Justin Masteralexis struck out 15 and threw just 84 pitches for his first career no-hitter in Amherst Regional’s 12-0 win over Central in Springfield, Thursday.
Masteralexis did not issue a walk with the only base runner coming in the fourth inning courtesy of an error. He helped his own cause with a pair of RBIs and two runs scored as the Hurricanes (7-9) pounded out 16 hits.
J.B. Mills was a homer shy of the cycle in a 3-for-3 day. Evan Hu scored three times and Eli Kayser-Hirsh drove in two runs.
Frontier Regional 10, Hopkins Academy 1 — Corbin Blight had three hits and two RBIs, while Matt Hildreth and Bryan Baumann (RBI) each had two hits as the Red Hawks (15-3, 8-2 league) clinched the Hampshire West league title with the win in South Deerfield.
Kalen Evans struck out four and walked one over six innings for the win. Xavier Santiago finished off the combined three-hitter.
Jack Feltovic had a pair of hits and Noah Scanlon-Dean added one for the Golden Hawks (11-6, 7-3 Hampshire West).
Granby 6, Southwick 5 — Jon Couture hit a bases-clearing double with two outs in the fifth to cap off a five-run inning to propel the Rams (10-7) to a spot in the Western Massachusetts Tournament.
Couture’s only hit of the game came with two outs and the bases loaded. He advanced to third on the throw home then scored on a throwing error by the catcher toward third base.
Ryan Gaughan kicked off Granby’s momentum in the third inning with an RBI double. Michael White struck out 11 in a complete-game performance for the Rams.
Ware 8, Easthampton 1 — Ware broke through for five runs on four hits in the fifth inning then added two more in the seventh to secure the victory.
Nick Jolicoeur was 2-for-2 with a pair of walks to lead the Eagles (10-7). Nick Lloyd drove in Easthampton’s run with a single in the third inning that gave the Eagles a brief lead.
Franklin Tech 8, Smith Vocational 7 — Dylan Fil had two hits, including a double, and three RBIs, but the Vikings (10-8, 5-4 Tri-County) fell in a walk-off.
Nathan Mollison (two walks) and Aidan Pike each scored twice.
Pioneer Regional 20, Smith Academy 5 — Nate Moynihan went 1-for-2 with a double, RBI and a walk, while Michael Basset was 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk, but the Falcons (1-14, 0-10 Hampshire East) fell at home.
Smith Vocational 28, Commerce 6 (6) — The Vikings (10-7, 5-3 Tri-County) trailed 6-4 after the fourth inning, but put up 11 in the fifth and 13 in the sixth to cruise at home, Wednesday.
Will Mollison (two RBIs, four runs) and John Zatowski (six RBIs, two runs) each had three hits. Cole Boisvert and Fil each had three RBIs.
Belchertown 25, South Hadley 4 (5) — Allison Cote led all Belchertown hitters with seven RBIs in the rout.
Gina Camerota and Emma LeBlanc both drove in five runs on three hits each for the Orioles (8-9). All nine Belchertown starters had at least one hit and seven of them had at least one RBI.
Molly Goshea and Karlee Zuhusky both scored once and drove in a run for the Tigers (2-12).
Granby 14, Sabis 8 — The Rams pounded out 19 hits for Granby’s sixth win in the last seven games.
Julia Gauvin was 3-for-5 with five RBIs for Granby (8-7) while Lindsey Wenzel drove in four runs in a 4-for-5 day. Kaeleigh Crouteau was 3-for-5 with two RBIs for the Rams, who scored in six of seven innings.
Hampshire Regional 20, Chicopee 1 — The Raiders clinched the Valley Wheel title behind a one-hitter by Emily Halket.
Hampshire Regional (15-3, 8-0 Valley Wheel) stayed patient at the plate to draw walks and complement its 10 hits. Maggie Rubeck went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored to lead the offense. Katelyn Labrie drove in a run and scored twice and Hannah Wodecki hit a solo homer for her only hit in the game.
South Hadley junior Lindsay Marjanski placed second in the pentathlon with 2,865 points at the Central-West Division 2 Championship. The event was held Thursday at Westfield State University.
Marjanski was first in both the high jump (1.61 meters) and 800 (2:29.4), second in the 100 hurdles (16.61 seconds), and seventh in both the long jump (4.47 meters) and shot put (7.34 meters).
The rest of the meet will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Westfield State.
Girls tennis
South Hadley 5, Holyoke 0
at Mount Holyoke
First singles: Hailey Werenski (SH) def. Maeve Norton, 6-0, 6-0; Second singles: Amy Hampson (SH) def. Paige Brainard, 6-0, 6-0; Third singles: Taylor Gelinas (SH) won by forfeit; First doubles: Aislin Ford & Bella Earle (SH) def. Shirley Mulero & Kara McGuiness, 6-1, 6-0; Second doubles: Julia Pratt & Emily Remillard (SH) def. Erin O’Donnell & Francheska Rivera, 6-0, 6-0
Records: South Hadley (12-2) Holyoke (0-15)
Baseball
Amherst Regional 12, Central 0
Amherst Regional 303 006 0 — 12 16 1
Central 000 000 0 — 0 0 4
WP—Masteralexis LP— Anderson
Records: Amherst Regional (7-9)
Granby 6, Southwick 5
Southwick 120 001 1 — 5 10 1
Turners Falls 001 050 0 — 6 8 1
WP—White LP—Burnett
Records: Granby (10-7)
Ware 8, Easthampton 1
Ware 000 150 2 — 8 10 1
Easthampto 001 000 0 — 1 6 5
WP—Orszulak LP—Jolicoeur
Records: Easthampton (10-7)
Northampton 2, Holyoke 1
Northampton 100 001 0 — 2 5 0
Holyoke 000 001 0 — 1 4 2
WP—N. Kelleher-Mochak LP—Colon S—Serio
Records: Northampton (7-11, 6-5 Valley Wheel) Holyoke (5-13, 3-7)
Franklin Tech 8,
Smith Vocational 7
Smith Voke 100 131 1 — 7 7 1
Franklin 100 303 1 — 8 14 4
WP—Cole LP—Mollison
Records: Smith Voke (10-8, 5-4 Tri-County)
Smith Vocational 28,
Commerce 6 (6)
Smith Voke 112 0(11)(13) — 28 14 5
Commerce 141 00 — 6 10 4
WP—Drobiak LP—Francisco
Records: Smith Voke (10-7, 5-3 Tri-County)
Pioneer Regional 20,
Smith Academy 5
Pioneer 570 521 0 — 20 22 3
Smith 030 020 0 — 5 3 3
WP—Hubbard LP—Cavanaugh
Records: PVR (9-10, 4-6 Hampshire East) Smith Academy (1-14, 0-10)
Frontier Regional 10,
Hopkins Academy 1
Hopkins 100 000 0 — 1 3 4
Hopkins 320 203 x — 10 12 2
WP—Evans LP—Ciaglo
Records: Hopkins (11-6, 7-3 Hampshire West) Frontier (15-3, 8-2)
Softball
Belchertown 25,
South Hadley 4 (5)
South Hadley 310 00 — 4 6 2
Hampshire 397 6x — 25 20 1
WP—Ouimette LP—Rainaud
Records: Belchertown (8-9); South Hadley (2-12)
Granby 14, Sabis 8
Granby 320 224 1 — 14 19 4
Sabis 300 210 2 — 8 9 4
WP—Lanou LP—Wyzynski
Records: Granby (8-7)
Hampshire Regional 20, Chicopee 1 (5)
Chicopee 100 00 — 1 1 2
Hampshire (10)32 5x — 20 10 1
WP—Halket LP—Wright
Records: Hampshire Regional (15-3, 8-0 Valley Wheel)