Wellesley South Little League in Final Four

WELLESLEY, MA – The Wellesley South Williamsport All-Stars are in the Massachusetts Little League Final Four.

Wellesley earned its spot in the title round by defeating Medford Blue earlier this month to win the Section 3 championship. Matthew Henshon, one of the Wellesley South coaches, said every win is a full team effort.

"Literally every kid contributed to us winning, and that's how this team wins," Henshon said. "Some teams are built around one player - we have really good players up and down the line."

Henshon pointed to Wellesley South's win in the Section 3 championship, where each player had a hand in the victory:

Mark Henshon – 1R/1RBI

Jack Toomey – 2HRs/5RBI; first HR was a bomb that might have gone 300 feet if it didn’t hit a tree

Matt Lussier – 1-3 at the plate

David Blair – 3IP, credit for W

Drew Renzella – 2 assists and 1 putout at catcher [drove in all 4 runs with single and 3-run HR in the District final]

Chris Kenney – 3IP, 0R on the mound for the save; hit 2 HRs the day before to get us into the Sectional final

James Henshon – 2-2, BB, 2R scored

Tyler McChesney – 2-2, 1R, 1RBI

Matty Beyer – BB, R scored

Louis Fay – 1-1, R scored

Ryan Sarmanian – BB to force in a run (RBI)

Charlie Denomme – 1-2

Quinn Wayman – OF assist to Renzella from LF to cut down tying run at the plate to end the 3rd.

Now, the focus turns to the state championship. Here's how it works:

Four teams play in a round robin-style tournament, each playing the other once. At the end of it, the teams with the top two records advance to the state championship game, scheduled for Sunday, July 31. If two teams are tied, then records in head-to-head competition are used.

The other three teams in the tournament are Beverly, Pittsfield American, and Fairhaven/Aschunet. Wellesley South plays Fairhaven/Acushnet Thursday at 7:15 p.m., takes on Pittsfield American Friday at 7, and has Beverly Saturday at 3.

All games are set to be played at Morrison Field in Westwood.

Check back with Patch for scores and updates - and good luck Wellesley South!

Photo Credit: Maura Wayman Photography