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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield High School varsity softball team made quick work of TVL newcomer Dedham last Tuesday afternoon at Curt Schilling Field, downing the Marauders 14-1 by slaughter rule to improve to 5-1 on the season.
Dedham got to staff ace Alana Potts in the first inning with a pair of singles before plating a run off of a fielder’s choice to grab a 1-0 lead. However, the lead was short-lived for the Marauders as Laura Clifford belted a bases-clearing double into the right-center field gap with one out in the bottom of the first to score both Katharine Corzilius and Ally Carlin, giving Medfield a 2-1 lead.
Potts found her rhythm and sent the Marauders down in order in the top of the second to preserve the 2-1 Medfield lead heading into the home half.
Senior captain Rachel Kornet began the bottom of the second with a double into the left-center field gap before a single by Potts to short right put runners at the corners with no outs. Kornet took home on a throw to second after Potts swiped the base on the first pitch of the ensuing at-bat by Maddy Mullaney, who would then reach base on an infield hit to put runners at the corners. Mary Cronin drove in Potts with a single to right field to make it a 4-1 lead for Medfield before Ally Carlin cracked a single to center to plate Cronin and push the lead to 5-1. Clifford recorded her third RBI of the day with a single to center to score Carlin from second, making it a 6-1 lead for Medfield after two innings.
Potts sent the Marauders down in order in the top of the third via a fly to right, a strikeout, and a lineout to short. Kornet drew a walk to begin the bottom of the third for Medfield and swiped a pair of bases to move to third before Potts also drew a walk to set up runners at the corners with no outs. Kornet took home on the throw to second on a stolen by Potts to make it a 7-1 edge for Medfield.
Cronin singled home Potts two at-bats later to make it an 8-1 game before Corzilius plated Cronin from third off of a bunt single, pushing the lead to eight runs at 9-1. The Warriors would add five more runs in the inning, including a two-run blast to right field off the bat of Molly Glasheen to extend the lead to 14-1. Potts shut the door in the bottom of the fourth and Medfield went on to win by the 13-run final.
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