Barmash gives Woburn a lift
Lincoln-Sudbury’s softball team threatened with runners on second and third and no outs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Woburn coach Courtney Sigsbury visited the circle and told senior pitcher Morgan Barmash to own the moment.
Barmash responded with two strikeouts before forcing a ground out to second base.
Barmash singled home the winning run in the top of the seventh and allowed two runs, scattering five hits and striking out eight over seven innings in a 3-2 road win for 11th-seeded Woburn over No. 6 Lincoln-Sudbury, 3-2, in the second round of the Division 1 tournament on Wednesday.
“What else can you say about Morgan?” said Sigsbury. “She’s the underdog, she’s always been the underdog, and she continues to prove herself over and over.”
In the top of the fifth, Hannah Niemszyk doubled to leftcenter and Riley Trask plated Niemszyk with a bunt, giving the Tanners (19-3) a lead. Avery Simpson worked a bases-loaded walk in the seventh and Barmash cashed in with a single.
Lincoln-Sudbury’s Kelsey Blanchette allowed one earned run and three hits in six innings and brought the Warriors (20-2) within one with a two-run, twoout double in the seventh. Division 1 State
Bishop Feehan 7, Attleboro 4 — Maddie Coupal hit a tying threehomer in the third as the seventh-seeded Shamrocks (14-9) beat No. 10 Attleboro. Bishop Feehan plays No. 2 King Philip in a quarterfinal Friday at 7.
Central Catholic 14, Arlington 2 — Olivia Boucher and Caitlin Milner tallied three hits apiece in a second-round win for the top-seeded Raiders (21-1).
King Philip 3, Chelmsford 0 — Freshmen paved the way to victory, as Ali Gill smashed a home run and McCoy Walsh hurled a two-hitter, striking out 12 in a second-round win for the second-seeded Warriors (22-2).
Methuen 3, Bridgewater-Raynham1 — Lea Lynch led the ninth seed Rangers (15-7) over No. 8 Bridgewater-Raynham with a homer and a sac fly, and Ella Hayes had a homer. Methuen visits top-seeded Central Catholic in the quarterfinals.
Peabody 11, St. Paul 3 — Abby Bettencourt fanned 14 and went 3 for 4 with two RBIs in a second-round win for the fifthseeded Tanners (19-1)
Taunton 3, Franklin 0 — Sam Lincoln struck out 12 and allowed three hits in a secondround win for the third-seeded Tigers (21-1).
Division 2
State Billerica 3, Ludlow 0 — Naomi Boldebuck struck out 17, lifting the second-seeded Indians (19-2) over No. 18 Ludlow in the second round. Billerica will host Somerset Berkley in a quarterfinal Friday.
Burlington 6, Shepherd Hill 1 — Maddie King went 3 for 3 and Cece Imbimbo struck out 15 in a second-round win for the fourthseeded Red Devils (18-4). North Attleborough 4, Nashoba 1 — Kelly Colleran fanned 18 for the fifth-seeded Red Rocketeers (17-5), and Lucy Palmer and Emma Hanwell each had two RBIs.
North Attleboro gets No. 4 Burlington in the quarterfinals. Somerset Berkley 6, Leominster 5 — Bella Nugent’s second homer of the game, followed by Emma Javier’s RBI single and a tworun double from Mackenzie Jacob, gave the seventh-seeded Raiders (15-6) a lift over No. 10 Leominster in the second round.
Division 3 State Dighton-Rehoboth 7, Newburyport 6 — Lucy LaTour sealed the second-round win for the second-seeded Falcons (18-4) with a two-run homer in the sixth. Dighton-Rehoboth will host No. 7 Triton in the quarterfinals.
St. Mary’s 4, Dedham 1 — Anna Fringuelli tossed a complete game, fanning nine and scattering five hits for the top-seeded Spartans (21-2) in the secondround win. Lory Suriel tripled and scored two runs. Triton 5, Greater New Bedford 1
— Emma Penman hit a grand slam and a solo shot and struck out five as the seventh-seeded Vikings (18-4) ousted the defending state champion Bears (14-10) in the second round.