WOBURN — The stakes have been as excessive as they arrive so far as common season, Middlesex League rivalry video games go — particularly within the rematch of Woburn’s blowout loss to Reading from earlier within the season. But with the Rockets pushing the tying runner to 3rd base with two outs within the high of the seventh inning on Thursday afternoon and among the finest hitters within the state standing on the plate, Tanners pitcher Morgan Barmash got here by way of for what felt just like the umpteenth time.
After escaping jam after jam, Barmash compelled a Jackie Malley fly out with Sally Cashin standing 60 toes away to elude another and assist Woburn (11-2) safe a 3-2 win over Reading (11-2). That got here only a half-inning after the Tanners took benefit of an error to plate two and switch a one-run deficit into the lead, rounding out an entire group comeback to even the season collection and snap the Rockets’ 11-game win streak.
Barmash pitched an entire recreation, holding Reading to 2 unearned runs on three hits and two walks with 9 strikeouts. The Rockets have been 0-for-8 with runners in scoring place.
“That’s a helluva softball team,” mentioned Woburn head coach Courtney Sigsbury. “(Barmash) was absolutely phenomenal. … I’m just proud of them. What an effort against a fabulous pitcher, a fabulous hitting team.”
The two groups gritted out no matter they may muster offensively a lot of the day, as Barmash and Reading pitcher Analise Grady (six innings, three runs, two earned runs, three hits, two walks, 12 strikeouts) dazzled from the circle.
The Rockets bought the primary benefit when Malley stored working the bases on a double, scoring on an unorthodox, two fielder’s obstructions for a 1-0 lead in third inning. It didn’t take lengthy for Jenna Taylor to reply for Woburn with a leadoff triple within the fourth inning, scoring on a wild pitch three batters later.
Reading appeared prefer it bought the ultimate edge within the high of the sixth inning when a runner scored on a throwing error with two outs for a 2-1 lead. But Madi Soderquist singled and Taylor reached on an error to assist put runners in scoring place within the backside half of the inning, earlier than Barmash rifled a ball up the center. A diving play stopped the ball, however an errant throw scored the 2 for the 3-2 lead and eventual win.
“We know that we have to do things like that to win games,” Sigsbury mentioned. “We’re going to have to manufacture runs against good teams, and they did. I’m so proud.”
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