Keleher Earns Second Shutout as Medfield Baseball Blanks Bellingham

Medfield High School baseball pitcher Mike Keleher struck out nine Bellingham hitters over seven scoreless innings in a 1-0 Medfield victory Tuesday at Curt Schilling Field. 

Keleher, allowing just four hits Tuesday, improved to 3-0 this season and continued his dominance on the mound, posting the following numbers: 21 innings pitched, 30 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.00. 

Medfield head coach Matthew Marenghi said the highlight of Tuesday's game came in the top of the seventh inning.

"Bellingham's Chad Connor singled to left and Mitchell Corbit (Bellingham's starting pitcher) tried to score from second base," Marenghi said. "Senior Pat Lenihan fired home from left field to Will Cousins, who blocked the plate perfectly for the second out of the inning. [Keleher] then got the final batter of the game to pop out to second."

Medfield scored the game's only run in the third inning. Keleher connected for an RBI single that scored Beau Nixon. 

The Warriors (5-1, 5-0) return to the field Friday, April 29 at Ashland for a 3:45 p.m. game.

MHS Boys' and Girls' Track Get By Holliston

The Medfield High School boys' track team improved to 3-1 Tuesday with a 71-65 victory Holliston, but it was far from a decisive win, according to Warriors' head coach Tom Woods. 

"[Tuesday] was a tough meet," said Woods. "Holliston had some terrific athletes and we are coming off a vacation, which is always an obstacle as track is so much about routine and consistency. We were able to squeek by with a victory." 

Woods noted several strong performances that proved to be the keys to victory. Senior captain Mike Creedon won the Mile in 4:41.4 followed closely by standout freshman Ian Robertson in 4:46.9. James Marvel-Coen had two fantastic races in both the 400m hurdles and the 110m hurdles running 59.5 and 15.9 respectively. Marvel-Coen won both of these races in commanding fashion. Our shot-putters were able to sweep with Luke Barett, Chris Triest and Ife Adebayo, finishing 1-2-3. Tim Bernard, a junior, was the winner in the high jump with a leap of 5'10".

Woods said the schedule doesn't get any easier with Westwood being the next opponent. 

"We have a very strong opponent in Westwood this Thursday which will be a big test for us," Woods said. "I think our athletes are ready for the challenge and seeing how close this meet was will help them to kick it up a notch."

Results to be published later.

Girls' Track Cruises Past Panthers

The Medfield High School girls' track team notched a 76-60 victory over Holliston Tuesday to improve to 3-1 this season. 

Medfield head coach Melinda Lohan credited the efforts of the following athletes: Alex Stanton, Kate Piersiak, Liana Bunce and Krisitna Gustafson, naming them standout performers at Tuesday's meet. 

The Warriors also welcomed a player returning from injury.

"Welcome bak to Lauren Rimmel who is recovering from an injury," said Lohan. "Great time to start [Tuesday]."

For complete results see attached PDF. 

Medfield Girls' Tennis wins Fourth in a Row

The Warriors' girls' tennis team improved to 4-0 on the season with a 5-0, non-league victory over Mansfield (1-3, 1-2) Tuesday. 

Alex Freeman (No. 1 singles) and Lexi Nasraway (No. 2 singles) each came back from 2-1 deficits in the the third set to win their matches. Freeman beat Mansfield's Emma Yeransian, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 and Nasraway defeated Emily Belastock, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. 

At third singles, Medfield's Hannah Oliphant defeated Lexi Raczka, 6-3, 6-2. In doubles play, Kate Goldense and Hunter Stahl defeated Durga Kolla and Devon Delvecchio of Mansfield, 6-3, 6-0 in No. 1 doubles. Lauren Buscone and Megan Tschirch defeated Laura Whelan and Hannah MacKillip, 6-1, 6-1 in second doubles. 

Other Scores: Medfield High School girls' lacrosse defeated Ashland, 18-5 Tuesday; Bellingham High School softball defeated Medfield, 9-4 Tuesday.