| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Methuen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Methuen's softball team continued its late season surge, scoring in the bottom of the ninth for a 3-2 win over Beverly in the Division 1 first round. Brooke Tardugno doubled and came home on a Kiele Coleman single for the winning run. Freshman Ilene Rickard went the distance for the win, striking out 14 while throwing a 5-hitter. The Rangers (12-5) will face a major challenge Wednesday at unbeaten Peabody (15-0) and its super freshman pitcher Abby Bettencourt, who threw a perfect game at Haverhill on Monday.
Division 1 North First Round
Methuen (3): S.Tardugno ss 3-1-0, Spina cf 3-0-0, Grelle 1b 3-0-0, Donovan lf 4-1-1, Nelson c 4-0-1, B.Tardugno dp 3-1-1, Coleman 2b 4-0-2, Baez 3b 2-0-1, Daly rf 3-0-1, Rickard p 0-0-0. Totals 29-3-7
RBI: Donovan, B.Tardugno, Coleman
WP: Rickard; LP: Stilwell
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