Westfield pitcher Hayley Moniz helped her own cause by hitting a two-run single during a high school softball game against West Springfield on Monday in the Whip City. (Photo by Bill Deren)
WESTFIELD – The Westfield Bombers were a hit, or rather, they hit, hit, and hit some more – 15 total hits in fact.
Westfield established their dominance right from the outset in Monday’s high school softball contest, scoring seven runs in the bottom of the first inning. The Bombers added four more runs in each of the third and fourth innings for good measure in a 15-1 rout of West Springfield.
West Side scored its only run in the top of the fourth.
Autumn Moccia led the offensive attack with two singles and RBI triple in the fourth inning.
Westfield’s Hailey Moniz, Casey Almeida, and Madi Robitaille helped out with multi-hit efforts.
Excellent defense was on display for the Bombers with the bases loaded for West Side in the fourth inning. Erin Gour fielded a hit at second base, fired to Morgan Zabielski at home plate for the force out, who in turn rifled the ball to Robitaille at first base for an inning-ending double play.
Moniz threw a game of a game, scattering four hits, striking out six batters and walking one.
Gators got Wright stuff
Gateway 14, Granby 2 (6 inn.)
Angela Wright led Gateway, going for 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs. Gators Makala Gogal had two hits, a run and an RBI. Ava Auclair delivered the mercy-run enforcing RBI single in the sixth inning.
Gateway pitcher Audrey Gamble scattered six hits over six innings. She had five strikeouts, and allowed two walks and two runs.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Bombers win thriller
Westfield 12, East Longmeadow 11
Kylie Buchanan scored four goals, including the game-winner with five seconds left in regulation.
Westfield goalie Liz Clark, who finished the game with 14 saves, started the play with a key stop in net and clear that traveled about two-thirds of the field. Buchanan scooped up the ground ball and outran her defender to the goal for the winning score.
Hannah Jarvis finished with four goals and two assists, and Lara Finnie had two goals for Westfield.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Bombers sweep to 16-0
Westfield def. Belchertown 25-8, 25-9, 25-7
Dennis Pyatachenko (8 kills, 6 digs), Riley Coughlin (6 kills), Luis Castro (19 assists, 2 blocks), James Pavlyuk (6 kills, 2 aces), and Mike Bowen (5 kills, 1 ace) were instrumental in orchestrating Westfield’s 16th straight victory.
The Bombers improved to 16-0 overall, 8-0 North Division.
BOYS TENNIS
Saints lose heartbreaker
Mohawk 3, St. Mary’s 2
St. Mary’s No. 2 Dom Nomakeo won the lone singles match, defeating Dan White 6-4, 6-1.
Joe Wilcox and Kevin Lu beat Mohawk’s Evan Shipper and Tristan Lacross at first doubles 6-1, 6-4. St. Mary’s Ben Richter and Ryan Sweeney lost a hard-fought tiebreaker at second doubles.
GIRLS TENNIS
Mohawk posts shutout
Mohawk Trail 5, St. Mary’s 0
St. Mary’s lost at home to a tough Mohawk Trail Team Monday afternoon. The Saints will attempt to bounce back against the Greenfield Green Wave on Wednesday.
