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Chelmsford baseball rides Matt Stuart's shutout of Wellesley into first Division 1 semifinals
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'So to me, this win is more about the whole baseball community in Chelmsford,' DiStasi said. 'It goes back to coach O'Keefe. He was the one who started it.
'I'm happy for him and happy for all of us that we actually get a chance to go to the Final Four.'
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Chelmsford's Matt Stuart celebrates after finishing his shutout of Wellesley.
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Senior infielder Evan Kobrenski hit an RBI double that drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning. It was the only run Wellesley sophomore Max Boehm granted, recording four strikeouts and allowing five hits in seven innings.
Lions senior righty Matthew Stuart threw a three-hit complete game with eight strikeouts. He escaped multiple jams, including stranding two runners in scoring position by forcing consecutive groundouts.
Evan Kobrenskin's fifth-inning double plated the game's only run.
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Chelmsford will play the winner of the St. John's Prep vs. St. John's (Shrewsbury).
'We've had a good team every year, I think, but we've never been able to get over that hump of the second round,' Stuart said. 'So just to make it to the Final Four this year, with a group of kids I've been playing with since I was 8, it's great.'
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For the first time in program history, Chelmsford is one of the last four teams standing in Division 1.
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Wellesley's Chase Murphy is tagged out by Chelmsford's Evan Kobrenskin while attempting to steal second.
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Chelmsford's Evan Kobrenskin was pumped after he drove in the eventual winning run in the fifth inning.
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Chelmsford High right fielder John Latham had the ball pop out of his glove after colliding with center fielder Will Morgan (not pictured).
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Chelmsford second baseman Evan Kobrenski tags out Wellesley pinch runner Jason Jiang (#9) trying to steal second.
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Chelmsford High starter Matt Stuart was pumped after an inning-ending strikeout.
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Wellesley's starter Max Boehm allowed one run on five hits in seven innings.
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