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National Division 3, American Division 2
WILLIMANTIC, July 20 -- Twister catcher Wick Uby started for the winning National Division team in Saturday's NECBL All-Star game in Willimantic. Uby played five innings, going 0-for-1 at the plate with a walk. He caught five different pitchers in five innings, including Twister closer Ladd Hall (0-0, 0.53 ERA, 6 saves). Hall pitched a scoreless fourth inning, striking out one. Twister starter Jason Jones also pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout for the National Division, which beat the Americans, 4-3.

Game 31: Twisters 4, Willimantic 2
TORRINGTON, July 18 -- Shane Kelley (Daytona Beach C.C.) picked up his sixth win of the season as the Twisters beat Thread City (Willimantic) Tides,  4-2. Kelley fanned six, while walking just one, and allowed six hits and no earned runs in his seven-inning outing. Thomas Evans went 2-for-4 with two RBI for Torrington and teammate Lawrence Best-Berfet (Jacksonville) went 3-for-3 with an RBI. Ladd Hall notched his sixth save for Torrington by pitching a scoreless ninth inning.
Willimantic (8-24)          001  010  000 -- 2-9-4
Torrington (17-14)          001  020  10x -- 4-9-4
Shane Kelley, Tyler Dabo (8), Shane Hall (9) and Wick Udy; Kelley, Quinn (7), Maruska (8) and Funaro; WP: Shane Kelley (3-1); LP: Kelley (1-4); 2B: Julian (W), 3B: Julian (W), Save: Hall 6, Att. 1986

Games 29/30: Twisters 6-0, Danbury 3-2
DANBURY, July 17, 2002 -- Danbury's Dwayne Pollok tossed his second straight NECBL shutout and extended his streak of consecutive scoreless innings to 21, blanking the Torrington Twisters on one hit, 2-0, in the second game of a doubleheader at Rogers Park.

Torrington, which remains 2½ games behind the Westerners in the NECBL Western Division race, won the opener, 6-3, behind the fourth-inning grand slam of Richmond's Jim Fasano. In game two, Danbury's Jeff Frazier had his string of 15 consecutive stolen bases snapped when he was tagged out trying to steal home in the fourth inning.

Torrington (16-13)      000 501 0 -- 6 6 0
Westerners (17-11)    000 120 0 -- 3 5 0
Josh Gray, Ladd Hall (7) and Wick Udy; Jack Egbert, Dusty Hughes (4), Mike Brown (6) and Ron Braun.
WP: Gray (4-0); LP: Egbert (2-2); Save: Ladd (5). 2B:
Rob Itri (T), Lou Ferrel (T), Jeff Frazier (W); HR: Jim Fasano (T), Braun (W)

Torrington (16-14)     000 000 0  -- 0 1 1
Westerners (18-11)   011 000 x  -- 2 5 0
Jason Jones and Emory Davies; Dwayne Pollok and Keegan Moore. WP: Pollok (3-2); LP: Jones (2-3). 2B:
J.T. LaFountain (W), Lee Laskowski (W).


3 Twisters invited to All-Star Game
Three Twisters were named to the National Division All-Star team for Saturday's NECBL All-Star Game in Willimantic. Catcher Wick Udy and pitchers Jason Jones and Ladd Hall earned All-Star invitations.

The distinctiveness of Twister catcher Wick Udy goes beyond his unique name. Like his teammates, Udy is chasing a possible career in professional baseball. But he is also playing for the future of his family. His wife, Kassi, is home in Utah six months pregnant with their first child, a little girl, due in October. The perspective gained during a two-year Mormon mission in Detroit from 1998-2000 has helped his baseball career, he said.

Game 28: Twisters 4, Sanford 3 (10)
SANFORD, Maine, July 14 -- Jim Fasano hit a solo home run in the top of the 10th inning to lift the Twisters past Sanford. Fasano was 2-for-4 with two RBI for Torrington (15-13), which also received a 3-for-5 performance from Mike Sokol. Wick Udy was 1-for-4 with one RBI. Josh Gray (3-0) picked up the win by pitching 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Ladd Hall earned his fourth save.
Torrington          000  020  001  1  -- 4-11-3
Sanford             000  000  300  0  --  3-  5-1
Joseph Shortt, David Talamantez (6), Josh Gray (7), Ladd Hall (10) and Wick Udy; Andy Sonnanstine, Kevin Letz (8), Matt Scherer (9) and Jason Motte;
WP: Gray (3-0), LP: Scherer (0-1); Save: Hall 3; 2B:
Cory Lizarraga (S), HR: Jim Fasano (T). Att. 850

Game 27: Concord 6, Twisters 4
CONCORD, N.H., July 13 -- Scott Shirell had a pair of doubles and a game-high three RBI to lead the Quarry Dogs (18-12) past the Twisters (14-13), who tied a season-high mark with five errors. Josh DicScipio was 3-for-4 for the Q-Dogs, who led 4-0 after three innings.

Woodbury hurler Pete Maki (Franklin & Marshall) made his first career start for the Twisters, going six innings and scattering eight hits. He fanned two. Garrick Evans had two hits and one RBI for Torrington, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.
Torrington (14-13)          000  201  001  -- 4-6-5
Concord (18-12)            013  020  00x  -- 6-8-3
Peter Maki, John Cronin (7) and Wick Udy; Jake Marsello, Kevin Shurtleff (8), Andy Weimer (9) and Angus Fredenburg; WP: Marsello (2-0); LP: Maki (0-1); 2B: Jim Fasano (T), Scott Schirell (Co) 2. Att.
1557

TORRINGTON, July 12 -- Wick Udy threw out a runner in the top of the eighth inning and had the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the eighth as the Twisters (14-12) swept a doubleheader from slumping Middletown. Udy was 5-for-8 in the two games with a pair of doubles and two RBI.

In game one, Torrington won, 4-3, in the bottom of the seventh inning on a bases loaded hit batter. Jeff Hourigan went the distance in game 1, striking out 11. Shane Kelley earned the win in game two for Torrington, which swept the season series for the Giants for the first time in team history. 


Game 24: Twisters 4, Middletown 2
MIDDLETOWN, July 11 -- Jason Jones tossed a four-hitter over eight innings as Torrington weathered a late-game Middletown comeback at Palmer Field. Jones (2-2) fanned two and sat down the Giants in order five times. Ladd Hall came on in relief in the ninth, to pick up the save. Jones was backed by a dynamic Torrington offensive effort that had 11 hits. Jeff Hourigan, Rob Itri, and Lou Ferrel each notched a pair of singles for the Twisters.
Torrington Twisters.   101 000 200 -  4 10  2
Middletown Giants...  000 000 020 -  2  6  2
Jason Jones, Ladd Hall (9) and Erich Cloninger; Nicholas Allen, Patrick Hakey (8), Brett Dobens (9) and Josh Greco; WP: Jones (2-2); LP: Allen (2-3); Save: Hall; Att. 378


Game 23: Riverpoint 5, Twisters 4
WEST WARWICK, R.I., July 10, 2002 -- The Twisters committed three errors and allowed three unearned runs as the Royals outlasted Torrington, 5-4. Riverpoint ended a six-game losing streak behind a complete game performance from Reid Willett, who scattered seven hits and struck out 12. The Twisters rallied from a two-run deficit to take a 4-3 lead in the top of the fifth inning on Wick Udy's RBI double and Jeff Hourigan scoring on an error.

But Riverpoint (6-14) scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a one-run lead on three hits and two Twister errors. With the loss, Torrington falls three games behind first place Danbury.
Torrington (11-12)          100  120  000 -- 4-7-3
Riverpoint (6-14)             003  020 00x -- 5-9-2
Tim Rice, David Talamentez (7), Tyler Dabo and Wick Udy; Reid Willett and Ryder Mathias; WP: Mathias (2-2), LP: Rice (0-2); 2B: Udy (T), Mike Sokol (T), Lamboy (Ri); Att. 137

Twisters game postponed to Friday
TORRINGTON, July 9 -- The Twisters game with Middletown was postponed by rain and will be played as part of a doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday at Fuessenich Park.

Two Swamp Bats honored by NECBL
NEWPORT, July 8 -- Keene left fielder Bryan LaHair was named the NECBL player of the week while Keene pitcher David Humen and Concord hurler Grant Reynolds shared NECBL pitcher of the week honors. LaHair, a 6-5 outfielder from St. Petersburg Community College batted .323 during the week with 10 hits while driving in a league-high eight runs and 18 total bases as the Bats went 5-2. Reynolds was 2-0 last week with a 0.00 ERA, fanning 15 batters in 12 innings pitched. He fanned 14 Riverpoint batters in a 5-0 win and picked up another win in relief. Humen (2-0, 0.64 ERA) was 2-0 for Concord, striking out 15 batters in 14 innings.

Game 22: Twisters 6, West Warwick 0
TORRINGTON, July 7, 2002 -- Pitcher Shane Kelley, who lasted just over an inning in his last start against Manchester on July 2, allowed just one hit over 8 2/3 innings to lead the Twisters (11-11) past slumping Riverpoint Royals of West Warwick, R.I., 6-0. Kelley, who struck out five batters, only allowed a leadoff single to Riverpoint third baseman John Blaze in the second inning. Ladd Hall came on in relief in the ninth to record the final two outs of the game.

It was the first time in team history that the Twisters had allowed only one hit. Justin Parker did throw a no-hitter against Middletown in 2000. Sunday, third baseman Rob Itri had a single, double and three RBI for the Twisters, who didn't commit a single error. Riverpoint (5-13) has lost 10 of its last 11 games. Garrick Evans and Jim Fasano each added two hits for Torrington.
West Warwick (5-13)  000  000  000 -- 0-1-2
Torrington (11-11)          000  400  20x -- 6-7-0
Philip Davidson, Sodre (7) and Cameron Mitchell; Shane Kelley, Ladd Hall (9) and Wick Udy; WP: 
Kelley; LP:  Davidson; 3B: Itri (T). Att. 1298

TORRINGTON, July 6, 2002 -- The inability to make the routine defensive plays continue to haunt the Twisters in a 7-2 loss to Sanford, which rapped out 10 hits. The Twisters (10-11) lost for the fifth time in the last seven games despite doubles from Jeff Hourigan and Wick Udy. Sanford took a 3-0 lead in the first inning thanks to a pair of Twister errors and a passed ball. Sanford's Cory Lizarraga extended his hitting streak to 12 games on a very questionable hit in the first inning.
Sanford (11-9)               301  000  201 -- 7-10-3
Torrington (10-11)          011  000  000 -- 2-6-3
Tom Malafonte, James Dawson (8) and Jason Motte, Edward Cordova (8); Brian Mattoon, David Talamantez (8)  and Wick Udy; 2B: Dusty Young (S), Luke Lambo (S), Jamell Rosario (S), Wick Udy (T),. Thomas Evans (T), Jeff Hourigan (T); 3B: Andi Scheidt (S); WP:
Malafonte (2-0); LP: Mattoon (1-3).Att: 947


Connecticut teams
Twisters 2002

Wk. 2: June 16-22
(games 5-10)
(games 11-16)
(games 17-21)
(games 22-27)
Wk. 6: July 14-20
Wk. 7: July 21-27
Wk. 8: July 28-31
Playoffs
2002 NECBL finals

Twisters 2002 results
Current record: 17-14
July 19: at Keene, ppd. TBA rain
July 18: Twisters 4, Willimantic 2
July 17: Twisters 6-0, Danbury 3-2
July 14: Twisters 4, Sanford 3 (10)
July 13; Concord 6, Twisters 4
July 11: Twisters 4, Middletown 2
July 10: W. Warwick 5, Twisters 4
July 9: vs. Middletown, ppd. , rain, July 12,  5 p.m.
July 7: Twisters 6, W. Warwick 0
July 4: Twisters 8, Lowell 5
July 3: Newport 8, Twisters 5
June 30: Danbury 4, Twisters 3
June 29: Twisters 9, No. Adams 6
June 26: at Danbury, ppd, July 17
June 25: Twisters 4, Danbury 3
June 24: Twisters 6, No. Adams 2
June 23: Twisters 5, Newport 3
June 22: Lowell 3, Twisters 1
June 20: Twisters 7, Willimantic 6
June 19: Twisters 4, Willimantic 2 (11)
June 16: Keene 5, Twisters 3
June 15: Lowell, ppd. rain, TBA
June 14: Sanford 7, Twisters 5
June 12: at N. Adams, ppd. June 24
June 11: Twisters 7, Danbury 1
June 8: Twisters 2, N. Adams 0
Exhibition games
July 5: Team USA 21, Twisters 2
June 17: Twisters 3, Keene 0 (7) at Cooperstown
June 9: Wareham 3, Twisters 2

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NECBL standings
As of July 19, 2002
Western Division
Team                Rec.          GB
Danbury           19-11           ---
North Adams    19-13         1
Torrington        17-14         2.5
Manchester      11-20          8.5

Central Division
Team                Rec.          GB
Newport            17-13         ---
Middletown      16-16         2
West Warwick     8-21          8.5
Willimantic        8-24          10

Northern Division
Team                Rec.          GB
Keene               21-9           ---
Concord            20-13        2.5
Lowell               16-13       4.5
Sanford             12-17        8.5
Top two teams in each division plus two wild card teams  with the next best two records qualify for the NECBL playoffs.

Sunday, July 14
Torrington 4, Sanford 3 (10)
Middletown 3, Concord 2
Lowell 12, Manchester 8
North Adams 3, Willimantic 2
West Warwick 7-4, Keene 5-8
Monday, July 15
Concord 8, Lowell 0
Danbury 9, North Adams 2
Keene 8, Sanford 1
Newport 5, Middletown 3
Tuesday, July 16
North Adams 12, Keene 3
Middletown 5, West Warwick 4
Newport 1, Sanford 0
Willimantic 6, Manchester 3
Danbury 3, Lowell 0
Wednesday, July 17
Middletown 5, Willimantic 2 (18)
Willimatic 4, Middletown 1
Keene 9, Sanford 6
Newport 10, West Warwick 2
Torrington 6-0, Danbury 3-2
North Adams 2, Lowell 0
Thursday, July 18
Concord 2, Keene 0
Middletown 6, Newport 5
No. Adams 4, West Warwick 3 (11)
Torrington 4, Willimantic 2
Danbury 5, Manchester 2
Friday, July 19
Concord at Danbury, ppd.
Torrington at Keene, ppd.
Sanford at West Warwick, ppd.
Middletown at Manchester, ppd.
North Adams 1, Newport 0

2002 NECBL All-Star game at Willimantic,
National Division 4, American 3

Sunday, July 21
West Warwick at Concord
Keene at Willimantic
Manchester at Lowell, 5 p.m.
Sanford at Middletown
Newport at Torrington, 6 p.m.

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National Division champions
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Twisters 2002 results
Current record: 17-14
July 19: at Keene, ppd. TBA rain
July 18: Twisters 4, Willimantic 2
July 17: Twisters 6-0, Danbury 3-2
July 14: Twisters 4, Sanford 3 (10)
July 13; Concord 6, Twisters 4
July 11: Twisters 4, Middletown 2
July 10: W. Warwick 5, Twisters 4
July 9: vs. Middletown, ppd. , rain, July 12,  5 p.m.
July 7: Twisters 6, W. Warwick 0
July 4: Twisters 8, Lowell 5
July 3: Newport 8, Twisters 5
June 30: Danbury 4, Twisters 3
June 29: Twisters 9, No. Adams 6
June 26: at Danbury, ppd, July 17
June 25: Twisters 4, Danbury 3
June 24: Twisters 6, No. Adams 2
June 23: Twisters 5, Newport 3
June 22: Lowell 3, Twisters 1
June 20: Twisters 7, Willimantic 6
June 19: Twisters 4, Willimantic 2 (11)
June 16: Keene 5, Twisters 3
June 15: Lowell, ppd. rain, TBA
June 14: Sanford 7, Twisters 5
June 12: at N. Adams, ppd. June 24
June 11: Twisters 7, Danbury 1
June 8: Twisters 2, N. Adams 0
Exhibition games
July 5: Team USA 21, Twisters 2
June 17: Twisters 3, Keene 0 (7) at Cooperstown
June 9: Wareham 3, Twisters 2

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NECBL standings
As of July 19, 2002
Western Division
Team                Rec.          GB
Danbury           19-11           ---
North Adams    19-13         1
Torrington        17-14         2.5
Manchester      11-20          8.5

Central Division
Team                Rec.          GB
Newport            17-13         ---
Middletown      16-16         2
West Warwick     8-21          8.5
Willimantic        8-24          10

Northern Division
Team                Rec.          GB
Keene               21-9           ---
Concord            20-13        2.5
Lowell               16-13       4.5
Sanford             12-17        8.5
Top two teams in each division plus two wild card teams  with the next best two records qualify for the NECBL playoffs.

Sunday, July 14
Torrington 4, Sanford 3 (10)
Middletown 3, Concord 2
Lowell 12, Manchester 8
North Adams 3, Willimantic 2
West Warwick 7-4, Keene 5-8
Monday, July 15
Concord 8, Lowell 0
Danbury 9, North Adams 2
Keene 8, Sanford 1
Newport 5, Middletown 3
Tuesday, July 16
North Adams 12, Keene 3
Middletown 5, West Warwick 4
Newport 1, Sanford 0
Willimantic 6, Manchester 3
Danbury 3, Lowell 0
Wednesday, July 17
Middletown 5, Willimantic 2 (18)
Willimatic 4, Middletown 1
Keene 9, Sanford 6
Newport 10, West Warwick 2
Torrington 6-0, Danbury 3-2
North Adams 2, Lowell 0
Thursday, July 18
Concord 2, Keene 0
Middletown 6, Newport 5
No. Adams 4, West Warwick 3 (11)
Torrington 4, Willimantic 2
Danbury 5, Manchester 2
Friday, July 19
Concord at Danbury, ppd.
Torrington at Keene, ppd.
Sanford at West Warwick, ppd.
Middletown at Manchester, ppd.
North Adams 1, Newport 0

2002 NECBL All-Star game at Willimantic,
National Division 4, American 3

Sunday, July 21
West Warwick at Concord
Keene at Willimantic
Manchester at Lowell, 5 p.m.
Sanford at Middletown
Newport at Torrington, 6 p.m.

Twisters 2001
National Division champions
Twisters 2002 results, NECBL news

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Twisters 2002

Wk. 2: June 16-22
(games 5-10)
(games 11-16)
(games 17-21)
(games 22-27)
Wk. 6: July 14-20
Wk. 7: July 21-27
Wk. 8: July 28-31
Playoffs
2002 NECBL finals
Connecticut teams
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National Division 3, American Division 2
WILLIMANTIC, July 20 -- Twister catcher Wick Uby started for the winning National Division team in Saturday's NECBL All-Star game in Willimantic. Uby played five innings, going 0-for-1 at the plate with a walk. He caught five different pitchers in five innings, including Twister closer Ladd Hall (0-0, 0.53 ERA, 6 saves). Hall pitched a scoreless fourth inning, striking out one. Twister starter Jason Jones also pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout for the National Division, which beat the Americans, 4-3.

Game 31: Twisters 4, Willimantic 2
TORRINGTON, July 18 -- Shane Kelley (Daytona Beach C.C.) picked up his sixth win of the season as the Twisters beat Thread City (Willimantic) Tides,  4-2. Kelley fanned six, while walking just one, and allowed six hits and no earned runs in his seven-inning outing. Thomas Evans went 2-for-4 with two RBI for Torrington and teammate Lawrence Best-Berfet (Jacksonville) went 3-for-3 with an RBI. Ladd Hall notched his sixth save for Torrington by pitching a scoreless ninth inning.
Willimantic (8-24)          001  010  000 -- 2-9-4
Torrington (17-14)          001  020  10x -- 4-9-4
Shane Kelley, Tyler Dabo (8), Shane Hall (9) and Wick Udy; Kelley, Quinn (7), Maruska (8) and Funaro; WP: Shane Kelley (3-1); LP: Kelley (1-4); 2B: Julian (W), 3B: Julian (W), Save: Hall 6, Att. 1986

Games 29/30: Twisters 6-0, Danbury 3-2
DANBURY, July 17, 2002 -- Danbury's Dwayne Pollok tossed his second straight NECBL shutout and extended his streak of consecutive scoreless innings to 21, blanking the Torrington Twisters on one hit, 2-0, in the second game of a doubleheader at Rogers Park.

Torrington, which remains 2½ games behind the Westerners in the NECBL Western Division race, won the opener, 6-3, behind the fourth-inning grand slam of Richmond's Jim Fasano. In game two, Danbury's Jeff Frazier had his string of 15 consecutive stolen bases snapped when he was tagged out trying to steal home in the fourth inning.

Torrington (16-13)      000 501 0 -- 6 6 0
Westerners (17-11)    000 120 0 -- 3 5 0
Josh Gray, Ladd Hall (7) and Wick Udy; Jack Egbert, Dusty Hughes (4), Mike Brown (6) and Ron Braun.
WP: Gray (4-0); LP: Egbert (2-2); Save: Ladd (5). 2B:
Rob Itri (T), Lou Ferrel (T), Jeff Frazier (W); HR: Jim Fasano (T), Braun (W)

Torrington (16-14)     000 000 0  -- 0 1 1
Westerners (18-11)   011 000 x  -- 2 5 0
Jason Jones and Emory Davies; Dwayne Pollok and Keegan Moore. WP: Pollok (3-2); LP: Jones (2-3). 2B:
J.T. LaFountain (W), Lee Laskowski (W).


3 Twisters invited to All-Star Game
Three Twisters were named to the National Division All-Star team for Saturday's NECBL All-Star Game in Willimantic. Catcher Wick Udy and pitchers Jason Jones and Ladd Hall earned All-Star invitations.

The distinctiveness of Twister catcher Wick Udy goes beyond his unique name. Like his teammates, Udy is chasing a possible career in professional baseball. But he is also playing for the future of his family. His wife, Kassi, is home in Utah six months pregnant with their first child, a little girl, due in October. The perspective gained during a two-year Mormon mission in Detroit from 1998-2000 has helped his baseball career, he said.

Game 28: Twisters 4, Sanford 3 (10)
SANFORD, Maine, July 14 -- Jim Fasano hit a solo home run in the top of the 10th inning to lift the Twisters past Sanford. Fasano was 2-for-4 with two RBI for Torrington (15-13), which also received a 3-for-5 performance from Mike Sokol. Wick Udy was 1-for-4 with one RBI. Josh Gray (3-0) picked up the win by pitching 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Ladd Hall earned his fourth save.
Torrington          000  020  001  1  -- 4-11-3
Sanford             000  000  300  0  --  3-  5-1
Joseph Shortt, David Talamantez (6), Josh Gray (7), Ladd Hall (10) and Wick Udy; Andy Sonnanstine, Kevin Letz (8), Matt Scherer (9) and Jason Motte;
WP: Gray (3-0), LP: Scherer (0-1); Save: Hall 3; 2B:
Cory Lizarraga (S), HR: Jim Fasano (T). Att. 850

Game 27: Concord 6, Twisters 4
CONCORD, N.H., July 13 -- Scott Shirell had a pair of doubles and a game-high three RBI to lead the Quarry Dogs (18-12) past the Twisters (14-13), who tied a season-high mark with five errors. Josh DicScipio was 3-for-4 for the Q-Dogs, who led 4-0 after three innings.

Woodbury hurler Pete Maki (Franklin & Marshall) made his first career start for the Twisters, going six innings and scattering eight hits. He fanned two. Garrick Evans had two hits and one RBI for Torrington, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.
Torrington (14-13)          000  201  001  -- 4-6-5
Concord (18-12)            013  020  00x  -- 6-8-3
Peter Maki, John Cronin (7) and Wick Udy; Jake Marsello, Kevin Shurtleff (8), Andy Weimer (9) and Angus Fredenburg; WP: Marsello (2-0); LP: Maki (0-1); 2B: Jim Fasano (T), Scott Schirell (Co) 2. Att.
1557

TORRINGTON, July 12 -- Wick Udy threw out a runner in the top of the eighth inning and had the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the eighth as the Twisters (14-12) swept a doubleheader from slumping Middletown. Udy was 5-for-8 in the two games with a pair of doubles and two RBI.

In game one, Torrington won, 4-3, in the bottom of the seventh inning on a bases loaded hit batter. Jeff Hourigan went the distance in game 1, striking out 11. Shane Kelley earned the win in game two for Torrington, which swept the season series for the Giants for the first time in team history. 


Game 24: Twisters 4, Middletown 2
MIDDLETOWN, July 11 -- Jason Jones tossed a four-hitter over eight innings as Torrington weathered a late-game Middletown comeback at Palmer Field. Jones (2-2) fanned two and sat down the Giants in order five times. Ladd Hall came on in relief in the ninth, to pick up the save. Jones was backed by a dynamic Torrington offensive effort that had 11 hits. Jeff Hourigan, Rob Itri, and Lou Ferrel each notched a pair of singles for the Twisters.
Torrington Twisters.   101 000 200 -  4 10  2
Middletown Giants...  000 000 020 -  2  6  2
Jason Jones, Ladd Hall (9) and Erich Cloninger; Nicholas Allen, Patrick Hakey (8), Brett Dobens (9) and Josh Greco; WP: Jones (2-2); LP: Allen (2-3); Save: Hall; Att. 378


Game 23: Riverpoint 5, Twisters 4
WEST WARWICK, R.I., July 10, 2002 -- The Twisters committed three errors and allowed three unearned runs as the Royals outlasted Torrington, 5-4. Riverpoint ended a six-game losing streak behind a complete game performance from Reid Willett, who scattered seven hits and struck out 12. The Twisters rallied from a two-run deficit to take a 4-3 lead in the top of the fifth inning on Wick Udy's RBI double and Jeff Hourigan scoring on an error.

But Riverpoint (6-14) scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a one-run lead on three hits and two Twister errors. With the loss, Torrington falls three games behind first place Danbury.
Torrington (11-12)          100  120  000 -- 4-7-3
Riverpoint (6-14)             003  020 00x -- 5-9-2
Tim Rice, David Talamentez (7), Tyler Dabo and Wick Udy; Reid Willett and Ryder Mathias; WP: Mathias (2-2), LP: Rice (0-2); 2B: Udy (T), Mike Sokol (T), Lamboy (Ri); Att. 137

Twisters game postponed to Friday
TORRINGTON, July 9 -- The Twisters game with Middletown was postponed by rain and will be played as part of a doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday at Fuessenich Park.

Two Swamp Bats honored by NECBL
NEWPORT, July 8 -- Keene left fielder Bryan LaHair was named the NECBL player of the week while Keene pitcher David Humen and Concord hurler Grant Reynolds shared NECBL pitcher of the week honors. LaHair, a 6-5 outfielder from St. Petersburg Community College batted .323 during the week with 10 hits while driving in a league-high eight runs and 18 total bases as the Bats went 5-2. Reynolds was 2-0 last week with a 0.00 ERA, fanning 15 batters in 12 innings pitched. He fanned 14 Riverpoint batters in a 5-0 win and picked up another win in relief. Humen (2-0, 0.64 ERA) was 2-0 for Concord, striking out 15 batters in 14 innings.

Game 22: Twisters 6, West Warwick 0
TORRINGTON, July 7, 2002 -- Pitcher Shane Kelley, who lasted just over an inning in his last start against Manchester on July 2, allowed just one hit over 8 2/3 innings to lead the Twisters (11-11) past slumping Riverpoint Royals of West Warwick, R.I., 6-0. Kelley, who struck out five batters, only allowed a leadoff single to Riverpoint third baseman John Blaze in the second inning. Ladd Hall came on in relief in the ninth to record the final two outs of the game.

It was the first time in team history that the Twisters had allowed only one hit. Justin Parker did throw a no-hitter against Middletown in 2000. Sunday, third baseman Rob Itri had a single, double and three RBI for the Twisters, who didn't commit a single error. Riverpoint (5-13) has lost 10 of its last 11 games. Garrick Evans and Jim Fasano each added two hits for Torrington.
West Warwick (5-13)  000  000  000 -- 0-1-2
Torrington (11-11)          000  400  20x -- 6-7-0
Philip Davidson, Sodre (7) and Cameron Mitchell; Shane Kelley, Ladd Hall (9) and Wick Udy; WP: 
Kelley; LP:  Davidson; 3B: Itri (T). Att. 1298

TORRINGTON, July 6, 2002 -- The inability to make the routine defensive plays continue to haunt the Twisters in a 7-2 loss to Sanford, which rapped out 10 hits. The Twisters (10-11) lost for the fifth time in the last seven games despite doubles from Jeff Hourigan and Wick Udy. Sanford took a 3-0 lead in the first inning thanks to a pair of Twister errors and a passed ball. Sanford's Cory Lizarraga extended his hitting streak to 12 games on a very questionable hit in the first inning.
Sanford (11-9)               301  000  201 -- 7-10-3
Torrington (10-11)          011  000  000 -- 2-6-3
Tom Malafonte, James Dawson (8) and Jason Motte, Edward Cordova (8); Brian Mattoon, David Talamantez (8)  and Wick Udy; 2B: Dusty Young (S), Luke Lambo (S), Jamell Rosario (S), Wick Udy (T),. Thomas Evans (T), Jeff Hourigan (T); 3B: Andi Scheidt (S); WP:
Malafonte (2-0); LP: Mattoon (1-3).Att: 947


Jason Jones earned his second win by scattering four hits Thursday against Middletown.
Jim Fasano's home run in the 10th inning lifted the Twisters past Sanford Sunday.
Reliever Ladd Hall has earned a trip to the NECBL All-Star game.