Arlington’s Roche a big hit in grad season on Franklin Pierce diamond

James Roche passed up his senior season on the baseball diamond last spring at Bentley, where he was a .324 career hitter. Instead, he enrolled at Northeast-10 Conference rival Franklin Pierce as a grad student. The former Arlington High star certainly enhanced his chances for selection in June’s Major League first-year player draft, hitting a career high .361 with a school-record 17 home runs.