Sunday's local roundup, results: PNJ All-Stars advance to New England Regional final
Baseball
Senior Babe Ruth
Paul N. Johnson 5, Vermont 4: Peter Lavache singled in a run in the bottom of the sixth ining as the PNJ All-Stars edged Vermont in an elimination game of the New England Regional in Keene, New Hampshire.
Ryan Bonin (3 RBIs) had a two-run double in the first to give PNJ a 2-1 lead. After Vermont took a 3-2 lead, Paul N. Johnson's Shane Gardner scored on a sacrifice fly in the third, and Isaac Swedberg scored on another sac fly in the fifth to put PNJ back on top.
Cam Early earned the win with 1⅔ innings of perfect relief for Paul N. Johnson. Josh Farrell started and scattered five hits over five innings with two strikeouts.
The win gave PNJ a 10 a.m. Monday rematch with Stamford (Conn.) in the final, PNJ would earn a shot at the title at 1 p.m. with a win in the morning.
Stamford 3, Paul N. Johnson 2: Early doubled in a run in the first inning, and Garrett Hurley drove in a run in the fifth, but Stamford rallied in the eighth to take the win in an earlier winners' bracket game.
Griffin Berard gave up two runs on four hits while striking out two over five innings for PNJ. Ryan Bonin, Anthony Nuzzolio, Shane Gardner, Peter Lavache, and Early each had one hit.
American Legion
Shrewsbury 8, Beverly 2: Brady Shea struck out seven and allowed two runs over 6⅔ innings as Shrewsbury stayed perfect with a win in a winners' bracket semifinal in the American Legion State Tournament at Mahan Field in Natick.
Shrewsbury advances to face Franklin at 7 p.m. Monday at Mahan.
Jimmy Mitchell doubled, homered and drove in three runs, and Ryan Walton homered and drove in three runs to lead Shrewsbury's offense.
Futures Collegiate League
Pittsfield 12, Bravehearts 11: Matty Warren and Tyler Bastunas each drove in two runs and Warren, Bastunas, Jack Thorbahn (double), Vinny Eramo, Christian Limon and Mike Maher all had two hits, but the host Bravehearts lost a slugfest with the Suns at Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field.
Worcester (32-19) is off for three days, but will send nine players to the Futures League All-Star Game on Tuesday before returning home to host Nashua in a doubleheader Thursday, with the first pitch slated for 10:30 a.m.
Softball
Little League
Cranston Western (R.I.) 10, Burkett 5: The Jesse Burkett All-Stars fell in the opening game round robin play of the New England Regional in Bristol, Connecticut.
Burkett will play Maine at 7 p.m. Monday, in a game broadcast live on ESPN+.
Sunday's results
LOCAL
Baseball
International League
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6, WooSox 5
Futures Collegiate League
Pittsfield 12, Bravehearts 11
Central New England Association
Lunenburg 6, Oxford 1
Ronnie's 9, Auburn 1
American Legion
State Tournament
At Mahan Field, Natick
Double elimination
Winners' bracket semifinal
Shrewsbury 8, Beverly 2
Senior Babe Ruth
New England Regional
At Keene, N.H.
Double elimination
Winners' bracket
Stamford (Conn.) 3, Paul N. Johnson 2
Elimination game
Paul N. Johnson 5, Vermont 4
Little League
Juniors state final
North Reading 15, Millbury 5
Majors state sectionals
Section 1 final
Rutland 7, Longmeadow 4
9-11 state final
Holden 12, Hingham 4
Softball
Little League
12U
New England Regional
At Bristol, Conn.
Cranston Western (R.I.) 10, Rutland 5
Golf
Tournaments and results
At QUAIL HOLLOW
18 Holes for Healing and Hope
1, Nick Fluegge-Steve Siller-Kevin Gratton-Doug Miller, minus 15. 2, Heath Squires-Jamie Cicero-Keith Havalotti-Chris Ciukaj, minus 14. 3, Bob Jerszyk-David Wing-Ray Gauthier-Mike Ellex, minus 11.
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