Riding a high-powered offensive performance, Mohawk Trail Regional High School punched its ticket to the Western Mass. Tournament on Monday.
The Warriors scored five in the second and eight in the third, giving starting pitcher Emily Page plenty of support in a 13-1 win over Ware High School in a five-inning independent softball game in Buckland.
“We are all very excited to make it into tournament but we’re focusing greatly on our next game because in (the Franklin County League), anything is possible,” said Mohawk coach Katelyn Gaffigan of her team, which is in third place in the FCL.
Mohawk (10-4) was led offensively by Ashley Walker’s three hits, including a pair of triples and five RBI. Emma Reid had a pair of hits, while Olivia Dubrule had a hit and two RBI.
Page struck out three and walked two in the complete-game effort in the circle.
Junior Peyton Emery allowed just one unearned run in seven innings, scattering three hits while striking out nine and walking one to lift Turners Falls High School to a 12-1 win over Ludlow High School in an independent softball game Monday night under the lights at the Bourdeau Fields Complex.
The win over a Division I foe saw Turners improve to 11-2 overall in a week that will feature four games in four days. The Powertown travels to Hopkins Academy today and Mahar Regional School Wednesday before hosting the big one with Greenfield High School on Thursday night.
Turners jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second and tacked on three more in the third against Ludlow (6-9).
Gabby Arzuaga and Jordyn Fiske smacked two hits each in the win, while Olivia Whittier added a hit and drove in two runs. Aly Murphy singled and drove in a run, as did Maddy Johnson.
Holding a 7-1 lead in the fifth, Turners pushed four runs across in the home half to put things out of reach.
Greenfield 10, FC Tech 0 — It was a long day of softball for Greenfield High School on Monday. Despite playing two games against two different opponents, the Green Wave took care of business to continue its outstanding season.
The host Green Wave scored in every inning but the first in the nightcap of the double-dip, steadily building on its lead en route to a 10-0 win over Franklin County Technical School in an independent softball matchup under the lights at Veterans Memorial Field.
Samantha Smith’s hot streak continued, as she paced the Wave with four hits and an RBI. Grace Kennedy had three hits in the win, while Raegan Hickey registered two hits and three RBI. Molley Duclos also had two hits, while Audrey Bresciano hit a double and drove in three runs.
Jocelyn Crowningshield and Hailey Jackson had singles for Tech (8-7), while Rachel Shearer went the distance in the circle.
The Greenfield pitching tandem of Olivia Joy (five innings, 10 strikeouts) and Gianna Conte (two innings, three strikeouts) combined for the victory.
Greenfield 14, Hopkins 0 (5) — In the opener of the doubleheader, Joy and Conte combined on a three-hit shutout in Greenfield’s 14-0 victory in five innings against Hopkins Academy in Franklin County League play.
Joy went the first three innings, while Conte came up from JV to close things out with two scoreless frames. The duo combined for seven strikeouts in five innings of work.
Greenfield scored five runs in the second and seven in the third to jump on the overmatched Hawks (3-11, 0-10 FCL). Grace Kennedy led her team with three hits and an RBI, while Isabella Justiniano, Hickey, Katie Haselton and Smith had two hits apiece. Smith drilled a home run to go with three RBI, while Hickey also drove in three.
With two wins under their belts on Monday, the Wave (12-1, 9-1) now set their sights to a night game against Pioneer Valley Regional School tonight at Vets.
Pioneer 20, Smith Voke 1 (5) — The offense got to work early and often, as host Pioneer Valley Regional School stormed out to a 5-0 lead after one inning and make quick work of Smith Vocational & Agricultural High School, 20-1, in a five-inning independent softball game under the lights in Northfield Monday night.
Brianna Jobst led the offense with three hits and four RBI in the win, while Olivia Rowe hit a home run and drove in four of her own. Sammie Belhumeur tripled and drove in three runs, while Amelia Marchand and Shelby Avery both had two hits in Pioneer’s 16-hit attack.
Pioneer led 10-1 after two innings and 17-1 after three. That was plenty for starter Kaylee Gibson, who struck out eight in three innings before Stephanie Scoville finished things up with five strikeouts in the final two stanzas.