Behind a shutout pitching performance by Ryan Boucher, the North Reading Hornets beat Shawsheen, 4-0, on Tuesday in coach Frank Carey’s final home game.
The Hornets next face Austin Prep at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 5 at Endicott College in Beverly in the semifinal of the North Division 3 tournament.
Austin Prep, which is the number 19 seed in the tournament, has upset Greater Lowell, Greater Lawrence and Weston on their way to the semifinal. Austin Prep was 10-10 in the regular season, but has outscored its opponents 16-4 in its three tournament games.
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