TURNER'S FALLS — On Wednesday, Lily Ross of the Franklin Tech softball team struck out four inside the circle and allowed just one hit. In a Franklin County League East game at Nancy Gifford Field, the left-handed pitcher pitched four innings for the win as the Eagles defeated Mahar 12-0 in five innings.
Braley Berg pitched five scoreless innings for Franklin Tech (13-1), then scored twice in the home half to secure a dominating victory.
For the Eagles, Kylie Gamache had two hits and two RBIs, and Kate Trudeau had a double and a double. Shelby O'Leary also had two RBIs in the win, and Allison George also had a hit and an RBI.
The Eagles now turn their attention to Thursday night's big game in Greenfield. Both teams will meet at Betts Field at 6 p.m.
Frontier 11, Mount Greylock 7 — After the Redhawks took a 9-2 lead heading into the fifth inning, the Mounties fought back to make the game interesting.
Visiting Greylock pulled within 9-7 in the sixth inning before Frontier added two insurance runs to take the Franklin County League West victory at Hurley Field in Whateley.
Frontier's Whitney Campbell caught a powerful batting drive in the 7th inning to end the game.
Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the second inning, Rayne Wonsey (2-for-2, 4 RBIs) hit a triple with the bases loaded, giving the Red Hawks a permanent lead. Abby Shriver's groundout and a single by Skyler Steele (2-for-4, 2 RBI) scored Delaney Fifield to make it 6-1, followed by Wonsey, Steele (double), and Liv Massion (3-for-4). struck. He scored in the third to make it 9-2.
Fifield was responsible for scoring Ashley Taylor on a triple in the bottom of the sixth inning, then scoring on a passed ball, guaranteeing two runs.
Taylor (6ER, 1BB, 2Ks) pitched seven innings for the RedHawks, who travel to Wacona on Thursday.
Mohawk Trail 17, Northampton 5 — The Warriors returned to the .500 mark for the season thanks to a convincing Franklin County League East win at Bucklund on Wednesday.
Mohawk Trail won its second straight game with Kaylin Sumner leading the pitching staff with four strikeouts (6-6). Sumner also had a single at bat.
Other offensive contributors for the Warriors include Avi Dobias (2 hits), Addie Loomis (2 triples), Sophia Goodnow (hits), Abby Moffatt (hits), Shelby Collier (2 hits), and Rachel Pease (three home runs) and Maddie Cosentino (two hits). hit).
Mohawk Trail set the tone by scoring four points in the first and seven points in the second. The club will host a double-header against Athol on Thursday, starting at 2:30 p.m., continuing a stretch of games that have been suspended since earlier this spring.
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Granby 3, Athol 0 – The host Rams defeated the Bears on Wednesday night.
Granby won by a score of 25-14, 25-12, 25-11.
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Ware 6, Turners 1 — Ware's Nate Kazooka had six strikeouts in six innings and held the Thunder to just three hits and one run on Wednesday at the Bourdeau Fields Complex in Turners Falls.
Joey Mosca took the loss for the Turners, striking out four and allowing six hits and six runs in 51/3 innings. Mosca also had two hits in his at-bat.
Deven Sloan drove in the Turners' only run, hitting Cam Barnett in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Late Tuesday results
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Turners 3, Wahcona 1 — The Thunder scored two runs in the fifth inning and one in the sixth to break through in the Franklin County League West against the Warriors on Tuesday at Gary Mullins Field.
After Janelle Massey hit a single to center field and Madisyn Dietz followed with a hit, Ella Kolodziej pushed them both with a triple to center field to put the Turners ahead in the fifth inning. Mia Marigliano hit a single and then Holly Myers hit a sacrifice fly to score in the sixth.
Madi Riimatainen of the Thunder allowed three hits and had 11 strikeouts.
Pioneer 12, SICS 11 — Kelly Baird hit a double and scored on a passed ball to lead the Panthers to a victory over the Bulldogs on Tuesday at Northfield.
Avery Johnson had a triple and a single and two RBIs, Layla Goulston had a double and a single, Jacobia Tyminski had two hits and an RBI, Allie Clary had three hits and an RBI, and Baird added two singles. He scored 2 RBIs. He won the game with eight strikeouts.
Results late Monday
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GREENFIELD 4, HAMPSHIRE 3 (10) — Ainsley Flynn replaced the Greenfield softball team Monday night.
Greenfield and Hampshire Regional were tied 3-3 after the seventh inning, and that score remained until the 10th inning. Anna Bukala walked to advance the Green Wave, and Flynn hit a line drive into the right-center wall to push Bukala in and push Greenfield to a 4-3 walk-off victory at Betts Field. The Wave swept Hampshire State in the regular season with a win last week on the road in Westhampton.
The Raiders held a 3-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning, but Greenfield stormed back to tie the game. Mackenzie Poulin and Gloria McDonald started the rally with singles before Ivy Ray grounded out to score Poulin and cut the lead to 3-2. Elise Benitez came to the plate and hit a hit to center field, scoring McDonald and sending a play to the extras.
Carly Blanchard scored Bukala on a grounder to third base, giving the Green Wave a 1-0 lead. CC Thayer hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, giving Hampshire a 3-1 lead.
Poulin pitched all 10 innings for Greenfield, striking out eight and giving up seven hits.
