SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Old Colony baseball team refused to go away against Frontier in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32 on Monday. 

The 16th-seeded Redhawks built a 4-0 lead over the 17th-seeded Cougars after three innings but Old Colony locked in on the mound from there and prevented Frontier from scoring another run. 

The Cougars scored two in the second and made it a one-run game in the top of the seventh, but the Redhawks didn’t allow the game-tying run to score, as Frontier advanced to the Round of 16 with a 4-3 victory. 

“We knew they were going to be right there with us,” Redhawks coach Chris Williams said. “We could see they were going to be a good team. We had a lot of time to prepare for them and our guys went out and played as good of a baseball game as they’ve played all year.” 

Frontier (13-8) advanced to face top-seeded Pittsfield in the Berkshires on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

The Redhawks received a strong performance on the mound from Carter Miller, who went six innings, striking out one and giving up eight hits. Old Colony was able to get the bats going in the seventh, leading off with a single and following with a double. Williams made the move to sophomore Joey Hutkoski at that point, with the Hawks clinging to a 4-2 lead. 

Hutkoski recorded a pop out, gave up a sacrifice fly and ended the game with a groundout to first to preserve the save. 

“Carter threw awesome against East Longmeadow [in the final game of the regular season],” Williams said. “We were feeling confident in what he was going to bring today and he did his job. Just pumped for him. I told Joey before the game that we might need him in an enormous spot and we did. He answered the call. Our defense played well today behind them.” 

Frontier took advantage of sloppy play in the field to take the opening lead of the game in the second. Kaden James reached on an error, Henry Drinker then reached on an error and Ben Caron came through with an RBI single. After a throw to catch Caron stealing second sailed into centerfield, Drinker scored to make it a 2-0 game. 

Jack Cusson and Brady Poreda opened the third with singles, then Kaden James drove in Cusson with a base hit before Drinker scored Poreda with a single to give the Redhawks their 4-0 lead after three. 

“If you put the barrel on the ball and they catch it, it is what it is,” Williams said. “When you have weak strikeouts, weak fly balls, infield pop flies, you can’t win baseball games. Today we put pressure on them all game by hitting the ball hard. I’m very pleased with our offensive performance today.” 

Old Colony got two back in the fourth. Chase LaFountain and Kyle Boucher hit back-to-back singles and an error on a bunt by Alex Branco allowed LaFountain to score. Cole Correia followed with a sacrifice fly to bring in Boucher and cut the lead to 4-2. 

The Cougars threatened again in the fifth. Camden Vallee led off with a double, Aiden Deree singled and stole second to put runners on second and third for Marc Donati, who grounded back to Miller. Miller threw home and James applied the tag just before Vallee reached the plate to save a run. Donati stole second and Williams intentionally walked LaFountain to load the bases with two outs, with Miller getting a flyout to end the inning without any damage done. 

Old Colony put runners on first and second in the top of the sixth but Miller forced a flyout to keep it a 4-2 game going into the bottom of the frame. 

Pittsfield (17-4) presents a tough challenge for the Redhawks, but one that Williams said his team is ready for. 

“We’ve had Pittsfield circled because we were ready to face them in Western Mass. too,” Williams said. “We’re very excited for that opportunity. We’re going up with nothing to lose. They’re going to take us lightly as some little Valley team. We’re looking to go on their turf and shock the world.” 

MIAA Div. 5 Round of 32

No. 8 Greenfield 6, No. 25 Ayer Shirley 1 — Logan Moore continued his strong play on the mound on Monday, going the distance, striking out seven, not allowing a walk and scattering six hits as the eighth-seeded Green Wave advanced to the Round of 16 with a 6-1 triumph at Vets Field. 

Greenfield (14-8) advanced to host No. 9 Bartlett on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Caleb Thomas led the way with three hits and an RBI, Urijah Jenness doubled and drove in three while Luca Siano doubled in a run for the Green Wave. Conner Bergeron tacked on three hits while Nico Siano, Malik Moore and Chase Zraunig hit safely in the winning effort. 

No. 1 Pioneer 12, No. 33 West Boylston 1 — The Panthers’ unbeaten season remained intact, as Pioneer moved to 22-0 with a 12-1 triumph over West Boylston in Northfield Monday. 

The top-seeded Panthers advanced to face No. 16 Georgetown in the Round of 16 on Thursday at 6 p.m. Pioneer will be looking to avenge its semifinal loss to the Royals last spring. 

The Panthers got things rolling with a six-run second inning before scoring two in the third, one in the fourth, two in the fifth and one in the sixth to put the game away. Ben Werner pitched the first 4 2/3 innings, striking out five and allowing two hits. Evan Tsipenyuk went the rest of the way, striking out one and scattering a lone hit. 

The two pitchers helped themselves at the plate, Werner knocking four hits including a double and driving in two while Tsipenyuk doubled twice, singled and drove in a run. 

Braeden Tsipenyuk singled and knocked in three, Ethan Quinn finished with two hits and three RBIs while Jackson Campbell, Alex McClelland and Jackson Glazier each recorded a hit and an RBI in the winning effort. 

No. 19 McCann Tech 9, No. 14 Athol 2 — The Hornets raced out to a 5-2 lead after three innings and kept a tough Bears lineup off the board from there. McCann tacked on three in the fifth and one in the sixth to take down host Athol in the Round of 32 on Monday. 

The Bears closed their season with an 11-8 record, having won the Bi-County League North title. 

Brodie Smith kept Athol off the board throughout, limiting the Bears to two hits which came from Logan Cormier and Cooper Smith. Alex Lavigne struck out four while Cormier also struck out four in the loss. 

No. 10 Bromfield 13, No. 23 Franklin Tech 2 — The Trojans scored four in the second and broke the game open with an eight-run third to take down the Eagles in the Div. 5 Round of 32 on Monday. 

Franklin Tech ended its season with an 11-11 record. Bromfield will play at No. 7 Charlestown in the Round of 16 on Wednesday.

Mason Bassett and Tyler Yetter had the hits for the Eagles. Bassett — a freshman — pitched the final four innings and performed well.