Durfee baseball gets walkoff win in the bottom of ninth Top performers (Apr. 22-27)
FALL RIVER — It was an extra-inning thriller at Durfee B.M.C. High School on Monday.
Matt Sherry drove in Yandel Pichardo with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Hilltoppers to an exciting 1-0 victory over league opponent New Bedford.
Pichardo reached on an infield hit and scored on Sherry's line drive single up the middle.
Aidan Travers pitched seven innings for Durfee, giving up no runs, six hits, walk, and struck out one. Dylan Silviera pitched two innings in relief for the win (2-0), striking out one.
The Hilltoppers (4-1) travel to Bridgewater-Raynham on Wednesday.
Case 3, Apponequet 1
Braden Sellers picked up his first win of the season for the Cardinals in their road win against undefeated league opponent Apponequet. Sellers pitched 4 ⅔ innings, allowing an infield hit and an unearned run. Aedan Borges pitched two shutout innings in relief, striking out two to earn the save. Sam Deady had a hit and an RBI. Will LeBoeuf scored a run and an RBI. Lucas Saltmarsh had a hit and a run scored.
Somerset Berkley 11, Greater New Bedford 0
The Raiders blanked league opponent Greater New Bedford in a mercy-rule win on the road. Landon Richardson was superb on the hill for SBR (5-2), allowing no runs, a hit, no walks while striking out four. He was also 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Ethan Santos pitched the final inning, allowing a hit. Jayden Cruz had a pair of hits, scored three runs and stole two bases. Liam Meehan (double) and Mason Medeiros each had a hit and two RBIs.
Softball
Somerset Berkley 10, Greater New Bedford 1
Brooke Crombie pitched the complete game for the Raiders, allowing three hits, three walks, an earned run while striking out 11 in the Raiders win over Greater New Bedford at home. Samantha Comeau went 2-for-3 with a run scored. Julia Costa finished with two hits, scored two runs and had an RBI for SBR (3-3). Lillian Brisson (walk, run scored, two RBIs), Tatum Swanson (walk, two runs scored), Emma Javier (2 RBIs), Makenzie Jacob (two runs scored) and Sydney Bednarz (run scored) each had a hit.
Apponequet 8, Case 3
The Division 4 defending state champion Cardinals lost their first game of the season against league opponent Apponequet. Lily Picard had a pair of hts, including a home run for Case (6-1). Bre Fontes (two doubles), Nicole Rebelo (double) and Megan Smith each finished with two hits.
New Bedford 18, Durfee 6
The Hilltoppers lost to league opponent New Bedford on the road. Katerina Rumsey collected two hits and two RBIs for Durfee (1-4). Paisly Parisee also contributed a pair of hits.
Boys Tennis
Diman 3, New Bedford 2
The Bengals won their first match of the season against New Bedford on the road. Winners for Diman (1-1) were second singles Rafael Infante (6-2, 6-1), third singles Andrew Librera (6-0, 6-0) and first doubles Christian Rodrigues/ Kaidyn Fournier (6-1 6-1).
Fairhaven 5, Westport 0
Third singles player Jack Keane dropped a tough, tiebreaker for the Wildcats in Fairhaven's win. Westport (2-1) hosts Diman on Wednesday.
Girls Tennis
Fairhaven 5, Westport 0
Sam Barboza and Gabby Juristo were sensational at second doubles for the Wildcats before falling in a tiebreaker, 0-6, 7-6, 3-7 in Fairhaven's win. Westport (1-2) travels to Diman on Wednesday.
Boys Volleyball
Durfee 3, Dighton-Rehoboth 1
Danny Matuszek had 38 assists to help lead the Hilltoppers to a home win over Dighton-Rehoboth. Chris Milfort (21 kills), Josh Sanon (17 kills) and JO Olubanwo (10 kills) were great at the net on offense for Durfee (4-3). Milfort also had 13 digs, while Elias DaSilva had 13 digs.
Herald News and Taunton Daily Gazette sports editor Steven Sanchez can be reached at ssanchez@heraldnews.com. You can follow him on Twitter @Chezsports
This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Herald News top high school performers for Apr. 22-27
