Faith Young belted a triple in the last inning and was driven home on a squeeze bunt by Lindsey Bacchiocchi to win the game for the Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School girls’ softball team on May 7 against Upper Cape Tech.
The host Cougars battled back from a seven-run deficit for the 13-12 victory. Getting her first win as a pitcher was Kayleigh Desousa, who pitched six innings, only allowing 2 hits and striking out 12 UTC batters. At the plate, Desousa went 3-for-5 with a run batted in. Patty Spillane batted 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI’s. Sharon Delancy also batted 3-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI’s.
On May 9, Old Colony faced Bristol Aggie and lost 16-13. Desousa pitched 5⅔ innings of relief, allowing 6 earned runs on 5 hits while striking out 10. At the plate, Desousa batted 2-for-3 with a double and 3 RBI’s. Spillane went 3-for-4 with 3 doubles and 4 RBI’s. Laila Servis went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI’s, and sophomore Cori Wilkinson batted 2-for-3 with 2 RBI’s.
The Cougars, 5-8 after a 14-2 loss on Monday at Tri County, were scheduled to visit Bristol-Plymouth on Wednesday and will host Blue Hills Regional on Friday, May 17, at 6:00 pm at Dexter Lane fields in Rochester.
Old Colony Sports Roundup
By Logan Hamlet