Windsor
Windsor scored five times in the first three innings and played flawless defense behind Seth Balch in an 8-1 victory.
The Jacks (13-4) — one of two teams in D-III to be awarded a bye in the first round — will host the winner of today’s quarterfinal between No. 5 Leland & Gray and No. 4 Peoples in a Tuesday semifinal.
Dakota Page went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, driving in a run to cap Windsor’s four-run fourth inning and before plating a pair with a single in the fifth.
“Dakota’s a very hot hitter right now who can hit to all sides of he field,” Windsor coach Jamie Richardson said. “He can do it all.”
Page, the third baseman, also made a number of impressive plays to keep the Jacks error-free. He and shortstop Ryland Richardson both kept hard-hit balls in the infield in support of Balch, who allowed four hits and one walk while striking out 12.
“The ones that got in play, we did a good job with,” coach Richardson said. “To go error-free in our first (playoff) game, that’s a good way to start out.”
Balch, Duncan Frazer and Robert Slocum all had two hits, two runs and an RBI for Windsor.
Balch likely will start again on Tuesday, Jamie Richardson said.
Newport 6, Campbell 1
Litchfield, n.h.
“He battled through some wildness, but he pitched around it and we played some great defense behind him,” Tigers coach Jon Hamel said.
Kyle Fish went 1-for-3 with two runs and Tony Robertson was 1-for-3 with a run for Newport, which will visit No. 3 Belmont in Saturday’s quarterfinals.
“It was great win for us. It’s been upwards of 10 years so since Newport baseball has got a playoff win,” Hamel said. “Hopefully, we can keep that momentum going.”
Sunapee 6, Profile 2
Bethlehem, n.h.
Nick Ducharme allowed seven hits and one earned run while striking out 10 and walking two in 6⅔ innings for Sunapee (10-7).
Matt Nangeroni went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI, Harper Flint was 2-for-3 and Ducharme (double) and Jackson Cooney both had RBI hits for the Lakers.
Catcher Darren Hulton threw out two runners attempting to steal for Profile.
Sunapee visits top-ranked Pittsfield on Saturday.
Green Mountain 8
Thetford 6
Chester, Vt.
Thetford led, 5-1, after two innings and was in a 6-6 game before it surrendered the winning runs in the bottom of the fifth.
The Panthers had the tying runs on base in the seventh.
“We had chances throughout the game and played well,” Thetford coach Phil Chaput said. “It was a good, close game.”
Aidan Moore doubled and scored on an RBI single by Ryan Pepe to jumpstart a three-run third inning for Thetford. Pepe finished 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Alex Emerson went 3-for-3 and Seth Boyce (double) and Alden Nichols were both 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Panthers.
Thetford used four pitchers, including starter Nichols (2⅔ innings, eight hits, six earned runs, three walks, four strikeouts) and relievers Emerson, Owen Deffner and Eamon Deffner.
Emerson also played center field, throwing out a runner in the bottom of the sixth to keep it a two-run game.
The Panthers graduate only a pair in Dan Wells and Lawson Ouelette.
Derryfield 3, Woodsville 1
Woodsville
Derryfield plated two on inside-the-park home run in the first inning, which hwas enough offense behind a strong performance from lefty pitcher Oliver Simon.
“If somebody told me we were going to give up three runs in a playoff game and lose, I wouldn’t have believed them, because we’re a good hitting team,” Woodsville coach Brent Cox said. “They found one of our weaknesses, because we don’t see many lefties. It was hard for us to do a lot of things once we got on base, because he had a good pickoff move.”
Simon struck out six with two walks in a three-hitter while picking off a pair of Engineer runners, including a leadoff runner in the bottom of the seventh.
Woodsville scored in the fifth on a hit by Corey Bemis to score Travis Stoddard (double).
Zach Moore pitched six innings for the Engineers, striking out 10 and allowing four hits and two walks.
Woodsville graduates six.
Bishop Brady 8, Stevens 0
Concord
Senior pitcher Drew Grenier (nine hits, four walks, eight strikeouts) allowed just two earned runs for the Cards in six innings for the loss.
“We had some miscues that led to five runs in the second inning,” said Stevens coach Paul Silva, whose rebuilding team finished 10-8. “We have a lot of young players, and I’m proud of the season they had.”
Stevens, which moves to D-II next season, graduates four players.
Whitcomb-Rochester 12, Poultney 3
Bethel
Whitchester (15-1) will host No. 4 Danville on Tuesday in search of its second straight final appearance.
Sammy Barcomb went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run, Kayla Townsend went 3-for-3 with three runs and Vaillancourt had a triple and three RBIs for Whitcomb-Rochester.
Chelsie Trask started for the Mountaineers, striking out five and walking four before leaving a 3-3 game after three innings. Vaillancourt struck out six and walked two for the win.
Green Mountain 10 Windsor 3
Chester, Vt.
“I knew we were going to have to be on top of our game to win today,” first-year Windsor coach Heather Stearns said. “Unfortunately, we just didn’t get the bats going until late in the game.”
Kacie Charest and Hannah Wood both had a pair of hits for Windsor, while Carah Rugg allowed seven hits and 10 walks while striking out seven.
“It was a good season,” said Stearns, whose team carried no seniors and finished 6-12. “I’m looking forward to having everyone back.”
Lightweight Coach Departs
Hanover
Healey led Dartmouth to the IRA National Championship three times, guiding the Big Green varsity eight to a fourth-place finish in his first season and the varsity four to a third-place standing the following year. In 2017, the varsity four returned to nationals, claiming third once again.
“We are grateful to Sean for leading our program for the last six years, and for his unwavering dedication to our student-athletes,” Dartmouth athletic director Harry Sheehy said.
ESPN Ivy League TV Schedule Released
Hanover
The television package, will feature five games on ESPNU on Friday nights, beginning with Harvard at Brown on Sept. 21, with the sixth being Yale at Harvard at Fenway Park on Nov. 17.
Dartmouth in 10th Place After Day One of Finals
Norfolk, Va.
MIT is in the lead with 121 points. The Big Green posted 236 points on the day.
Christopher Williford, Rebecca McElvain, Duncan Williford and Paige Clarke all sailed for Dartmouth. In Division A, the Big Green took first place in the eighth race and had second-place finishes in the seventh and 11th races. Dartmouth also finished second in two Division B races.
The Big Green struggled to perform well in the early races in Division A and had three rather low scores from Division B races on Thursday.