COURTESY OF WESTFIELD LITTLE LEAGUE
WESTFIELD LITTLE LEAGUE
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP
MAJORS DIVISION
Game Date: 5/13/14
Westfield Bank 20, Montgomery Road Animal Hospital 16
Westfield Bank and Montgomery Animal Hospital were well matched in an exciting battle at Sadie Knox Field. Montgomery Road started strong with singles by Anna Kosinski, Emma LaPoint and Erin Gour. Montgomery Road bats stayed hot and increased their lead to 7-2 in the second inning with singles from Casey Scanlon, Megan St. Onge and Kelsey Gagnon. Westfield Bank battled back with singles by Amber Garfield and Morgan Ruff in the bottom of the second. Clarissa Cressotti finished the inning with a bullet up the middle to drive in the fifth run.
Wesfield Bank kept the pressure on in the third inning with singles by Stephanie Seguelis, Elliott Flynn, and Garfield taking the lead at 10-8. Montgomery Road fought back in the forth inning with singles by Kosinski and LaPoint and several runs scored. Westfield Bank answered with five runs, a single from Morgan Ruff and excellent base running by Clarissa Cressotii who stole home. The game was neck and neck until the bottom of the fifth when Westfield Bank’s Kyra Commoner blasted a home run, driving in three runs.
There was talent on the mound for both teams. St. Onge, LaPoint, Gour, and Kosinski all pitched for Montgomery Road. Westfield Bank’s Hanna Baker struck out four batters and Cassidy Sweeney struck out two. The game ended in a 20-16 victory for Westfield Bank.
INSTRUCTIONAL DIVISION
Game Date: 5/13/14
Westfield Police Association 9, OMG 1
Kenzie Raymond and Rylie Nimchick had three hits each and Lindsey DeLand pitched three scoreless innings for Westfield Police Association (WPA). DeLand started on the mound for WPA, struck out six, and allowed only three baserunners in her three innings of work. WPA started the scoring in the first inning on a walk to Kelsey Bouchard and a two out RBI single by Raymond to make it 1-0. WPA opened it up in the third by taking advantage of six base on balls and singles from Raymond and Nimchick to take a 6-0 lead. WPA added two more in the fourth on a single by DeLand, an RBI double from Raymond and three more base on balls to go up 8-0. Ava Cichonski pitched the bottom of the fourth for WPA and surrendered only one run while striking out two batters. WPA tacked on one more in the sixth on hits by Raymond, Nimchick, and Allie Stucenski. Raymond pitched a scoreless fifth and sixth innings to close out the game for WPA.
