{"id":2194,"date":"2026-06-07T20:03:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2194"},"modified":"2026-06-07T20:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:03:39","slug":"englishs-jaurel-melo-and-luis-mejia-aces-in-division-5-quarterfinal-victory-over-hopedale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2194","title":{"rendered":"English\u2019s Jaurel Melo and Luis Mejia aces in Division 5 quarterfinal victory over Hopedale"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jaurel Melo and Luis Mejia were nearly unhittable Sunday morning. <\/span><\/p>\n

The English High tandem carried a combined no-hitter into the seventh inning before a one-out infield chopper broke up the bid. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Mejia, a senior, immediately erased that base runner, inducing a game-ending 6-4-3 double play as the top-seeded Eagles cruised to a 10-0 victory over No. 9 Hopedale in a Division 5 quarterfinal. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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English (17-7) will make its fourth consecutive semifinal appearance, facing No. 4 Drury (17-6) at a date, time, and location to be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis was probably the best game we\u2019ve played all season,\u201d said English coach Christian Ortiz. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Melo was perfect through four innings, but issued a leadoff walk in the fifth, raising pitch count to 54. Leading 7-0, Ortiz opted to pull Melo, keeping him eligible to pitch in a semifinal Wednesday. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf we hadn\u2019t scored, we would\u2019ve rode on Melo,\u201d Ortiz said. \u201cBecause the score was in our favor, we decided as a team that we would keep him for next game if necessary.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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