Seekonk’s brightest star delivered this system its first state title.
Sophomore Tyler Kropis fired an entire sport shutout placing out 12 as No. 3 Seekonk captured its first state championship in program historical past with a 5-0 win over No. 12 Abington on Sunday afternoon at Polar Park in Worcester.
Seekonk’s state championship victory comes a yr after they misplaced within the remaining sport to Manchester-Essex.
“This stung last year,” Seekonk coach Joe DeMelo mentioned. “We knew we had a team to come back. When we were on the bus on the way home all of our guys were screaming, ‘we’re going to be back next year!’ They were right.”
Kropis was locked in from the opening pitch showcasing pinpoint command of his fastball, curveball, and slider. At one level the South Coast Conference’s most respected participant had a stretch the place he struck out seven consecutive Green Wave hitters. He didn’t let up successful till a leadoff double to start out the fifth.
“I was hyped up and ready to go right from when I woke up,” Kropis mentioned. “I wanted to work so hard after last year to get back to this point. I just love this moment. I felt great from the opening gates.”
Seekonk (21-4) scored all of the runs it wanted within the backside of the primary. Two singles and a stroll loaded the bases and Kevin Crowe lined an RBI hit to left to place the Warriors up 1-0. The two sides settled down till the underside of the fourth when the Warriors gained separation. With two runners in scoring place, Declan Lush roped a two run single to middle to stretch the result in 3-0. Later within the body, Jaden Arruda made his presence felt as he linked on a two RBI double to left middle to offer Seekonk a cushty 5-0 benefit.
Kropis, in the meantime, stayed on cruise management, placing out a pair within the seventh together with the ultimate hitter of the sport to ship the Warriors right into a frenzy.
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