Nashua 11, Bedford 10

Nashua pitcher Colin Toohey didn’t get the defen­sive support he needed ear­ly on, which led to his hero­ics at the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning against Bedford in 9/10-year-old District 1 All Star action at Lajoie Field in Nashua. With the score tied and the bases loaded Toohey hit a walk-off single, scoring Trevor Labrecque for an 11- 10 Nashua victory.

Trailing 7-1 going into the bottom of the fourth in­ning, and 9-2 heading into the bottom of the fifth, the bats came alive for Nashua. The Gate City squad put up eight runs on seven hits and two walks in the bottom of the fifth, including a game-tying triple from Hunter Ward. Ward then scored on a sacrifice fly to give Nash­ua a 10-9 lead heading into the final frame. Bedford pushed across the tying run in the top of the sixth, set­ting the stage for Toohey’s walk-off hit.

Nashua’s offense was led by Dean Adams (2 for 4, three RBIs), Jordan Joyal (2 for 4, two runs scored), Isa­iah Hedquist (2 for 4, RBI double). Others contribut­ing offensively included Ben Smith and Labrecque, who had big singles in the fifth inning.

Nashua 11, Pelham 0

Colin Toohey threw a gem on the mound, allow­ing one hit while striking out four, along with flawless defense behind him. Toohey helped his own cause with a 2-for-2 day at the plate and two runs scored. Other of­fensive contributors were Hunter Ward (1 for 3), Jor­dan Joyal (2 for 3, three runs), Isaiah Hedquist (2 for 2, two runs), Dean Ad­ams (2 for 3, two RBIs) and Johnny Mantone (1 for 1, two walks).