Here's who advanced in postseason play after Friday's high school games

May 23, 2026 · Yahoo Sports

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🥎Game of the Day

COVENTRY - After transportation issues, the Pilgrim softball team knew it was going to be leaving Coventry late on Friday night.

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It just wasn’t expecting it to be as late as it was.

The Patriots came off the bus swinging, then watched as the Oakers made their five-run lead disappear. In the 10th inning, with the international runner in play, Anna Bryson came through with a bloop single to give 10th-seeded Pilgrim the lead for good in a 7-6 win over No. 7 Coventry in the single-elimination round of the State Tournament.

Pilgrim and Coventry were set to start at 5 p.m., but bus issues didn’t get the Patriots to the field until after the scheduled start time. Pilgrim warmed up fast and didn’t look any worse for wear, getting two runs in the first inning on RBI singles from Bryson and Skylar Hawes, manufacturing a run in the second and getting two more in the third on a Gretchen Dombeck double.

Coventry’s started chipping away slowly, putting up two runs in the fourth before a two-run bomb by Katherine Guiot made it a one run game. The deficit remained there in the seventh until senior Leah Lapham stepped to the plate with one out, promptly depositing a pitch over the left field fence for her first home run of the year.

After two scoreless innings, the international runner was applied in the 10th. Bryson took advantage wit a single to right that brought in Maddie Tuirok and two batters later, Bryson scored on a single by Natalie Fratus.

The Oakers had one last comeback attempt in them, getting a two-out single from Payton Baris to cut the deficit to one, but Dombeck – who took over in the circle in the ninth inning – got a fly ball to center that was easily handled by Hawes.

Bryson had a huge day, going 3-for-5 with three runs and one RBI. Dombeck had two hits and two RBI and Tuirok scored twice in the win. Pilgrim now moves on to the double-elimination portion of the State Tournament and will play No. 2 seed Chariho next week.

Coventry’s seniors performed admirably in their final appearance. Lapham had the game-tying home run and scored three runs, Guiot had the big home run and Addison Kerwin went 2-for-5 with one run in the loss.

⚾BASEBALL - D-I preliminaries

No. 5 North Kingstown 5, No. 12 Cranston East 0

Bodie Forsell carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and his offense did enough to boost the Skippers past the Thunderbolts, 5-0.

Brayden Enright and Andres Morel each recorded infield singles against Forsell with one out in the seventh. The right-hander closed a shutout instead by retiring the last two men he faced. Forsell finished with 10 strikeouts against a lone walk and needed 96 pitches in his complete game.

North Kingstown did the majority of its damage in the bottom of the fourth, finally breaking through against left-hander Marcelo Acosta. EthanSchmitt fought off a two-run single to left-center and freshman catcher Rory Plaziak added a two-run single down the line in right out of the No. 9 spot in the order.

Cranston East saw its season end while the Skippers advance into Pod 1. They’ll face rival South Kingstown to begin the double-elimination format Tuesday at Old Mountain Field.

No. 6 Lincoln 11, No. 11 Cumberland 4

The Lions used twin five-run innings in the third and fourth to jump ahead of the Clippers and finished off a victory under the lights at Chet Nichols Field.

Joey Lezon’s three-run double down the line in left was the deciding blow in the fourth, as Lincoln built a 10-0 cushion and was counting the outs from there. Lezon finished with two hits and four RBI while Carson Mellen and Tyler Almeida each added two hits. Lucas Marshall chipped in an RBI and two runs scored.

Logan Xiarhos picked up the win on the mound for the Lions (14-7), covering the first five innings and striking out two. Mellen finished up with two scoreless frames and avoided further damage after Cumberland (9-10) plated four runs in the top of the fifth. Paxton Chenevert’s clean RBI single to left capped a rally that helped the Clippers extend the game.

Lincoln advances into Pod 2 and will travel to East Providence to begin the double-elimination format Tuesday. The Townies swept the Lions in two games this season, including a 10-6 thriller in eight innings in April.

⚾BASEBALL - D-II preliminaries

No. 6 Chariho 3, No. 11 Burrillville 2

Behind a solid outing by starting pitcher Landon Sumner, Chariho slipped past the Broncos.

Sumner went the distance, allowing two runs (none earned), 3 hits, 2 walks with 10 strikeouts. He also helped his own cause at the dish with a hit, an RBI and a run scored.

Dayton Lee was 2-for-3 for the Mariners and teammate Ethan Gordon's sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the fourth plated what proved to be game-winner.

Adam DeCesare was the tough-luck loser for Burrillville. He completed six innings on the mound, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits, with one walk and three Ks.

DeCesare, Chase Gavis, and Logan Gomez each collected one hit for Burrillville.

The Chargers move on to pd play next week.

No. 5 Narragansett 14, No. 12 Rogers 4

Narragansett's Zayden Kent took the mound and went five innings allowing no runs on one hit while striking out 13 in his team's win over the Vikings at Sprague Park.

The Narragansett offense backed the solid effort by Kent, amassing 12 hits in the contest.

Leading the way at the dish for the Mariners were Jackson DiFilippo, Vito Paglia, Finley Hohl and Max Downing as each of them banged out two hits.

DiFillippo, who also walked three time, and Downey each had two RBI in the win.

Jack Rosia had a hit and an RBI for the Rogers in the loss.

The Mariners advance to pod play next week and will face No. 4 Middletown on Tuesday.

⚾BASEBALL - Division III preliminaries

No. 11 Tiverton 12, No. 6 Juanita Sanchez 4

The Tigers and Cavaliers played a close four innings, with each team scoring once and each starter limiting the opponent's bats. But things changed in the top of the fifth when Tiverton scored six runs and the hosts had trouble keeping up.

Two walks, a single and an infield error brought home one run, followed by a pair of singles to plate another. Errors and hit batsmen brought home four more runs and the Tigers were staked to a lead they did wouldn't give up.

Alex Monkevicz earned the win, striking out eight through six innings and Aiden Sylvia closed the door with a scoreless seventh with one strikeout.

Monkevicz drove in a team-leading three runs, collected two hits and scored twice. James Conley had two hits and scored twice, and Sylas Carlile and Zack Carreiro each scored twice, as well.

Isaiah Bento and Matthew Santos each had an RBI for Juanita Sanchez and HenryTrinidad took the loss after striking out an impressive 10 batters through six innings, allowing seven runs (three earned) on six hits.

Tiverton moves on to pod play.

No. 8 North Smithfield 8, No. 9 Mt. Pleasant 4

The Northmen answered the Kilties early scores with three runs of their own, and added another five to punch their ticket to pod play next week.

Trailing by three runs after one inning, North Smithfield tied the game in the second when Nick Tremblay doubled with the bases loaded. Two more runs came around in the third when Mason Glode tripled to score Dylan Nickerson, then scored on a wild pitch.

Tremblay led the way with two hits and three RBIs, Sam Garrepy had two hits and scored twice, and Zach Paiva was 3-for-4 with two runs scored.

Nickerson earned the win by striking out seven over four frames, allowing three hits and three runs.

For Mount Pleasant, Hideky Inoa led the team with two RBIs.

The Northmen advance to face top-seed Woonsocket in pod play next Tuesday.

No. 12 Hope 2, No. 5 PCD 1

Both teams scored in the first inning, and both starting pitchers made sure there were no more runs the rest of the way: Good news for the Blue Wave, whose starter Josh Tejada struck out five and allowed just two hits through seven innings for a complete-game victory.

Hope's two runs came thanks a two-run bomb by Chris Bernard, bringing home Tejada who had reached on a single.

PCD starter Maddux Fredericks took the hard-luck loss, striking out six through a full seven innings, and allowing two runs on four hits. The Knights scored in the first inning when Tom Migneault tripled with two outs, then scored on an infield error.

Hope moves on to pod play next week.

No. 7 BVPCF 3, No. 10 Pawtucket 1

Noah Ferreira tossed a gem for the Blackstone Valley Prep/Central Falls co-op in a 3-1 victory.

The senior allowed just one hit with nine strikeouts to one walk against Pawtucket at Macomber Stadium. Pawtucket ended the no-hit bid in the sixth on a double and then scored on an error. Ferreira and the defense, though, buckled down and turned an inning-ending double play.

BVPCF plated a run in the first inning on Cameron Beaudreau’s RBI single to right that scored Ferreira. The hosts added two more runs in the third as Aliezel Fernández put the ball in play to the right side. An untimely error hurt Pawtucket in the sequence.

Ferreira also finished 1-for-2 at the plate with a walk and two runs scored. Blackstone Valley Prep/Central Falls now plays No. 2 Exeter-West Greenwich in the Pod 2 Opening Round on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Wawaloam Field.

⚾BASEBALL - Other Scores

Division IIprelliminary

No. 10 St. Raphael 3, No. 7 Ponaganset 1

🥎SOFTBALL - D-I preliminary

No. 9 Prout 6, No. 8 East Providence 4

Sara Slitt continued her late-season heroics and the Crusaders insurance runs proved very necessary in a 6-4 upset over the Townies.

Slitt had come up with a few clutch hits in the homestretch of the regular season, giving Prout plenty of confidence when she stepped to the plate trailing East Providence by one run in the sixth inning.

The Crusaders opened the inning with a single by Izzy Woodmansee and Caroline Smith followed by reaching on an error. The Townies came up with two outs, but Slitt came up with a big hit, a single to center that scored two runs. Megan Gardiner then came to bat and brought Slitt in for the 4-2 lead.

Prout added two more runs in the seventh on RBI singles by Smith and Mia Boyajian and the runs ended up being needed, as EP battled until its final out. Marianna Pina and Caroline Welch had RBIs in the inning before Gardiner got the final out on a fly ball to left.

Slitt and Boyajian led the Crusaders with two RBIs apiece and Woodmansee scored twice in the win. Prout moves on to the double-elimination portion of the State Tournament and will play top-seeded La Salle next week.

Trinity Provencher was terrific in her final game for EP, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Audrey Bernard also had two hits and drove in one run in the season-ending loss.

🥎SOFTBALL - D-II preliminary

No. 7 Ponaganset 7, No. 10 Burrillville 0

Mattea Mello was dominant in the circle and the Chieftains scrapped together plenty on offense in the 7-0 win.

Mello battled control issues early, but avoided trouble by throwing 4 2/3 innings of no-hit ball before BNS’s Olivia Audette’s fifth-inning double. After another walk, Mello closed the inning with a strikeout and closed the game throwing six innings of one-hit ball with 13 strikeouts.

Ponaganset got an RBI single from Cali LaMountain and took advantage of some Bronco miscues to take a 3-0 lead in the second. The Chieftains added another run in the third, then piled on three more in the fourth.

Claire Barrett had the best offensive day for Ponaganset with one hit, one RBI and one run. Seven different players scored in the win, which sends the Chieftains to the double-elimination portion of the Division II Tournament where they’ll meet Johnston next week.

BNS got a great effort in the circle from freshman Lilyana Giguere, who gave up five hits and four earned runs with 10 strikeouts in the season-ending loss. Audette left it all out on the field in her final game, coming up with both of her team’s hits.

🥎SOFTBALL - D-III preliminary

No. 8 Classical 22, No. 9 Davies 7

The start wasn’t what the Purple were looking for, but they came up with a quick response and rolled to a 22-7 win over the Patriots.

Davies showed up in a big way, getting six runs before Classical could grab a bat. The Purple showed patience at the plate in the bottom of the first and took advantage of walks and miscues to take a 9-6 lead after the first. Classical then went on to score six in the second and seven in the third, walking off with the win after Kiaris Rojas drew a bases-loaded walk to bring the 15-run rule into play.

Lillyana James led the Purple at the plate, getting one of the team’s three hits while picking up three RBI and scoring three times. Kayleana Curran scored four runs in the win, which sends Classical to the double-elimination portion of the D-III Tournament, where it’ll meet top-seeded Tiverton.

Kylie Robert came up with two of Davies’ three hits, driving in two runs and scoring once in the season-ending loss.

🎾BOYS TENNIS - D-I quarterfinals

No. 3 Moses Brown 4, No. 6 La Salle 1

The Quakers got wins from two of their singles players and a pair of doubles teams to hold off La Salle and advance to the Division I semifinal round.

Moses Brown's Coby Weisbord notched the first win of the day, beating Yash Choudhary, 6-1, 6-2. La Salle's Andrew Smith evened things up beating AlexHopkins, 6-3, 6-0 in No. 1 singles, but it was all Moses Brown after that. The deciding match came at No. 3 singles as Axel Lundin downed KrithikGovindaraju, 6-3, 6-2.

In doubles, MB's Christian Schultheis and Dylan Armstrong defeated Connor Cavanagh and Gavin Britt, 6-3, 6-3 followed by Jorge Mejia-Quilla and Leo Luvs beating RooneyCao and Preston Feden, 6-3, 6-2.

The Quakers will face No. 2 Barrington next week in the semis.

🎾BOYS TENNIS - D-II quarterfinals

No. 2 Prout 4, No. 7 Cranston West 0

The Crusaders swept their way into the semifinals, beating the Falcons 4-0 with two singles and two doubles wins. Prout advances to face No. 3 seed East Providence on Tuesday in the semifinals.

At No. 2 singles, Lawson Graybill defeated Luke Johnson, 6-1, 6-1. At No. 3 singles, Liam O’Connor topped Benjamin Warner 6-4, 6-1.

At second doubles, Alex Demos and Will Sipala beat Devin DiLanna and Isaac Rylander, 6-1, 6-1, and the third doubles match was won by forfeit.

🎾BOYS TENNIS - D-III quarterfinals

No. 7 North Providence 4, No. 2 West Warwick 1

The Cougars pulled off the upset of the day after Friday's quarterfinal match was was decided by North Providence's third doubles team of Roselyn Galzin and Kofi Mensah, who defeated Collin Peixinho and Bryan Roberti, 6-1, 6-3.

Jacob Ing got the Cougars off on the right foot by defeating Beck Castaldi, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. The next NP point came when No. 3 singles player Logan LaPlante topped Grant Atchinson, 6-1, 6-2. West Warwick's Brady Meschino earned the Wizards' lone point by downing Ethan Pestana, 6-3, 7-5, then NP's Alex Huynh followed by beating Nathan Corona, 6-7, 7-6 at No. 2 singles.

North Providence moves on to face No. 3 PCD next week's semifinals.

🥍BOYS TENNIS - Other scores

Division I

East Greenwich 4, Cumberland 0

🥍BOYS LACROSSE - Division I

North Kingstown 18, Prout 5

🥍GIRLS LACROSSE - Division II

Lincoln School 19, South Kingstown 4

🥍GIRLS LACROSSE - Division III

Providence Country Day 16, East Providence 12

North Kingstown 3, La Salle 0

Solid performances by Jayden Yang (32 assists, 11 digs), Owen Schneider (11 kills, 7 digs) and Sean Peters (12 kills) cleared the way for the Skippers sweep (27-25, 25-22, 25-21) of the Rams.

For La Salle, playing without its leading scorer, Flavio Tavares, Kai Kue recorded 10 kills in the loss and teammate Jayden Simao had 20 digs.

🏐BOYS VOLLEYBALL - Division II

Hope 3, Johnston 1

Faith Wilson led the Blue Wave with nine kills and eight blocks, Pierre Sanatus had seven kills and seven blocks, and Evan Souvanvang made 27 assists in the win (25-14, 25-23, 25-22).

No Johnston stats were provided

🏐BOYS VOLLEYBALL - Other Scores

Division I

St. Raphael at North Smithfield (no score reported)

Division II

Portsmouth 3, Toll Gate 0 (25-19, 25-18, 28-26)

Division III

Block Island 3, Achievement First 1

RI HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE

Saturday, May 23

⚾BASEBALL - Division I Preliminary

No. 10 Cranston West at No. 7 Smithfield, 2 p.m.

⚾BASEBALL - Division II Preliminary

No. 9 Toll Gate vs. No. 8 Johnston at Johnston Memorial Park, 11 a.m.

🥎SOFTBALL - Division I Preliminary

No. 5. St. Raphael vs. No. 12 Bay View/PCD, 5 p.m.

🥎SOFTBALL - Division III Preliminary

Juanita Sanchez at Middletown, 10:30 a.m.

🥎SOFTBALL - Nonleague

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional (Mass.) at La Salle, 1 p.m.

🏃BOYS OUTDOOR TRACK

RIIL meet at Coventry, 10 a.m.

RIIL meet at Exeter-West Greenwich, 10 a.m.

RIIL meet at Portsmouth, 10 a.m.

🏃GIRLS OUTDOOR TRACK