{"id":2439,"date":"2026-06-11T07:03:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T07:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2439"},"modified":"2026-06-11T07:03:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T07:03:43","slug":"a-mid-postseason-pitching-change-sends-taunton-to-sixth-straight-division-1-softball-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2439","title":{"rendered":"A mid-postseason pitching change sends Taunton to sixth straight Division 1 softball final"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>DARTMOUTH \u2014 Entering the postseason, the biggest question looming over five-time defending state champion Taunton was its pitching. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2437\">\u2018It\u2019s tough to be a play-caller\u2019: How the Patriots\u2019 coaching staff is challenging Drake Maye at the line of scrimmage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>In their last two playoff games, the Tigers have found the answer in junior Grace Simmons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Simmons gave up four hits and two runs in a complete-game effort and junior Aniyah Bailey led the offense with three hits and five RBIs as the top-seeded Tigers rolled past No. 4 Shrewsbury, 9-2, in Wednesday\u2019s Division 1 semifinal at UMass-Dartmouth.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The win propelled Taunton (23-1) back to the Division 1 title game, where it will face No. 3 Attleboro in a matchup of Hockomock League rivals. Taunton has won 79 consecutive games against an MIAA competition dating back to May 2023. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe knew this would be a tougher run this year without dominant pitching,\u201d said Taunton coach Michelle Raposo. \u201cGrace did a heck of a job on the mound today &#8230; she just took command out there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Tigers took a 3-0 lead in the first inning, with Bailey driving in a pair with a single and junior Ashlyn Herbert adding an RBI single.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2435\">US launches a second day of strikes on Iran and Iran fires back at Gulf States and Jordan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Taunton added three runs in the fourth on senior Mia Torres\u2019 RBI infield single and Bailey\u2019s two-RBI double, and put the game out of reach in the sixth with senior Bella Bourque\u2019s two-RBI triple and Bailey\u2019s RBI double.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe do really well with passing the bat, never letting anyone down,\u201d said Bailey. \u201cSomeone gets a hit, and we all follow along.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>A 16-hour delay, then a 16-minute 11th for Attleboro softball to earn first trip to Division 1 championship<\/div>\n<p><span>Simmons gave up one hit across the first five frames, before the Colonials (19-5) tallied two runs in the sixth respective RBI groundouts from junior Riley Masters and senior Aaesha Mahurkar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Simmons, who did not pitch in the Tigers\u2019 first two postseason games, has tossed a combined 12 innings across the quaterfinal \u2014 a 12-2 win over Newton North \u2014 and semifinal, giving up three runs and seven hits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI worked all winter for this,\u201d said Simmons. \u201cAnd just knowing we also have really good pitchers as well, we know we all have each other\u2019s backs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2433\">Follow live updates on the Trump administration<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grace Simmons didn&#8217;t pitch in the Tigers&#8217; first two postseason games, but she&#8217;s tossed 12 innings between the quarterfinals and semifinals, allowing just three runs on seven hits. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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