Baseball/softball: Sandwich baseball walks off with ACL title
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May 10, 2019 at 10:51 PM May 10, 2019 at 10:51 PM
EAST SANDWICH - Jacob Lapp's singled through the left side, driving in Mike Petit with the game-winning run to help the Sandwich Blue Knights baseball team clinch the Atlantic Coast League title with a 7-6 win over the Nauset Warriors on Friday afternoon.
Kevin Carrera, who finished 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored, hit a solo home run to open Sandwich's two-run fifth inning. The Blue Knights (13-3, 6-2 ACL) then tied the game at 6-all in the sixth and won it in the seventh, as Petit (3-for-4 with a double) reached on a single in the seventh ahead of Lapp's walkoff.
John Tropea earned the win, allowing six runs, four earned, on five hits while striking out eight in the complete-game effort.
Nate Coleman went 2-for-2 and provided strong defense at shortstop, according to Sandwich coach Brian Tomasini.
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The Warriors (5-7, 3-4 ACL) led 2-0 through the first two innings, before Sandwich scored three in the third. Nauset came back with four in the fifth to take a 6-3 lead.
Dennis-Yarmouth 8, Marshfield 7: The Dolphins scored four runs in the sixth to tie the game and won it in the seventh on a single to right by Payton Doyle in South Yarmouth.
Dennis-Yarmouth (8-4, 3-3 Atlantic Coast League) clinched second place in the league with the win.
Andrew Campbell doubled in Kevin Sullivan, who was pinch-running for Cam Taubert, to tie the game at 7-all. Taubert had reached on a single to open the Dolphins' seventh, and a groundout by Magnus Orava moved Campbell to third.
Marshfield led 6-3 entering the sixth and took a 7-6 lead with one run in the top of the seventh.
Joe Florio doubled in two runs in the sixth to cut the Dolphins within 6-4. Geoffrey Jamiel plated a third run on a fielder's choice and Noah George hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at 6-all.
Campbell finished 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Doyle hit 2-for-4 with an RBI, Cam Duffy went 2-for-4 with a run scored and Florio and George both hit 1-for-2.
Monomoy 5, Sturgis East 1: Jamie Routhier pitched seven strong innings and Logan Routhier drove in two, leading the Sharks to a Cape & Islands League win at Lowell Park in Cotuit.
Jamie Rothier allowed one run on four hits and five walks, striking out five in the complete-game effort for Monomoy (9-4, 7-2 C&I).
Logan Routhier had two hits, scored two runs and doubled in two runs in the Shark's three-run second. Monomoy got one run in the first on an RBI single by Asa Kline and added a run in the seventh on an error.
Ian Johnson and Duncan Ramler added two hits each for the Sharks.
Liam Winters pitched the first three innings for the Storm (7-4, 7-3 C&I) before Sam Roettig pitched the final four. Each player had one hit.
Falmouth 22, Barnstable 5: The Clippers hit three home runs en route to a non-league win at Lombard Field in West Barnstable.
Abby Pope went 3-for-5 with two triples, a solo home run and four RBIs to lead Falmouth (12-2). Grace Kwon added a 3-for-5 game with a two-run home run, while Charlotte Sylvia also hit a two-run home run, Molly Bruce went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, Caitlin Pope went 4-for-5 with an RBI and Rachelle Andrade went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Phoebe Cutter allowed six hits and six walks, fanning six in the complete-game effort for the Clippers.
Alyssa DePasqua had a pair of hits and an RBI for Barnstable.
Sandwich 12, Nauset 8: Callie Fortin hit 3-for-4 and drove in four runs, and Maddie Azoff and Ashley Landry each hit 3-for-5 in the Blue Knights' Atlantic Coast League win over the Warriors in North Eastham.
Emma Holmgren and Annemarie Bernardi each hit 2-for-4 for Sandwich (4-9, 2-6 ACL), with Bernardi driving in a run and stealing two bases. Sophia Bruno added a 2-for-5 game.
Abby Higgins led Nauset (3-8, 0-7 ACL) at the plate, hitting 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs. Cece Pekarcik added a 2-for-4 day with a double and two RBIs, Hailey Richardson went 2-for-2 with three runs scored, Summer Steinruck went 1-for-4 with two RBIs, Lindsey Cahill had a hit and an RBI and Annabelle Morris had one hit.
Marshfield 6, Dennis-Yarmouth 3: Madison Mederios singled in a run in the Dolphin's two-run third, helping D-Y to a 3-0 lead, but the Rams used a three-run sixth to pull out the Atlantic Coast League win in Marshfield.
Ava McGaffigan had a leadoff double in the top of the seventh, but Dennis-Yarmouth (9-2, 5-1 ACL) could not capitalize.
Kayla McGaffigan hit 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored for the Dolphins. Kayla also made a diving catch to end Marshfield's sixth-inning rally.