SOFTBALL
Connecticut Major Division
Softball (ages 11-12)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Stankye Field, Orange
Saturday, July 12
Seymour 1, Mystic/Groton 0
Sunday, July 13
Mystic/Groton 1, Seymour 0 (7)
Tuesday, July 15
Seymour 10, Mystic/Groton 2 (5, rain)
ORANGE, July 15 – Seymour scored six runs on six Mystic/Groton errors in the bottom of the fifth to claim its second straight state championship with a 10-2 victory in game three. Five of the six runs in the fifth inning were scored with two outs. The game was called with two outs in the fifth inning due to heavy rain and lightning. P. Megan Condo shut down Mystic in the final two innings, allowing just one hit. At the plate, Condo had a double and triple. Sierra Cripps had a home run.
The game began Monday and was suspended due to lightning and heavy rain with Seymour leading 2-1 in the bottom of the second inning.
ORANGE, July 13 – Karly Morales’ two-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning drove in Megan Giwoyna from third base to lift Mystic/Groton to a 1-0 win over Seymour Sunday at Stankeye Field. The win ties the best-of-three championship series at 1-1. Giwoyna led off the seventh with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Nora Ryan. An infield single from Aspen Ryan moved Giowoyna to third base. Seymour P Molly Adamo limited Mystic/Groton to just five hits. Mystic/Groton P Allison Georgetti allowed three hits. Mystic threw out a Seymour runner trying to steal home in the third inning.
ORANGE, July 12 – Jill Andes scored from third base with two outs in the top of the sixth inning as defending champion Seymour won the opener in the best-of-3 state championship series Saturday night at Stankye Field. Andes reached first base with a bunt and moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt from Kolby Sirowich. She never stopped running rounding second base and beat the tag at third base. Seymour P Megan Condo struck out five and allowed two hits. Mystic P Aspen Ryan allowed just two hits and struck out three.
Section I final
At Simsbury
Thursday, July 10: Seymour 11, North Branford 1
Section II final
At Coginchaug HS
Thursday, July 10: Mystic/Groton 2, Columbia/Norwich/Preston 0
Division I
At Orange
Wednesday, July 2: North Branford (D4) 5, Redding/Easton (D1) 4
Saturday, July 5: North Branford 2, Westport (D2) 1
Sunday, July 6: Redding/Easton 3, Westport 1
Monday, July 7: North Branford 7, Redding/Easton 5
Division II
At Simsbury
Saturday, July 5: Seymour (D3) 18, Wallingford (D5) 0
Sunday, July 6: Seymour 12, Torrington (D6) 0
Monday, July 7: Torrington 6, Wallingford 3
Tuesday, July 8: Seymour 11, Torrington 1
Division III
At Waterford
Wednesday, July 2: Mystic/Groton (D10) 24, Glastonbury (D7) 1
Thursday, July 3: Mystic/Groton 6, Madison (D9) 2
Sat., July 5: Madison 8, Glastonbury 4
Sun., July 6: Mystic/Groton 9, Madison 0
Division IV
At Hyde Park
July 3: Columbia/Norwich/Preston (D11) 5, Stafford (D12) 0
July 5: Windsor (D8) 2, CNP 1
July 6: CNP 13, Stafford 12
July 7: CNP 8, WIndsor 2
July 8: CNP 4, Windsor 1
Connecticut Junior Division
Softball (ages 13-14)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Orange
Saturday, July 26
Seymour 11, Pawcatuck/Mystic/Westerly 0 (5)
Sunday, July 27
Seymour 7, Pawcatuck/Mystic/Westerly 2
ORANGE, July 27 – Seymour had a double and took advantage of two walks and an error to score seven runs in the second inning and sweep the best-of-3 state championship series with a 7-3 victory. Emily Nelson and Erin Craig had RBI singles for Pawcatuck. Seymour’s Craig, Nelson, Lennon and Beverly each had two hits. It was the first Junior Division state title for Seymour.
ORANGE, July 26 – Seymour P Jenna Geffert gave up a hit with two outs in the fifth inning as Seymour grabbed a 1-0 series lead. She walked one and struck out seven. Rebecca Findley had an RBI single in the first inning while Tori Kellogg had a two-RBI single in the second inning.
Section II
At Pawcatuck
Wednesday, July 16
Pawcatuck/Mystic/Westerly (D10) 27 Colchester/Willimantic (D11) 1
Thursday, July 17
Pawcatuck/Mystic/Westerly 8, Enfield/Windsor Locks (D8) 4
Monday, July 21
Enfield 21, Colchester/Willimantic 1
Tuesday, July 22
Pawcatuck/Mystic/Westerly 12, Enfield 1
Section I
At Trumbull
Wednesday, July 16
Seymour (D3) 8, Fairfield (D2) 4
Thursday, July 17
Simsbury (D6) 10, Meriden (D5) 0
Saturday, July 19
Fairfield 15, Meriden 0
Seymour 12, Simsbury 0
Monday, July 21
Fairfield 10, Simsbury 3
Tuesday, July 22:
Seymour 8, Fairfield 3
Connecticut Senior League
Softball (ages 14-16)
State tournament
At Lisa Dedrick Field, Waterford
Friday, July 18
Bristol (D5) 9, Stafford (D12) 2
Saturday, July 19
Moosup/Plainfield (D11) def. Bristol
Sunday, July 20
Stafford 5, Bristol 4
Monday, July 21
Moosup/Plainfield 10, Stafford 5
PLAINFIELD, July 21 – Plainfield/Moosup erased a two-run deficit and beat Stafford, 10-5 to win the state championship. Reese Griffin had a two-run, inside the park home run in the third inning that put Plainfield (5-0) ahead for good. Haley Grimshaw had an RBI single to push the lead to 5-2. In the fourth inning, Plainfield added four more runs including two after a two-RBI single from Tess Marandola.
Connecticut Big League
Softball (ages 14-18)
Monday, July 21
At Pragemann Park, Wallingford
Wallingford (D5) will represent the state in the Eastern Regionals for the third straight year.
Connecticut Minor Division
Softball (age 11)
State tournament
At Elm Ridge Park, Rocky Hill
Sunday, July 13
Fairfield (D2) 9, Seymour (D3) 0
Tuesday, July 15
Waterford (D10) 24, Terryville/Plymouth (D6) 5
Wednesday, July 16
Fairfield 10, Waterford 0
Wednesday, July 16
Seymour 11, Terryville/Plymouth 3
Thursday, July 17
Waterford 9, Seymour 5
Saturday, July 19
Fairfield 14, Waterford 0 (4)
ROCKY HILL, July 19 – P Kylee Holderied allowed only three hits and struck out 21 in three state tournament games as Fairfield rolled to its fourth state championship. She struck out eight in the championship game. Fairfield didn’t give up a run in three state tournament games and made just one error. It was Fairfield's first state title since 2009.
Connecticut 9-10
Softball (ages 9-10)
State championship (best-of-3)
Saturday, July 26
North Branford 3, Madison/Clinton 2
Sunday, July 27
Madison/Clinton 5, North Branford 4 (8)
Monday, July 28
North Branford 9, Madison/Clinton 3
North Branford 9, Madison/Clinton 3
After a pair of one-run ballgames, North Branford outlasted Madison/Clinton to win their second state title and their first since 2011.
Section I championship
At Darien HS
Wednesday, July 23
North Branford 7, Seymour 3
Section II championship
At Seamster Park, East Hampton
Wednesday, July 23
Madison/Clinton 3, South Windsor 0
Division I
At Darien HS
Wednesday, July 16
North Branford (D4) 6, Monroe (D2) 5
Thursday, July 17
North Branford 2, Reddling/Easton (D1) 1
Saturday, July 19
Monroe 5, Redding/Easton 4 (7)
Sunday, July 20
North Branford 9, Monroe 6
Division II
At McCabe Waters, Bristol
Wednesday, July 16
Granby (D6) 5, Bristol (D5) 1
Thursday, July 17
Seymour (D3) 1, Granby 0
Friday, July 18
Granby 7, Bristol 2
Saturday, July 19
Seymour 7, Granby 2
Division III
At Seamster Park, East Hampton
Thursday, July 17
Madison/Clinton (D9) 2, Waterford (D10) 1
Friday, July 18
Madison/Clinton 12, Waterford 3
Division IV
At District 11
Wednesday, July 16
South Windsor (D8) 6, Preston (D11) 1
Thursday, July 17
South Windsor 27, Stafford (D12) 1
Friday, July 18
Preston 9, Stafford 7
Saturday, July 19
South Windsor 18, Preston 17
BASEBALL
Connecticut Major Division
Baseball (ages 11-12)
State championship (best of-3)
At Harwinton
Saturday, July 26
Fairfield American 10, South Windsor National 0 (5)
Sunday, July 27
Fairfield American 12, South WIndsor National 2 (4)
HARWINTON, July 27 – Fairfield American scored eight runs on four hits, four walks and an error in the third inning to sweep South Windsor National, 12-2 in four innings and win the state title for the fourth time in five years. Fairfield American (12-1) scored 12 unanswered runs. Jamie Flink hit his eighth HR of the summer, a three-RBI shot. Ian Bentley had a two-RBI single for the winners. Pitcher P.J. Egan earned the win, scattering six hits and two walks.
HARWINTON, July 26 – P Sam Davenport struck out six and allowed just two hits as Fairfield American won game 1 of the state championship series in five innings. Fairfield (11-1) had 10 hits and took advantage of five South Windsor errors. Seven of the 10 runs were unearned. Jamie Flink, Ian Bentley and Brian Howell each had doubles for Fairfield.
Section I championship
At Orange
Wednesday, July 23
Fairfield American 2, Farmington 1 (8)
Section II championship
At West Hartford
Wednesday, July 23
South Windsor National 9, Madison 8 (8)
Division I
At Orange
Wednesday, July 16
Norwalk (D1) 8, Annex (D4) 6.
Thursday, July 17
Fairfield American (D2) 4, Norwalk 2
Friday, July 18
Norwalk 15, Annex 12
Saturday, July 19
Norwalk 8, Fairfield American 4
Sunday, July 20
Fairfield American 10, Norwalk 7
Division II
At Reeves Field, Thomaston
Wednesday, July 16
Farmington (D5) 13 Seymour (D3) 1
Thursday, July 17
Farmington 7, Simsbury (D6) 2
Saturday, July 19
Seymour 12, Simsbury 3
Sunday, July 20
Farmington 3, Seymour 2
Division III
At East Lyme
Wednesday, July 16
Newington (D7) 2, Madison (D9) 0
Thursday, July 17
Newington 15, East Lyme (D10) 6
Friday, July 18
Madison 20, East Lyme 10
Saturday, July 19
Madison 6, Newington 3
Sunday, July 20
Madison 8, Newington 6
Division IV
At Thompson
Wednesday, July 16
South Windsor National (D8) 10, Killingly (D12) 0
Thursday, July 17
South Windsor National 12, Colchester (D11) 2
Friday, July 18
Colchester 9, Killingly 5
Saturday, July 19
South Windsor National 14, Colchester 5
Connecticut Junior Division
Baseball (ages 13-14)
State championship (Best-o-3)
At Clinton
Friday, July 25
Edgewood 9, Jewett City 2
Saturday, July 26
Edgewood 13, Jewett CIty 3
Edgewood 13, Jewett City 3
CLINTON, July 26 – Edgewood Grey swept Jewett City to win the state championship. Edgewood swept the best-of-3 series with a 9-2 win in game one. Edgewood had so many players at the junior level that they asked for and received a waiver to enter two teams in the District 5 tournament. Edgewood Grey won the D5 title and Section I title.
Section I
At Southington South
Friday, July 18
Edgewood (D5) 8, Burlington (D6) 0
Saturday, July 19
Edgewood 7, East Haven (D4) 4
Sunday, July 20
East Haven 13, Burlington 6
Monday, July 21
Edgewood 14, East Haven 3
Section II
At Portland
Tuesday, July 22
Jewett City 5, Portland/Haddam 2
Division III
Friday, July 18
At Wethersfield
Wethersfield (D7) 6, Portland/Haddam (D9) 5
Saturday, July 19
At Portland
Portland/Haddam 9, Wethersfield 1
Sunday, July 20
At Wethersfield
Portland/Haddam 12, Wethersfield 7
Division IV
At Putnam
Thursday, July 17
Enfield (D8) 6, Putnam (D12) 4
Friday, July 18
Jewett City (D12) def. Enfield
Saturday, July 19
Enfield def. Putnam
Sunday, July 20
Jewett CIty 14, Enfield 5
Connecticut Big League
Baseball (ages 16-18)
Edgewood-Bristol will represent the state at the Eastern Regional
Connecticut Senior Division
Baseball (ages 14-16)
Friday, July 18
At South Windsor
Edgewood (D5) 12, Thompson (D12) 1
Plainfield/Moosup (D11) def. South Windsor (D8)
Saturday, July 19
South Windsor 9, Thompson 8
Edgewood 15, Plainfield/Moosup 1
Sunday, July 20
Plainfield/Moosup 19, South Windsor 18
Monday, July 21
At Bristol
Edgewood 24, Plainfield/Moosup 0 (5)
BRISTOL, July 21 – Eight players had two hits or more to lead Edgewood to an easy win in the state championship game. Joey Dorsio had a triple, two singles, and three RBI to lead Edgewood while Evan McGinley had three hits. Zack Marquis had two doubles and two RBI and Jaeden Rasmus had two hits, a sacrifice fly and three RBI. Rasmus pitched a five inning no-hitter, striking out nine. Edgewood has won four straight state titles in the Senior Division.
Connecticut Minor Division
Baseball (age 11)
State championship (best-of-3)
Saturday, July 26
Trumbull American 5, Ellington 3
Sunday, July 27
Ellington 2, Trumbull American 0 (4)
Monday, July 28
Trumbull American 5, Ellington 2
SOUTHINGTON, July 28 – Brandon Buda and Ryan Teixeira had home runs in the fifth inning to lift Trumbull Americans to a 5-2 win over Ellington in the decisive third game of the Minor Division state championship series. Teixeira hit two home runs in the game. Tied at 2-2 in the fifth inning, Ray Leonzi doubled and scored on Buda’s two-run home run. Teixeira followed with a solo shot for a three-run lead. Leonzi finished with three hits, including two doubles. It was Trumbull's first Minor Division title. They finished second in 2008.
Ellington 2, Trumbull American 0 (4)
SOUTHINGTON, July 27 – Ellington pushed two runs across in the fourth inning before the game was called after a 90 minute delay due to rain and lightning.
Trumbull American 5, Ellington 3
SOUTHINGTON, July 26 – After five scoreless innings, Trumbull scored five in the sixth inning to outlast Ellington in game 1 of the best-of-3 state championship series. Ryan Teixeria had a three-run homer to give Trumbull a 4-0 lead. A RBI single by Robert Goldstein made it 5-0.
Section I championship
At Southington West
Wednesday, July 23
Trumbull American 4, Southington South 3
Section II championship
At Seamster Park, East Hampton
Wednesday, July 23
Ellington 9, Newington 8
Division I
At Unity Park, Trumbull
Wednesday, July 16
Springdale (D1) 10, Branford (D4) 6
Thursday, July 17
Trumbull American (D2) 9, Springdale 4
Friday, July 18
Springdale 10, Branford 5
Saturday, July 19
Trumbull American 17, Springdale 9
Division II
At Southington West
Wednesday, July 16
Seymour (D3) 13, Avon (D6) 3
Thursday, July 17
Southington South (D5) 3, Seymour 1
Friday, July 18
Seymour 11, Avon 4
Saturday, July 19
Southington South 9, Seymour 3
Division III
At Seamster Park, East Hampton
Wednesday, July 16
Newington (D7) 8, East Lyme (D10) 4
Thursday, July 17
Newington 10, Coginchaug (D9) 2
Friday, July 18
Coginchaug 14, East Lyme 11
Saturday, July 19
Newington 14, Coginchaug 4
Division IV
At Moosup
Wednesday, July 16
Tolland (D12) 9, Norwich (D11) 8
Thursday, July 17
Ellington (D8) 15, Tolland 5
Friday, July 18
Tolland 14, Norwich 5
Saturday, July 19
Tolland 5, Ellington 0
Sunday, July 20
Ellington 11, Tolland 1
Connecticut 9-10
Baseball (ages 9-10)
State championship (best-of-3)
At Ellington
Saturday, July 26
Fairfield National 10, Mysic 6
Sunday. July 27
Mystic 9, Fairfield National 8
Monday, July 28
Mystic 5, Fairfield National 3
Mystic 5, Fairfield National 3
ELLINGTON, July 28 -- Mystic won the final two games of the state championship series to win their first-ever 9-10 division state title. Timmy Lynch had two hits and scored three runs. Jason Erb had two RBI while P Cam McGugan had a triple.
Mystic 9, Fairfield National 8
ELLINGTON, July 27 -- Timmy Lynch drove in Colin Starz with a base hit in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 8-8. Lynch scored the winning run on an error to give Mystic the victory.
Section I championship
At Simsbury
Wednesday, July 23
Fairfield National 11, Farmington 0
Section II championship
At Pomfret
Wednesday, July 23
Mystic 14, Tolland 2
Division I
Wednesday July 16
Norwalk (D1) 6, Orange (D4) 4
Thursday, July 17
Fairfield National (D2) 14, Norwalk 5
Friday, July 18
Orange 8, Norwalk 5
Saturday, July 19
Fairfield National 11, Orange 4
Division II
At Peter Foley, Naugatuck
Wednesday July 16
Canton (D6) 10, Farmington (D5) 8
Thursday, July 17
Beacon Falls (D3) 9, Canton 8
Friday, July 18
Farmington 10, Canton 5
Saturday, July 19
Farmington 13, Beacon Falls 1
Sunday, July 20
Farmington 15, Beacon Falls 2
Division III
At Elm Ridge Park, Rocky Hill
Wednesday July 16
Mystic (D10) 9, Madison (D9) 0
Thursday, July 17
Mystic 14, West Hartford (D7) 4
Saturday, July 19
Madison 7, West Hartford 2
Sunday, July 20
Mystic 7, Madison 5
Division IV
At Vernon (Legion Field)
Wednesday July 16
Ellington (D8) 6, Tolland (D12) 2
Thursday, July 17
Norwich (D11) 7, Ellington 6
Friday, July 18
Tolland 6, Ellington 5 (8)
Saturday, July 19
Tolland 8, Norwich 3
Sunday, July 20
Tolland 8, Norwich 5
Intermediate 50/70
At Middlefield (Peckham Park)
Saturday, July 5
Fairfield American (D2) 11, Coginchaug (D9) 10
Sunday, July 6
Fairfield American 13, Coventry (D11) 11
Tuesday, July 8
Coventry 16, Coginchaug 3
Wednesday, July 9
Final: Fairfield American 17, Coventry 7
