MIAA announces sites for baseball and softball state championship games
The MIAA on Thursday announced sites for the baseball and softball state championship games.
The five baseball state finals will be held on Saturday, June 18 with two games at Holy Cross' Fitton Field in Worcester and three games at Lowell's LeLacheur Park, home of the Class-A Lowell Spinners. The rain date is Sunday, June 19.
MIAA Baseball Tournament Director and Lowell High School Athletic Director, Dave Lezenski said in a statement: "The MIAA and the school districts across the state are excited to have many of the finest baseball stadiums hosting our MIAA Baseball Tournament Finals. It is only fitting that the best facilities be paired with the best student-athletes to compete for the MIAA baseball championships."
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The five softball state finals will be played over two days -- Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18 -- at Sortino Field on the campus of UMass-Amherst. The rain date is Sunday, June 19.
Martha Jameson, MIAA Softball Committee Chair and Athletic Director at Silver Lake Regional High School, said in a statement: “Sortino Field is truly the home of Massachusetts softball. Named for an NCAA Hall of Fame coach, the program boasts 23 Atlantic 10 Championships, 21 NCAA appearances, three College World Series teams (‘92, ‘98, ‘99), numerous All-Americans, and the program’s only National Player of the Year and Olympic gold medalist, in current head coach Danielle Henderson. As a player on the first two Atlantic 10 championship teams in the early 1980s, I am most grateful to have been a small part of something so special due to the hard work and tireless advocacy by my coach, the late great Elaine Sortino."
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Brackets for the baseball and softball tournaments can be found at miaa.net.
As of Thursday, there were seven local baseball teams (Bridgewater-Raynham, Braintree, BC High, Milton, Plymouth South, Abington and Carver) and four local softball teams (Plymouth North, Middleboro, Archbishop Williams and Abington) still alive in the playoffs.
In baseball, there are seven quarterfinal matchups on tap:
In Div. 1, No. 5 BC High (17-5) visits No. 4 Shrewsbury (20-2) on Saturday at 2 p.m.
In Div. 1, No. 9 B-R (17-5) visits No. 1 Franklin (21-3) on Saturday at 7 p.m.
In Div. 1, No. 10 Braintree (17-5) plays at No. 2 Taunton (19-3) on Saturday at 1 p.m.
In Div. 2, No. 1 Milton (19-3) hosts No. 9 Leominster (13-7) on Saturday at 2 p.m.
In Div. 2, No. 7 Plymouth South (17-5) plays at No. 2 King Philip (14-8) on Saturday at noon.
In Div. 4, No. 9 Abington (17-5) plays at No. 1 Amesbury (18-4) on Sunday at 2 p.m.
In Div. 5, No. 8 Carver (16-7) visits No. 1 Hopedale (16-6) on Saturday at noon.
In softball, there are four quarterfinal matchups on tap:
In Div. 2, No. 9 Plymouth North (20-2) visits No. 1 Billerica (15-7) on Friday at 4 p.m.
In Div. 3, No. 5 Middleboro (19-4) plays at No. 4 Hudson (19-3) on Friday at 6 p.m.
In Div. 4, No. 5 Archbishop Williams (16-7) visits No. 4 Joseph Case (17-5) on Friday at 4 p.m.
In Div. 4, No. 6 Abington (18-4) plays at No. 3 Wahconah Regional (21-1) on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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