Thursday, April 21, 2022

FHS baseball tops Catholic Memorial 4-2 on Wednesday

Via HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the FHS spring sports action on Wednesday:  

Softball = Franklin, 3 @ Walpole, 6 – Final

Baseball = Franklin, 4 vs. Catholic Memorial, 2 – Final 
– Franklin scored twice in the bottom of the fifth to break open a tie game and tacked on a key insurance run an inning later to take down Catholic Memorial, snapping a three-game skid. Tied 1-1, Joe Tirrell drilled a solo home run to left on the first pitch of the bottom of the fifth inning to put the Panthers back in front. Jack Marino followed with a one-out single, took third on an error, and scored on a single from Evan Raider to put the Panthers ahead 3-1. CM struck with two outs in the next inning to get back within a run but Tirrell reached on a dropped third strike, courtesy runner Luke Sidwell stole second and took third on a passed ball, and scored when Ryan Gerety reach on an error to make it 4-2. Jacob Jette tossed a complete game for the win, allowing two runs (none earned) on five hits and no walks, striking out six.


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