Matt Field struck out 12 in a complete-game, two-hitter as Turners Falls Athletic Club handed Greenfield Savings Bank its first loss of the season with a 3-1 win in Newt Guilbault Community League action Monday at Gamelin Field in Turners Falls.
Sammy Studlien tripled, singled and drove in two runs, and Field helped himself out with a pair of hits. Brody Girard had a hit, and Grady Deery made a great catch in right field.
Mason Lehtomaki and Trevor Lyons each had one hit in the loss.
• In other Newt Guilbault action, Kainen Stevens’ monster night propelled St. Kazimierz Society to a 17-2 win over Booska’s Flooring.
Stevens struck out 10 in four innings on the mound in addition to a double, single and four RBIs at the plate. Zavyey Nieves had another big night with three hits and three RBIs, while Jackson Cogswell (two hits, two RBIs) and Brayden Talbot (hit) also played key roles.
Booska’s Flooring received four strikeouts on the bump from Jacob Maynard. Cam Lastar (hit, run), Darian Burnett (run) and Max Brunette (three strikeouts in two innings) also played well.
GML
Braiden Cypher and Jake Markwell each hit the ball well to help Berkshire Insurance past Bobby C’s DJ Service, 12-11, in a Greenfield Minor League AA Division baseball game Monday night at Lunt Field.
Julian James slugged a home run in the win, and Aaron Meuse and Jorden Welcome each struck out two on the mound.
Lucas Allenby, Mike Mickiewicz and Paxton Phelps each had multiple hits in the loss. Carter Malouin pitched well with two strikeouts.
• In A Division play, the Moose edged Tom Call Excavation, 15-12, Monday night behind four doubles from Leo McDonald and four hits and three RBIs from Nicholas Bassett.
Layla Coffin went 3-for-4 with three RBIs for the Moose. Also contributing were Avery Lococo (three hits) and Brantly Deming (three hits), while Harper Schwerin and Evemarie Page knocked in two runs apiece.
Jaden Howard and Preston Charboneau both smacked four hits with two doubles apiece.
Frontier Ripken
Tegan Dexter was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle and also struck out six in three innings on the mound as the Delta Sand & Gravel Green Goats defeated Pekarski’s Sausage, 13-4, in a Frontier Cal Ripken baseball game Monday in Conway.
Austin D’Urso went 2-for-3 with a double in the win, and Max Skribiski-Banack went 3-for-4 with a double. Skribiski-Banack also struck out two in one inning on the mound, while Tasuya Goodrow earned the save.
Andrew Canepa went 2-for-2 in the win.
• Elsewhere, Michael Hioe had one hit, three RBIs and scored three runs to lead Polish American Citizens Club to a 9-5 win over Wilcox Builders in Hatfield.
Hioe also struck out eight in three scoreless innings on the mound.
Jake Wilcox went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the loss, and AJ Desmond had one hit and one RBI.
• In action from Saturday, Yankee Candle rode the pitching of Owen Babb and Dylan Camp to a 13-1 win over Greenfield’s New Fortune.
Babb earned the win, striking out four in three innings, and Camp finished up the final frame.
CJ Hannum (2-for-2, two RBIs) led the Yankee Candle offense with contributions also from Babb (hit, run), Harry Laflamme (hit, two RBIs), Camp (two runs, RBI), Mason Thornton (2-for-2, two RBIs), Brayden McDonough (two runs), Will Johnson (2-for-3, two RBIs), Kaden James (run) and Austin D’Urso (2-for-3, RBI).
New Fortune’s Jacob Brook (hit), Ethan Quinn (run) and Jayden Hunter (hit, RBI) led the way for their club.
Mohawk Youth
Mason Bassett struck out four in two innings, while Alvin Richardson, Kaiden Piantanida and Luke Anderson all had big hits to send the Colrain Giants to a 15-14 win over the Buckland/Shelburne Braves in a Mohawk Youth Baseball League Minors Division game, Monday.
Cole Cross tripled at the plate and pitched well for the Braves. Liam Walker tripled and drove in a pair of runs.
GMS tops Great Falls
Greenfield Middle School hit three home runs on Monday afternoon to get past Great Falls Middle School, 13-1, in a softball game in Greenfield.
Carly Blanchard went 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs in the victory, while Ainslee Flynn finished 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Amber Bergeron also went yard for the Green Wave as part of a two-hit, two-RBI performance.
Mackenzie Paulin struck out 13 in six innings to pick up the victory.
Brooke Thayer pitched well in the loss.
GGSL
Anna Bucala struck out eight over four innings and Pipione’s Sport Shop bested Freedom Credit Union, 16-11, in a Greenfield Girls Softball League Ponytail Division game Monday night at Murphy Park in Greenfield.
Shelby O’Leary went 2-for-2 with a double and two RBIs in the win, and Cordelia Guerin went 2-for-3 with three runs batted in. Kylee Gamache was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, Bucala was 2-for-2 with an RBI, and Eva Ferreira had a hit and four runs batted in. Aquinnah Mass had one hit and one RBI, and Mackenzie Clark hit an inside-the-park home run.
Skylei Lapan struck out six in three innings for Freedom Credit Union, and Madison Dietz struck out one in relief. Ava Fortin drove in three runs, while Ava Worden, Lapan and Cayleigh Aldrich each had two RBIs.
• Also, Autumn Thorton racked up three hits for the Purple Panthers as they beat Pelletier Electric 4-1 in a Lil Nippers Division battle.
Ivy Loped had two hits and Tilly Dulles had a hit and a great defensive play to add to the win.
Maya Laprade had two hits and Audrina Gexler roped a single in the loss.
• In other Lil Nippers action, Amelia Bouchard, Olivia Lemay and Savanna Healey went 3-for-3 to send Franklin First Federal Credit Union to a 9-2 win over Precision Driving School.
Sophia Fides had two hits.
Hole in one alert
Mace Foehl-Hemphill now needs both hands to count her career holes-in-one.
Foehl-Hemphill, the varsity golf coach at Northfield Mount Hermon School, recorded the sixth ace of her career on Monday. With witnesses Thomas Zhang and Ben Womsley watching, Foehl-Hemphill aced the 140-yard third hole at Crumpin-Fox Club.
F.C. Clinic
Registrations are now being accepted for the Franklin County Field Hockey Clinic, which will take place July 15-19 at Greenfield High School.
The clinic is run by GHS coach Erin Thayer as well as high school players from her team. It is open to students entering grades 3 through 7.
The clinic runs each day from 9 a.m. until noon and costs $150. Players can purchase an equipment package (which includes stick, ball, mouth guard and shin guard) for an additional $60.
The clinic will focus on stretching and footwork drills, fundamental skills, and offensive and defensive skills as well as small games and 7 vs. 7 scrimmages.
To register or for more information contact Thayer (Esuchanek@aol.com).