Above: Brayden Stanger with his much-improved serve. Photos by Chuck Nadeau I must admit that I’ve not seen the team play much this year. My bad, but it does help when you’re trying to evaluate progress. Whatever the coach has done to these guys, it’s worked big time....
Above: Brooke Fairbanks would send this one over the fence. Photos by Chuck Nadeau. During warmup and watching both Ava Fairbanks and the Burrillville–North Smithfield Co-op pitcher, I was looking for a duel. They were both fast and throwing strikes didn’t hurt...
Above: Michael Dobrzanski makes it look easy. Photo by Chuck Nadeau Alright, here are the game scores and who won. After you digest it, I’ll tell you why this match left me wondering. MSC was the big winner, with game scores of 25-9, 25-19, 23-25, 25-28, and 15-9....
Above: Teaghan Bristol beats out an infield grounder. Photo by Chuck Nadeau This game started the second half of the season, and the girls came out dancing. Both before and after the 10-0 shortened game. Shortened because they had to invoke the 10-run rule. It didn’t...
Photos by Chuck Nadeau (chuckn.com) The skies may have been gray but the mood was bright as baseball and softball players paraded from Academy Field down Main Street to Cragan Field Saturday, for the East Greenwich Little League's Opening Day festivities. According to...
Above: Ava Fairbanks is just safe at first. Photos by Chuck Nadeau It’s been a good week for the EG Girls Softball team, with back-to-back-to-back wins, first against Toll Gate on Tuesday, 8-1; Ponaganset (nonleague) on Wednesday, 3-2; and Barrington, 13-0 (ouch!)...
Above: Michael Dobrzanski makes a good dig. Photos by Chuck Nadeau With a conference record of 2 and 2, the boys needed this one to stay in third place. With their short roster of only 11 players, they also needed a win to give them much-needed confidence. The first...
Above: Ava Fairbanks gets the high-five after hitting a triple. Photos by Chuck Nadeau (chuckn.com) Before the game, EG Softball Coach Rob Petrucci told me that the Ponaganset field was his nemesis. He told me that he can’t remember winning more than a half dozen...
Above: Margaret Neville with an easy out at second. Photos by Chuck Nadeau. This was a second battle of the pitchers, only this time, the bats came into play. Unfortunately, the Avenger Softball team came out on the short end of the bat. The 4-2 loss was tough not...
Above: The 2023 EGHS Softball team in front of the #3 windscreen in honor of Olivia Passaretti. Submitted photo. The EGHS Girls Softball team won a preseason matchup against North Kingstown Friday, 3-1, with the start of the regular season Tuesday. There wasn’t a...
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