WINTHROP — Ben Allen was Mountain Valley Conference cross country champion.

Adam Hachey and Ben Caprara shared in a golf state title.

Mario Meucci and Dakota Carter were part of an undefeated regular season in football as juniors.

Matt Sekerak was such a sensational soccer goalie that he was a first-team all-star for a team that didn’t win a single game.

Allen, Carter, Sekerak and Joe Fay teamed up to win their league’s basketball championship.

Fay, Carter and Sekerak are top-10 students and MVC academic all-stars.

“They’re all all-stars in their own right,” Winthrop baseball coach Marc Fortin said. “Most of them are three-sport athletes.”

We could go on, but by now you probably understand why it’s no surprise that Winthrop will play for a Class C West baseball championship at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish.

Seven seniors added yet another MVC championship trophy to their amazing take before knocking off Hall-Dale and Monmouth in the playoffs. They’ll seek to complete a trifecta over their three chief rivals when they face St. Dom’s at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

“It’s a great feeling,” Allen said. “We’ve been lucky to have a lot of great teams here. This class has done a lot. There are a lot of athletes in this senior class.”

Of all the unforgettable names Winthrop has produced in its storied athletic history, Fortin believes that Allen is the first to win a piece of a championship and all-star distinction in all three sports seasons.

He will attend Lasell College in Newton, Mass., and play baseball next year.

“We’ve got a lot of leaders in that group, but I’d say he’s the baseball leader,” Fortin said. “Saturday’s game, we told everybody to be here at 11 (a.m.). I came in at 10, and he was already here. He’s always the first one here and he’s always the last one out. You turn around and Ben’s got a rake in his hand.”

Pitcher/center fielder Allen and third baseman Meucci are four-year starters.

If Allen is the serious, attentive one, Meucci is the casual jokester until the umpire gives the command to play ball.

“This is the first year he’s really been serious about anything,” Fortin said, grimacing as he accentuated the last word.

Meucci scored the winning run after a leadoff triple in the bottom of the sixth inning, punctuating Saturday’s 9-8 semifinal victory over Monmouth.

“For the most part we’re laid-back in practice, but we come out and play ball and we like to win,” Meucci said. “We’re competitive. When it comes to game time, we all click and we’re on one schedule.”

Sekerak, who returned this year from a torn ACL suffered at the end of his junior basketball season, is Wednesday’s scheduled starting pitcher. He and Allen are both 5-1.

Carter is the rock behind the plate. Hachey anchors the middle infield at second base. Caprara has played right field and excelled as a designated hitter. Fay is a year-round role player who brings his positive attitude to every sport.

“We’ve all played through T-ball up together,” Hachey said. “We know each other pretty well. We have good team chemistry. That helps quite a lot. We’re pretty comfortable with each other.”

They’re also more comfortable facing St. Dom’s than most teams, having beaten the Saints in the regular season as juniors and seniors.

“We love to play the Dom’s,” Allen said with a smile. “There’s nothing better than beating the Dom’s.”

St. Dom’s knocked out Winthrop in the 2013 semifinals and 2014 quarterfinals.

“We’ve had some fun with them in the past. It’s a rivalry we look forward to each season,” Fay said. “Especially playing us, they’re going to come in ready to fight us. We beat them during the regular season, and they’re going to want a piece of us.”

“It could be potentially our last baseball game,” Caprara added. “We want to play as hard as we can knowing it could be our last.”

Whenever the journey ends, it’s only a beginning for these Ramblers.

Sekerak plans to play soccer at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Hachey is slated to golf at St. Joe’s. Carter will attend Springfield College. Caprara is bound for the University of Maine. Fay will head for Hofstra. Meucci is using community college to launch his quest to become a game warden.

“Everyone has contributed something. I think that’s a huge piece,” Allen said. “Everyone out there has played a role in a game this year. When that happens, only success can take place.”

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