Grafton Girls Softball Inc.: Grafton Diamonds
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Grafton Girls Softball Inc sponsors tournament teams that compete under the name Grafton Diamonds. The league sponsors teams at the 10U, 12U and 14U levels. Diamonds teams generally register as “B” level teams and compete in "A" and "B" level tournaments.All players in the Junior and Gemme Divisions will be issued an open invitation to join a Diamond team. It is the league’s intention to accommodate as many players on a team as possible. Every player may attend and participate in team practices.
We field multiple teams at each age level so we can accommodate players of all abilities who want to play summer softball. It is our goal to find game opportunities for every girl who wants to play. We have tournament teams that play throughout Massachusetts and the Northeast on weekends. We also have teams that play in the Central Mass-based Twin Valley League on week nights in mid-June through July. Given the large number of interested players, we have fielded as many as six Grafton Diamond teams in one season.
For more information, please contact us at info@GraftonGirlsSoftball.com
Past Accomplishments
Year Team Place Tournament Location 2012 12U 1st WWIS Winter Tournament N Smithfield RI 2012 12U 2nd MA ASA 12B State Championship Lowell, MA 2012 12U 1st Grafton Invitational Tournament Grafton, MA 2012 12U 1st Summer Smacka Tournament Stoughton, MA 2012 12U 1st Ocean State Invitational Warwick, RI 2012 12U 5th ASA Eastern National Championship Stratford, CT 2012 12U-Yellow 2nd MA ASA 12C State Championship Gloucester, MA 2012 12U-Yellow 2nd Hopedale Invitational Tournament Hopedale, MA 2012 14U 2nd WWIS Winter Tournament N Smithfield RI 2012 14U 1st AAU 14U Spring League 2012 14U 1st Firecracker Tournament N. Smithfield RI 2011 10U 2nd Summer Slam Invitational Somerset MA 2011 10U 4th MA ASA 10U State Championship Dartmouth MA 2011 10U 2nd Grafton Invitational Tournament Grafton Ma 2011 12U 2nd AAU 14U Championship Norton MA 2011 12U 1st Summer Slam Invitational Somerset MA 2011 12U 1st MA ASA 12B State Championship Grafton MA 2011 12U 1st Grafton Invitational Tournament Grafton MA 2011 12U 1st Ocean State Invitational Warwick RI 2011 12U 1st Invitational By the Bay Bristol RI 2011 14U 5th MA ASA 14B State Championship Lowell MA 2010 10U 2nd Grafton Invitational Tournament Grafton MA 2010 10U 3rd MA ASA 10U State Championship Taunton MA 2010 10UGold
2nd Charlton Invitational Tournament Charlton MA 2010 12U 2nd Hopedale Invitational Tourn. Hopedale MA 2010 12U 2nd Grafton Invitational Grafton MA 2010 12U 2nd Hopedale Tournament Hopedale MA 2009 10U 2nd Mendon-Upton Fall 2008 Classic Mendon, MA 2009 10U 2nd MA ASA 10U State Championship Grafton, MA 2009 10U 9th ASA Eastern National 10B Championship York, PA 2009 12U 1st Mendon-Upton Fall 2008 Classic Mendon, MA 2009 12U 1st Early Summer Tournament Taunton, MA 2009 12U 2nd MA ASA 12B State Championship Swansea, MA 2009 12U 1st Grafton Invitational Tournament Grafton, MA 2009 12U 13th ASA Eastern National 12B Championship York, PA 2009 12U 1st Invitational By the Bay Bristol, RI 2009 14U 1st Grafton Open Tournament Grafton, MA 2009 14U 2nd Miss Shen Invitational Tournament Clifton Park, NY 2009 14U 1st Summer Splash Tournament Westford, MA 2009 14U 1st Invitational By the Bay Bristol, RI 2009 14U 2nd Barbara Hamilton Invitational Hudson, NH 2008 10U 1st Charlton Invitational Tournament Charlton, MA 2008 12U 2nd Matty Oliveira Memorial Tournament Fairhaven, MA 2008 12U 1st MA ASA 12B State Championship Springfield, MA 2008 12U 1st Kingston Invitational Tournament Kingston, MA 2008 12U 2nd Invitational By the Bay Bristol, RI 2008 12U 1st Samantha Brasil Memorial (14U) Attleboro, MA 2007 10U 2nd Charlton Invitational Tournament Charlton, MA 2007 10U 1st Kingston Invitational Tournament Kingston, MA 2007 12U 2nd Millbury Invitational Tournament Millbury, MA
12U Green Grafton Diamonds Take 2nd Place Mass ASA State Championship
Diamonds Finish 2nd in MA State Championship
The Grafton Diamonds Green team finished 2nd in the MA ASA 12B Softball State Championship which was held on June 22-24 in Lowell, MA. To reach the finals, the gritty Diamonds team won an incredible 4 back-to-back games before falling to the Swansea Xtreme 2-1 in the Championship game.
Entering the tournament as the 2011 champions, the Diamonds title defense get off to a horrendous start. Playing a lackluster game, the team lost to the Wachusett Stars 7-3 on Friday night. The loss immediately dropped Grafton into the loser’s bracket. The Diamonds rebounded on Saturday and played a solid game to defeat the New England Storm 9-1. On Sunday the Diamonds knew they would have a tough schedule as is typical double elimination tournaments. The Diamonds beat the Marlboro Thunder 10-2, the New England Firebirds 9-2, the Franklin Fusion 5-2 in extra innings and the Wachusett Stars 3-2 in a rematch of Friday’s game.
At that point, there were 2 teams left in the tournament, Grafton would need to beat the Swansea Xtreme twice to retain the championship. Despite some last inning heroics (scoring a run and getting a runner to third with one out), Graton succumbed to Swansea 2-1 In the final game.
This is the 4th time in the last 5 years that a Grafton Diamonds team has been a finalist in the MA ASA 12B State Championship.
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The Grafton Diamonds 12U Yellow Team took second place in the Hopedale Invitational Softball Tournament.
Grafton came out of the Saturday seeding round ranked 3rd among the 10 teams battling for the championship. The Diamonds defeated Charlton (14-5), Nipmuc (15-3), Uxbridge Black (5-2), and Hopedale (7-5) to earn a berth in Sunday’s Championship game. In the 6 games played, Grafton scored a total of 46 runs while giving up only 25. The only team to beat the Diamonds was the Northbridge Maroon, once in the seeding round (6-2), and later in the final game. The Championship game ended with Northbridge on top 4 to 3 and Grafton fighting down to their last out with runners on base and Northbridge needing to make a play in the field.
So far in the 2012 softball travel season, the Diamonds 12U Yellow Team has earned a 3rd place finish in the Charlton Invitational, their first tournament, along with this 2nd place finish in their second tournament appearance.
Monday, June 30
2008 12U Diamonds Win State Championship!
Monday, June 23
2008 10U Diamonds Win Charlton Invitational Tournament
Monday, June 16
2008 12U Diamonds Take 2nd Place in Fairhaven Tournament
Monday, July 28
2008 12U Diamonds Win Kingston Invitational Softball Tournament
Monday, August 4
2008 12U Diamonds Take 2nd Place in Bristol RI
Monday, August 11
2008 12U Diamonds Win Attleboro Tournament
Tuesday, June 23
2009 14U Diamonds Win Grafton Open Tournament
Tuesday, June 30
2009 12U Diamonds Win Taunton Early Summer Tournament
Thursday, July 9
2009 10U Diamonds Runner-Up at ASA State Tournament
2009 12U Diamonds Runner-Up at ASA State Tournament
Monday, July 13
2009 12U Diamonds Win Grafton 12U Tournament
Thursday, July 16
2009 14U Diamonds Runner-Up in Clifton Park NY Tournament
Friday, July 17
2009 14U Diamonds Win Westford Waves Summer Splash Tournament
Tuesday, July 28
2009 14U Diamonds win 14U Invitational By The Bay in Bristol RI
2009 12U Diamonds win Invitational By The Bay in Bristol RI
2009 14U Diamonds Runner-up in Hudson NH Tournament.
2010 12U Diamonds Take 2nd Place in Hopedale Tournament
2010 12U Diamonds Take 2nd Place in Grafton Tournament
2011 10U Diamonds Take 2nd Place in Grafton Invitational Tournament
2011 12U Diamonds Green Win Grafton Invitational Tournament
2011 12U Diamonds Green Win Mass ASA 12B Championship!
2011 12U Diamonds Green Win Summer Slam Invitational
2011 10U Diamonds Take 2nd Place in Summer Slam Tournament
