Taunton Softball Team Extends Win Streak to 62 Games After 8-7 Victory Over King Philip

The teams are rivals in the Hockomock League. Taunton, ranked No. 1, faced the No. 2 Warriors in a closely contested match. Trailing 7-1 entering the seventh inning, King Philip rallied to tie the game at 7-7, with the potential winning run on third base.

Taunton's eighth-grade pitcher struck out the batter to force extra innings. In the top of the eighth, Taunton's senior Bella Bourque hit an RBI double to score the go-ahead run. The pitcher then retired the side in the bottom of the eighth to secure the win.

The game lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes.

controlled the first six innings, scoring steadily against King Philip's senior pitcher.

Taunton's senior Mia Torres recorded three singles, Bourque hit two doubles, and senior Tori Corrao hit a solo home run in the fifth inning. King Philip committed six errors, four of which allowed Taunton runs.

They back their pitchers up, they back themselves up defensively, and we put the ball in play.

eighth-grade pitcher worked 5 1/3 innings before allowing the first run on an RBI triple by King Philip's sophomore Cheyenne Murray.

The coach substituted another eighth-grader, who finished the sixth inning but faced challenges in the seventh. King Philip's first five batters reached and scored, including Murray's three-run home run that cut the lead to 6-5. The coach brought the original pitcher back into the game.

She allowed the tying run on a single by King Philip's freshman Emma Flaherty but stranded runners in scoring position in both the seventh and eighth innings. Bourque said, "We know [the pitcher], we’ve been facing her for a while. " The pitcher commented, "I was really nervous, but I believed in myself in that spot.

" The coach added, "This is a high-pressure game, high pressure stakes that [the pitcher] is in. " This victory gives Taunton a 6-0 record and marks their seventh straight win over King Philip. Taunton's last loss was to King Philip in May 2023. The team has won the Division 1 state championship for the past five years.