| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Wilmington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
After the first two batters in the top of the seventh were retired, Kirsten Morrison walked and a single and a base on balls later came around to score on a walk to Brittany Venezia for the deciding run in No. 12 North Reading's 6-5 victory over No. 4 Wilmington in the Division 2 North quarterfinals.
The Hornets (15-7) advance to face No. 8 Arlington Catholic (16-6) in the semifinals tomorrow (5 p.m.) at Martin Field in Lowell.
"It was a very good win," said North Reading coach Rusty Russell.
Jenn Shields struck with the biggest blow of the game with a three-run triple that sparked a five-run fifth inning that set up the last-inning heroics.
Alex Moise added the defensive play of the day, making a tremendous snag in the whole between third base and shortstop to hold Wilmington to just one run in the third.
North Reading downed Arlington Catholic 5-2 in thier regular-season meeting on May 30.
North Reading (6): Shields ss 4-1-2, Tringale lf 3-0-0, M. Moise lf 1-0-0, A. Moise 3b 4-0-1, Morrison 1b 4-1-3, Batalis cf 4-1-2, McCauley 2b 3-0-0, Venezia rf 3-1-1, Amirault c 4-1-1, Giddings dh 1-1-0, Ward dh 1-0-0, Chapman p 0-0-0. Totals 32-6-10
Wilmington (5): Babcock p 3-1-1, Souza lf 4-1-0, McLaughlin c 3-1-1, Crannell ss 3-1-1, Parow 3b 4-0-0, Zaremba 1b 3-1-1, Lord 2b 3-0-0, Hanley rf 3-0-1, Parone cf 2-0-0. Totals 28-5-5
RBI: NR — Shields 3, Venezia
WP: Chapman; LP: Bobcock
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