Canton U12 softball team headed to New England Regionals
By Canton Citizen
(L-R) Vivian Roache, Lily Quersher, Julie Murphy, Brynn Connor, Reilly MacEachern, Tori White, Kennedy Burke, Delaney Clegg, Shannon Lane, Natalie Hales, Ava Marshall and Anna DiRamio. (Not pictured) Coaches Neal Quersher, Keith Burke, Kara MacEachern and Pat Murphy
In Canton Little League’s first year participating in the Little League Softball World Series tournament, Canton’s U12 girls are the new Massachusetts state champions.
After going 3-1 in pool play against teams across the state, the U12 green team traveled to Woburn this past Saturday to play a strong team from the Worcester region in the state final. After five nail-biting innings, Canton pulled ahead in the top of the sixth to score three additional runs. Their consistently strong defense held the lead in the bottom of the sixth to clinch the 7-4 win and the state championship.
The team is now prepping for a trip to the Giamatti Center in Bristol, Connecticut for the New England Regional tournament, which begins this Saturday, July 23. The regional tournament is a modified double-elimination format with the championship game scheduled for Thursday, July 28. The winner of the New England Region will advance to the Little League Softball World Series in Greenville, North Carolina.
Canton will face the Maine state champions in the regional tournament opener on Saturday, July 23, beginning at 8 p.m. All games will be broadcast on the streaming platform ESPN+.
In addition to the U12 team’s success, Canton also entered a U10 team in this year’s Little League softball tournament. The U10 green team went 4-0 in pool play and also advanced to the state championship game, where they fell just short in a heartbreaking, extra-innings loss to a strong Agawam team. The future is bright for Canton softball.
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on Jul 22 2022. Filed under Uncategorized.
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