Monday, June 8, 2009
CHICOPEE - And the Saints go marching on.
St. Mary pitcher Matt Czach held the Frontier Regional baseball team's bats quiet for most of Saturday afternoon and the Saints scored 10 times over the final three innings to earn a 10-5 win in the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament championship game at Szot Park.
Friday, June 5, 2009
GREENFIELD - The Frontier Regional baseball team has now defended its title for seven straight games.
On Saturday, the Red Hawks will face one more opponent looking to dethrone the champs.
Frontier advanced to the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament championship game with an 8-3 victory over Hopkins Academy in the semifinal round Thursday at Veterans Memorial Field.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
BELCHERTOWN - If not for one bad inning, the Belchertown baseball team might have won Monday. And if not for a slip, the Orioles probably would have at least played extra innings.
Instead their season came to an end in frustrating fashion in the Western Massachusetts Division 2 Tournament quarterfinals.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
AMHERST - The Amherst Regional baseball team was silenced Monday.
Rey Guzman and John Sypek combined to two-hit the Hurricanes as Chicopee defeated Amherst 5-1 in the Western Massachusetts Division 1 Tournament quarterfinal round.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
NORTHFIELD - Pitching on just two days rest, Burke Bonneville expected his right arm to be fatigued.
But the Hopkins Academy senior ace was plenty strong in a 6-2 win over Pioneer Regional in the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament quarterfinals on Monday night.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
SHEFFIELD - Can the Frontier Regional baseball team repeat the unthinkable? Don't count it out.
The seventh-seeded Red Hawks scored three early runs and added another three in the fifth en route to a 7-5 victory over No. 2 Mount Everett in the quarterfinals of the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Baseball Tournament on Monday.
Monday, June 1, 2009
SOUTH DEERFIELD - It looked like the number 13 was going to be very unlucky for the Frontier Regional baseball team on Saturday.
Westfield Vocational scored one run in the top of the 13th inning to take a lead on the Red Hawks in the first-round game of the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Hoosac Valley 6, South Hadley 5 - The No. 7 Hurricanes (13-8) scored three times in the bottom of the seventh inning to rally over the No. 10 Tigers (6-15) in a Western Massachusetts Division 2 first-round game Saturday in Cheshire.
Nick Bourdon smacked a two-run single to give Hoosac the walk-off win.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
AMHERST - Amherst Regional junior Kevin Ziomek pitched a perfect game against Northampton in the opening round of the Western Massachusetts Division 1 Tournament Friday night.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
"Battle of the Bridge" Part III will be held Friday night.
Get the peanuts, popcorn and sunflower seeds ready.
The Amherst Regional and Northampton baseball teams will meet for a third time this season when they face off in the first round of the Western Massachusetts Division 1 Tournament at 6 p.m. at Community Field.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
DIVISION 1
Amherst Regional
Record: 13-7
Seed/Opponent: No. 4/Hosts No. 13 Northampton at 6 p.m. Friday
Last tournament appearance: 2008, lost to Agawam 3-0 in first round
Saturday, May 23, 2009
The defending Western Massachusetts Division 3 baseball champions will defend their title after all.
Anthony Laurenitis' sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning scored Gary Grandonico from third to provide the winning margin in Frontier Regional's 3-2 win over Palmer that clinched a postseason berth for the Red Hawks, who finished the regular season at 10-10.
Friday, May 22, 2009
The Frontier Regional baseball team won its third straight game and kept its postseason hopes alive with a 7-2 victory over Turners Falls Thursday in South Deerfield.
The Red Hawks (9-10, 7-9 Hampshire) need to beat Palmer (11-7) at 3:30 p.m. today in South Deerfield to earn a bid. Gary Grandonico (3-2) will pitch for Frontier.
Friday, May 22, 2009
South Hadley 13, Belchertown 4 - T.J. Broderick picked up his first varsity win as the Tigers (6-11, 3-4 Suburban) defeated the Orioles (11-8, 3-5 Suburban) at home.
South Hadley led 5-4 after two innings, but Broderick (four hits, two earned runs, six strikeouts) settled down with five shutout innings.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Chuck Hebb and Steffen Herter started two-out rallies in both the sixth and eighth innings as the Amherst Regional baseball team kept its league title hopes alive with a 3-2 win Monday in eight innings in Westfield.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Kevin Ziomek pitched Amherst Regional back into the Valley League picture with a one-hitter as the Hurricanes won 4-0 to hand Westfield its first league loss with a setback at Community Field.
Ziomek struck out nine, walked four and hit one batter in seven innings to improve to 5-1.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
What a difference a month makes.
The Hopkins Academy baseball team rolled past Frontier Regional 13-2 Monday in South Deerfield to avenge an early season loss.
Frontier beat the Golden Hawks 12-4 in Hadley on April 15. Hopkins (12-3, 9-3 Hampshire) has now won 10 straight.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Zack Cloutier tossed a two-hitter in his first varsity start as the Granby baseball team qualified for the postseason with a 3-0 victory over Commerce at home Thursday.
The sophomore struck out seven and walked one as Granby improved to 10-2.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
The South Hadley baseball team came from behind to beat visiting Central 4-3 in eight innings on Wednesday.
Matt Roy hit a walk-off single to score Sam Belsky as the Tigers (3-8) overcame a 3-2 deficit heading into the bottom of the eighth.
Jason Bourque led off the inning with a single and scored the tying run on an RBI double by Belsky (three hits).
Thursday, May 7, 2009
AMHERST - Fred Shepard described his baseball team's current state as "permanent fire."
That pretty much sums up the way Amherst Regional is playing these days.
The Hurricanes continued their hot streak with a 10-1 victory over Valley League foe Holyoke on Wednesday night.
