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WATCH: Walk Off Win Sends Needham Baseball To D1 South Final
By virtue of Wednesday night's come from behind win over Braintree, the eighth-ranked Rockets will play third-ranked Wellesley.
NEEDHAM, MA — The Needham Rockets will have a chance to bring the Division 1 South Championship home in the near future.
By virtue of Wednesday night's come from behind win over Braintree, the eighth-ranked Rockets will play third-ranked Wellesley Saturday at 5 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in Rockland
Despite being down 4-0 early in the game, the Rockets chipped away until a triple from Tom Chmielewski and an RBI sacrifice fly from Danny DeMayo tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the sixth inning.
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A leadoff triple from Tom Chmielewski and an RBI sacrifice fly from Danny DeMayo ties it at 4-4 in bottom of 6th in Division 1 South semifinal with Braintree @NHSRockets @WickedLocal pic.twitter.com/KZuAALhCwb
— Tommy Cassell (@tommycassell44) June 14, 2018
Needham got the win in the ninth with a walk off single.
Rockets walk off with a win!! 5-4!! pic.twitter.com/XRyR4YAqZO
— Needham HS Athletics (@NHSRockets) June 14, 2018
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