Deprospo, Smith bats keep St. John's sailing.

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COLUMN: HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

BASEBALL

St. John's 8, Holy Name 6

Nick Deprospo had a bases-clearing triple as part of a six-run sixth inning for the top-ranked Pioneers in a road win.

Garret Smith went 3 for 3 with a pair of doubles for SJ (10-3, 4-1 Central Mass.).

Taylor Kapulka and Wally Derosier each drove in a pair of runs for the Naps (7-4, 2-3).

Oxford 3, Grafton 1

Chris Ryan and Alex Roycewicz each went 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI as the Pirates (4-8, 2-3) used a three-run sixth inning to grab a SWCL East win over the Indians (7-4, 3-2).

Leominster 19, Shrewsbury 4

Nick Rocheleau drove in five runs, highlighted by a three-run double in the third inning, as the host Blue Devils (4-5) upset the third-ranked Colonials (10-4) at Doyle Field.

Derrick Boucher also had a big day for Leominster, going 3 for 3 with 2 homers, 4 RBIs and 4 runs.

Wachusett 12, Fitchburg 2

The sixth-ranked Mountaineers (7-4, 4-2) clubbed three home runs, two of them in a six-run fifth inning that turned their Mid-Wach A game into a rout.

With Wachusett leading, 5-2, senior DH Rich Pedone (2 for 3) connected for a three-run shot in the big inning, and senior right fielder Derek Ingui added a two-run blast. Senior left fielder Keith Bates (3 for 4) had a two-run homer earlier.

David Ptak had a home run, double and two RBIs for the visiting Red Raiders (4-7, 2-4).

Clinton 23, Murdock 7

Kyle Grady had four hits, including a grand slam and double, and knocked in seven runs for the seventh-ranked Gaels (10-1, 7-0 Mid-Wach C) in Winchendon.

Travis Champagne homered for the Blue Devils (4-5, 3-4).

Marlboro 2, Westboro 1

Wes Russell's double drove in Lane Garvey in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the fifth-ranked Panthers (9-2, 6-0) at home in a Mid-Wach B game that featured only five hits.

The Rangers (4-4, 2-3) scored first when Taylor Allen brought in Alex Dion with a sacrifice fly in the second inning. Marlboro tied it in the fifth when Garvey singled home Ryan Fahey, who was hit by a pitch.

Northbridge 10, Uxbridge 9

Craig Bedigian had a two-run single in the seventh inning that gave the visiting Rams (10-2) the win. Tyler Bennett added two hits and Jarrod Stuczynsky two RBIs.

Kyle Allaire went 3 for 4 and Nate Forsythe had a two-run homer for the Spartans (7-4).

Sutton 3, Douglas 2

Junior Joe McNeil belted the winning RBI single in the fifth inning to lift the Sammies (5-5, 3-5) to a DVC win.

Pitcher Brian Poudrier had an RBI single for the Tigers (7-4...