


One season after having its season end at the hands of Franklin, Bridgewater-Raynham will have a chance at redemption.
Cam Morrison drove in the lone run of the game while Evan Samsel and Luke Barry combined for a three hit shutout as No. 9 Bridgewater-Raynham defeated No. 8 Weymouth, 1-0, in the Division 1 Round of 16 in front of a packed house at Libby Field on Wednesday.
The Trojans (18-4) will face No. 1 Franklin in the Division 1 Quarterfinals on Saturday at 6pm. Franklin defeated the Trojans in the quarterfinals last year before B-R handed Franklin its first loss this past regular season.
“Our regular season was great for us because it got us into a playoff type mentality. If you don’t play like that or teams like that you don’t have a chance,” Bridgewater-Raynham coach Mike Connolly said. “We’re looking forward to it because (Franklin) are the guys everyone wants to beat so hopefully we can do what we’re capable of doing.”
Morrison provided the lone run of the game in the top of the third. After Bobby Quill walked and stole second, Morrison shot an RBI base hit back through the box to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.
On the mound Samsel posted zeros through the first three innings but ran into trouble in the fourth when a walk and single put two on with one out. Connolly turned to Barry who got a pair of groundouts around a walk to keep the Trojans in front.
Jack Reyes, meanwhile, settled down for Weymouth allowing just one hit between the fourth and seventh innings to keep the Wildcats within a run.
“You hear and read about Weymouth and it’s all about their pitching staff so we expected a game like this,” Connolly said. “In retrospect that’s been the back bone of our team too.”
Weymouth’s best chance to score came in the bottom of the fifth. With one out, Andrew Daley tripled putting the tying run 90 feet away. Barry, however, got a groundout with the infield in and then another dribbler to keep the Trojans in front.
Barry retired the last six batters he faced to seal the 1-0 win.