There were plenty of tremendous performances last week in the Central Mass. baseball season, and Tommy Cassell found some of the best of them for readers to vote on to decide the Hometeam Softball Player of the Week.
Congratulations to Nipmuc's Sean Burchard, for taking the top spot in last week's poll, garnering 46,102 votes (35.5 percent) to get past Sutton's Chase Fournier (35,532 votes), Northbridge's J.P. Bolduc (33,179 votes) and Millbury's Carter Richards (11,579 votes) for the honor.
These picks were selected from performances reported by area coaches to the Hometeam Scoreboard. Coaches or administrators are encouraged to report game results and highlights each night by calling the T&G sports desk at 508-793-9350 or emailing sports@telegram.com.
This senior left-hander struck out nine and allowed one run on five hits over five innings to push the Pioneers past Central Catholic, 4-1.
Cincotta allowed five hits and struck out 11 in a complete game shutout as the Panthers rolled past Clinton, 6-0, in a consolation game of the John Ahearn Tournament at Hudson High.
Ellison struck out 10 batters in six innings of work and was 2 for 3 from the plate with three RBIs as the Rangers recorded an 8-2 victory over Acton-Boxborough.
Fenner went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and a run at the dish, and pitched a complete game, allowing seven hits while striking out six as the Patriots beat Tantasqua, 7-5.
Gale singled three times, homered, scored three runs and drove in four to lead the Golden Knights to a 15-6 victory over Cushing Academy.
Hughes combined with teammate Jack Hehir on a no-hitter as the visiting Mountaineers defeated Doherty, 4-0. Hughes then went the distance and allowed one run on five hits while striking out five in Wachusett’s 7-1 win over Catholic Memorial.
Laverdiere hurled a three-hitter and went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs as the Bernardians blanked Fitchburg, 6-0.
Law struck out eight in five innings and belted a grand slam as the Gators garnered a 12-7 victory over South in a consolation game of the Nipmuc Spring Series.
Nivar was 3 for 5 with a homer and three RBIs and Marcus Lopez was 2 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs as the visiting Colonels topped Nipmuc, 11-3.
Loynd allowed five hits and struck out six in a complete-game shutout for the Tigers and 9-0 win over Tahanto. Molloy mustered 10 strikeouts and pitched a complete game in a 16-2 win over West Boylston.
Mongeon mustered 11 strikeouts and surrendered two hits in six innings and went 3 for 4 with an RBI and four runs as the Colonials collected a 7-0 win over Clinton in a John Ahearn Tournament semifinal.
Monville struck out 10 and threw a no-hitter as the Blue Raiders blanked Northbridge, 10-0.
Ortiz pitched a complete game and had two hits and a run as the Eagles downed Leicester, 12-2. He then went 2 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs in his team’s 8-3 victory over Burncoat.
Paulino hit a homer and collected 3 RBIs as the Rams recorded a 15-8 victory over North Andover. He then struck out 12 batters and tossed a no-hitter in a 14-0 win over Westfield.
This senior was 3 for 3 with an RBI and three runs to propel the visiting Beavers to a 5-2 win over AMSA.
Pitro produced two RBIs in a 4-1 win over Blackstone Millville before the junior went 4 for 4 with an RBI and four runs in the Lions’ rout of Narragansett, 14-1. Pitro then hit a two-run double in his team’s loss to Maynard.
Rogers recorded 13 strikeouts and allowed one unearned run on one hit over five innings to help the Titans secure their first win of the season, a 4-1 victory over Milford. Rogers also singled twice and drove in a run.