From primetime to matinee.
Today’s highly-anticipated Franklin County League softball showdown between powerhouses Greenfield High School and Turners Falls High School has shifted times. The first of two annual meetings between the defending league co-champions will now be played at 4 p.m. at Veterans Field in Greenfield.
The tilt was originally set to be played under the lights with a 6 p.m. start time, but a lighting issue at Vets Field has prompted an earlier start time.
The rematch is set for May 20 at the Bourdeau Fields Complex in Turners with a 7 p.m. first pitch. The teams split two meetings last year before Greenfield won the WMass Division 2 title and Turners captured the Division 3 crown.
GMLB
Braeden Tsipenyuk left the first mark on the new Green Monster of Mini Fenway with a long double off the center field wall in the first inning, helping New Fortune defeat Gilmore & Farrell, 7-4, in a Greenfield Minor League Baseball AAA Division game, Wednesday night at Lunt Field.
Tsipenyuk finished the night with two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored in addition to nine strikeouts on the mound. Jackson Petrin, Jake Brook and Malik Moore all doubled for New Fortune, with Brooke and Moore finishing with two hits apiece.
Jackson Campbell, Hannah Gilbert, Kolin Broderick, John Breor and Seovan Neoun all had hits for Gilmore & Farrell.
• Action was fit to be tied, Wednesday, as Lundgren Honda and Bobby C’s DJ Service wound up all squared, 13-13, in a AA Division game at Lunt Field.
Lundgren’s Bryce Zraunig had a double and two singles, while Casey Burke (two hits), Clayton Massa (three hits), Desean Carter (two hits), Parker Gerry (two hits) and Jonathan McIntyre (two hits) all played well.
Bobby C’s Justin Mickiewicz (double, single), Carter Malouin (three hits), Paxton Phelps (triple) and Tevariss Hall (two hits) all contributed for their team.
Newt Guilbault
Mason Lehtomaki struck out 12 and was 1-for-3 with an RBI as Greenfield Savings Bank edged St. Kazimierz Society, 7-5, in Newt Guilbault action, Wednesday at Campbell Field in Turners Falls.
Logan Tyler registered two RBIs and Caleb Dillensneider was 2-for-3 in the win.
St. Kaz was led by Jackson Day (2-for-4) and Braedon Talbot (1-for-3).
Frontier Cal Ripken
Mason Thornton struck out four on the mound to earn the win, and added a hit, two runs and an RBI at the plate to help Yankee Candle defeat Easthampton Savings Bank, 11-4, in a Frontier Cal Ripken League baseball game Wednesday night at Herlihy Field in Whately.
Thomas Unkles (hit, RBI, two runs), Harry Laflamme (hit, two RBIs, run) and CJ Hannum (hit, two runs) helped the Yankee Candle offensive effort. Dylan Camp struck out three on the mound in relief, with Owen Babb adding a pair of strikeouts. Babb had a hit, run and RBI offensively.
Mohawk Youth
Brody Hicks and Hunter Lanoue came through with key bunts in the fifth inning, and the strong pitching of Makayla Tatro helped Hawlemont upend the Buckland/Shelburne Brewers, 5-2, in a Mohawk Youth baseball Majors Division game, Wednesday.
Jack Phillips went 2-for-2 for the Brewers, and Grayson Bishop struck out nine on the bump.
• In Minors action, Cole Cross was 3-for-3 with seven RBIs, and strong pitching from Xavier Fripp and Truman Long propelled the Buckland/Shelburne Braves to a 16-4 win over Ashfield.
Levi Clark pitched well, Amasa Shippee hit well, and Brenton Russell had a single and an RBI for Ashfield.
Orange Little League
Orange Fire 8, Athol Fire 0 — Sawyer Lacoy and Freeland Ringer combined for nine strikeouts in a win for Orange Fire in minor league action at Muzzey Field on Tuesday.
Colby Manjourea-Cortright and Kayden Manjourea-Cortright both singled for Orange Fire.
Dick’s Auto 13, Rotary 3 (4 innings) — Sam Connors threw four innings of three-run baseball in a win for Dick’s Auto at Muzzey Field in Orange on Monday.
Connors had six strikeouts in the Inter-League game with Rotary of the Chuck Stone League.
Aiden Britt, Madix Whitman, Wyatt Whitman, Sam Connors each had solid games at the plate for Dick’s Auto.
Orange Legion 14, Lions 6 — Colby Chiasson and Jayden Delgado held down the mound in a win for Orange Legion at James Salevan Field in Athol on Monday.
Chiasson started for Orange Legion with Delgado coming in for relief. Delgado had five strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings of work.
GMS blanks Mohawk
MacKenzie Paulin struck out 15 of the 16 batters she faced, tossing a five-inning no-hitter to send Greenfield Middle School to a 16-0 victory over Mohawk, Wednesday in Greenfield.
Aquinnah Mass was 3-for-4 with an RBI in the victory, while Ainslee Flynn (2-for-3, 3B, 3 RBIs) and Carly Blanchard (2-for-3, 3B, 3 RBI) had big days at the plate to aid the cause.
GGSL
On the strength of a 4-for-4 night from Taylor Menard, including a triple, Camelot Carpet Cleaners picked up a 21-8 victory over Freedom Credit Union in a Greenfield Girls Softball League Ponytail Division game, Wednesday at Murphy Park.
Rachel Wood was 3-for-4 and Christiana Dunn was 3-for-3 in the win for Camelot. MacKenzie Paulin was 2-for-2 with a double, while Amelia Pierce, Kaia Livingstone and Mackensie Goncalves added two hits apiece and Kelly Baird also had a hit.
Paulin and Wood combined to strike out 13 batters in the circle.
Freedom’s Cayleigh Aldrich paced the offensive effort for her club, while Skylei Lapan, who also had a hit, and Madison Dietz pitched well.
• In Lil Nippers action, Kinsley Bergeron, Lenyx Therrien and Riley Tine all went 3-for-3 to help Precision Driving School upend Harper’s Store, 13-5.
Harper’s received four hits from Lexi Hawkins and three hits from Parker Walters.
• In Ponytail action played Tuesday night, Descavich walked off with a 9-8 victory over Pipione’s Sport Shop.
Pipione’s Anna Bucala and Margarette Howland started the game off hot, each roping a double in the first inning with Howland driving in a run. Pipione’s continued to hold the lead until Descavich’s Lilly Ross tied it with a two-run single in the fourth inning. Carly Blanchard, who earlier belted a two-run triple, eventually drove in the winning run. Sophia Rotkiewicz added a single for Descavich.
For Pipione’s, in addition to Bucala’s double, Howland went 2-for-2, including two doubles and four RBIs. Aquinnah Mass had a hit and two RBIs, and Eva Ferreira had a hit and an RBI.
Tri-County League
Emma Gagne was 4-for-5, including the game-winning home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to send Erving past Northfield, 21-18, in Tri-County League softball action, Wednesday night.
Kiera Meattey was 3-for-4 with a home run and pitched well for Erving, while teammate Sarah Laroche also homered. Northfield received home runs from Elena Witherell and Kristine Given.
CCG Volunteer tourney
The team of Joe Viadero, Bob Welsh and Peter Wood posted a score of 36 to take first place at the Volunteer Day Tournament held at Country Club of Greenfield on Wednesday.
Thomas Ladies
Sarah Rae had the top point quota of plus-7, topping the field at Wednesday’s Thomas Memorial Golf & Country Club Ladies League.
Dorothy Adams (plus-5) and Robin Hartnett (plus-5) were next, with Hartnett recording the closest to the pin on No. 7 (12-3½). Cynthia Marchand sank the longest putt on No. 9 (9-3).
K of C League
Art Girard, Ken Morin and Bob Boivin all posted plus-4 point quotas to move atop the Knights of Columbus Golf League at Thomas Memorial.
Chris Sacco was next at plus-3.
Kevin Brown was closest to the pin on No. 7 (8-0) and Kent McGahan was closest on No. 9 (9-2).
Brown took two skins, with Darren Lenois and Mark Duncan each scoring one.
Timmons League
The team of Bob Perlman and Duff Delano led the way at Wednesday’s Timmons League. The duo posted a winning low gross score of 39 at Northfield Golf Course.
Jim Cadran and Jim Garanin were second with a low gross of 40.
Don Letourneay and Pete Blake took the low net with a 29, while Ray Kendrick and Marty Powers won a match of cards to finish second at 30.
Closest to the pin on No. 6 was Rodney Ebbighausen (11 inches), with George Northrup closest on No. 7 (6-7).
The match medalist was Cadran who shot a 40.
NMH golf wins
Luke Lonergan and Mike Dunderdale tied for match medalist honors with 1-over par rounds of 37 to help Northfield Mount Hermon School get past Williston, 197-211, in prep school golf action at The Ledges in South Hadley, Wednesday.
The NMH volleyball team dropped a five-set decision to Choate Rosemary Hall, Wednesday. The Hoggers were edged, 13-25, 25-23, 10-25, 25-18, 15-9.
DA results
Another successful lacrosse day highlighted Deerfield Academy’s Wednesday. The boys team defeated Kent School, 19-3, and the girls team beat Kimball Union, 14-5.
• The rest of the Big Green results were: girls water polo (15-8 win over Suffield), baseball (split doubleheader with Dexter Southfield), softball (12-2 loss to Suffield), ultimate (11-3 win over Four Rivers), boys tennis (5-2 win over Hotchkiss), golf (wins over Choate and WMA).
Greenfield Co-Rec
Behind a pair of home runs from John Ollari, Smitty’s Pub edged Concord Optical, 20-15, in a Greenfield Co-Rec softball game, Wednesday.
Lisa Crowningshield was 3-for-3 and Mitch Mailloux was 4-for-4 with a double for Smitty’s.
Concord Optical’s Angelica Perfido was 4-for-4 while Dustin Olson was 3-for-4.
• In other action, Brian Ginnity had three hits, including a home run and a triple, and drove in six runs to help Hubie’s Tavern defeat Hot L, 25-15, at Green River Field.
Evan Rice smacked a home run and three RBIs as part of a three-hit night, while Matthew Sullivan (home run) and Kelly Smith (three hits) also had big nights.
For Hot L, Damon Blake homered and Heather Willor added two hits.