Softball headed for state final
Photos shared by CHS Softball parents
From left to right, Delaney Duford, Olivia Crawford, Maddy Wachter (peeking over Craword’s shoulder), Elizabeth Blinn (back), Alison Dupuis (sunglasses), Ky Gray, Sarah Taylor, Brooke Wyatt, Kennedy Craigue (front), Krislyn Stearns (back), Sophie Buteau, Quincy Bolduc, Grace MacDonald and Andie Moreira halfway through the season, smiling for the Concord TV camera.
Concord High School Varsity Softball players will compete for the NHIAA Division I Championship Saturday, June 11.
Their game against Exeter High School begins at 7 p.m. at Plymouth State University’s D&M Field.
Spectators should park near the PSU Hockey Arena.
Crimson Tide athletes include seniors Grace MacDonald (#4, pitcher/outfielder), Kyleigh Gray (#7, outfielder), Elizabeth Blinn (#10, first base/third base) and Quincy Bolduc (#42, outfielder).
Juniors: Kennedy Craigue (#3, second base/outfielder), Sophie Buteau (#13, catcher), Olivia Crawford (#14, third base/outfielder) and Kryslin Stearns (#15, shortstop/outfielder).
Sophomores: Alison Dupuis (#6, shortstop/second base), Sarah Taylor (#8, pitcher/third base), Maddy Wachter (#11, pitcher/first base) and Delaney Duford (#18, catcher/outfielder).
Freshmen: Brooke Wyatt (#12, shortstop/third base) and Andie Moreira (#19, outfielder/first base).
Also on the roster are Head Coach Duke Sawyer, who is this year’s Division I Coach of the Year, and senior manager Elizabeth Brown.
According to @CHSTideSoftball on Twitter, senior Elizabeth Blinn rounds the bases to score, helping Concord enter the finals with an overall record of 17-1. During the June 8 semifinal match against Londonderry she “snagged a foul pop at full speed against the dugout fence” to help the Crimson Tide advance to the finals tournament this Saturday.
Sophomore Sarah Taylor earned a seventh inning save during the quarterfinal match against Londonderry June 8 after Maddy Wachter held a six-inning lead.
Sophomore Delaney Duford “made a trio of superb catches on foul pops behind the plate” during the June 8 semifinal match against Londonderry, according to @CHSTideSoftball on Twitter. Duford and freshman Andie Moreira “set the table” for a key RBI single by Sarah Taylor.
Maddy Wachter, Kennedy Craigue, Delaney Duford and Sarah Taylor at an early home game at Memorial Field.
From left to right, Delaney Duford, Olivia Crawford, Maddy Wachter (peeking over Craword’s shoulder), Elizabeth Blinn (back), Alison Dupuis (sunglasses), Ky Gray, Sarah Taylor, Brooke Wyatt, Kennedy Craigue (front), Krislyn Stearns (back), Sophie Buteau, Quincy Bolduc, Grace MacDonald and Andie Moreira halfway through the season, smiling for the Concord TV camera.
CHS outfielder Andie Moreira, a freshman, poses with a Deerfield Community School athlete who hopes to join the varsity squad when she attends Concord High next year.
Deerfield Community School softball team members joined the Crimson Tide at a home game against Keene halfway through the season this year.
