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Medfield Senior Babe Ruth in World Series
Medfield hosts Division South winner Milford in CMSBR World Series Tuesday at 5:45 p.m. at Schilling FIeld.
The Medfield Senior Babe Ruth team emerged as a true contender in 2011 and now has an opportunity to win a World Series title.
Medfield finished the regular season with a 17-7 record and won the North Division title to earn a spot in the Central Massachusetts Senior Babe Ruth World Series against South Division winner Milford. Game one is slated for Tuesday at 5:45 p.m. at Schilling Field.
Road to the World Series:
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Medfield ranked first in the CMSBR North Division with a 17-7 regular season record. Natick (12-11) finished second, Framingham (10-10) third and Sudbury (6-13) fourth to make the CMSBR playoffs.
Medfield entered postseason play with two pitchers injured and called upon Corey Chung to slide into the number two slot behind standout hurler Joe Shebertes while Warren Lent and Brendan Heaney recover from arm injuries.
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Medfield took the field against Sudbury in the North Division Semi-finals and dropped game one, 6-4 before coming back to even the series in game two, taking the must-win game, 12-11. Matt Casieri, Stephen Russell and Remy Fragola combined on the mound to secure the victory. Chung took the mound in the decisive game three and guided Medfield to a 9-3 victory, advancing to the North Division finals and ending Sudbury’s season.
In the North Division Finals, Medfield took on Natick and jumped ahead in the series with a 7-2 victory in game one behind the pitching of Shebertes. Natick responded in game two with a 4-3 walk-off victory to force a decisive game three. Chung took the mound again with Medfield’s season on the line and again delivered with a series-clinching effort as Medfield defeated Natick, 5-3 to win the North Division title.
Medfield opens World Series play Tuesday against defending World Series champion and South Division winner Milford.
World Series Schedule:
- Game 1, Tuesday, 5:45 p.m at Schilling Field
- Game 2, Wednesday, TBD at Milford (Feno)
- Game 3 (if necessary), Thursday, 5:45 p.m. at Schilling Field
CMSBR Playoff Results (Medfield won series, 2-1):
North Division Semi-Finals:
- Game 1: Sudbury, 6-4
- Game 2: Medfield, 12-11
- Game 3: Medfield, 9-3
North Division Finals (Medfield won series, 2-1):
- Game 1: Medfield, 7-2
- Game 2: Natick, 4-3
- Game 3: Medfield, 5-3
Pitching statistics:
- Chung, 2-0
- Fragola, 1-0
- Shebertes, 1-1
- Casieri, 0-1
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