feehan, and Wanke, a freshman, had an RBI. In Wednesday’s 15-0 win over Norwell, Wanke doubled, drove in three, and scored three runs, and Gillpatrick produced three RBIs with a pair of hits.
Owen Shom, Weymouth — The Stonehill-bound senior fired a three-hit shutout with nine strikeouts in Friday’s 5-0 win over Walpole, then struck out eight in a complete game in Wednesday’s 4-1 win over Braintree.



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