Franklin wins Super Eight Baseball Championship

BROCKTON — It's been a phenomenal tournament - and the stage was set tonight for one of the two teams playing - franklin had to win one game to claim a title - central catholic had to beat Franklin twice to win the championship....

The game opened up with a bang in the top of the first.... Franklin's Jake Macchi launches one to left field - up and out of here - that's a two-run shot and the panthers are up 2-zip... 
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Defensive play of the game right here - another shot to left from Maachi-  Sean Thompson lays out on the warning track - that's unreal... Fantastic play 
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Bottom of the fourth - here comes Central - Thompson doubles over third base - first of two runs they'd score in the inning to tie it... 
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Top of the ninth inning - tied at two - Franklin pulls off the suicide squeeze - Evan Wendell does it perfectly... Steven Lutazzi scores and it's 3-2 panthers... 
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And in the bottom of the ninth - Jake Noviello closes the door - getting a called third strike to clinch it - a state championship for the Franklin panthers - congrats to Zack Brown and the crew for getting it done without a single loss in the tournament.

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