{"id":1042,"date":"2026-05-23T20:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2026-05-23T20:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:33:20","slug":"nuri-gutmans-return-inspires-latin-academy-baseball-to-end-englishs-three-year-boston-city-league-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1042","title":{"rendered":"Nuri Gutman\u2019s return inspires Latin Academy baseball to end English\u2019s three-year Boston City League run"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Nuri Gutman called his shot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Before the start of the Boston City League baseball championship at Boston College\u2019s Harrington Athletics Village, Latin Academy\u2019s Bowdoin-bound lefthanded senior ace made a promise to his teammates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1040\">Ebola outruns containment in eastern Congo as contact tracing falters<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBefore I went out, I said \u2018You guys, if you get me a two-run lead, this game is over,\u2019 \u201d said Gutman.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>In the top of the first inning, with Gutman, ironically, in the leadoff position, that\u2019s precisely what the Dragons did.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After English starter Luis Mejia (6 innings, 6 hits, 2 earned runs, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts) walked Gutman, senior Nathan Bonilla doubled, sending Gutman to third.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Dominant freshman delivers 22nd straight Boston City League softball title to Latin Academy<\/div>\n<p><span>Gutman then scored on a passed ball, and senior Jack Norton doubled to plate Bonilla and hand Latin a 2-0 lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt just gave me all the confidence in the world,\u201d Gutman said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Just as he had vowed, Gutman proceeded to twirl a two-hit complete game with eight strikeouts to lift the Dragons to a 3-2 win, capturing their first City title since 2017, and dethroning the Eagles (14-6) \u2014 the three-time reigning champions \u2014 in thrilling fashion.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s just outstanding the way he attacks the zone,\u201d Latin coach Justin Curley said. \u201cHe\u2019s been shut down for a little bit, so seeing him pitch a complete game like that against this lineup, it was awesome to see.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After consecutive shutouts over Canton and Boston Latin and a third, lights-out start against Charlestown, in which he surrendered only one run, Gutman was taken out of the rotation due to discomfort in his elbow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1038\">Roxbury\u2019s Black Market began with a promising vision but will close at month\u2019s end<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Getting him back on the bump Saturday, with a title on the line, was paramount for the Dragons (11-8), and he proved that with a poise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI mean, we know he\u2019s our guy,\u201d Curley said. \u201cHe\u2019s our ace, and we kind of live and die by that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The score remained deadlocked at 2-0 until the bottom of the sixth, when English\u2019s Leosmani Cumba scored from second on a throwing error.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the top of the seventh, after Jaurel Melo relieved Mejia, Gutman drew a leadoff walk, and Bonilla advanced him to third with a sacrifice bunt, and he later scored on a throwing error.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>High school scoreboard<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen English got one back, we knew we weren\u2019t comfortable with one run, and we said a walk\u2019s as good as a hit,\u201d Curley said. \u201c[Gutman] had the leadoff walk, and that was just huge. Seeing him help himself out was awesome.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Eagles closed the gap to one run in the bottom of the frame with a Melo triple and an RBI single to right from Ismel Villar, but Gutman closed the door with an emphatic strikeout to secure the 3-2 triumph.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c[This is] for the nine years of people, everyone who has touched this team and walked off the field with the second-place medal,\u201d Gutman said. \u201cIt feels incredible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1036\">Dominant freshman delivers 22nd straight Boston City League softball title to Latin Academy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his first start back from injury, the senior lefthander told his teammates he needed two runs of support. 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