Saturday’s eighth inning treated the Northampton softball team the opposite of Thursday’s.

The No. 8 Blue Devils walked off Wahconah in their Western Massachusetts Division 1 first round matchup during the week.

Top-seeded Minnechaug returned the favor Saturday in a 2-1 victory to advance to the quarterfinals.

Taylor Sanborn drove in Emma Hicklen to score the winning run for Minnechaug after Hicklen started the inning with a double.

Northampton (12-9) trailed Minnechaug 1-0 after the second inning but tied the game in the fourth.

Zoe Driscoll-Sbar singled, and Anna Connly drove her home.

Marissa Badorini, Thursday’s walk-off hitter, collected Northampton’s other hit.

Anna Kerwood scattered nine hits in 7 inning, striking out six while walking 0.

It was the final game for Northampton senior Allie Vanasse.

Pope Francis 24, Franklin Tech 11 — Krista Jasak drove in four runs on two hits, including a triple in a Division 3 first round win Saturday.

Maddie Sutton had three RBIs with two doubles.

Alexa Keough, Moriah Brown and Kreligh Schulen all drove in two runs each for No. 9 Pope Francis (12-7).

The Cardianls scored 13 runs in the fifth inning to make the difference.

They finished with 18 hits.

Pope Francis will play top-seeded Monson, who had a bye, at 4 p.m. Monday in Monson.

Putnam 17, Smith Vocational 7 — An 11-run third inning sank the Vikings’ Division 3 first round chances.

Allie Kowalczyk hit a double and a triple for Smith Voke (13-8), while Avalon Darby had a triple.

Maddi Atkinson led the team with three hits and three runs scored, while Kowalczyk scored twice.

Avalon Darby and Gabby Petlock also had two hits.

Stephanie Start struck out 12 but walked 11 and allowed 10 hits in her time on the mound.

It was the final game for Smith Voke senior Ameila Rybinski.

Baseball

Smith Academy 2, Westfield Tech 0 — The Falcons executed their pitching and defense formula to perfection in the Division 4 first round Saturday.

John Ferrara led off the game with a triple and scored when Ben Bruscoe hit a hard drive that the third baseman couldn’t field cleanly, allowing No. 8 Smith Academy’s first run.

Ferrara also struck out nine and allowed just two hits with one walk in a complete game pitching performance.

Kevin Banas scored the Falcons’ other run when he reached on an error, then Thomas Hammond hit into another error that allowed Banas to score.

Smith Academy (9-10) has won seven games in a row and nine of their last 10 since starting the season 0-9.

“We started out slow,” Smith Academy coach Jeff Pluta said. “We’ve got like seven or eight sophomore, and them getting their feet under them at midseason helped.”

The Falcons, defending Western Mass. champions, will visit top-seeded Granby in the quarterfinals at 4 p.m. Monday.

Girls tennis

Belchertown 5, Greenfield 0 — No Orioles player or team lost more than two games in a dominant Division 3 quarterfinal sweep Saturday.

All five positions won in straight sets, and Jordyn Pauls 6-1, 6-1 win over Liliya Geargitsa at No. 2 singles was the only one that didn’t feature a 6-0 set score.

Meghan Bernard won 6-1, 6-0 over Jenna Silk at No. 1 singles, and Julia Tan beat Alyssa Gorvin 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles.

Maddie Hamparian and Angela Grabazs took down Deugina Cojoearu and Leah Basco 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 doubles, while Brooke O’Neill and Emily Hamparian won 6-0, 6-2 against Katie Lamp and Katherine Fortin at No. 2 doubles.

It is the second consecutive season the Orioles will play in the semifinals.

Softball

Pope Francis 24, Franklin Tech 11

Pope Francis          411 0(13)4 0 — 24  18  2

Franklin Tech     215 102 0 — 0  0  0

WP—Keough LP—Shearer

Records: Pope Francis (12-7) Franklin Tech (16-5)

Putnam 17, Smith Vocational 7

Smith Vocational          212 200 0 — 7  10  1

Putnam     10(11) 013 x — 17  6  5

WP—Vazquez LP—Start

Records: Smith Vocational (13-8) Putnam (18-3)

Minnechaug 2, Northampton 1

Northampton          000 100 00 — 1  3  1

Minnechaug     010 000 01 — 0  0  0

WP—Thompson LP—Kerwood

Records: Northampton (12-9) Minnechaug (17-4)

Baseball

Smith Academy 2, Westfield Tech 0

Westfield Tech          000 000 0 — 0  2  4

Smith Academy     101 000 0 — 2  5  0

WP—Ferrara LP—Daniels

Records: Westfield Tech (10-9) Smith Academy (9-10)

Girls tennis

Belchertown 5, Greenfield 0

at Belchertown

First singles: Meghan Bernard (B) def. Jenna Silk, 6-1, 6-0

Second singles: Jordyn Paul (B) def. Liliya Geargitsa, 6-1, 6-1

Third singles: Julia Tan (B) def. Alyssa Gorvin, 6-0, 6-0

First doubles: Maddie Hamparian & Angela Grabazs (B) def. Eugenia Cojoearu & Leah Basco, 6-1, 6-0

Second doubles: Brooke O’Neill & Emily Hamparian (B) def. Katie Lamp & Katherine Fortin, 6-0, 6-2

Records: Greenfield (9-5) Belchertown (20-1)