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Irish Independent
05-08-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Entertainment abounds as Adamstown defeat St. Martin's in IAHC
IN A hugely entertaining contest at Grantstown on Saturday, Adamstown finished strong to hold off St. Martin's in this Joyces Expert Intermediate 'A' hurling championship Group B clash.
Boston Globe
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Walpole baseball flips the script on Plymouth North, avenging title game loss with Division 2 semifinal victory
In the bottom of the fourth inning, St. Martin delivered a strikeout to escape a bases-loaded jam and maintain a 2-2 tie. 'Huge moment,' said St. Martin. 'We had the momentum. I had to keep the energy going.' Walpole's Cash Cantrell dives across the plate during a 10-2 semifinal win over top-seeded Plymouth North. Barry Chin/Globe Staff The Timberwolves (14-9) capitalized on that momentum, batting around and plating five in the top of the fifth to take a commanding 7-2 lead. With runners at second and third, Junior Cole Pilieski (2 for 3 with a walk) grounded a ball up the middle, which was fumbled by the Eagles' shortstop, allowing two runs to score. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Junior Ryan McDonald delivered a two-run single three batters later and sophomore Shane Harrington scored the fifth run on a wild pitch. Advertisement The Timberwolves only struck out three times, putting pressure on a Plymouth North (19-5) defense that committed six errors. 'You have to put pressure on the defense,' said Walpole coach Chris Costello. 'There's gonna be a miscue in there, and then it's up to you to make it hurt.' Walpole's Quinn MacNeil steals second ahead of the throw to Plymouth North's Henry Novick in the fourth inning. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Walpole scored one more run in the sixth and two in the seventh, highlighted by an RBI single from senior outfielder Cash Cantrell. The Timberwolves will face the winner of No. 2 Reading (20-3) and No. 6 Somerset Berkley (17-6) at Polar Park. Advertisement 'It really means something to us, and it's a tribute to the team we had last year,' said St. Martin. Walpole's Richie Hayes (center) and Cole Pileski (right) celebrate after they both scored in a 10-2 win over Plymouth North. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Division 1 state Braintree 8, King Philip 3 — Three weeks ago, Connor Grieve hadn't made a start on the mound for Braintree. The senior was thrust into a new role in the final week of the regular season during the Don Fredericks Memorial Tournament. Since then, he has been a revelation. Behind a complete game on the mound and a three-hit, four-RBI day at the plate, Grieve powered the eighth-seeded Wamps past No. 4 King Philip, 8-3, at Lowell's LeLacheur Park, and into the title game. 'He's been the MVP of this tournament,' Braintree coach Bill O'Connell said. 'Pitching and the way he's been hitting, I can't say enough about what he did . . . Connor Grieve has been the difference.' The Wamps (18-8) will face the winner of No. 2 St. John's (Shrewsbury) and No. 14 Chelmsford at Polar Park in Worcester. After knocking an RBI triple in the top of the first to put the Wamps on the board, Grieve surrendered a pair of runs to the Warriors (20-5) in the bottom half. He needeAfter the Wamps tied it on a Max King single, Grieve gave them the lead once again with a third-inning single. M3 - second RBI hit of the day for Connor Grieve, who helps himself by knocking one up the middle to score Owen Donnelly for the second time. Nice throw by KP's Johnny Prater from center, but not in time. 3-2 Braintree — Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera) But his biggest hit came in the fifth — with the bases loaded and the game knotted at 3-3, Grieve ripped a two-run single down the left-field line to put Braintree in front. A Matt Rogers two-run triple followed to extend the lead. T5 - Connor Grieve comes through AGAIN, with this two-run single giving him four RBI and three hits - and more importantly, giving Braintree a 5-3 lead. — Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera) The Wamps lost five of eight games in early May after injuries to ace Max DeRoche and Peter Brooks. But they caught fire at the end of the year – and Grieve is a big reason why. Advertisement 'He didn't even pitch much in the regular season,' Brooks said of Grieve. 'Then out of nowhere, he's just been unbelievable. On the mound, at the plate, he literally can't do any better.' Owen Donnelly collected three hits and scored four runs for Braintree. Luke Joyce tallied two hits and Brooks, back in the lineup after what was thought to be a season-ending injury, added an RBI single. 'A month ago, if you asked me where we'd end up, I'd say probably a first- or second-round exit, just with all the adversity we were fighting,' Grieve said. 'These guys are my family . . . Knowing the town's behind me, it felt amazing.' Division 3 State North Reading 6, Wakefield 0 — North Reading starting pitcher Ethan Quan felt shaky. His curveball wasn't turning. His changeup wouldn't dip. But he trusted his gut through a bases-loaded jam in the top of the first, and completed all seven innings in shutout fashion, clinching the ninth-seeded Hornets (20-4) a spot in the state championship at Polar Park. 'My arm couldn't feel any better,' Quan said. 'Wasn't the best start, had the bases loaded, but I have a great staff. My pitching coach over there, my coaches and my teammates, they helped me keep the ball low and that seemed to be effective.' The North Reading baseball team is headed to the Division 3 championship game after taking down Wakefield, 6-0. Graham Dietz Quan only registered two strikeouts but limited No. 13 Wakefield (18-6) to zero runs on four walks and five hits. 'Honestly, the key to the game for him was those first three innings,' North Reading coach Eric Archambault said. 'I think they had base runners in all three innings, and for him to be able to work out of those jams — I mean, if they rip a double there it's a completely different game.' Advertisement Christian Lava scooted a two-run single through the right side of the infield to put the Hornets on the board in the top of the third inning. A Glenn Mello moonshot scored Nick Torra in the top of the fifth, and effective baserunning led to two more North Reading runs. Jason Curran scored on a passed ball, and Gavin Brady raced home on a sacrifice bunt by Max Forristall. Archambault wisely chose to intentionally walk Wakefield junior Jack Pennacchia whenever he stepped up to bat. Andrew Nemec led the Warriors with a single and a double. 'We just weren't going to let [Pennacchia] beat us,' Archambault said. 'He is such a phenomenal player. I've seen him in person, seen his highlights, talked to a few people and I know he's a key cog when he gets going.' Arlington Catholic 5, Sandwich 4 — With Tyler Valente singling home Matt Toland with the winning run in the top of the eighth, the 11th-seeded Cougars (16-6) clawed past No. 7 Sandwich (18-6) and into the championship game. Toland finished with two hits and two RBIs, and Patrick Clair pitched three hitless, scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts after starter Tyler Nelson went five innings, allowing four runs on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts. Division 5 state English 9, Drury 7 — Down five runs before coming to the plate, the second-seeded Blue & Blue caught up before the first inning was over and held on late for a 9-7 victory over third-seeded Drury (20-4) to return to the state championship game. Advertisement However, defending champion English (21-5) likely will be without senior Armanis Romero, who was ejected in the sixth inning after he flipped his bat following a single — which then proceeded to take a bad hop into the visitor's dugout at Worcester's Fitton Field. 'His emotions got the best of him,' English coach Christian Ortiz said. The MIAA rule (49.3.1) is that a player ejected from a game must sit out the next game. Romero had been 3 for 4 with a pair of RBI singles. After starting the game at shortstop, Romero pitched four innings in relief, giving up just one run. The Eagles will take on top-seeded Pioneer Valley this weekend in their quest for a repeat after the Panthers knocked off No. 4 Hopedale in the other Division 4 semifinal, 12-2. Mike Puzzanghera reported from Lowell, Graham Dietz reported from Lynn, and Jake Levin reported from Henry Dinh-Price can be reached at
