It’s been a freshman season to remember for Greenfield alum Kelsey Richardson with the Herkimer College softball team. 

Richardson — who helped lead the Green Wave to a state championship last spring — was named captain in her first season and played a big role in the Generals winning the NJCAA Region III North B District final last week. Richardson drove in the game-winning run in the opening contest of the championship series against Onondaga Community College, with Herkimer ultimately winning game two to take home the title. 

The Generals earned a spot in the 2023 NJCAA Div. III Softball World Series, where they’ll open play on Wednesday against Rowan College South Jersey – Gloucester. 

Richardson enters the tournament with strong numbers on the season, batting .324, slugging .467 and posting a whopping .991 fielding percentage as a catcher. 

Golf

A pair of holes-in-one were sunk in Franklin County. 

Over at the Country Club of Greenfield on Tuesday, Peter Wood sank an ace at No. 2 using a 6-hybrid to knock in the shot from 135 yards out. It was the ninth hole-in-one of his career and was witnessed by Ernie Patnode, Joe Viadero and Alan Blanker. 

At Thomas Memorial in Turners Falls on Saturday, Matthew Ainsworth made his first career ace, doing so on the seventh hole from 132 yards out.

He used a 60-degree wedge and the shot was witnessed by Brian Carney, Josh Hoffman and Ryan Doherty. 

CCG results

In an Aces Wild (Subtract one  for One Putts) contest at the Country Club of Greenfield on Tuesday, Terry Boyce shot the low gross (66) followed by Valerie Esquer (79) in Flight One. 

Susan O’Connor (63) and Teresa Varner (72) shot the two low net scores. In Flight Two, Anne Echeverria (100) and Lane Kelly (106) shot the low gross scores while Sally Bernard (72) and Irene McDonald (73) had the low net scores. 

Edge Hill Men’s League

Brett Sallee and Brett Bourman shared top point quota honors at plus-2, while Bill Buck (39) notched low gross and Bourman (34) had low net in the A Division of the Edge Hill Men’s League on Tuesday.

In B Division action, Wayne Clark had the top quota (plus-5), while Clark also had low gross (41) and Charlie Plesnar (31) notched low net. Mark Graves was closest to the pin on No. 10 (7-3) and Sallee was closest at No. 16 (2-8).

Youth softball

GGSL

Anabelle Marciano finished with three hits and Caroline Lively also had a hit to help Precision Driving School edge Franklin First Credit Union, 1-0, in a GGSL Lil Nippers game on Tuesday at Murphy Park.

Franklin’s Shaye Tyler and Dani Zraunig each had three hits, and Rebekah Grant also had a hit.

Elsewhere, Kendal Bernard was 4-for-4 and Tiana Valdez had two hits, including a two-run double, to help Gilmore & Farrell defeat Pristine Orientals, 3-0, in Junior League play.

Pristine’s Savannah Thomas went 3-for-3 and Hailey Sadler had two hits, including a double.

Adult softball

Greenfield Co-ed

Dylan Mailloux smacked four hits, helping the Montague Elks to a 15-5 win over the Liberty Tax Sharks in a Greenfield Co-ed Adult League contest on Tuesday.

John Dawicki slashed three hits, including a double, to go with two RBIs for the Elks, while Tyler Charboneau also had three hits (HR, 3B) and two RBIs and Joe McMillan notched three hits and two RBIs.

The Liberty Tax Sharks were paced by Che Christi’s two hits and two RBIs, and Michael Menard also chipped in a double.

■ Also on Tuesday Brody Markol had five hits, Parker Hickey and Kat Luippold each had four hits while Brittany York had three hits in Thayer Street Builders’ 26-6 win over Tavern. 

Nick Aldrich knocked three hits while Stef Williams and Stephanie Scott each had two hits in the loss. 

Youth baseball

GMLB

Paul Budrawich, Fischer Williams and Henry Kalas all had two hits to help Pioneer Valley Tire battle back from a four-run deficit and snag an 8-7 win over Aubuchon’s in a GMLB AAA contest on Tuesday.

Liam Bassett (two hits), Jacob Miller (hit) and Jayden Howard (double) paced the offense for Aubuchon’s.

■ In AA action on Tuesday Jacolby Dyer knocked four hits and pitched a scoreless inning while Joshua James and Sebastian Gargone combined for seven hits in Ginger Cat Sealcoating’s 14-4 win over Ruggeri Real Estate. 

Jo Jo Locke pitched well while Xavier Gibbons knocked a pair of hits for Ruggeri. 

Deerfield Minors

Garrett Gallagher and Leo Lopes played well in the field while Eleanor Trenhold stole a base in Sokoloski Landscaping’s 9-8 win over Conway on Tuesday. 

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