Clutching a bat almost equal to her height, a 5-year-old Roslindale girl stood in the batter’s box at field at the Ohrenberger School and waited for a pitch.

With a single baseball inscribed with “RIP Nick” and bouquets of flowers scattered across the platform at the Bellevue MBTA stop, groups of teenagers gathered Wednesday night to mourn the loss of their friend Nick Scaringello.

If the Florence Apartments were to ever have a pickup baseball game, there’s a good chance their co-owner would get picked first. After all, it’s former Red Sox all-star Mo Vaughn.

Carol Lundeen is used to aiming her camera, not being the aim of a camera. Thanks to the Learning Channel, she faced somewhat of a role reversal.