{"id":2594,"date":"2026-06-13T07:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T07:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2594"},"modified":"2026-06-13T07:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T07:34:22","slug":"deja-vu-for-alyana-dejesus-as-she-powers-joseph-case-to-fourth-straight-softball-title-but-first-in-d3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2594","title":{"rendered":"Deja vu for Alyana DeJesus as she powers Joseph Case to fourth straight softball title, but first in D3"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>WORCESTER \u2014 As Joseph Case sophomore Alyana DeJesus came to bat with two runners aboard in the fifth inning of Friday\u2019s Division 3 championship game, the weight of the moment did not faze her. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2592\">No denying BC High lacrosse the Division 1 title in a steamy, down-to-the buzzer win over Lincoln-Sudbury<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>During last year\u2019s Division 4 title game, DeJesus launched a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning to help the Cardinals beat Tyngsborough for their third straight title. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now, in the same inning, on the same Worcester State field?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cIt was deja vu,\u201d said DeJesus. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>DeJesus hopped on a 2-0 riseball and mashed a three-run homer to straightaway center field, putting the exclamation on her four-RBI game to lead No. 3 Case to a 5-1 victory over No. 5 Apponequet.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>The victory marked the fourth consecutive state championship for Case (23-2), and its first after moving up to D3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI saw my pitch, and I just decided to [drive] it,\u201d said DeJesus. \u201cI was definitely really happy. I\u2019m so happy I could do something to help my team out.\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 Cardinals opened the scoring in the first when junior Lila Alvarez got aboard on an error and came around to score on DeJesus\u2019s sacrifice fly. The Lakers (19-7) responded on freshman Ashlyn Bogdan\u2019s RBI triple to even the score in the second.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>Apponequet sophomore ace Reese Taylor (4 earned runs, 6 hits, 6 strikeouts, 2 walks) limited the Cardinals to one hit over the first four innings, but ran into trouble the third time through the order.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2590\">Trump\u2019s name is still on the Kennedy Center. Officials say it will be down by noon.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Freshman Daniella Williams ignited Case\u2019s fifth inning with a single, and Alvarez reached on an error, before junior Sydney Furtado drove in the go-ahead run with a single. Two pitches later, DeJesus broke the game open.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe had a very young, new squad this year,\u201d said Case coach Shannon Silva. \u201cThey didn\u2019t play like it today. They played like they were all veterans, like they have been here before.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Lakers (19-6), playing in their first state title game since 1999, were led offensively by Taylor (double, walk) and junior Gabby DelVecchio (double, single).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Alvarez gave up five hits and struck out 11 in a complete-game effort, setting aside Apponequet\u2019s final six batters after the Cardinals took the lead. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Though Case had a new slew of new opponents to charge through this postseason, the team\u2019s process \u2014 and the end result \u2014 was the same. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s just an amazing feeling to be here and to do this again,\u201d said Alvarez. \u201cIt\u2019s awesome doing it with all the girls.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2588\">Backs against the wall, Ty Southall delivers for Georgetown to capture D5 baseball championship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A four-run fifth inning, highlighted by DeJesus&#8217;s three-run homer, felt a lot like the 2025 final, when DeJesus hit a fifth-inning homer to power the Cardinals to a D4 title. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2594","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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