Cranson Boys Win, Cranston Girls Finish Second in Regional Little League Tournaments

Ken Bell

kbell@abc6.com

The Cranston Western All-Stars won in dramatic fashion to advance to the semifinals at the New England Little League Regional in Bristol, CT.  Dave Marchetti hit a pair of home runs, the second, a walk-off in the bottom of the 7th inning to give Cranston a 3 to 2 win.  Cranston Western now advances to play Vermont in Saturday's semifinal.  The winner plays Bedford, NH on Sunday in the title game.

The Cranston National Budlong girls softball all-stars rallied in each of the last four innings before falling at the 9-10 Eastern Region Championship games today.  Cranston had the tying run on third base when the game ended in an 8 to 7 loss to Delaware.  The Rhode Island state champs went undefeated in pool play in the New England bracket with wins over Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts, advancing to the title game.