GREENFIELD — After reaching the quarterfinals and semifinals of the MIAA Div. 5 state tournament the last two years, the Greenfield baseball team is hoping this is another year where it plays its best at the most important time of the season.

If Wednesday’s Western Mass. Class C quarterfinal contest against Franklin Tech is any indication, the Green Wave are once again heating up at the right time.

Third-seeded Greenfield got a great performance on the hill from senior Caleb Thomas, who struck out eight and scattered just two hits to lead the Green Wave into the semifinals with an 11-1 five-inning victory over the sixth-seeded Eagles at Vets Field.

“Caleb pitched well,” Greenfield coach Tom Suchanek said. “We hit the ball and executed today. Hopefully we can continue with all that. This is when you want to be peaking. I don’t know what it is but that’s what it’s been these last couple years.”

The Green Wave (12-7) move on to play No. 2 Westfield Tech in the semifinals, the Tigers coming off a 9-1 win over Easthampton Wednesday.

For Franklin Tech (10-8), it was a combination of not being able to get anything going at the plate and some errors on the field that ended their Western Mass. run early.

“Hats off to CT,” Eagles coach Dan Prasol said. “He threw a great game. Greenfield came to play and we had some mental errors. It’s hard to win games when you walk the leadoff batter twice but our season if far from over.”

Chase Zraunig opened the bottom of the first with a walk, Thomas singled before Logan Moore grounded out to score Zraunig and give the Wave the opening lead of the game. Luca Siano followed with a single to drive in Thomas and give Greenfield a 2-0 lead after one.

Franklin Tech got on the board in the third, as Levi Clark was hit by a pitch, Cody Yetter singled him to third and Brody Hicks grounded out to bring in Clark to cut the lead to 2-1.

The Green Wave broke the game open in the bottom of the frame. Zraunig walked, Conner Bergeron put down a well executed bunt to put a pair of runners on for Thomas, who singled a second time and scored Zraunig in the process to make it a 3-0 game.

“This feels so good,” Thomas said. “Especially this being my last year. It makes me sad but motivated. I was in a slump for the longest time. I needed this game.”

Moore walked to load the bases, Siano scored Bergeron on a sacrifice fly, Urijah Jenness singled in Thomas and Arthur Bergeron executed a perfect squeeze play, reaching first on a bunt while Moore scored from third to make it a 6-1 game.

Later in the inning Zraunig singled to score Jenness and Fitzpatrick to make it an 8-1 game going into the fourth.

Moore singled and was brought in on a fielders choice in the fourth and in the fifth, Greenfield loaded the bases after Bergeron and Thomas singled and Moore was walked. Siano was hit by a pitch to bring in Bergeron and Jenness closed out the win with a sacrifice fly.

As the postseason gets going, Thomas said he’s hoping his team has another run in it.

“This happens every year,” Thomas said. “I get hot in the playoffs, the whole team gets hot. We just start hitting the ball and I hope it carries over into states. This is my last year and I want to win a Western Mass. championship and win every game we play.”

Tech now turns its focus to its contest against Athol on Friday at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford, that game to decide the Bi-County North title.

“We have a big game Friday,” Prasol said. “We’ll practice hard [Thursday] and hopefully turn things around. One game doesn’t define our season. Hats off to Greenfield. They always peak at the right time. Tom Suchanek does a great job getting these kids ready for the playoffs and this year is no exception.”

Western Mass. Class C quarterfinal

Athol 10, Lenox 4 — Logan Cormier had a big day at the plate for the fifth-seeded Bears, cracking two doubles, a single and driving in three runs, with Athol leading 6-4 going into the fifth and outscoring the fourth-seeded Millionaires 4-0 the rest of the way to advance with a victory in Lenox Wedesday.

The Bears (10-6) have their Bi-County North showdown with Franklin Tech on Friday and will face top-seeded Drury in the semifinals.

“I am really proud of the energy the kids had today and the way they competed on every pitch,” Athol coach Josh Talbot said. “Any time you go on the road for a tournament game and come out victorious, it is a great day. The win puts us in a really cool position headed into Friday’s league championship contest and this weekend’s battle with Drury. We will battle again and those games and see where the chips fall.”

Anthony Lopez-Hippler struck out three and gave up one hit in two innings work, Alex Lavigne pitched the next four innings and struck out two while giving up two hits before Cormier came on for the last inning and didn’t allow a hit while striking out one.

Hayden Barrieau recorded three hits and two RBIs, Oliver Johnson had a pair of hits and RBIs, Ethan Heuer and Marc Gould each tallied two hits and an RBI, Lavigne finished with a hit and an RBI while Dom St. Andre added two hits for the Bears.

Western Mass. Class B quarterfinals

Belchertown 6, Frontier 1 — The sixth-seeded Redhawks were unable to spring an upset on the road, as the No. 3 Orioles broke open a 6-0 lead after four to advance to the semifinals with a win in Belchertown Wednesday.

Belchertown moves on to play No. 2 Taconic in the semifinals.

Henry Drinker collected two hits while Braeden Dion, Kaden James, Brady Poreda and Porter Hall singled for Frontier (11-8). Joey Hutkoski pitched all six innings, striking out two.

Western Mass. Class D quarterfinals

Pioneer 24, Gateway 1 (5) — The top-seeded Panthers got going at the plate in the third, scoring four in the frame before putting 18 runs on the board in the fourth to move on to the semifinals with a victory over the No. 8 Gators in Northfield Wednesday.

Pioneer (19-0) hosts No. 5 St. Mary’s in the semifinals.

Ethan Quinn doubled, homered and drove in seven runs while Ethan Mauthe cracked a single, a home run and drove in three runs for the Panthers. Brody Welcome tacked on a pair of hits and RBIs, Jackson Glazier singled doubled and drove in three, Braeden Tsipenyuk finished with two hits and an RBI, Jackson Campbell doubled in a run and Judah Glenn and Ben Werner each had a hit and an RBI in the victory.

Werner tossed four innings and struck out two while Evan Tsipenyuk pitched the fifth and struck out one.

Ware 8, Turners 1 — Second-seeded Ware wasn’t going down on Wednesday, as the seventh-seeded Thunder fell in the quarterfinals in Ware.

Ware will face No. 3 Hopkins in the semifinals.

Non-playoff

Mahar 9, Putnam 3 — The Senators picked up their first win of the season on Tuesday, scoring four runs in the first to defeat Putnam in Orange.

Hunter Brooks struck out eight in seven innings work on the mound while adding a hit and an RBI at the plate, Freeland Ringer knocked two hits and drove in two runs, Gavin Young doubled an drove in two, Matt Vitello finished with a single, a double and an RBI, Kayden McGivern finished with two hits and Clayde Thompson hit safely in the victory.

Mahar 11, Commerce 5 — The Sens added a second win on Wednesday, as McGivern doubled four times, singled and drove in five in Mahar’s non-playoff win over Commerce in Springfield.

Vitello singled, doubled and drove in two, Brooks recorded two hits and drove in a run while Vitello struck out 12 on the mound in the winning effort.