Concord-Carlisle takes pitches, then takes charge
The waiting was worthwhile for Concord-Carlisle's softball team, which didn't need much time yesterday to take control of its game against Dual County League rival Westford.
The fifth-ranked Patriots (10-0) scored twice in the first inning and didn't let up in a 10-1 rout of the visiting Grey Ghosts (8-4).
"I was pleased with our offense; we've been impatient up at the plate in the last couple of games," said coach Lisa McGloin, whose team qualified for the MIAA tournament. "But then this game we started to really wait on the ball and wait for good pitches, which was good to see out of our hitters."
The Patriots got their first runs with two outs and the bases loaded. Casey Tarca hit a grounder up the middle that squeaked past a Westford infielder and into center field, giving C-C a 2-0 lead.
Tarca struck again with the bases loaded in the third, socking an RBI single after consecutive hits from Emily Beinecke, Georgia Guttadauro, and Jessica Stout. Two more runs scored on the play after a throwing error during a rundown. Shannon Dalton brought Tarca home with a fielder's choice.
Concord-Carlisle added two runs in the fifth. Maya Allen drove in a run with an infield single and scored on a wild pitch.
Westford got on the board in the sixth on Rachel Petersen's RBI triple, but the Patriots responded with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning.
Bay State: Liz Dimascio pitched a no-hitter, striking out 12, to lead Braintree to a 5-0 win over Weymouth . . . Kristen Dolan struck out 19 in Norwood's 13-0 win over Dedham.
Eastern Athletic: Kayla Cournoyer hit the winning single in the bottom of the seventh inning as No. 20 Coyle-Cassidy upset 17th-ranked Bishop Stang, 5-4.
Hockomock: Meg Chadwick was 2 for 3 and drove in the winning run in the sixth inning as Mansfield beat Franklin, 3-2.
Middlesex: Kristiana Bemers singled in Toni Dacampo with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh of No. 13 Woburn's 8-7 victory over Stoneham.
Baseball
Bay State: Alex D'Agostino pitched a two-hitter, struck out six, and drove in a run to lead Dedham over Norwood, 2-0 . . . Chris Ferro drove in the winning run in the top of the 11th inning to push Walpole past Wellesley, 7-5.
Commonwealth: Joe D'Ambrosio allowed one hit and was 2 for 3 with an RBI in North Shore's 9-3 victory over Mystic Valley.
Dual County: Justin Quinn went 3 for 3, stole home, and hit a walkoff double as No. 3 Lincoln-Sudbury (10-1) edged Wayland, 3-2, in eight innings.
Merrimack Valley: Tony Carmany had four hits, four RBIs, and earned the win in relief as Dracut beat Lawrence, 9-8.
Middlesex: Joe Gillis threw a no-hitter as Melrose beat Watertown, 14-0.
Patriot: Jack Hocking hit two homers and drove in five runs in Hanover's 11-7 victory over Scituate.
Boys' lacrosse
Atlantic Coast: Terrence Sibley had five goals and two assists in North Quincy's 14-12 win over Whitman-Hanson.
Cape Ann: Evan Hammersley had five goals and two assists and Tanner Hutchinson scored the winner 2:02 into the first overtime to lead Lynnfield past Pentucket, 10-9.
Catholic Central: Paul Bruce's three goals lifted Austin Prep past Bishop Fenwick, 5-3.
Girls' lacrosse
Cape Ann: Brittany Fraser and Kathleen Ragan had five goals apiece as No. 17 Masconomet beat Hamilton-Wenham, 20-13.
Hockomock: Mary Pasquantonio (5 goals), Kendall Harty (3 goals, 2 assists), and Katie Florence (50th career goal) led King Philip past Mansfield, 12-9.
Nonleague: Lauren Sullivan scored the winning goal with two seconds left to give Winchester a 10-9 victory over Andover.
Boys' volleyball
Nonleague: Andrew Paine (23 kills, 10 digs, 5 blocks) notched the 1,000th kill of his career as Quincy beat Barnstable, 3-2.
Globe correspondent Dave Burg contributed to this report.
