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Less than two months after helping Wilbraham & Monson Academy to a prep softball championship, Marissa Fabbo '17 played a key role in another team earning a title.
For the second summer in a row, Marissa excelled at the Bay State Games as the West team claimed the gold medal in a tournament featuring many of the top high school players in the state.
"Last year I really connected to the girls," Marissa said. "There were five returners this year. We all decided we would go back and try to win a medal."
Like last year, that medal was gold. Marissa batted fourth or fifth for the West and, as she did at WMA, showed her versatility by splitting time at third base and catcher.
The West won its first four games before losing to Central 18-1, with Marissa and five other starters taking to the bench because the team had already qualified for the championship.
The West won the final 4-2, with Marissa batting fourth and starting at third before catching the last few innings.
"The game before didn't matter because we were already in the gold medal game, and we had lost to the same team last year before winning the gold medal round," Marissa explained. "We knew we just had to play our best game to beat them because they were a good hitting team. But everyone stepped up and we got the job done."
The Academy won the New England Class B title with a 5-2 win over top-seeded Ethel Walker School in May.