April 4, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School: An eight-run onslaught in the sixth inning by the Lexington Minutemen proved too much for the Revolution to overcome, as they fell 13-9. Trailing by four after four innings, the Revs mounted a two-out rally in the fifth with two walks, and singles by Kyle Leite, Matthew Bromberg, and Jonathan Schick, to close the gap to one run.
However, in the sixth, the visitors combined five hits, seven stolen bases, and one hit batsman to plate eight runners, expanding their lead to nine runs. The Revs then countered with singles by Graham Pratt, Andre Eaton, and Bromberg, and a walk by Jackson Healy to tally three runs.
In the top of the seventh, Lexington went down quietly, with two walks as its sole offense. In a good attempt to answer last call, the AB squad scored three runs without a single hit: one hit batsman, a wild pitch, two walks, and a groundout, before a flyout to right field ended the comeback.
Each team connected for ten hits, and there was one error by AB. The Revs, now 0-1, hosted Westford Academy on April 10, and Bedford on April 11.
James Conboy played in the Acton Adult Softball League for seventeen years, and now plays in the EMASS Senior Softball League. He covers many sports games for the Acton Exchange.