SOFTBALL
Connecticut Major Division
Softball (ages 11-12)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Hatters Park, Danbury
Saturday, July 16
Fairfield 3, Mystic 2
Sunday, July 17
Fairfield 6, Mystic 2
Fairfield 6, Mystic 2
DANBURY, July 17 – P Alice Nelson struck out three and walked four as Fairfield (11-1) to win its first-ever Major Division state championship with a 6-2 victory over Mystic. Sara Cotto and Emma Houghton each had RBI singles in the first inning to help Fairfield grab a 2-0 lead. Gabby Natoli had a two-RBI double in the fifth inning to break open a one-run game. Fairfield had five hits and took advantage of seven walks and several errors by Mystic, which was making its first finals appearance since 2003.
Fairfield 3, Mystic 2
DANBURY, July 16 – P Brittany Romero allowed just five hits as Fairfield rallied from a two-run deficit to beat Mystic, 3-2 and win game 1 of the best-of-3 Connecticut Little League Major Division (ages 11-12) championship series. Fairfield (6-0) scored twice in the fifth to take the lead. Mystic P Caroline Taber scattered three this and struck out four. Taber and Jayden Delaporta each had doubles for Mystic, which scored its two runs on four straight one-hit hits in the first inning. Mackenzie Aldridge was 2-for-2 for Mystic (5-2).
Section II Tournament
At Middletown
Thursday, July 8
Jewett City (D11) 6, East Hampton (D9) 5
Mystic (D10) 10, Ellington (D8) 1
Rocky Hill (D7) 1, Simsbury (D6) 0
Saturday, July 9
East Hampton 9, Ellington 3
Simsbury 6, Jewett City 1
Rocky Hill 11, Mystic 3
Sunday, July 10
Rocky Hill 13, East Hampton 12
Ellington 9, Jewett City 5
Mystic 7, Simsbury 5
Monday, July 11
East Hampton 7, Simsbury 6
Mystic 8, Jewett City 1
Rocky Hill 9, Ellington 1
Tuesday, July 12
At Middletown, 5:30 p.m.
Mystic 5, East Hampton 3
Jewett City 6, Rocky Hill 3
Ellington 7, Simsbury 2
Wednesday, July 13
Final: Mystic 3, Rocky Hill 1
Section I Tournament
At Trumbull
Thursday, July 7
Seymour (D3) 15, Darien (D1) 3
Fairfield (D2) 6, Bristol (D5) 0
Saturday, July 9
North Branford (D4) 15, Darien 2 (4)
Bristol 4, Seymour 2
Sunday, July 10
Bristol 9, Darien 4
Fairfield 5, North Branford 1
Monday, July 11, 2011
At Unity Park, Trumbull
North Branford 6, Bristol 4
Fairfield 8, Seymour 5
Tuesday, July 12
At Unity Park, Trumbull
Fairfield 15, Darien 6
North Branford 14, Seymour 8 (7)
Wednesday, July 13
Finals: Fairfield 4, North Branford 0
Connecticut Junior Division
Softball (ages 13-14)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Orange
Friday, July 29
Game 1: Black Rock 2, Waterford 1
Saturday, July 30
Game 2: Black Rock 1, Waterford 0
Black Rock 1, Waterford 0
WEST HAVEN, July 30 – In a rematch of last year’s championship series, Black Rock turned the tables with a pair of one-run victories to capture the Little League softball Junior Division state title with a 1-0 win over Waterford in game 2 of the best-of-3 championship series. Jackie Brewster’s RBI line drive over the third baseman’s head drove in the winning run in the fourth inning.
Black Rock P Rachel Landock had a perfect game through four innings and she allowed just two hits. Black won the opening game of the series, 2-1. Last year, Waterford earned its third straight Junior Division championship and the fifth in the last seven years with a sweep of Black Rock.
Section II Tournament
Monday July 18
Waterford (D10) 20, Windsor (D8) 3 (5)
Tuesday July 19
Waterford 14, East Haddam (D9) 0 (5)
Wednesday July 20
East Haddam 13, Windsor 3 (5)
Friday, July 22
Championship Game
Waterford 17, East Haddam 2
Sunday, July 17
Black Rock (D2) 14, Greenwich (D1) 0
Oxford (D3) 10, Bristol (D5) 2
Tuesday, July 19
Black Rock 16, Bristol 0 (5)
Greenwich 13, Oxford 2 (5)
Thursday, July 21
Black Rock 10, Oxford 0
Greenwich 9, Bristol 4
Sunday, July 24
Championship
Top 2 teams: Black Rock 10, Greenwich 1
Connecticut Senior League
Softball (ages 14-16)
Wednesday, July 20
Stafford (D8) 10, New Britain (D5) 2
Pawcatuck (D10) 21, Putnam/Woodstock (D11) 0 (5)
Thursday, July 21
Pawcatuck 28, New Britain 0
Putnam/Woodstock 7, Stafford 6
Friday, July 22
Pawcatuck 16, Stafford 0
Putnam/Woodstock 7, New Britain 6
Monday, July 25
Final: Pawcatuck 12, Putnam/Woodstock 1 (5)
Pawcatuck 12, Putnam/Woodstock 1 (5)
WATERFORD, July 26 – Pawcatuck won its third Senior Division state championship in six years with a dominating 12-1 win in five innings over Putnam/Woodstock. Pawcatuck outscored their opponents in the state tournament by a 77-1 margin. “I have never coached a team that can hit the ball like these girls,” Pawcatuck manager Joel Borden told the Norwich Bulletin. “In 2006 and 2007, we had four or five big sticks. There’s 10 or 11 that can hit on this team.” Julie Wanstall hit a 3-run home run and added a run-scoring double for Pawcatuck, while Roslin Wilhelm and Jackie Paride each had two-run singles. Summer Cipriani had a pair of RBIs.
Connecticut Big League
Softball (ages 14-18)
Wallingford/Bristol (D5) and Greenwich (D1) will represent Connecticut in Eastern Regionals
Connecticut Minor Division
Softball (age 11)
State tournament
At Elm Ridge Park, Rocky Hill
Tuesday, July 19
Game 1: Windsor Locks (D8) 15, Bristol (D5) 5
Game 2: Trumbull (D2) 12, Rocky Hill (D7) 2
Wednesday, July 20
Game 3: Rocky Hill 30, Bristol 7
Game 4: Trumbull 12, Windsor Locks 2
Thursday, July 21
Game 5: Rocky Hill 9, Windsor Locks 7
Friday, July 22
Game 6, Final: Trumbull 7, Rocky Hill 1
Trumbull 7, Rocky Hill 1
ROCKY HILL, July 22 -- Trumbull beat Rocky Hill for the second time in less than in a week with a 7-1 victory to win its first-ever state championship in Little League softball.
Connecticut 9-10
Softball (ages 9-10)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Jewett City
Saturday, July 23
Game 1: North Branford 2, Granby 1
Sunday, July 24
Game 2: North Branford 15, Granby 2
North Branford 15, Granby 2
JEWETT CITY, July 24 – North Branford won its first-ever Little League state championship with a dominating victory. P Sydney Senerchia struck out 10 to lead North Branford. Alexa Gallo had a three-RBI double while Marisa Feraiolo had a three-RBI triple.
At the plate, Gallo had a bases-clearing double and Marisa Feraiolo had a bases-clearing triple. Julia Dewitt, Angelina Ramada and Olivia Affinito all added to the run total with RBI. Blakeslee went 4-for-4 and scored twice. Madison Blakesless was 4-for-4 at the plate.
North Branford 2, Granby 1
JEWETT CITY, July 23 – Madison Blakeslee struck out nine and gave up just one run as North Branford captured game 1 of the best-of-3 state championship series with a 2-1 win over Granby.
North Branford scored its first run in the second inning. Alexa Gallo walked, stole second and third base and galloped home on an error. In the fifth inning, North Branford’s Britney Godfrey reached on a bunt, stole second base and third base. With two outs, her delayed steal of home gave North Branford a 2-1 edge.
Section II Tournament
At Welch Park, Windsor International
Wednesday, July 13
Lebanon/Columbia/SFC (D11) 12, Madison (D9) 0 (4)
Stafford (D8) 10, Waterford North (D10) 5
Rocky Hill (D7) 8, Granby (D6) 5
Thursday, July 14
Granby 5, Stafford 4
Rocky Hill 13, Lebanon/Columbia/SFC 2
Waterford North 13, Madison 3
Saturday, July 16
Stafford 13, Madison 6
Granby 3, Lebanon/Columbia/SFC 1
Waterford North 9, Rocky Hill 7
Sunday, July 17
Rocky Hill 3, Madison 0
Granby 6, Waterford North 3
Stafford 13, Lebanon/Columbia/SFC 3 (4)
Monday, July 18
Granby 7, Madison 1
Lebanon/Columbia/SFC 6, Waterford No. 1
Rocky Hill 14, Stafford 10
Wednesday, July 20
Sectional finals: Granby 17, Rocky Hill 1
Section I Tournament
At Ellsworth Park, Bridgeport
Wednesday, July 13
Seymour (D3) 7, Redding/Easton (D1) 5
Fairfield (D2) 10, Wallingford (D5) 4
Thursday, July 14
Seymour 12, Wallingford 9
North Branford (D4) 14, Redding/Eastn 4 (4)
Saturday, July 16
North Branford 10, Seymour 1
Fairfield 2, Redding/Easton 0
Sunday, July 17
Seymour 7, Fairfield 2
North Branford 18, Wallingford 1 (4)
Tuesday, July 19
Redding/Easton 8, Wallingford 6
North Branford 15, Fairfield 9
Wednesday, July 20
Final: North Branford 2, Seymour 0
BASEBALL
Connecticut Major Division
Baseball (ages 11-12)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Leonard J. Fusco Complex, Prospect
Saturday, July 30
Game 1: Glastonbury American 7, Fairfield American 4.
Sunday, July 31
Game 2: Fairfield American 3, Glastonbury American 2
Tuesday, August 2
Game 3: Fairfield American 13, Glastonbury American 3
Fairfield Amer. 13, Glastonbury Amer 3
PROSPECT, Aug. 2 – Fairfield American won its second straight Little League Major Division championship with a 13-3 win over Glastonbury American in the decisive game 3 of the best-of-3 championship series. Fairfield’s Brendan Layne hit a pair of home runs and drove in 4 RBI. Fairfield had 16 hits and 4 home runs. John Annuzzi and Brendan Bucher also homered. Fairfield’s Jack Oricoli went the distance on the mound.
Fairfield is the first team to defend its title since Shelton National won two in a row in 2007-08. Four other teams won consecutive Connecticut championships -- Stamford Federal (1981-82), Windsor Locks (1965-66) and Stratford Original (1962-63) and Bridgeport (1949-50).
Fairfield Amer. 3, Glastonbury Amer. 2
PROSPECT, July 31 – Brendan Bucher’s RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning lifted defending state champion Fairfield American to a 3-2 win over Glastonbury American and tied the best-of-3 championship series at 1-1. Fairfield took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a RBI single by Phillip Vlandis to centerfield before Glastonbury tied the game with a solo home run from Aidan Scott. After ripping a double, Fairfield’s Grant Carnemark scored on an error for a 2-1 lead but Glastonbury tied it in the fifth on a home run from Kory Armando. Fairfield P Eddie Schwartz struck out eight batters.
Glastonbury Amer 7, Fairfield Amer 4
PROSPECT, July 30 – Glastonbury Americans handed Fairfield American just its second loss of the summer with a 7-4 decision in game 1 of the best-of-3 championship series. Fairfield’s offense was led by Eddie Schwartz, who was 2-for-3 with a home run and Philip Vlandis, who was 2-for-2 with two RBI and a run scored. Fairfield outhit Glastonbury 10-8 but left seven runners on base. For Glastonbury, Ian Halpin had a two-run home run and teammate Michael Welcer had a three-run homer in the first inning for a 5-1 Glastonbury lead.Glastonbury P Aidan Scott struck out three and limited Fairfield to four runs over 5 1/3 innings.
Section II Tournament
At Montville
Wednesday July 20
Waterford South (D10) 8, Madison (D9) 7
Glastonbury Amer. (D7) 13, Tolland (D8) 1
Jewett City (D11) 6, Avon (D5) 1
Thursday July 21
Avon 5, Tolland 0
Madison 5, Jewett City 3
Glastonbury Amer. 11, Waterford So 1 (5)
Saturday July 23
Avon 11, Madison 1 (4)
Tolland 10, Waterford South 7
Glastonbury American 14, Jewett City 0
Sunday July 24
Waterford South 14, Jewett City 4
Glastonbury American 6, Avon 5
Madison 12, Tolland 8
Monday July 25
Avon 9, Waterford South 7
Glastonbury American 9, Madison 5
Tolland 9, Jewett City 5
Wednesday July 27
Championship Game 6 p.m., Glastonbury Americans 11, Avon 0
Section I Tournament
At Orange
Wednesday, July 20
North Stamford (D1) 6, Berlin (D5) 5
Fairfield American (D2) 10, E. Haven (D4) 7
Thursday, July 21
Shelton National (D3) 12, North Stamford 0
East Haven 13, Berlin 1
Saturday, July 23
Fairfield American 10, North Stamford 5
Shelton National 7, Berlin 6
Sunday, July 24
Fairfield American 16, Berlin 5 (3)
East Haven 12, Shelton National 5
Monday, July 25
Fairfield American 12, Shelton National 2
North Stamford 11, East Haven 3
Wednesday, July 27
Final: Fairfield American 15, East Haven 6
Connecticut Junior Division
Baseball (ages 13-14)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Orange
Saturday, July 30
Game 1: Burlington 13, Berlin 2
Sunday, July 31
Game 2: Burlington 12, Berlin 2
Burlington 13-12, Berlin 2-2
ORANGE, July 31 – Burlington won its second straight Little League Junior Division championship with a dominant sweep over Berlin. Burlington won the opener of the best-of-3 series, 13-2 and won the title with a 12-2 win in game two. After dropping a four-run decision in its first game of the Section II tournament, Burlington won five straight games to win the title.
Section II Tournament
At Indian River Complex, Clinton
Friday, July 22
Game 1: Tolland (D8) 6, Burlington (D6) 2
Game 2: Killingly (D11) 13, Portland (D9) 1
Saturday, July 23
Game 3: Burlington 5, Portland 2
Game 4: Killingly 2, Tolland 1
Sunday, July 24
Game 5: Burlington 12, Tolland 1
Game 6, Final: Burlington 10, Killingly 2
Wednesday, July 27
Game 7, Final: Burlington 16, Tolland 0
Saturday, July 23
Berlin (D5) 19, Bridgeport (D2) 5 (5)
Sunday, July 24
MIlford (D4) 19, Bridgeport 0 (5)
Tuesday, July 26
Milford vs. Berlin, ppd. rain
Thursday, July 28
Berlin 11, Milford 1
Final: Berlin 9, Milford 8
Connecticut Big League
Baseball (ages 16-18)
State Tournament
At Rec Park, Southington
Sunday, July 10
Bridgeport (D2) 7, Somers (D8) 2
Jack Barry-Meriden (D5) 9, Bridgeport 7
Monday July 11, 2011
Game 3: Bridgeport 15, Somers 13
Tuesday, July 12
Championship game
Game 4: Jack Barry 15, Bridgeport 2
Jack Barry 15, Southington 2
SOUTHINGTON, July 12 -- With a pair of victories over Bridgeport, Jack Barry-Meriden won the state Big League championship.
Connecticut Senior Division
Baseball (ages 14-16)
Thursday, July 21
Amity (D4) 3, Haddam (D9) 2
Edgewood-Bristol (D5) 10, Stafford (D8) 0
Sunday, July 24
Edgewood 7, Amity 3
Stafford 15, Haddam 1 (5)
Tuesday, July 26
Stafford 5, Amity 3
Wednesday, July 27
Edgewood def. Haddam, 7-0, forfeit
Championship best of 3
Top two teams
Friday, July 29
Game 1: Stafford 6, Edgewood 2
Saturday, July 30
Game 2: Edgewood 15, Stafford 2
Sunday, July 31
Game 3: Edgewood 6, Stafford 5
Edgewood 6, Berlin 5
ORANGE, July 31 – Edgewood's Peter Thigpen ripped a two-out, two-run single in the top of the seventh inning to help Edgewood beat Stafford, 6-5 and win the Little League Senior Division championship by winning the best-of-3 series by a 2-1 margin. Stafford won the opener, 6-2 but Edgewood prevailed in game two, 15-2 and earned a one-run victory in the decisive game three. Bristol trailed by three runs in the fifth inning before scoring one in the fifth and sixth innings and two in the seventh to prevail, 6-5. Jordan Wydra had an two-out RBI single in the fifth inning.
Stafford threatened to extend its one-run lead in the sixth with runners on second and third base with no outs. But Jared Michaels came on in relief, coaxed a ground ball out and struck out to get Bristol out of the jam. In the bottom of the seventh, Stafford had runners on first and second base with one out. But Michaels got Stafford to pop to first base and strikeout to end the game.
Connecticut Minor Division
Baseball (age 11)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Bob Duval Field, Haddam
Sunday, July 31
Game 1: Fairfield American 13, Avon 2
Tuesday, August 2
Game 2: Fairfield American 7, Avon 5
Section II Tournament
At Harwinton
Wednesday, July 20
Avon (D6) 1, Wethersfield 0
South Windsor (D8) 5, Norwich (D11) 3
East Lyme (D10) 9, Guilford (D9) 5
Thursday, July 21
Avon 12, Norwich 2 (4)
Wethersfield 7, East Lyme 6
South Windsor 15, Guilford 4
Saturday, July 23
Guilford 7, Norwich 5
Wethersfield 8, South Windsor 4
Avon 5, East Lyme 1
Sunday, July 24
Guilford 2, Avon 1
South Windsor 10, East Lyme 9
Norwich 9, Wethersfield 8
Wednesday, July 26
Avon 9, South Windsor 3
Wetherfield 13, Guilford 3
East Lyme vs. Norwich
Thursday, July 27
Championship: Avon 10, Wethersfield 8
Section I Tournament
At Blackham School, Bridgeport
Wednesday, July 20
Fairfield American (D2) 9, Yalesville (D5) 7
Wilton (D1) 3, Annex (D4) 2
Thursday, July 21
Fairfield American 11, Seymour (D3) 1
Wilton 8, Yalesville 5
Saturday, July 23
Fairfield American 10, Annex 1
Yalesville 3, Seymour 1
Sunday, July 24
Yalesville 11, Annex 10
Wilton 4, Seymour 2
Tuesday, July 26
Fairfield American 12, Wilton 1
Seymour vs. Annex
Wedmesday, July 27
Sectional finals: Fairfield American 14, Wilton 1
Connecticut 9-10
Baseball (ages 9-10)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Willimantic
Saturday, July 23
Game 1: Waterford South 10, Edgewood-Bristol 2
Sunday, July 24
Game 2: Waterford South 11, Edgewood-Bristol 6
Waterford South 11, Edgewood-Bristol 6
WILLIMANTIC, July 24 – P Noah Speller was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead Waterford South to an 11-6 victory over Edgewood-Bristol and a sweep of the best-of-3 state championship series. Dylan Brisco was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI while Eric Pinch was 4-for-4 with a double and three RBI for Waterford.
Section II Tournament
At Stafford (Kealey Field)
Wednesday, July 13
Waterford South (D10) 9, Burlington (D6) 0
Madison (D9) 10, Newington (D7) 2
South Windsor National (D8) 15, Woodstock (D11) 2 (5)
Thursday, July 14
Burlington 6, South Windsor National 4
Madison 7, Waterford South 2
Newington 10, Woodstock 7
Saturday, July 16
Madison 14, South Windsor National 3
Waterford South 23, Newington 0 (4)
Burlington 17, Woodstock 7 (4)
Sunday, July 17
South Windsor National 1, Waterford So. 0
Newington 17, Burlington 1 (4)
Madison 14, Woodstock 4 (4)
Monday, July 18
Waterford South 14, Woodstock 2 (4)
Madison 6, Burlington 3
Newington 9, South Windsor National 8
Thursday, July 21
Sectional final: Waterford South 16, Madison 6
Section I Tournament
At Peter Foley LL, Naugatuck
Wednesday, July 13
Westport (D2) 21, Orange (D4) 3 (4)
Beacon Falls (D3) 14, No. Stamford (D1) 8
Thursday, July 14
North Stamford 7, Orange 4
Edgewood (D5) 11, Westport 10
Saturday, July 16
Orange 14, Edgewood 7
Westport 11, Beacon Falls 1 (4)
Sunday, July 17
Orange 15, Beacon Falls 0 (4)
Edgewood 14, North Stamford 3
Monday, July 18
Westport 12, North Stamford 0 (4)
Edgewood 16, Beacon Falls 1
Wednesday, July 20
Final: Edgewood 5, Westport 1
