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Medfield Softball Hosts Martha’s Vineyard Friday in State Tourney Opener

The Medfield High School softball team drew the 16th seed in the MIAA D2 South Sectional State Tournament and will host No. 17 Martha's Vineyard in Friday's preliminary round.

The Medfield High School softball team will be making its first state tournament appearance in six years and on Tuesday, the Warriors found out the details to their state tourney berth.

Medfield finished the regular season with an 11-9 record and in a strong Division 2 South field, that drew the Warriors the 16th seed out of 21 teams in this year's state tournament. The Warriors, however, will host its Preliminary Round game because the team is one seed higher than its opponent, Martha’s Vineyard (17th seed). The game will be held at Shonda Schilling Field at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 1.

Here's a look at the seedings for the MIAA Division 2 South Sectional bracket. To view the complete bracket, click here.

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1. Abington (18-2) .900
2. Bellingham (18-2) .900
3. Fairhaven (17-2) .895
4. Hopkinton (17-3) .850
5. Coyle & Cassidy (16-3) .842
6. Cardinal Spellman (16-4) .800
7. Holliston (15-4) .789
8. Duxbury (14-4) .778
9. East Bridgewater (13-4) .765
10. Dedham (15-5) .750
11. Seekonk (14-6) .700
12. Middleboro (14-6) .700
13. Hanover (13-7) .650
14. Norwell (11-7) .611
15. Bishop Stang (11-7) .611
16. Medfield (11-9) .550
17. Martha's Vineyard (10-10) .500
18. Dennis-Yarmouth (10-10) .500
19. Plymouth South (10-10) .500
20. Foxboro (6-14) .300
21. Canton (3-15) .167


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