The Franklin Institute of Technology softball team visited Wacona in Turners Falls early Monday morning.
The Eagles scored four points in the first inning and four more in the second to take an early 8-0 lead. Tech held on from there, as Hannah Gilbert allowed just six hits and had 13 strikeouts, giving the Eagles their lone season-opening victory, 12-4, at Nancy Gifford Field.
For Franklin Tech, Gilbert scored three runs on three hits, including a double, and Kylie Gamache had two hits and scored two runs.
Kate Trudeau had two hits, Liliana Inman had one hit and two RBIs, Cordelia Guerin had one hit and one RBI, and Gianna DiCiulo had a safe hit for the win.
Greenfield 14, Granby 1 (5) — Deven Dubie allowed just two hits on the mound, struck out six batters in four innings and gave up just three walks to lead the Green Wave to an impressive opening win at Betts Field on Monday. .
Greenfield (1-0) scored seven runs in the bottom of the first inning and had plenty of support for its pitchers. Michael Pierce set the pace for the offense with a 2-for-2 hit, a triple and three RBIs, and Preston LaFleur added two hits, including a triple, and three runs scored. Luca Ciano had a double and three runs scored, Dubie had a double and two runs scored, and Caleb Thomas had a single and a double.
Pioneer 16, Franklin Tech 0 (5) — Hugh Cyhowski got the win on the mound, with five strikeouts in 2.1 innings, helping the Panthers to their lone victory over the Eagles on Monday night at Northfield.
Evan Chipenyuk had a double and three RBIs, Jackson Campbell had a single and four RBIs, Cyhowski singled and scored two runs, Ethan Maute had a single and an RBI, and Alex McClelland added a hit for the Pioneers. Ben Warner added three strikeouts on the mound and Jackson Glazier had one strikeout.
For Franklin Tech, Tyler Yetter had two hits and Ben Dodge, Jake Knight and Brody Hicks had safe hits.
Frontier 7, Ludlow 5 — It took both the Redhawks and Lions several innings to get their bats moving on Monday.
Frontier led 2-0 after three games, but exploded for four points in the fourth game. Ludlow fought back with four runs, the Redhawks scored in the fifth inning, and the Lions got one back in the sixth, but Frontier hung on until the end and took the lone win in the opener at Ludlow.
Rosco Palmer and Brady Poreda had a double and two singles, respectively, and Palmer added an RBI. Grayson Ruth had two hits and an RBI, Jack Conlon had two hits and an RBI, and Nico Fasulo and Tyler Casson both contributed to the win with hits and an RBI.
For the RedHawks, Casson had four strikeouts, Wyatt Edes had three strikeouts, and Owen Babb and Max Skriviski-Banack had two strikeouts.
Frontier coach Chris Williams said, “After a hot start to the day, the game was too close for comfort.'' “We're grateful to have another Skriviski-Banack in the rotation,” he said. “We're grateful for the time we have for him to come out and perform at the level he needs to in order to secure wins.” We saved a lot of money.”
Greenfield 3, PVCICS 2 — Izzy Semonelli and Rebecca Kovalenko earned singles wins to help the Green Wave to a victory over the Dragons on Monday at Davis Street Court.
Semonelli won the second singles match, 6-0, 6-1, and Rebecca Kovalenko won the third singles match, 6-2, 7-5.
In the No. 1 doubles match, the Greenfield pair of Lydia Wood and Karinna Kostov came from behind to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, clinching victory for the Green Wave.
Frontier 4, Palmer 1 — Robert Fuqua won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 singles, and Cayden Manning won 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 at No. 3 singles, giving the Redhawks a victory over the Panthers. contributed to. Monday in South Deerfield.
Oliver Brown and Brayden Leipold won the No. 1 doubles 6-2, 6-2, and Frontier won the No. 2 doubles by forfeit.
