Heroes are born each year during the Massachusett Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournament.

In Thursday's Division 1 preliminary baseball game at B.M.C. Durfee High School, Malden senior outfielder Thomas Lynch Jr. put on his superhero cape.z

With two outs and the tying run just 90 feet away, Hilltopper senior Will Labrie hit a line drive in the gap in right center that appeared to heading for extra bases. But Lynch Jr. made a miraculous, diving grab that ended Durfee's season.

"It feels great right now," Lynch Jr. said after the No. 37 Golden Tornadoes stunned the No. 28 Hilltoppers, 3-2, before a large gathering at the Joseph “Skip” Lewis turf baseball field. "It's our first state tournament win since I've been here. It feels good to back up my pitcher."

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