{"id":2649,"date":"2026-06-13T21:34:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T21:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2649"},"modified":"2026-06-13T21:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T21:34:04","slug":"down-to-its-final-out-three-times-seekonk-triumphs-on-brayden-mcbrides-clutch-hit-in-d4-baseball-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2649","title":{"rendered":"Down to its final out three times, Seekonk triumphs on Brayden McBride\u2019s clutch hit in D4 baseball final"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>WORCESTER \u2014 Brayden McBride just wanted to keep fighting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At the plate with his Seekonk team down to its final out Saturday afternoon, then down to his final strike, the Warriors\u2019 catcher fought, fouling off three straight pitches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2647\">Notre Dame (Hingham) completes its climb to the top of Division 2 girls\u2019 tennis<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Then, he delivered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The junior\u2019s clutch two-run double down the third-base line flipped a 3-2 deficit, putting the No. 7 Warriors ahead and helping deliver Seekonk\u2019s third title in four years, 4-3, over top-seeded Hamilton-Wenham in the Division 5 title game at Polar Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI was extremely scared, I\u2019m not going to lie to you,\u201d McBride said. \u201cI saw that slider, kind of just barely, barely stayed alive, and that\u2019s just what my mind-set turned to, just keep fighting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>High school championship scoreboard<\/div>\n<p><span>The Warriors (18-7) led 2-0 after scoring on an error and a bases-loaded walk in the first inning, but the Generals (23-2) immediately responded, scoring a pair in the bottom of the frame on an Owen Waddell single.<\/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 Warriors needed ace Cole Arruda (6 innings, 3 earned runs, 8 strikeouts) to dial in, and he kept pace with Hamilton-Wenham\u2019s Cormac Heney (5 innings, 1 earned run, 5 strikeouts) until Heney put the Generals ahead with a fifth-inning RBI single.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>Down to their final out three times in the seventh, the Warriors got a hit-by-pitch, then a single from Avian DaRosa to put two men on. DaRosa kept calling to the plate telling McBride to \u201cbelieve,\u201d and after reaching base his first three at-bats without a hit, he got the big one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2645\">Boston police officer goes viral for showing off soccer skills at FIFA Fan Fest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBrayden, that\u2019s my guy,\u201d Arruda said. \u201cWe grew up together, played little league together, he\u2019s been my right-hand man ever since. I\u2019m so happy for him. I love him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It also wasn\u2019t possible without a remarkable double play to end the game. The Generals had the tying run on third with one out, but a squeeze bunt attempt was popped up to first. Austin Robinson made the catch and fired it to third, where DaRosa made an acrobatic catch and tag while running back to the bag for the final out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ve been coaching baseball for a long time, I\u2019ve never seen anything like that in my life,\u201d Seekonk coach Joe Demelo said. \u201cWe joke that we\u2019re never out of it until we\u2019re on the bus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>It\u2019s been a remarkable run for the Warriors over the last five years, with titles in 2023 and 2024, and finishing as runner-up in 2022. When they fell in the second round a year ago, it stung. Now, they\u2019re back on top of Division 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe do what we can each and every day,\u201d McBride said. \u201cI was here when we won it two years ago, and it was kind of similar. 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