MIAA softball tournament: Favorites, sleepers, and players to watch for Divisions 1-5
Favorite:
No. 1 Taunton (20-0).
Sleeper:
No. 6 Lincoln-Sudbury (15-5).
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Players to watch:
C Aniyah Bailey (Taunton, So.), SS Madolyn Coupal (Bishop Feehan, Sr.), C Kendall Grady (Wachusett, Sr.), P Bella Mara (St. Paul, Sr.), P McCoy Walsh (King Philip, Jr.)
Best first-round matchup:
Sunday (3 p.m.): No. 16 Beverly (14-5) vs. No. 17 Weymouth (11-9).
Longest road trip:
Sunday (4:30 p.m.): No. 11 Franklin (9-11) vs. No. 22 Springfield Central (19-1), 74.7 miles.
Analysis:
Hockomock League, take a bow. Three of the top five teams in Division 1 hail from the same division.
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Senior center fielder Olivia Roy anchors a young No. 8 Bridgewater-Raynham (14-6) team, hitting .411 with four home runs, 27 runs, and 28 RBIs. Junior catcher Sarah McIntyre (25 RBIs), freshman center fielder Maddie Adams (.436 average, 32 runs), and freshman pitcher Caroline Arruda (10-2 record, 2.19 ERA) lead upstart No. 10 Marshfield (17-3).
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Division 2
Favorites:
No. 1 Silver Lake (17-3), No. 3 Bedford (17-1).
Sleeper:
No. 4 Walpole (14-4).
Players to watch:
P Tessa Francis (Marblehead, Jr.), P Delaney Moquin (Silver Lake, Sr.), SS Holly Paharik (Hopkinton, Sr.), Alyx Rossi (Bedford, Sr.), P Sharlotte Stazinski (Walpole, Sr.)
Best first-round matchup:
Monday (4:30 p.m.): No. 14 East Longmeadow (14-4) vs. No. 21 Somerset Berkley (11-9).
Longest road trip:
Monday (4 p.m.): No. 8 Plymouth South (12-6) vs. No. 25 Agawam (11-9), 136 miles.
Analysis:
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Merrimack Valley Conference Division 1 MVP Abby Tower paced No. 6 Tewksbury (17-3) to a league co-championship. No. 9 Middleborough (15-5), up from Division 3, rode the contributions of junior Taryn Clancy and sophomore Taylynn Robinson to a South Shore League crown. The Middlesex League champions, No. 11 Reading (18-2), can absolutely mash behind the powerful bat of senior Ava Kiley.
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Division 3
Favorite:
No. 1 Dighton-Rehoboth (19-2).
Sleeper:
No. 7 Pentucket (18-2).
Players to watch:
CF Kam Bonneau (Pentucket, Fr.), P Liana Danubio (Norton, Jr.), C Emma Horrocks (Dighton-Rehoboth, Sr.), P Keira McCord (Tantasqua, Fr.), P Reese Taylor (Apponequet, Fr.)
Best first-round matchup:
Saturday (11 a.m.): No. 16 Medway (10-10) vs. No. 17 Cardinal Spellman (15-6).
Longest road trip:
TBA: No. 15 Archbishop Williams (13-7) vs. No. 18 Taconic (11-9), 153 miles.
Analysis:
Top-ranked Dighton-Rehoboth,
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Aside from the strong teams from the South Coast, other regions are well represented. No. 4 Tantasqua (20-0) and No. 5 Nipmuc (18-2) are powers from the central. Freshman Kam Bonneau (.625, 10 home runs, 35 runs, 38 RBIs)
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Division 4
Favorite:
No. 1 Hampshire (19-1).
Sleeper:
No. 4 Joseph Case (14-6).
Players to watch:
P Ryanne Dubay (Hampshire, So.), C Bre Fontes (Joseph Case, Sr.), P Kiley Hogan (Tyngsborough, Jr.) P Erin O'Day (Uxbridge, Jr.), P Elsie Testa (Abington, Jr.)
Best first-round matchup:
Friday (4 p.m.): No. 12 Oxford (14-6) vs. No. 21 Lynnfield (10-10).
Longest road trip:
TBA, No. 15 Pittsfield (7-13) vs. No. 18 Monomoy (18-2), 209 miles.
Analysis:
Another example where it might not be fair to call the Cardinals,
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The South Shore League boasts a pair of contenders in No. 5 East Bridgewater (16-4) and No. 7 Abington (15-5). The Sullivan Division Co-Player of the Year Maddie Blette, a senior Vikings catcher committed to Framingham State, possesses a .500 average with 25 RBIs. Junior teammate Maggie Schlossberg owns a 1.78 ERA and the school's career strikeout record. Testa, the Green Wave's ace, owns a 0.86 ERA and junior shortstop Brenna Howley, a speedster on the basepaths, has over 100 career hits.
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Division 5
Favorite:
No. 1 Turners Falls (16-4).
Sleeper:
No. 4 Georgetown (17-3).
Players to watch:
P Emily Atwood (Hopedale, 8th grade), P Maddie Grant (Georgetown, Jr.), P Madi Liimatainen (Turners Falls, Sr.), P MacKenzie Paulin (Greenfield, Sr.)
Best first-round matchup:
Saturday (11 a.m.): No. 13 Wareham (20-1) vs. No. 20 Ware (12-6).
Longest road trip:
TBA: No. 15 Millis (7-11) vs. No. 18 Mt. Greylock (6-14), 151 miles.
Analysis:
The 25-time Western Massachusetts Class D champion, Turners Falls enters the tournament
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