WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Westfield High School softball team reigned all over West Springfield’s parade.
Westfield pitcher Hayley Moniz pitched seven strong innings in rain-soaked conditions, and the Bombers put up eight runs on the West Springfield Terriers in an 8-0 shutout Monday at Mittineague Park.
Moniz scattered six hits in a complete game. She struck out five batters and walked one.
“Today’s win was a big boost for us,” Westfield coach Tim Desmond said. “We really wanted this one. Last time we played (them) we let the game slip away and wanted to avenge that loss.”
“We knew the weather was going to play a big part today, and it was important to get some runs early,” he added. “The rain held off just long enough to get the game in, which we were very happy about. We have a busy week this week and we did not want to see a rainout.”
Westfield pitcher Hayley Moniz deals in the rain Monday at Mittineague Park in West Springfield. (Photo by Chris Putz)
Westfield jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, and put away West Side with four more in the seventh.
Sam Schieppe hit a booming triple to left field to drive in one run; Lindsey Kiltonic had a hit and two RBIs; Nicole Clemente and Nicole Graves each collected a hit and an RBI; Libby Irwin drove in a run; and, Morgan Zabielski had a hit.
With the victory, Westfield improved to 11-6. The Bombers have now won four straight games and six of their last seven.
Kubik paces Gators
Granby 23, Gateway 9
Taryn Kubik was perfect at the plate on the day for Gateway, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
BASEBALL
Rockwal no-hits Gators
St. Mary 16, Gateway 0
St. Mary pitcher Kevin Rockwal tossed a mercy-shortened (5 inn.) no-hitter against Gateway. Rockwal struck out seven batters, and helped himself at the plate with a double, a run, and two RBIs.
Jack Masciadrelli (2 runs, 3 RBIs) and Shaun Gezotis (run, 2 RBIs) each went 2-for-3 for St. Mary.
Shea loses pitcher’s duel
Hampshire 1, Southwick-Tolland 0 (8 inn.)
Southwick pitcher Bart Shea suffered some tough luck, scattering three hits over seven innings while recording six strikeouts.
Nick Kavrakis went 2-for-3 for Southwick. Rams’ Connor Roy and Dan Burnett each had a hit.
“Really well-played game,” Southwick coach Dan Dupre said. “Just came up a little short on this one.”
The loss eliminated Southwick (7-11) from postseason contention.
Bombers top Lancers
Westfield 5, Longmeadow 2
Anthony Clark (3-for-4, 2 runs, RBI), Mason St. Pierre (2-for-4, run), and Stefan Krol (2-for-4, 2 RBIs) each produced multi-hit efforts at the dish for Westfield.
Bombers’ pitchers Ari Schwartz (3 Ks) and St. Pierre (2 Ks) tossed a combined six-hitter.
BOYS’ LACROSSE
Bombers rally past Falcons
Westfield 7, Minnechaug 5
Westfield rallied from a 5-2 deficit with five unanswered fourth quarter goals to mow down the visiting Minnechaug Falcons Monday.
Westfield’s Zach Gentle led all scorers with two goals and three assists. Bombers’ Matt Bonsall (2 goals), Max Maggipinto (1 goal, 1 assist), Kohl Lunardini (1 goal), Chris Ward (1 goal), and Landon Reyes (1 assist) also contributed offensively.
Mitch Weiss led the Westfield defense with several ground balls and clears on top of delivering shut down defense. Other defensive stalwarts included Bombers’ Gavin Carzello, Kris Meneses, Tyler Shrewsbury, Dan Antonellis, and Zach Cree.
Westfield goalie Alex Beauchemin finished with 10 saves.
BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL
Bombers net sweep
Westfield def. Belchertown 25-13, 25-8, 25-9
Westfield wrapped up its regular season with sweeping success, a 3-0 shutout of Belchertown and a 14-3 overall record. The Bombers conclude the North Division 9-1.
Seniors Eddie Loboda (10 kills, 5 digs, 2 blocks), Scott Walsh (4 kills, 22 assists, 2 aces, 8 digs), Tyler Stanton (6 kills, 2 assists, 1 ace, 17 digs), Vlad Burnusuz (2 digs), John Danahey (2 digs), and Noah Kappel (1 kill) each contributed for Westfield.
BOYS’ TENNIS
Richter, Gregoire victorious
Pioneer Valley Christian Academy 4, St. Mary 1
Mother Nature did not win as St. Mary and Pioneer Valley Christian Academy completed their boys’ tennis match Monday.
St. Mary’s Ben Richter and Nick Gregoire were leading PVCA’s Leo Chen and Jacob Li 6-4 when they were awarded a forfeit victory due to weather.
