Westfield-A unique advantage is almost no comfortable pillow. But with Mackenzie Paulin shooting all the cylinders of the circle, the advantage of the green wave turned out to be all they needed.
Directed by the dominant representation of Paulin, Greenfield softball number 1 defeated Franklin Tech, 1-0, on Westfield State University in Franklin Tech.
The game’s lonely scored in the first entry after Olivia Lemaay extended the entrance with a double two to the right. With a runner in a punctuation position, Gloria McDonald increased and struck a coating in the left center for one.
A field error not only allowed Lemaay to write easily, but McDonald advanced to the third, establishing the strong possibility of later damage.
“(This is) our fourth time here (in Sullivan Field), so I was a little more comfortable here than the last twice,” said McDonald after the game. “… but (also) I feel my mindset on this year’s plate has been very different than other years. I feel like I’m more focused, more comfortable and not so nervous, so it definitely helped me.”
But Hannah Gilbert ended these thoughts with an attack to close the first. However, early leadership turned out to be all Paulin he needed as 2025 SUPER 7 SELECTION The Eagles program went down, hitting the side on the second and seventh entrance to 16 attacks.
Paulin allowed only once in the first and a hike to the fifth.
“As a team, we definitely pay attention to (Paulin) a little,” said McDonald. “Our hit this year also helps a ton, but definitely, at the last post, it was a little nervous only so that a play could be disorder -the game.”
The green wave did not lack the search for more support to relieve pressure. Greenfield brought together a couple of leading opportunities in the third and fourth entrance, putting a runner in the third at both entries.
But every time, Gilbert took the circle and stuck the runners.
Gilbert ended with 12 attacks in six inputs, allowing four times and one of the non -experienced race. The Eagles Super 7 team almost level the game to the sixth post, throwing a deep fly ball along the left field line that stuck just before climbing in front of the fence in the outside field.
Greenfield (15-6) won his fourth consecutive title in Class C WMass and the eighth general in the history of the program.
“It means a lot, especially to go out to my senior year,” Paulin said. “We were determined throughout the year to get four peat, we only know we did it; a great game against technology (Franklin) kept us (one).
“I am very proud of our team; we played a fantastic and well -rounded game; we played clean on the field and feels very good.”
The Green Wave will enter the state V Division State with high expectations for a deep career as a seed number 2. Greenfield will face the winner of the number 31 Sturgis Charter East and at number 34 on the regional letter of Mystic Valley.
“Our confidence is quite good right now,” said Greenfield Softball coach Ray Dodge. “We have been playing quite well in recent weeks. Even if we did not win our games, we were still playing solid balls and hitting -I am happy with where we headed to the states.”
Franklin Tech (17-4) was short in the WMASS class fins for the second consecutive year and third in four years, each time at the hands of his local opponent.
“We have a good solid group of seniors, we have had some players along the way and each group has established the bar for the next group,” said Joe Gamache, coach of Franklin Tech. “Here we have a lot of young talent, we have seen some action and we have seen a while today. So we hope they enjoy this experience and that they want to achieve this (level like this), the program continues to tend in the right direction.
“Only proud of the work these children do; they are here every day, they get along, we don’t have to fight them to come to practice. They like to come in practice, it is a good atmosphere … it is a pleasant culture that we have.”
Eagles enter the Div. V State Tournament as a seed number 7 and will face the winner of Whitinsville Christian School 26 and at the Tech Boston Academy 39.
“If we want to reach a final state, this is a team that we will have to overcome the way,” said Gamache. “We played them to start the season … We didn’t play especially well, we left a lot of success and we had a lot of mistakes, they lost 12-3.
“See you here, we see our growth and improvement. A 1-0 game that is the game of anyone; it is reduced to lighting a couple of times together and trying to avoid the expensive mistake. The two pitchers launched phenomenal (but Greenfield was) a better than today.”