Four All-Stars named for state champion baseball team

ERIC ARCHAMBAULT, pictured here with Brady Cullen, was named the Boston Globe Div. 3 Coach Of the Year. (Eric Evans Photo)

NORTH READING — The Div. 3 state champion North Reading High baseball team had plenty of individual postseason accolades to go along with their team trophy. 

Four Hornets were named to the CAL All-Star team: Gavin Brady, Matt Mancinelli, Christian Lava and Ethan Quan. All four were juniors this season. 

MATT MANCINELLI — CAL Player Of the Year, Globe/Herald All-Scholastic

Mancinelli and Brady were named to the All-League team. 

Mancinelli also earned the CAL Player of the Year Award. Additionally, he was named to both the Boston Herald and Boston Globe All-Scholastic teams. The catcher led NR in batting average (.420), RBI (26) and doubles (8). He had 29 hits and 9 walks. 

GAVIN BRADY

Brady broke the all-time NRHS stolen-base record with 37. He was only caught stealing once. The center fielder also led the team in on-base percentage at .529 while hitting for an average of .403 and adding 14 walks, 10 RBI, 27 hits and 25 runs scored.

CHRISTIAN LAVA

Lava had a team-high 33 hits including two triples. The left fielder had 14 stolen bases, 22 RBI, 24 runs and a .402 average. 

ETHAN QUAN

Quan had a great season on the mound, leading the team in innings pitched (57), ERA (1.71) and strikeouts (43) while racking up a record of 8-2. Opponents only hit .240 against the righty. 

North Reading head coach Eric Archambault was also recognized as the Boston Globe’s Div. 3 Coach of the Year. In his 11th season at the helm of the Hornets, coach “Arch” led the team to an overall record of 21-4, guiding NR to their first state title since 2012. 

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