Eagle softball pulls out wild quarterfinal

BRISTOL — For some of Saturday’s Division II home quarterfinal against No. 7 U-32, the second-seeded Mount Abraham Union High School softball team didn’t look like a three-time defending champion. Maybe it was the first-round bye that meant a nine-day layoff, or the nearly hour-long rain delay. There were baserunning mistakes. Popups on 3-0 counts. Weak swings on the soft offerings of Raider pitcher Grace Johnson. A couple fielding miscues.Meanwhile U-32 (9-6) was swinging the bat well and making plays in t … (read more)

VERGENNES — The Vergennes Union High School softball team this spring played well enough against a tough schedule to earn the No. 7 seed in Division III and a home postseason game on Tuesday, the program’s first in five years.But the Commodores did not pl … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — Three-time defending Division II champion Mount Abraham earned the highest playoff seed among the four local high school softball teams, a No. 2 ranking, while Middlebury in D-II and Vergennes in D-III also earned the right to host first- … (read more)

BRISTOL — Two high school softball teams playing well collided on Tuesday, when Middlebury, winners of four of five, visited Mount Abraham, winners of eight straight.Make it nine for Mount Abe.The Eagles’ four-run rally in the bottom of the third and the … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — In recent high school softball action, both Mount Abraham and Middlebury were on rolls, while Vergennes won two out of three and Otter Valley won once in four outings.The Eagles also hosted the Tigers on Tuesday; see story on Page 1B. EAG … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — In local high school softball games, Mount Abraham kept winning — including against Vergennes and a previously unbeaten team on the road — to provide the biggest news over the past week.Middlebury also picked up a pair of wins, one at the … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — Eagle softball won three times in recent local high school sports competitions, and Tiger pitcher Olivia Audet pitched a lot of strikes. Mount Abe and Middlebury faced each other on Saturday. Vergennes won once. On Thursday, May 6, Mount … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — Mount Abraham picked up a big win at Vergennes on Tuesday to highlight local softball play this past week, while in other games the Eagles lost their opener, Middlebury coasted to a win, and Otter Valley outslugged a foe. The Tigers also … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Saturday’s softball game between host Middlebury and Vergennes started as if it would be a close affair, with the score tied at 1-1 entering the bottom of the third inning between two teams with high hopes for the spring. But that’s when thin … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — The Vergennes and Middlebury union high school softball teams won their openers on Tuesday, but Otter Valley dropped its debut on the road to rival Fair Haven. Defending Division II champion Mount Abraham was set to open on Saturday by ho … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College softball team dropped a three-game set to NESCAC West rival Williams this past weekend and dropped to 1-4 for the season. The Ephs improved to 6-0. The Panthers will look to bounce back this weekend, when they visit Wes … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College softball team opened its season on Saturday by splitting a doubleheader against visiting Tufts (1-1). The Panthers walked off with a 3-2 victory in the opener, while the Jumbos rolled to a 10-4 win in the nightcap. The … (read more)

BRANDON — For the first time in more than three decades, Otter Valley Union High School will have a new coach heading up its softball program. Actually it will have two. Legendary OV softball coach Pattie Candon retired at the end of last season after 33 … (read more)