SOFTBALL
Connecticut Major Division
Softball (ages 11-12)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Jewett City (D11)
Sunday, July 25
Game 1: Orange 14, Waterford South 13
Monday, July 26
Game 2: Waterford South 10, Orange 2
Tuesday, July 27
Game 3: Waterford South 7, Orange 1
JEWETT CITY, July 26 – P Tori VanCleave allowed just one hit as Waterford South won its fourth state championship in the last five years with a 7-1 victory over Orange in the Little League softball Major Division (11-12) championship game. With two straight wins, Waterford South won the best-of-3 championship series, 2-1. Waterford South previously won the state titles from 2006-08. They also grabbed a title in 2002.
Waterford never trailed in the final two games. They took a 2-0 lead in the third inning and added three more runs in the fifth inning to extend its lead to 6-1. "Sometimes it might look easy but it's hard," manager Scott Reagan told the New London Day. “These kids are resilient and they have faith in each other. I just love watching them play."
VanCleave got the job done. She struck out seven and walked eight. Offensively, nine players combined for 11 hits. Jodi Weiss had a single, triple and one RBI. VanCleave had a key two-RBI double in the third while Amy Virga and Margaret Reagan each had RBI triples.
Waterford South 10, Orange 2
JEWETT CITY, July 26 – P Lauren Goldstein allowed just four hits and two runs, striking out five to lead Waterford South to a 10-2 win over Orange and evening the best-of-3 championship series at 1-1. Tori VanCleave had two singles, a triple and 3 RBI for Waterford South while Claire Hurley added a double two RBI. Amy Virvia added a double.
Orange 14, Waterford South 13
JEWETT CITY, July 25 – Orange scored five times on six hits and a walk in the bottom of the sixth to steal game one in the best-of-3 Little League softball championship series. Allie Gusmano’s RBI single won the game for Orange, which scored 11 runs in the final two innings. Addie Robbins had a RBI single that tied the game at 13-13. Cassidy Kirby and Hayley Korber each had RBI singles for Orange in the sixth. Margaret Reagan had three hits for Waterford while Jodi Weiss added two hits.
Section II Tournament
At Seamster Park, East Hampton
Wednesday, July 14
South Windsor (D8) 4, Thomaston (D6) 2
Rocky Hill (D7) 7, Jewett City (D11) 6
E.Hamptn (D9) 3, Waterford So. (D10) 4 (7)
Friday, July 16
South Windsor 2, Rocky Hill 0
East Hampton 4, Thomaston 1
Waterford South 14, Jewett City 4 (4)
Saturday, July 17
South WIndsor 8, Jewett City 4
Waterford South 10, Thomaston 0 (4)
Rocky Hill 7, East Hampton 1
Sunday, July 18
East Hampton 3, South Windsor 0
Thomaston 11, Jewett City 9
Waterford South 9, Rocky Hill 3
Tuesday, July 20
South Windsor 6, Waterford South 0
Rocky Hill 8, Thomaston 2
East Hampton 5, Jewett City 2
Final standings: South Windsor 4-1, Waterford South 4-1, Rocky Hill 3-2, East Hampton 3-2, Thomaston 1-4, Jewett City 0-5
Friday, July 23
Sectional championship: Waterford South 3, South Windsor 2 (8)
Section I Tournament
Wednesday, July 14
Orange (D4) 7, Seymour (D3) 4
Fairfield (D2) 15, Berlin (D5) 0
Thursday, July 15
Orange 10, Berlin 0
Fairfield 6, Darien (D1) 5
Monday, July 19
Darien 5, Berlin 3
Tuesday, July 20
Fairfield 4, Seymour 1
Orange 9, Darien 3
Wednesday, July 21
Seymour vs. Darien
Friday, July 23
Final: Orange 2, Fairfield 0
Connecticut Junior Division
Softball (ages 13-14)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Bob Lang Field, Seymour
Saturday, July 31
Game 1: Waterford 8, Black Rock-Bridgeport 0
Sunday, August 1
Game 2: Waterford 11, Black Rock-Bridgeport 3
Waterford 11, Black Rock 3
SEYMOUR, July 1 – Waterford scored six runs in the first three innings to pull away and beat Black Rock-Bridgeport, 11-3 to sweep the best-of-3 championship series. For Waterford, it was their third straight state title and fourth in the last five years. The win also gave Waterford state championships at the Major Division (ages 11-12), Junior Division (ages 13-14) and Senior Division (ages 14-15). Waterford had 14 hits.
Waterford 8, Black Rock 0
SEYMOUR, July 31 – Megan Spellman’s three-RBI double in the third inning snapped a scoreless tie to lift Waterford to a 8-0 victory over Black Rock-Bridgeport in game 1 of the state championship series. Megan Elphick added two singles and had an RBI for Waterford. Mena Buscetto and Spellman combined to strikeout 11 batters and allow just two hits.
Section II Tournament
At Coginchaug HS and Seamster Park, East Hampton
Tuesday July 20
Waterford (D10) 11, Vernon (D8) 0
Killingly (D11) 10, Torrington (D6) 4
Thursday July 22
Vernon (D8) 6, East Hampton (D9) 3
Wethersfield (D7) 9, Torrington (D6) 4
Waterford (D10) 12, Killingly (D11) 0 (5)
Saturday July 24
Vernon 6, Killingly/Pomfret 5
Waterford 8, Wethersfield 0
Torrington 13, East Hampton 2
Sunday July 25
Waterford 13, East Hampton 0 (5)
Killingly/Pomfret 11, Wethersfield 2
Vernon 23, Torrington 1 (5)
Wethersfield 5, East Hampton 1
Monday, July 26
Waterford 12, Torrington 1 (5)
Killingly/Pomfret 13, East Hampton 3 (5)
Vernon 2, Wethersfield 0
Tuesday July 27
Final: Waterford 13, Vernon 0
Section I Tournament
At Seymour (Bob Lang Field)
Tuesday, July 20
Union City (D3) 10, Greenwich 9
Friday, July 23
Black Rock-Bridgeport (D2) 8, Greenwich 2
Sunday, July 25
Union City 7, Black Rock 4
Tuesday, July 27
Sectional championship: Black Rock 6, Union City 3
Connecticut Senior League
Softball (ages 14-16)
State Tournament
At Greenwich High
Saturday, July 17
Game 1: Waterford (D10) 25, Wallingford (D5) 0
Game 2: Greenwich (D1), Windsor Locks (D8) 0
Game 3: Waterford 9, Putnam/Woodstock (D11) 5
Sunday, July 18
Game 4: Waterford 11, Greenwich 4
Game 5: Windsor Locks 18, Wallingford 7
Game 6: Putnam/Woodstock 11, Windsor Locks 0
Tuesday, July 20
Game 7: Putnam/Woodstock 12, Greenwich 2
Thursday, July 22
Game 8, championship: Waterford 12, Putnam/Woodstock 4
Waterford 12, Putnam/Woodstock 4
EAST HAMPTON, July 22 – The first three batters for Waterford were a combined 10-for-13 with eight of their team’s 12 RBI as Waterford won the Senior League championship with a 12-4 win over Putnam/Woodstock. Alyssa Hancock (2 HR), Kate Sykora and Jess Ryder tore apart Putnam. Waterford, which won its first Senior title since Waterford South won in 2003, had 15 hits. Waterford took a 4-0 lead but Putnam cut the lead to one, 4-3 in the second inning with five walks and a single. But when a Putnam runner tried to tie the game by racing home from third on a passed ball, she was thrown out at the plate.
Connecticut Big League
Softball (ages 14-18)
Wallingford (D5) and East Lyme (D10) will represent Connecticut at the Eastern Regional tournament
Connecticut Minor Division
Softball (age 11)
State tournament
At Elm Ridge Park, Rocky Hill (D7)
Thursday, July 22
Game 1: Trumbull (D2) 16, Vernon (D8) 10
Game 2: Bristol (D5) 13, West Hartford (D7) 11
Saturday, July 24
Game 3: West Hartford 16, Vernon 4
Game 4: Bristol 13, Trumbull 2
Sunday, July 25
Game 5: West Hartford 19, Trumbull 18
Monday, July 26
Game 6, Final: Bristol 12, West Hartford 2
Bristol 12, West Hartford 2
ROCKY HILL, July 26 – P Jen Tobbaco allowed just four hits and struck out four as Bristol rolled past West Hartford, 12-2 in the championship game of the Minor Division tournament to win its second state title. Sam Laviero and Mikayla Martin each had two-RBI singles as Bristol used six hits, five walks, nine stolen bases and five West Hartford errors to score their 12 runs. Bristol's last title came in 2005. West Hartford was in the finals for the second time in four years. They lost in 2007.
Connecticut 9-10
Softball (ages 9-10)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Rotary Field, Waterford
Saturday, July 24
Game 1: Fairfield 12, Mystic 6
Sunday, July 25
Game 2: Fairfield 16, Mystic 0
Fairfield 16, Mystic 0
WATERFORD, July 25 -- Fairfield won its second straight 9-10 state title with a 16-0 win over Mystic to sweep the best-of-3 championship series.
Fairfield 12, Mystic 6
WATERFORD, July 24 – Fairfield took advantage of 18 walks to grab a 12-6 win over Mystic in game 1. Mystic rallied with five runs in the sixth inning, sparked by a two-run single from Emily Adams to make the game closer. Mystic is playing in its first championship final since 2001.
Section II Tournament
Wednesday, July 14
Mystic 13 (D10), Middletown (D9) 2 (5)
Torrington (D6) 14, Rocky Hill (D7) 4 (4)
Columbia/Spraugue (D11) 18, Windsor (D8) 11
Thursday, July 15
Middletown 22, Torrington 18
Mystic 20, Columbia/Sprague 2 (4)
Windsor 21, Rocky Hill 9 (5)
Saturday, July 17
Middletown 10, Rocky Hill 5
Mystic 13, Windsor 6
Torrington 17, Columbia/Sprague 1 (4)
Sunday, July 18
Middletown 15, Columbia/Sprague 2 (4)
Mystic 5, 19, Rocky Hill 9 (4)
Torrington 10, WIndsor 0 (4)
Monday, July 19
Windsor 5, Middletown 3
Mystic 5, Torrington 3
Rocky Hill 15, Columbia/Sprague 5 (4)
Final standings: Mystic 5-0, Middletown 3-2, Torrington 3-2, Windsor 2-3, Rocky Hill 1-4, Columbia 1-4
Wednesday, July 21
Section II championship: Mystic 22, Middletown 10
Section I Tournament
Wednesday, July 14
Fairfield (D2) 14, Darien (D1) 2 (5)
Orange (D4) 20, Berlin (D5) 3 (5)
Thursday, July 15
Fairfield 6, Berlin 0
Darien 8, Seymour (D3) 3
Saturday, July 17
At Berlin
Fairfield 10, Seymour 0 (5)
Orange 10, Darien 2
Sunday, July 18
At Berlin
Fairfield 3, Orange 1
Seymour 13, Berlin 2 (4)
Monday, July 19
At Bristol
Darien 21, Berlin 10
Orange 11, Seymour 10
Wednesday, July 21
At Bristol
Sectional finals: Fairfield 1, Orange 0 (7)
BASEBALL
Connecticut Major Division
Baseball (ages 11-12)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Blackham School-Bridgeport
Saturday, July 31
Game 1: Fairfield American 15, Madison 4 (4)
Sunday, August 1
Game 2: Fairfield American 11, Madison 1 (4)
Fairfield American 11, Madison 1 (4)
BRIDGEPORT, Aug. 1 – The perfect season continues for the Fairfield American Major Division All-Star team. The Americans (15-0) became the first Fairfield team to win a state title at the Major Division level (ages 11-12) with an 11-1 win over Madison in four innings to sweep the best-of-3 championship series. Fairfield hurler Jack Quinn struck out eight Madison batters and hit a home run in the fourth inning. Teammate Nick Nardone belted a three-run homer. Nate Klein was 2-for-3 with two RBI and a home run that ended the game. "We knew we had a special group," Fairfield American head coach Chris Daley told the Stamford Advocate. "These boys just took care of business."
Fairfield American 15, Madison 4 (4)
BRIDGEPORT, July 31 – Fairfield American scored 15 runs on 13 hits to whip Madison, 15-4 in four innings the opening game of the best-of-3 championship series. Fairfield pitcher Eddie Magi had three hits and three RBI. Jack Quinn hit a three-run home run in the first inning while teammate Nick Nardone had a grand slam in the third inning. On the mound, Magi allowed just four hits and struck out four.
Section II Tournament
At Hubbard Park, Middletown (M)
At Seamster Park, East Hampton (EH)
Thursday, July 22
Rocky Hill (D7) 12, Montville Americans (D10) 6
Madison (D9) 17, Simsbury American (D6) 5 (4)
Moosup (D11) 7, Stafford (D8) 1
Friday, July 23
Rocky Hill (D7) vs Madison (D9), ppd. rain
Montville Americans 6, Moosup 4
Stafford 11, Simsbury American 9
Saturday, July 24
Moosup 6, Rocky Hill 4
Stafford 9, Madison 2
Simsbury Americans 12, Montville Amer 9
Sunday, July 25
Simsbury American 9, Rocky Hill 5
Madison 19, Moosup 10
Stafford 19, Montville American 17
Monday, July 26
Stafford 11, Rocky Hill 10
Madison 5, Montville American 3
Simsbury American 8, Moosup 5
Tuesday, July 27
Madison 5, Rocky Hill 3
Standings: Stafford 4-1, Madison 4-1, SImsbury American 3-2, Moosup 2-3, Rocky Hill 1-4, Montville American 1-4
Wednesday, July 28
Final: Madison 14, Stafford 8
Section I Tournament
At Shelton
Thursday, July 22
Fairfield American (D2) 1, Orange 0
Shelton American (D3) 5, North Stamford (D1) 2
Friday, July 23
Fairfield American 10, Shelton American 2
Farmington (D5) 14, Orange 0 (5)
Saturday, July 24
North Stamford 12, Orange 4
Fairfield American 15, Farmington 14
Sunday, July 25
Fairfield American 5, North Stamford 1
Farmington 14, Shelton American 12
Monday, July 26
Shelton American 2, Orange 1
Farmington 10, North Stamford 9
Standings: Fairfield American 4-0, Farmington 3-1, Shelton American 2-2, North Stamford 1-3, Orange 0-4
Wednesday, July 28
Final: Fairfield American 8, Farmington 3
Connecticut Junior Division
Baseball (ages 13-14)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Orange
Saturday, July 31
Game 1: Burlington 11, Yalesville-Meriden 4
Sunday, August 1
Game 2: Burlington 4, Yalesville 3
Burlington 4, Yalesville 3
ORANGE, Aug. 1 – Burlington won its first-ever Junior Division state championship with a tight 4-3 decision over Yalesville to sweep the best-of-3 championship series on Sunday. Burlington won game one on Saturday, 11-4. It’s the second state championship in the program’s history. Burlington captured the 9-10 state title in 2008.
Section II Tournament
At Orange
Saturday, July 24
Killingly (D11) 9, Pawcatuck (D10) 0
Burlington (D6) 6, Ellington (D8) 0
Sunday, July 25
Ellington 11, Killingly 0
Burlington 9, Pawcatuck 3
Monday, July 26
Burlington 11, Killingly 1
Ellington 7, Pawcatuck 6
Thursday, July 29
Sectional championship: Burlington 5, Ellington 2
Section I Tournament
At Orange
Saturday, July 24
Yalesville (D5) 11, North End-Bridgeport (D2) 5
Orange (D4) vs. Haddam (D9), 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 25
Yalesville 10, Haddam 2
Orange 17, North End 11
Tuesday, July 27
North End 12, Haddam 6
Yalesville 7, Orange 6
Thursday, July 29
Sectional championship: Yalesville 5, Orange 3
Connecticut Big League
Baseball (ages 16-18)
State Tournament
At Barnes Field, Bristol
Sunday, July 11
Game 1: Somers (D8) 9, Jack Barry (D5) 8
Game 2: North End-Bridgeport (D2) 5, Somers 1
Wednesday, July 14
Game 3: Jack Barry 10, Somers 6, Somers eliminated
Game 4: North End 18, Jack Barry 9, Jack Barry eliminated
North End wins state title
SOUTHINGTON, July 14 – Eric Mollo had five hits and six RBI to lead North End-Bridgeport to an 18-9 win over Jack Barry-Meriden in the championship game of the state Big League tournament. Starting P Tucker Lyddy struck out 10 in four innings of work for North End, which went 2-0 in the three-team tournament. North End also beat Somers, 5-1.
Connecticut Senior Division
Baseball (ages 14-16)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Veteran's Field, Bridgeport
Saturday, July 24
Game 1: Killingly/Brooklyn (D11) 6, Jack Barry-Meriden (D5) 0 vs D9, 10 a.m.
Game 2: North End-Bridgeport (D2) 28, Tolland (D8) 2
Sunday, July 25
Game 3: Jack Barry 14, Tolland 4
Game 4: North End 1, Killingly/Brooklyn 0 Tuesday, July 27
Game 5: Killingly 13, Jack Barry 3
Thursday, July 29
Game 6, final: North End 6, Killingly 3
Connecticut Minor Division
Baseball (age 11)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Mitchell Field, New London
Saturday, July 31
Game 1: Fairfield American 12, South Windsor National 1
Sunday, August 1
Game 2: Fairfield American 6, South Windsor National 5
Fairfield Amer. 6, So. Windsor Nat'l 5
NEW LONDON, Aug. 1 -- With a home run in the bottom of the sixth inning, undefeated Fairfield American (14-0) nipped South Windsor National, 6-5 in game two to win its second straight Minor Division state championship. The win also gives Fairfield American three state champions in the Major (ages 11-12), Minor (ages 10-11) and 9-10 divisions -- the first team in state history to capture all three titles in one season.
Section II Tournament
At Norwich (N) and Willimantic (W)
Thursday July 22
Lyme/Old Lyme (D10) 12, Glastonbury American (D7) 6
Avon (D6) 11, Jewett City (D11) 1
Madison (D9) 9, South Windsor Nationals (D8) 4
Saturday July 24
Avon 6, Lyme/Old Lyme 1
South Windsor National 13, Jewett City 6
Glastonbury American 8, Madison 7
Sunday July 25
Madison 17, Lyme/Old Lyme 6 (4)
Glastonbury American 10, Jewett City 4
South Windsor Nationals 8, Avon 0
Monday, July 26
Lyme/Old Lyme 11, Jewett City 10
SW National 7, Glastonbury American 6
Madison 10, Avon 0 (5)
Tuesday, July 27
SW National 15, Lyme/Old Lyme 4 (5)
Madison 15, Jewett City 3 (4)
Glastonbury American 11, Avon 0 (4)
Standings: Madison 4-1, South Windsor 4-1, Glastonbury 3-2, Avon 2-3, Lyme 2-3, Jewett City 0-5
Thursday, July 29
Sectional final: South Windsor National 4 Madison 1
Section I Tournament
Thursday, July 22
At Scalzi Park
East Haven (D4) 17, Shelton National (D3) 7
North Stamford (D1) 6, Edgewood-Bristol (D5) 2
Friday, July 23
East Haven 16, Edgewood 13
Fairfield American (D2) 9, No. Stamford 5
Saturday, July 24
At Caporizzo Field
Fairfield American 10, Edgewood 9
North Stamford 10, Shelton National 2
Sunday, July 25
At Chestnut Hill Park
Edgewood 7, Shelton National 5
Fairfield American 6, East Haven 5
Monday, July 26
At Bill Terry Field
Fairfield American 11, Shelton National 0
East Haven 9, North Stamford 7
Standings: Fairfield American 4-0, East Haven 3-1, North Stamford 2-2, Edgewood 1-3, Shelton National 0-4
Wednesday, July 28
Sectional final: Fairfield American 14, East Haven 9
Connecticut 9-10
Baseball (ages 9-10)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Stamford Springdale
Saturday, July 24
Fairfield American 22, Waterford South 7
Sunday, July 25
Fairfield American 9, Waterford South 2
Fairfield American sweeps
STAMFORD, July 25 -- Fairfield American topped Waterford South, 9-2 to win their third state title in the 9-10 division and first since 2004. The Americans also won in 2002. Waterford South lost in the finals for the second straight year. Fairfield Americans finish the season at 14-1. Coach Bill Meury says his players take the field with a disciplined and professional approach while not taking themselves too seriously. "First and foremost, it's a modest group of kids," Meury told the Fairfield Patch. "They have had an awful lot of success, but they're very understated in terms of how they handle things."
Section II Tournament
At Ayers Road, South Windsor
Thursday, July 15
Avon (D6) 12, South Windsor National (D8) 2 (4)
Glastonbury American (D7) 9, Norwich (D11) 7
Waterford South (D10) 13, Madison (D9) 3
Friday, July 16
Glastonbury Amer 6, South Windsor Nat 5
Avon 7, Madison 6
Waterford South 11, Norwich 6
Sunday, July 18
Norwich 10, South Windsor National 8
Waterford South 9, Avon 7
Madison 20, Glastonbury American 1 (4)
Monday, July 19
Madison 5, South WIndsor National 4
Norwich 8, Avon 4
Waterford South 11, Glastonbury American 1 (4)
Tuesday, July 20
Madison 5, Norwich 1
Glastonbury American 4, Avon 1
South Windsor National 9, Waterford South 7
Final standings: Waterford South 4-1, Madison 3-2, Glastonbury Americans 3-2, Avon 2-3, Norwich 2-3, South Windsor National 1-4
Thursday, July 22
Sectional final: Waterford South 13, Madison 2
Section I Tournament
At Unity Park, Trumbull
Thursday, July 15
Shelton National (D3) 10, East Haven (D4) 0 (5)
Wilton (D1) 6, Yalesville-Meriden (D5) 4
Friday, July 16
East Haven 6, Yalesville 4
Fairfield American (D2) 8, Shelton Natl 3
Saturday, July 17
Wilton 7, East Haven 5
Fairfield American 10, Yalesville 0 (5)
Sunday, July 18
Fairfield American 7, East Haven 6
Shelton National 7, Wilton 0
Tuesday, July 20
Fairfield American 4, WIlton 3
Yalesville 7, Shelton National 2
Wednesday, July 21
Sectional finals: Fairfield American 14, Shelton National 3
