Wednesday’s high schools: Noah Bleakley, Granby shut down Monson

Staff reports

Published: 04-26-2017 11:35 PM

Senior pitcher Noah Bleakley threw a shutout and struck out 12, as the Granby baseball team beat Monson 9-0 on the road Wednesday.

Bleakley punched out the first five batters he faced and walked just one in seven innings.

“Pretty dominant performance,” Granby coach Jim Woods said. “He got his first pitch strike over, and his off-speed stuff was pretty spot on.”

Mike Sosa had three hits and two RBIs for the Rams (5-3). Tom Rezzani added tow hits and three RBIs.

Joe Bessette went 2-for-4, and Joe Desormier had a hit and an RBI.

Mahar 18, Hopkins Academy 3 — Noah Scanlon-Dean went 3-for-4 in a road loss.

The Golden Hawks (3-3) committed five errors.

South Hadley 17, Easthampton 7 — Nehemiah Wilson was 2-for-4 with an RBI triple, and pitched two shutout innings to close the game. Drew Foley had three singles, two runs and two RBIs for the Tigers (3-1).

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Dawson Wolcott and Matt Zielenski each singled twice, and Wolcott drove in a run. Nathan Morse added an RBI double for the Eagles (1-4).

Softball

Granby 18, Smith Academy 4 (5) — The Rams (2-5) had 19 hits in a home win.

Kylie Biron (three RBIs) was 2-for-2 with a two-run homer, while Kate Sullivan (two RBIs) went 3-for-3 with a solo home run.

Emily Sawyer doubled twice and drove in three.

Karlie Guimond singled and scored twice for Smith Academy (1-4).

Longmeadow 16, Belchertown 4 (5) — The Orioles (1-6) had 12 hits, but left 12 runners on base.

Emma Leblanc and Tiffany Mann each went 3-for-3 with a run scored.

Delaney O’Brien was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

Minnechaug 12, South Hadley 0 — Mikhaila Edge had a hit and was hit by a pitch for the Tigers (0-6).

Girls lacrosse

Brattleboro Union 14, Amherst 13 (2OT) — The Hurricanes stormed back from a halftime deficit to force overtime, but fell on the road.

Rachel Kawall led Amherst with six goals. Malia McDonald added three goals and an assist.

Jane O’Connell found the back of the net twice, and Tea LaRaja and Malina Kern had one goal each.

Cleo Hein had five saves for the Hurricanes, including two in overtime.

Baseball

Granby 9, Monson 0

Granby             220 023 0 — 9 10 0

Monson             000 000 0 — 0 4 5

WP—Bleakley LP—Feister

Records: Granby (5-3) Monson (2-6)

Mahar 18, Hopkins Academy 3

Hopkins              101 001 0 — 3 11 5

Mahar             203 (11)02 x — 18 12 0

WP—Peredina LP—Scanlon-Dean

Records: Hopkins Academy (3-3) Mahar (3-4)

South Hadley 17, Easthampton 7

South Hadley             051 510 5 – 17 14 3

Easthampton             002 500 0 – 7 8 12

WP—Mooney LP— Soucy

Records: South Hadley (3-1), Easthampton (1-4)

Softball

Granby 18, Smith 4 (5)

Smith             003 01 – 4 2 2

Granby              738 0x – 18 19 2

WP—Wenzel LP—Skainski

Records: Granby (2-5), Smith Academy (1-4)

Longmeadow 16,
Belchertown 4 (5)

Longmeadow             152 17 – 16 13 0

Belchertown             004 00 – 4 12 1

WP—Mansfield LP—Roux

Records: Longmeadow (4-3), Belchertown (1-6)

Minnechaug 12, South Hadley 0

Minnechaug             323 121 0 – 12 14 0

South Hadley             000 000 0 – 0 2 1

WP—LangoneLP—Ottomaniello

Records: South Hadley (0-6), Minnechaug (8-0)

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