Miner is untouchable
She fires fourth no-hitter for C-C
The top-ranked Concord-Carlisle softball team continues to hold the rope.
Senior Kim Miner pitched her fourth no-hitter of the season as the Patriots blanked Reading, 3-0, yesterday at Concord.
"It's just beautiful to have the kids to come out, to play as hard as they can, to pitch as well as they can, to run the bases," Concord-Carlisle coach Lisa McGloin said. "We've been talking all year about holding the rope and what that means to us is . . . you have to hold up your part of the bargain. Everyone knows their role and they're holding up their part of the bargain."
Concord-Carlisle (20-0) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Eliza Jacobellis's RBI grounder.
Jacobellis was also a factor in the third inning. With runners on first and second, the No. 3 hitter socked a one-out, RBI double down the left-field line.
When catcher Lisa DeBruzzi followed with another run-scoring double, Miner, who struck out 14 and walked two, had all the support she needed against ninth-ranked Reading (12-5).
" I think the key for me was really bearing down and focusing," Miner said. "[McGloin] helped me find the key points in my motion that I had to work on and [DeBruzzi] helped me a lot out there today."
Catholic Central: Savio Prep's doubleheader sweep over Trinity Catholic, 3-0 and 4-0, gave coach Joe Ciccarello his 100th win.
Nonleague: No. 4 Milton improved to 20-0 behind junior Casey Flavin (4-0) , who allowed five hits and struck out six in a 3-0 victory over Archbishop Williams . . . Freshman Samantha Whynot pitched a one-hitter with eight strikeouts , leading Randolph over Holbrook, 9-1 . . . Jocelyn Abaray (14-2) allowed five hits with nine strikeouts in No. 2 New Bedford's 6-1 victory over Somerset. Abaray also was 2 for 4 with two RBIs . . . No. 3 Taunton improved to 19-2 with a 9-0 victory over Norton, led by Erin Wade, who pitched a complete game with 15 strikeouts.
Cape Ann: North Reading (14-4) clinched the league title with an 8-7 victory over Hamilton-Wenham. Senior shortstop Bryan Lynch went 1 for 4, knocking in the winning run with a single in the eighth .
Catholic Central: Savio Prep (12-3) defeated Trinity Catholic, 14-9 , powered by junior catcher Robert Lerro, who went 2 for 2 with two RBIs and a home run , his seventh this season. ISL: Senior Mark Gormley allowed four hits and a walk, and struck out 12 to lead Noble & Greenough past Milton Academy, 4-0 .
Nonleague: Senior center fielder Matt Romines had three hits and two RBIs to lead No. 4 Walpole over Braintree, 5-2 .
Reading's Kim O'Donnell was the top local performer, finishing seventh in the all-around with a 37.625. In individual events, O'Donnell was 14th on the bars, 10th on the beam, and ninth on the floor. Salem's Jessica Corneau was 12th on the floor and Barnstable's Melissa Bowe qualified in the bars but decided not to compete. The Massachusetts team included Notre Dame of Hingham's Jenna Woods, Salem's Molly Wong, Masconomet's Chelsea Rossetti, and Dracut's Kendra Groswald.
Globe correspondent Corey J. Allen contributed to this report. 
