Division rivals meet Monday night with the Section V Class A1 championship on the line. Second-seeded Brighton hosts fifth-seeded Webster Thomas. Here is the breakdown:
No. 2 seed BRIGHTON BRUINS (18-4/Monroe County Division II) vs. No. 5 seed WEBSTER THOMAS TITANS (14-8/Monroe County Division II)
Runs scored per game: Brighton (13.5), Webster Thomas (9.1)
Runs allowed per game: Brighton (1.9), Webster Thomas (7.5)
Current streak: Brighton has won five of six. Webster Thomas has won three of five.
How they got here: Brighton defeated No. 10 Our Lady Mercy, 1-0, in the quarterfinals before downing sixth-seeded Spencerport, 14-0, in the semis.
Webster Thomas beat No. 4 Pittsford Mendon by a 16-10 score in the quarterfinals and knocked off top-seeded Irondequoit, 11-3, in the semis.
Last time they met: Brighton took both regular season meetings by counts of 7-2 and 18-4.
Players to Watch
Brighton: Cassidy Evanetski Sr. IF .550 BA, .581 OBP, 8 2B, 4 3B, 6 HR, 33 RBI, 43 R; Maggie Smith Jr. IF .449 BA, .516 OBP, 10 2B, 1 HR, 33 RBI, 41 R; Bridget Kerwin Sr. OF .413 BA, .522 OBP, 30 RBI, 32 R, 1 HR; Ainsley Evanetski Sr. P .406 BA, .568 OBP, 7 2B, 6 3B, 21 RBI, 35 R; Emma Toombs So. OF .467 BA, .512 OBP, 10 2B, 1 HR, 33 RBI, 41 R; Nora Smith So. IF .520 BA, .536 OBP, 24 RBI, 19 R
Webster Thomas: Anna Bello So. OF .431 BA, .523 OBP, 5 2B, 4 3B, 3 HR, 22 RBI, 27 R; Emma Bello So. P .437 BA, .500 OBP, 5 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 21 RBI, 26 R; Mary Marrapese Jr. 1B .385 BA, .474 OBP, 5 2B, 14 RBI, 20 R; Sammy Wesley Sr. .368 BA, .448 OBP, 10 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 23 RBI, 26 R; Stella VanGee Sr. SS .362 BA, .554 OBP, 4 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 27 R; Maddie Hicks Fr. P .352 BA, .392 OBP, 10 2B, 18 RBI, 15 R
Coaches: Jim Purtell (Brighton), Steph Zimmerman (Webster Thomas)
History 101: Brighton won the 2019 Class A1 title. Webster Thomas is looking for its first championship in more than a decade.
A 4:30 p.m. first pitch is scheduled at Brighton Field #6.
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