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By HANNAH BEVIS 

HOLYOKE – When it comes to summer ball, high school and college players have a lot of options to choose from – there are four dozen different summer ball leagues listed on the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper website.As a result, it’s not often that...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

BELCHERTOWN — Dom Badorini stayed within himself and put the baseball out of the park.Northampton Post 28’s No. 3 hitter entered the batter’s box with one out and a runner on first base after a Jamie Fowler leadoff walk and a fielder’s choice in the...

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Corey Kirkendall reached base three times with one hit and pitched four innings, as Northampton defeated South Hadley 7-2 in the  Western Mass. Suburban Baseball League Koufax Division spring championship Thursday night.Calvin Sanborn threw three...

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A host of Hampshire County athletes represented western Massachusetts in Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association All-Star games last week.In the West Central Senior All-Star Game, Hampshire Regional’s Edward Przybyla had a hit, stole two bases and...

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Northampton held off a furious Amherst rally Wednesday in Florence to reach the Western Mass. Suburban Koufax Division championship.After falling behind 8-0, Amherst scored seven unanswered runs to give itself a shot at the end before ultimately...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

HOLYOKE – The Valley Blue Sox kept their hot streak alive on Wednesday night, winning for the eighth time in their last 10 games with a 7-2 victory against the North Adams SteepleCats at MacKenzie Stadium.The win moved the club’s record to 8-4 on the...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

NORTHAMPTON – After every game, Northampton Post 28 coach Adam Krol makes sure his team goes into the crowd and thanks one person that they know who came to watch them.“A lot of my best memories growing up with my parents and my grandparents were...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

WORCESTER — Bourne’s bats built a bridge too far for Hopkins Academy.The No. 9 seed Golden Hawks rallied in nearly every game of the state tournament but couldn’t make it all the way back against the No. 2 Canalmen in the MIAA Division 5 championship...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Patrick Fitzgibbons winced in the MacKenzie Stadium dugout.The Hopkins Academy senior catcher wasn’t hurt. His No. 9 Golden Hawks baseball team had just taken a 5-0 lead over No. 5 Pioneer in the MIAA Division 5 state semifinals, everything was good...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Hopkins Academy smashed its way to the MIAA Division 5 baseball state championship game.The No. 9 seed Golden Hawks scored at least six runs in all four games to reach the final against No. 2 Bourne at Polar Park in Worcester (noon, Saturday). Hopkins...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Saddle up.After coach Brian McGan’s “yeehaw” punctuated the last out of the Hampshire Regional softball team’s MIAA Division 4 quarterfinal win over defending champion Amesbury, the No. 2 Raiders will hit the road for the first time all tournament...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

The Hixon household better have room for two hall of famers.Longtime UMass diving coach Mandy Hixon will be a part of the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2023, the school announced Monday. Her husband Dave Hixon, the Amherst College men’s...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

GEORGETOWN — Every Hopkins Academy runner that crossed the plate popped up flexing, roaring and pointing. The Golden Hawks put two fingers in the air, and the dugout responded in kind.Once the No. 9 seed from Hadley started rolling, it flattened No. 1...

By HANNAH BEVIS

AYER — Going into the season, the Frontier baseball team set three goals for its squad – win the league, win a Western Mass. title and win at least a couple of games in the state tournament.The Redhawks were able to check all of those goals off over...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

 HOLYOKE – The seventh inning turned Thursday’s Valley Blue Sox home opener against the Bristol Blues at MacKenzie Stadium from a pitcher’s duel to a blowout.The Blue Sox only trailed by one run after six innings, but the visitors stacked seven runs...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

OXFORD – The Frontier baseball team won’t pinch hit for Brady Poreda again.The freshman No. 9 hole hitter plunged the dagger into No. 3 Oxford to send the No. 14 Redhawks to the MIAA Division 5 quarterfinals on the road Wednesday.After Frontier coach...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

As they prepare for the 2023 New England College Baseball League season, the Valley Blue Sox are relying on a mix of new and familiar faces to get through the summer grind.The NECBL is a league that often features different players on the roster over...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

GREENFIELD - The Rooster hummed a song of victory in his head staring defeat in the eyes.Frontier Regional junior Wyatt Edes, nicknamed after the barnyard crower for his flowing red locks and crimson goatee, stood in the Veterans Field batter’s box...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

HADLEY — Maggie Potter may as well have waved a wand.The Hopkins Academy infielder conjured magic to help the Golden Hawks defeat Lee in the Western Massachusetts Class D softball quarterfinals on Monday. The second-seeded Golden Hawks trailed No. 7...

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South Hadley pitcher Isabella Schaeffer struck out 20 batters and threw a one-hit shutout against Northampton on Thursday, as the Tigers prevailed 2-0.She walked just one and added a single.South Hadley’s Jae Velazquez drove in both runs and hit three...