Game 38: Twisters 7, West Warwick 1 TORRINGTON, July 27 -- The Twisters (21-17) clinched a playoff berth for the fourth time in its six-year history with a 7-1 win over West Warwick at Fuessenich Park. Hurler Jeff Hourigan (3-1) earned the win by scattering four hits in six innings and striking out seven. Six of the seven runs for the Twisters were unearned as the Royals committed six errors. Jim Fasano led the Twisters offensively going 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBI and a run scored. Riverpoint 000 010 000 -- 1-7-6 Torrington 022 300 00x -- 7-10-1 Phillip Davidson, Sodre (8) and Cameron Mitchell; Jeff Hourigan, Tyler Dabo (7) , Ladd Hall (8) and Wick Udy; WP: Hourigan (3-1); LP: Davidson; 3B: Lou Ferrell (T); Att.: 2301 Game 37: Concord 5, Twisters 2 CONCORD, N.H., July 26 -- The Quarry Dogs clinched their first-ever playoff berth with a win over the Twisters. Aaron Bulkley had one hit and three RBI for Concord (22-17) while pitcher Pat Dowling pitched seven strong innings, striking out six. Mike Sokol was 2-for-4 with one RBI for the Twisters, which also received doubles from Wick Udy and Lou Ferrell. The Twisters can clinch a playoff berth with a win tonight at home against West Warwick. Torrington (20-16) 000 000 200 -- 2-5-1 Concord (22-17) 100 200 02x -- 5-6-0 Joseph Shortt, John Cronin (6) and Wick Udy; Patrick Dowling, Andy Weimer (8) and Matt Gowan; WP: Dowling (4-2); LP: Shortt (2-1); Udy (T), Mike Sokol (T), Lou Ferrell (T); Att: 2035 Game 36: Keene 10, Twisters 0 KEENE, N.H., July 26 -- The Swamp Bats clinched a second straight NECBL division championship with a dominating win over Torrington. The Bats (27-9) rapped Twister starter Dave Mischo of Stonybrook College in his NECBL debut for all 10 runs on 11 hits. Rocky Baker hit his third home run of the season in the first inning for Keene while Andy LaRoche added a three-run homer in the fourth. Keene hurler Greg Kloosterman allowed just four hits and fanned 10. Garrick Evans led Torrington with two hits. The win also clinches home field for Keene, which set a franchise record with its 27th win. With five games left in the season, Keene is 3 wins shy of the NECBL's single-season record for wins set by Torrington in 1998 when they were 30-12. Torrington (20-16) 000 000 000 -- 0-5-2 Keene (27-9) 241 300 00x -- 10-13-0 Dave Mischo, Peter Maki (4) and Emory Davies; Greg Kloosterman, David Pringle (9) and John Poppert; WP: Kloosterman (1-1); LP: Mischo (0-1); 2B: Kevin Melillo (K); HR: Rocky Baker (K), Andy LaRoche (K); Att. 805 TORRINGTON, July 25 -- Jim Fasano's RBI double in the bottom of the 13th inning lifted the Twisters to an improbable win over the Steeple Cats at Fuessenich Park. The Twisters (20-15) rallied for two runs with 2 outs in the 13th to move within a half game of Danbury in the NECBL's Western Division. Starter Shane Kelley, reliever Tyler Dabo and closer Ladd Hall combined to strike out a team-record 19 batters. Kelley gave up two runs and four hits in the first inning but rebounded to strike out 10 Steeple Cats and limit them to only three hits over the next six innings. He retired 12 of 13 batters in one stretch. North Adams took a 3-2 lead in the 13th on a bases-loaded walk but the Twisters rallied with two outs off closer Chris Homer. Mike Sokol doubled and was replaced by pinch runner Lee Lipschutz. Jeff Hourigan's fly ball to left field was dropped, allowing Lipschutz to score. Hourigan scored on a double by Jim Fasano for the win. North Adams (19-16) 200 000 000 000 1 -- 3-7-3 Torrington (20-15) 001 001 000 000 2 -- 4-7-0 Jeff Sues, Eckstrom (8), Jeff Homer (13) and Nick Roberts, Bobby Wilson (13); Shane Kelley, Tyler Dabo (8), Ladd Hall (11) and Wick Udy, Steve Selph (13); WP: Hall (1-0), LP: Homer (1-1); 2B: Bryan Wilson (NA), Mike Sokol (T), Jim Fasano (T), Roberto Valiente (T); 3B: Wilson (NA); Att.: 1406. Connecticut Sports Online, July 25: Pitching keeps Twisters alive until 13th when they win in dramatic fashion Gm 33 & 34: Twisters 2-1, Silkworms 0-0 MANCHESTER, July 24 -- The Twisters' Tim Rice made his first NECBL victory one to remember. The Brookfield, Conn., resident struck out 10 as he threw the second no-hitter in Twister history with a 1-0 win over Manchester Wednesday night. Rice (1-2, 3.03 ERA) walked four batters in his seven-inning performance in game 2 of a doubleheader at Northwest Park. The 6-foot-2 lefthander allowed only one ball out of in the infield. It was the first no-hitter in the NECBL since 2000. The Twisters pushed across its lone run in the second inning. Jim Fasano singled and moved to third base on Roberto Valiente's single. Fasano scored on Blake Rutkowski's two-out RBI single. In game one, the Twisters shutout the Silkworms, 2-0, behind a complete-game effort from Jason Jones, who allowed only five hits and struck out eight in seven innings. A Mike Sokol RBI single in the first inning and a Jim Fasano RBI single in the third gave Jones (3-3) enough to work with. Justin Parker had the first Twister no-hitter against Middletown on July 16, 2000. Parker walked a team-record nine batters in that nine-inning performance. Rice was 5-0 in 19 appearances with 53 strikeouts in 54 2/3 rd innings for Richmond this past spring. Game 1 Manchester (12-22) 000 000 0 0-5-0 Torrington (18-15) 101 000 0 2-8-0 Jason Jones and Wick Udy; C.J. Giampaolo and Asa Gruenwald; WP: Jones (3-3); LP: Giampoalo (2-2); 2B: Ben Ingold (M), Brian Nubold (M) Game 2 Torrington (19-15) 010 000 0 1-5-0 Manchester (12-23) 000 000 0 0-0-0 Tim Rice and Emory Davies; Daniel Davidson and Eric Cavers; WP: Rice (1-2); LP: Davidson (2-3). Att. 493 Rain costs Twisters a home game TORRINGTON, July 23 -- The rain cost the Twisters a home game Tuesday night. Thunderstorms washed out the scheduled home game with Manchester. The game will be made up Wednesday, July 24 as part of a doubleheader at Northwest Park, beginning at 5 p.m. TORRINGTON, July 21, 2002 -- Ever since he arrived, Jeff Hourigan has been a fixture in the Twisters lineup. He has played in the last 13 Torrington games and 17 of the past 18 as either a pitcher, designated hitter or left fielder. Sunday, pitching against Newport, he made one costly mistake in a 2-1 loss to the Gulls. Hourigan allowed a career-low three hits, struck out 10 and retired 13 batters in a row at one point. But he gave up a leadoff walk to Newport's No. 9 hitter Kevin Roberts in the sixth inning. Roberts stole second, moved to third base when teammate Bryan Pritz grounded out to shortstop and scored on a successful suicide squeeze bunt by NECBL All-Star Raphael Lara for the game-winning run. Torrington (17-15) lost for only the third time in the last nine games. Newport (18-13) 000 101 000 -- 2-3-1 Torrington (17-15) 001 000 000 -- 1-6-0 Adam Johnson and Greg Fater; Jeff Hourigan and Emory Davies; WP: Johnson (3-1), LP: Hourigan (2-1) National Division 3, American Division 2 WILLIMANTIC, July 20 -- Twister catcher Wick Udy started for the winning National Division team in Saturday's NECBL All-Star game in Willimantic. Udy 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. 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. |
Twisters 2002 Wk. 1: June 8-15 (games 1-4) Wk. 2: June 16-22 (games 5-10) (games 11-16) (games 17-21) (games 22-27) (games 28-31) Wk. 7: July 21-27 Wk. 8: July 28-31 Playoffs 2002 NECBL finals |
Twisters 2002 results Current record: 21-17 July 27: Twisters 7, W. Warwick 1 July 26: Concord 5, Twisters 2 July 26: Keene 10, Twisters 0 July 24: Twisters 2-1, Manch. 0-0 July 23: vs. Manchester, ppd., rain to July 24 at Manchester July 19: at Keene, ppd. to July 26, 1 p.m. 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. to August 1 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 Click on the link for extended game coverage from Connecticut Sports Online NECBL standings As of July 27, 2002 Western Division Team Rec. GB y-Danbury 21-15 --- Torrington 21-17 1 North Adams 21-17 1 Manchester 13-23 8 Central Division Team Rec. GB y-Newport 20-15 --- y-Middletown 20-17 1 West Warwick 10-27 11 Willimantic 10-27 11 Northern Division Team Rec. GB x-Keene 28-10 --- y-Lowell 22-14 5 y-Concord 22-17 6.5 Sanford 15-23 13 x-clinched division title y-clinched playoff berth Top two teams in each division plus two wild card teams with the next best two records qualify for the NECBL playoffs. Saturday, July 20 2002 NECBL All-Star game at Willimantic, National Division 4, American 3 Sunday, July 21 Newport 2, Torrington 1 Lowell 3, Danbury 2 Lowell 6, Manchester 2 Concord 4, West Warwick 2 Keene 4, Willimantic 1 Middletown 7, Sanford 2 Monday July 22 Keene 4, Concord 3 Lowell 8, Sanford 1 Middletown 4, Danbury 1 Willimantic 6, West Warwick 4 Manchester 10, North Adams 4 Tuesday, July 23 Manchester at Torrington, ppd. , rain to today (7/24) Sanford 6, Concord 0 Willimantic at Newport, ppd., rain West Warwick at Lowell, ppd., rain Wednesday, July 24 Torrington 2-1, Manchester 0-0 Sanford 6, West Warwick 0 Danbury 15, North Adams 1 Keene 11, Lowell 2 West Warwick 6, Middletown 3 Thursday, July 25 Torrington 4, No. Adams 3 (13) Middletown 4, Willimantic 2 Manchester 1, Danbury 0 Newport 2-3, W. Warwick 1-6 Lowell 6-10, Concord 2-1 Keene 3-4, Sanford 1-2 Friday, July 26 Keene 10, Torrington 0 Concord 5, Torrington 2 North Adams 4, Keene 3 Newport 3, Sanford 1 Danbury 8, West Warwick 1 Willimantic 10, Manchester 7 Middletown 4, Manchester 0 (11) Saturday, July 27 Torrington 7, West Warwick 1 Keene 17, Danbury 3 Lowell 7, Willimantic 2 Sanford 2,North Adams 1 North Adams 5, Sanford 2 (11) Manchester 9, Newport 7 Sunday, July 28 Lowell at Middletown Danbury at Sanford Keene at Newport (2), 4 Manchester at North Adams Twisters 2001 National Division champions |
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Twisters 2002 results Current record: 21-17 July 27: Twisters 7, W. Warwick 1 July 26: Concord 5, Twisters 2 July 26: Keene 10, Twisters 0 July 24: Twisters 2-1, Manch. 0-0 July 23: vs. Manchester, ppd., rain to July 24 at Manchester July 19: at Keene, ppd. to July 26, 1 p.m. 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. to August 1 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 Click on the link for extended game coverage from Connecticut Sports Online NECBL standings As of July 27, 2002 Western Division Team Rec. GB y-Danbury 21-15 --- Torrington 21-17 1 North Adams 21-17 1 Manchester 13-23 8 Central Division Team Rec. GB y-Newport 20-15 --- y-Middletown 20-17 1 West Warwick 10-27 11 Willimantic 10-27 11 Northern Division Team Rec. GB x-Keene 28-10 --- y-Lowell 22-14 5 y-Concord 22-17 6.5 Sanford 15-23 13 x-clinched division title y-clinched playoff berth Top two teams in each division plus two wild card teams with the next best two records qualify for the NECBL playoffs. Saturday, July 20 2002 NECBL All-Star game at Willimantic, National Division 4, American 3 Sunday, July 21 Newport 2, Torrington 1 Lowell 3, Danbury 2 Lowell 6, Manchester 2 Concord 4, West Warwick 2 Keene 4, Willimantic 1 Middletown 7, Sanford 2 Monday July 22 Keene 4, Concord 3 Lowell 8, Sanford 1 Middletown 4, Danbury 1 Willimantic 6, West Warwick 4 Manchester 10, North Adams 4 Tuesday, July 23 Manchester at Torrington, ppd. , rain to today (7/24) Sanford 6, Concord 0 Willimantic at Newport, ppd., rain West Warwick at Lowell, ppd., rain Wednesday, July 24 Torrington 2-1, Manchester 0-0 Sanford 6, West Warwick 0 Danbury 15, North Adams 1 Keene 11, Lowell 2 West Warwick 6, Middletown 3 Thursday, July 25 Torrington 4, No. Adams 3 (13) Middletown 4, Willimantic 2 Manchester 1, Danbury 0 Newport 2-3, W. Warwick 1-6 Lowell 6-10, Concord 2-1 Keene 3-4, Sanford 1-2 Friday, July 26 Keene 10, Torrington 0 Concord 5, Torrington 2 North Adams 4, Keene 3 Newport 3, Sanford 1 Danbury 8, West Warwick 1 Willimantic 10, Manchester 7 Middletown 4, Manchester 0 (11) Saturday, July 27 Torrington 7, West Warwick 1 Keene 17, Danbury 3 Lowell 7, Willimantic 2 Sanford 2,North Adams 1 North Adams 5, Sanford 2 (11) Manchester 9, Newport 7 Sunday, July 28 Lowell at Middletown Danbury at Sanford Keene at Newport (2), 4 Manchester at North Adams Twisters 2001 National Division champions |
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Twisters 2002 Wk. 1: June 8-15 (games 1-4) Wk. 2: June 16-22 (games 5-10) (games 11-16) (games 17-21) (games 22-27) (games 28-31) Wk. 7: July 21-27 Wk. 8: July 28-31 Playoffs 2002 NECBL finals |
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Game 38: Twisters 7, West Warwick 1 TORRINGTON, July 27 -- The Twisters (21-17) clinched a playoff berth for the fourth time in its six-year history with a 7-1 win over West Warwick at Fuessenich Park. Hurler Jeff Hourigan (3-1) earned the win by scattering four hits in six innings and striking out seven. Six of the seven runs for the Twisters were unearned as the Royals committed six errors. Jim Fasano led the Twisters offensively going 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBI and a run scored. Riverpoint 000 010 000 -- 1-7-6 Torrington 022 300 00x -- 7-10-1 Phillip Davidson, Sodre (8) and Cameron Mitchell; Jeff Hourigan, Tyler Dabo (7) , Ladd Hall (8) and Wick Udy; WP: Hourigan (3-1); LP: Davidson; 3B: Lou Ferrell (T); Att.: 2301 Game 37: Concord 5, Twisters 2 CONCORD, N.H., July 26 -- The Quarry Dogs clinched their first-ever playoff berth with a win over the Twisters. Aaron Bulkley had one hit and three RBI for Concord (22-17) while pitcher Pat Dowling pitched seven strong innings, striking out six. Mike Sokol was 2-for-4 with one RBI for the Twisters, which also received doubles from Wick Udy and Lou Ferrell. The Twisters can clinch a playoff berth with a win tonight at home against West Warwick. Torrington (20-16) 000 000 200 -- 2-5-1 Concord (22-17) 100 200 02x -- 5-6-0 Joseph Shortt, John Cronin (6) and Wick Udy; Patrick Dowling, Andy Weimer (8) and Matt Gowan; WP: Dowling (4-2); LP: Shortt (2-1); Udy (T), Mike Sokol (T), Lou Ferrell (T); Att: 2035 Game 36: Keene 10, Twisters 0 KEENE, N.H., July 26 -- The Swamp Bats clinched a second straight NECBL division championship with a dominating win over Torrington. The Bats (27-9) rapped Twister starter Dave Mischo of Stonybrook College in his NECBL debut for all 10 runs on 11 hits. Rocky Baker hit his third home run of the season in the first inning for Keene while Andy LaRoche added a three-run homer in the fourth. Keene hurler Greg Kloosterman allowed just four hits and fanned 10. Garrick Evans led Torrington with two hits. The win also clinches home field for Keene, which set a franchise record with its 27th win. With five games left in the season, Keene is 3 wins shy of the NECBL's single-season record for wins set by Torrington in 1998 when they were 30-12. Torrington (20-16) 000 000 000 -- 0-5-2 Keene (27-9) 241 300 00x -- 10-13-0 Dave Mischo, Peter Maki (4) and Emory Davies; Greg Kloosterman, David Pringle (9) and John Poppert; WP: Kloosterman (1-1); LP: Mischo (0-1); 2B: Kevin Melillo (K); HR: Rocky Baker (K), Andy LaRoche (K); Att. 805 TORRINGTON, July 25 -- Jim Fasano's RBI double in the bottom of the 13th inning lifted the Twisters to an improbable win over the Steeple Cats at Fuessenich Park. The Twisters (20-15) rallied for two runs with 2 outs in the 13th to move within a half game of Danbury in the NECBL's Western Division. Starter Shane Kelley, reliever Tyler Dabo and closer Ladd Hall combined to strike out a team-record 19 batters. Kelley gave up two runs and four hits in the first inning but rebounded to strike out 10 Steeple Cats and limit them to only three hits over the next six innings. He retired 12 of 13 batters in one stretch. North Adams took a 3-2 lead in the 13th on a bases-loaded walk but the Twisters rallied with two outs off closer Chris Homer. Mike Sokol doubled and was replaced by pinch runner Lee Lipschutz. Jeff Hourigan's fly ball to left field was dropped, allowing Lipschutz to score. Hourigan scored on a double by Jim Fasano for the win. North Adams (19-16) 200 000 000 000 1 -- 3-7-3 Torrington (20-15) 001 001 000 000 2 -- 4-7-0 Jeff Sues, Eckstrom (8), Jeff Homer (13) and Nick Roberts, Bobby Wilson (13); Shane Kelley, Tyler Dabo (8), Ladd Hall (11) and Wick Udy, Steve Selph (13); WP: Hall (1-0), LP: Homer (1-1); 2B: Bryan Wilson (NA), Mike Sokol (T), Jim Fasano (T), Roberto Valiente (T); 3B: Wilson (NA); Att.: 1406. Connecticut Sports Online, July 25: Pitching keeps Twisters alive until 13th when they win in dramatic fashion Gm 33 & 34: Twisters 2-1, Silkworms 0-0 MANCHESTER, July 24 -- The Twisters' Tim Rice made his first NECBL victory one to remember. The Brookfield, Conn., resident struck out 10 as he threw the second no-hitter in Twister history with a 1-0 win over Manchester Wednesday night. Rice (1-2, 3.03 ERA) walked four batters in his seven-inning performance in game 2 of a doubleheader at Northwest Park. The 6-foot-2 lefthander allowed only one ball out of in the infield. It was the first no-hitter in the NECBL since 2000. The Twisters pushed across its lone run in the second inning. Jim Fasano singled and moved to third base on Roberto Valiente's single. Fasano scored on Blake Rutkowski's two-out RBI single. In game one, the Twisters shutout the Silkworms, 2-0, behind a complete-game effort from Jason Jones, who allowed only five hits and struck out eight in seven innings. A Mike Sokol RBI single in the first inning and a Jim Fasano RBI single in the third gave Jones (3-3) enough to work with. Justin Parker had the first Twister no-hitter against Middletown on July 16, 2000. Parker walked a team-record nine batters in that nine-inning performance. Rice was 5-0 in 19 appearances with 53 strikeouts in 54 2/3 rd innings for Richmond this past spring. Game 1 Manchester (12-22) 000 000 0 0-5-0 Torrington (18-15) 101 000 0 2-8-0 Jason Jones and Wick Udy; C.J. Giampaolo and Asa Gruenwald; WP: Jones (3-3); LP: Giampoalo (2-2); 2B: Ben Ingold (M), Brian Nubold (M) Game 2 Torrington (19-15) 010 000 0 1-5-0 Manchester (12-23) 000 000 0 0-0-0 Tim Rice and Emory Davies; Daniel Davidson and Eric Cavers; WP: Rice (1-2); LP: Davidson (2-3). Att. 493 Rain costs Twisters a home game TORRINGTON, July 23 -- The rain cost the Twisters a home game Tuesday night. Thunderstorms washed out the scheduled home game with Manchester. The game will be made up Wednesday, July 24 as part of a doubleheader at Northwest Park, beginning at 5 p.m. TORRINGTON, July 21, 2002 -- Ever since he arrived, Jeff Hourigan has been a fixture in the Twisters lineup. He has played in the last 13 Torrington games and 17 of the past 18 as either a pitcher, designated hitter or left fielder. Sunday, pitching against Newport, he made one costly mistake in a 2-1 loss to the Gulls. Hourigan allowed a career-low three hits, struck out 10 and retired 13 batters in a row at one point. But he gave up a leadoff walk to Newport's No. 9 hitter Kevin Roberts in the sixth inning. Roberts stole second, moved to third base when teammate Bryan Pritz grounded out to shortstop and scored on a successful suicide squeeze bunt by NECBL All-Star Raphael Lara for the game-winning run. Torrington (17-15) lost for only the third time in the last nine games. Newport (18-13) 000 101 000 -- 2-3-1 Torrington (17-15) 001 000 000 -- 1-6-0 Adam Johnson and Greg Fater; Jeff Hourigan and Emory Davies; WP: Johnson (3-1), LP: Hourigan (2-1) National Division 3, American Division 2 WILLIMANTIC, July 20 -- Twister catcher Wick Udy started for the winning National Division team in Saturday's NECBL All-Star game in Willimantic. Udy 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. 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. |
Reliever Ladd Hall has earned a trip to the NECBL All-Star game. |
Jeff Hourigan fanned 10 and allowed only three hits but dropped a 2-1 decision to Newport. |
Tim Rice pitched the second no-hitter in team history in a 1-0 win over Manchester in 7 innings Wednesday. |
