Hingham Baseball Team Rally Past Silver Lake

The baseball team won again on Friday, this time defeating Silver Lake 6-5.

After trailing 4-2, Hingham rallied back in the sixth inning.  Hingham seniors Jake Magner and Alex Pompeo both delivered RBI hits in the bottom of the sixth inning and Hingham scored four late runs to earn the victory. With the score tied at 4 with two outs, Pompeo scored the go ahead run on a steal with men on first and third.

Silver Lake challenged Hingham all afternoon.  The Lakers had snapped a 2-2 tie in the top of the inning when Tommy Lennon belted a solo home run.  Silver Lake’s Toby Bouchard also homered in the second inning for the Lakers who after the loss, fall to 8-7 on the season..

of the Patriot League and now stand at 11-3 with an impressive 9-1 record in the Patriot League.

Hingham junior lefty Rob Madden earned the win  by pitching six strong innings giving up just three earned runs.  Senior David Hogan earned  another save after striking out the final batter of the game with the tying run on third and the go ahead run on second.

Sean Greene and Eddie Bowler both had 2 hits and an RBI for the Harbormen  in the win.  The Harbormen host Sandwich on Tuesday, followed by another home game Wednesday against Whitman-Hanson.

According to CBS Sports Max Preps, Hingham is now ranked 41^st in the state.

 According to HHS Coach Bob Rodger, the team has qualified for the state tournament.  In order to qualify for the post-season, a team must win 50 percent of their games or finish first or second in their league. If more than 16 teams qualify, there will be a preliminary round to determine which teams compete in the round of 16. If fewer than 16 teams qualify, the top seeds would earn a first round bye and would advance to the quarterfinal round without having to play a game.