Brayden Thayer tossed three strong innings and had three hits and three runs scored at the plate, and Greenfield smacked two grand slams in the fourth inning to bust things open en route to a 16-4 victory over Frontier in Game 2 of the teams’ best-of-three Cal Ripken 11U District II championship series Friday night at Lunt Field in Greenfield.
The Greenfield All-Stars finished off the sweep after winning Game 1 in Whately earlier in the week. Both teams still advance to the double-elimination Cal Ripken State Tournament, set to begin Friday night in Hudson and Bolton. Frontier opens its state tourney with a game against North Middlesex at 5:30, followed at 7:45 by Greenfield against Ashburnham/Westminster.
Frontier cut a 6-0 deficit to 6-4 with a strong third inning at the plate. Greenfield saved its best offense for the fourth inning, when the hosts clubbed two grand slams as part of a 10-run inning to busted things open. Hugh Cyhowski and Braeden Tsipenyuk tallied the grand salamis, and the duo combined for 12 RBIs in the victory.
Devin Dubie had two doubles and two RBIs for Greenfield, while Jackson Campbell and Ethan Quinn combined for four hits, three RBIs and seven runs scored. Ten of Greenfield’s 11 batters recorded at least one hit in the win.
Frontier’s Harry Laflamme threw the ball well for his team, tossing the first three innings. He added a hit and a run scored, while James Lavallee had a hit, two RBIs and a run. Kaden James and Owen Babb both had hits, with Babb recording several outstanding defensive plays at shortstop.
Mickey Mantle
Offense proved hard to come by for Hilltown Hardwood Flooring Diamond Dawgs Friday night, as the squad managed just four hits in a 6-1 loss to Dalton in a Pioneer Valley Youth Baseball League Mickey Mantle baseball game at Pine Grove Park.
Cam Baird, Kyle Devlin, Matt Pollen and Max Leh had the four hits for the Diamond Dawgs, with Leh’s double driving in Devlin for the team’s lone run in the top of the seventh inning.
Devlin took the loss on the mound, striking out four in four innings of work. Tim Fritz tossed a scoreless inning of relief to help the cause.
The Dawgs fell to 3-5 overall, and they’ll look to bounce back Thursday with a home game against Amherst at 5:30 p.m.
Elks League
Through nine weeks of the Country Club of Greenfield’s Elks Golf League, the team of Aaron Campbell and Tim Gochinski occupy the No. 1 spot in the standings with 51 points. Frank McDonald and Art Belanger are right behind with 50 points, followed in third place by Mike Larabee and Tom Rogers at 48½ points.
Two weeks remain in the regular season. The top eight teams earn playoff spots.
GHS coaching search
Greenfield High School is looking for several coaches for the fall.
The Green Wave needs a varsity boys’ soccer coach, junior varsity field hockey coach and middle school field hockey coach.
Anyone interested should send a letter of interest to Mike Kuchieski, 21 Barr Ave., Greenfield, MA, 01301.
FC Hoop Clinic
The 21st annual Franklin County Hoop Clinic sponsored by DRIVE Hoops will take place from July 16 through 20 at Greenfield High School.
The clinic will run daily from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. and is open to boys and girls ages 6 through 14. Cost is $150 per participant and includes breakfast and lunch.
The clinic, which will be limited to the first 60 participants, will be run by Hopkins Academy boys’ varsity basketball coach Angelo Thomas and Greenfield High School girls’ varsity basketball coach John Hickey.
For more information, contact Thomas at 824-6679.
Montague Mug
The 38th annual Montague Mug Race will be held Aug. 19 at 8:30 a.m. from the Village Common in Montague.
The race is 5½ miles and pewter mugs will be awarded to the top male and female finishers, while coffee mugs will be awarded to the top finishers in each division.
T-shirts will be given to the first 90 registrants.
The 2-mile Mini Mug race, now in its 14th year, will take place at 8:35. Registration forms can be found at the Greenfield YMCA, Body Shoppe, Montague Post Office and the Montague Parks & Recreation office, and runners can register at runreg.com. For more information visit montaguemugrace.com or call Ann Fisk at 367-2812 or email shollow25@comcast.net.