Softball: Concord 17, Pinkerton 1, 5 inn.

Concord 17, Pinkerton 1, 5 inn.

Key players: Concord – Andie Moreira (3-for-4, 2 stolen bases, 2 runs, RBI), Delaney Duford (2-for-3, walk, stolen base, RBI, 3 runs), Kryslin Stearns (2-for-2, HR, walk, 4 RBI, 3 runs), Kennedy Craigue (2-for-3, triple, 2 runs, 3 RBI), Sarah Taylor (win, 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 11 K; hit, walk, 3 RBI), Brooke Wyatt (hit, walk, RBI, 2 runs), Lily Hackett (hit, sacrifice, RBI, run), Liv Crawford (hit, RBI, run), Ella Gray (hit, run), Maddy Wachter (walk, run), Tess Bolduc (run)

Highlights: A 10-run second inning – sparked by Duford’s 100th career hit – broke the game open early. Stearns’ monster grand slam in the third was the first home run over the new 230-foot fence at Memorial Field.

Coach’s quote: “Terrific team effort. Pinkerton had posted shutouts in four of its previous five games, so we’re pretty pleased to have this kind of effort.” – Concord assistant Sandy Smith

Records: Concord 16-1; Pinkerton 11-5