Josh White drew a bases-loaded base on balls in the bottom of the seventh, as Granby literally walked off with a 6-5 win over Ware at home.
The Rams (9-3) trailed 5-4 after the top of the sixth, but Michael Sosa’s RBI ground out in the bottom of the frame drove in Tom Rosazza.
Noah Bleakley led Granby with two hits and an RBI.
Longmeadow 3, Amherst 1 — Seth Bella-Hunter drove in the Hurricanes’ only run in the fifth inning.
Julian Bergoff singled to open the inning, and Luke Leonard pinch ran for him.
Matt Essig singled to move Leonard along.
Trevor Edwards pitched for the Hurricanes (3-7, 2-3 Valley), allowing four hits and one walk while striking out six.
Northampton 7, Chicopee Comp 2 — Zac Brittain struck out eight, allowing five hits with zero walks.
Nick Heafey led Northampton (8-2, 4-1 Valley Wheel) with two hits and an RBI.
The Blue Devils scored two runs on bunts, two on ground outs and one on a sacrifice fly.
“We kind of bunted them to death,” Northampton coach Mark Baldwin said.
Palmer 17, Gateway 2 — The Panthers scored eight times in the fourth to pull away.
Jake McKittrick was the lone multiple hitter for the Gators.
Brattleboro Union 14, Amherst 13 — Despite six goals by Willy Wright, the Hurricanes (2-8) fell in Vermont.
Chicopee 16, Belchertown 5 — Ray Langevin had three goals for the Orioles (3-7), who fell behind 7-1 after the first quarter and couldn’t recover.
Longmeadow 16, South Hadley 2 — Sarah Lacey and Marley Medina each had a goal for the Tigers, who fell to 2-6.
Athol 3, Belchertown 0 — Drew Duquette had 14 kills and nine assists in a 25-17, 25-19, 30-28 loss.
Jacob Woodcock had four digs, while Nathan Wright added five kills, and Matthew Davidson chipped in four for Belchertown (5-8, 2-5 East).
Connor Laflamme led the Orioles with 10 assists.
Baseball
Longmeadow 3, Amherst 1
Amherst 000 010 0 — 1 3 2
Longmeadow 101 100 0 — 3 4 0
WP—Olson LP—Edwards S—Carterud
Records: Longmeadow (5-5, 4-2 Valley) Amherst (3-7, 2-3)
Northampton 7, Chicopee Comp 2
Chicopee Comp 000 200 0 — 2 5 2
Northampton 000 502 0 — 7 5 3
WP—Brittain LP—Nichols
Records: Northampton (8-2, 4-1 Valley Wheel) Chicopee Comp (2-6, 2-3)
Granby 5, Ware 4
Ware 200 200 0 — 4 6 3
Granby 001 201 1 — 5 8 2
WP—M. White LP—Montalban
Records: Granby (9-3), Ware (8-1)
Palmer 17, Gateway 2
Palmer 110 843 — 17 16 0
Gateway 000 002 — 2 8 6
WP—Lombard LP— Orr
Records: Palmer (8-3) Gateway (2-7)
