The Milford Scarlet Hawks, with another great team effort, came away with a 1-0 win last night over Agawam for their second D1 State Championship in as many seasons. Shannon Smith, pitching in her last game in a Milford uniform was awesome, allowing 1 hit and striking out 12. She allowed no runners after the first inning and struck out the 3-4-5- Agawam hitters to end the game. The games only run came in the bottom of the 6th when Freshman Jill Powers lined her first pitch to left center field for a double scoring Allie Piergustavo who had walked. Piergustavo hustled from first to home to put Milford on the board. Milford had 7 hits for the game. The Scarlet Hawk defense was also stellar once again making all the plays behind Smith. Most notably Giovanna Arcudi in right, Jill Powers at short, Shannon Smith on the mound, Sam Bonvino at first and Taylor LeBrun behind the plate. Hitters for Milford: Lauren Hanna (single, double), Caroline Fairbanks (2 singles), Allie Piergustavo (double, 2 walks), Jill Powers (double, rbi) and Lizzie Stallone (single).
GAME NOTE: Freshman Jill Powers had the game winning hit in the bottom of the 6th to win this years D1 state title. Taylor LeBrun was a Freshman last year and had the game winning hit in the bottom of the 9th to win the 2012 title.
Game stats: http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=MILFORDSOFTBALL&t=c&s=softball&p=boxscore&gameID=702810
