tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346453715427405452024-03-13T11:45:55.099-04:00NHRegister.com's The Batter's BoxThe Batter's Box provides the latest baseball news coverage of the area's top teams, prospects and happenings from around Connecticut's diamond.Chris Hunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03761694054876553851noreply@blogger.comBlogger470125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434645371542740545.post-81092454718438940262013-07-19T12:08:00.002-04:002013-07-19T12:08:17.896-04:00GOOD EYE: American Legion sectionals preview<span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px;">Senior sectionals </span><br />
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American Legion Senior Sectionals begin Saturday. The road to the state crown begins here, but before it starts up, take a look at a Sectionals preview.</div>
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The Rules</div>
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The four winners to come out of the two 20 team divisions in a single elimination-style tournament advance to the double elimination tourney.</div>
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Our Teams</div>
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Northern Division: None.</div>
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Southern Division: West Haven, East Haven, Shelton, Orange, Branford, Guilford, Cheshire, Middletown.</div>
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The Breakdown</div>
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Day 1 Games (all at noon)</div>
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Team: West Haven</div>
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Zone: 2</div>
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Record: 13-14</div>
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Next game: Saturday at Meriden (14-10) of Zone 3 at Legion Field, Meriden.</div>
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The skinny: A 4-10 record on the road doomed West Haven and could be a bad omen with this game being on the road. So did giving up 121 runs to 109 scored this season. West Haven finished the season on a two-games slide and went 4-6 in its last 10. Meanwhile, Meriden only gave up 89 runs this season, good for third best in Zone 3. Meriden went 7-3 at home and also dropped its last two of the season.</div>
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Team: Shelton </div>
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Zone: 2</div>
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Record: 15-12</div>
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Next game: Saturday vs. Wilton (13-14) of Zone 4 at Shelton High, Shelton.</div>
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The skinny: Shelton went 12-2 at home, the only team with a better home record was 14-0 Branford. Shelton closed the season going 5-5 in its last 10 and its 87 runs against tally was good for third best in Zone 2. Wilton also kept runs off the board, only giving up 83. However, Wilton's issue was scoring runs, as the Zone 4 posted a zone-worst 78 runs. Wilton stumbled to the finish line, going 2-8 in its last 10.</div>
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Team: Guilford </div>
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Zone: 3</div>
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Record: 13-11</div>
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Next game: Saturday at Danbury (17-10) of Zone 5 at Danbury High, Danbury.</div>
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The skinny: Guilford put the runs up, scoring a Zone 3 second-best 141 runs. Guilford also closed the season on a five-game winning streak. It also went 7-3 in its last 10. Opposing Guilford is a Danbury team that went 10-3 at home this season. Danbury gave up 95 runs this season, too.</div>
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Day 2 (All games at 1)</div>
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Team: East Haven</div>
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Record: 19-8</div>
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Next game: Sunday vs. Guilford/Danbury winner at East Haven High, East Haven.</div>
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The skinny: East Haven closed the season on a seven-game winning streak, matched only by Branford which also won seven. East Haven's 164 runs were also second best in the zone. East Haven is the only Zone 2 team with a better road record (10-2) than home record (9-6).</div>
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Day 3 (All games at 3:30)</div>
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Team: Middletown</div>
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Zone: 3</div>
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Record: 17-7</div>
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Next game: Monday vs. East Haddam/Ridgefield/Trumbull winner at Palmer Feld, Middletown.</div>
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The skinny: Middletown closed the season on a bad note, going 4-6 in its last 10. However, the sloppy finish does not negate Middletown's zone second best runs against total of 67. Middletown went 10-5 at home.</div>
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Team: Orange</div>
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Zone: 2</div>
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Record: 22-5</div>
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Next game: Monday vs. West Haven/Meriden/Norwalk winner at Orange</div>
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The skinny: Orange is arguably the second-best team in the state, with Branford earning the distinction as the Nutmeg state's best. Orange scored a Zone 2 best 197 runs and only gave up 53. Orange was consistent at home (11-3) and on the road (11-2) and closed the season on a five-game winning streak.</div>
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Team: Branford</div>
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Zone: 2</div>
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Record: 26-1</div>
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Next game: Tuesday vs. East Haddam/Ridgefield/Trumbull/Middletown winner at Branford High, Branford</div>
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The skinny: Branford only gave up 15 runs all season. They collected shutout after shutout and closed the season on a seven-game winning streak. Arguably the state's best team.</div>
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Record: 22-2</div>
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Next game: Tuesday vs. Guilford/Danbury/East Haven/Oakville winner at Cheshire High, Cheshire</div>
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The skinny: Cheshire went a perfect 10-0 on the road and a solid 12-2 at home. The top team in Zone 3 only gave up 44 runs this season and closed the season going 8-2 in its last 10.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639098898170810965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434645371542740545.post-69022898849790697552013-07-17T17:03:00.001-04:002013-07-17T17:03:19.452-04:00GOOD EYE: Housatonic's Willy Yahn commits to UConn<div class="byline">
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Housatonic’s ace pitcher Willy Yahn has
verbally committed to play baseball at UConn, two days after fellow
Berkshire League player Zach Risedorf, of Northwestern, did the same.<br /><br />“Basically
it was whatever school was the best fit for me, the coaches were really
great and I fell in love with the campus,” said Yahn, who like
Risedorf, is going into his senior year. “It always fun playing with
Zach, it was a plus.”<br /><br />Yahn was looking at UConn along with,
Virginia Tech, Boston College, the University of Maine and Stony Brook
before deciding to stay in state.<br />
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Read more <a href="http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2013/07/17/sports/doc51e6d4c975a6d361659686.txt">here</a>. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639098898170810965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434645371542740545.post-81841119875403382162013-07-16T00:19:00.002-04:002013-07-16T00:19:34.215-04:00GOOD EYE: Northwestern's Risedorf commits to UConn<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After being looked at by big time baseball programs, Northwestern catcher Zach Risedorf has decided to stay in state, verbally committing to UConn.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />“I really liked the campus,” said Risedorf. “It is also close to home, which was really important to me.”<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Over the past year he was contacted by, and looked at, nine schools including Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech, but UConn stood out to the soon to be senior.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />“Coach (Jim) Penders, has done wonders with the program,” said Risedorf, who was named to the First-Team All-Berkshire League team after a stellar junior season. “He really wants to keep the best players in Connecticut.”</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639098898170810965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434645371542740545.post-66956919968834092912013-07-14T14:31:00.000-04:002013-07-14T14:31:07.537-04:00GOOD EYE: ND-West Haven John Amendola commits to Northeastern U<br />
Notre Dame-West Haven pitcher John Amendola, who will be a senior this fall, said he committed to Northeastern University. The Division I Boston, Ma., school sought after the pitcher after he went 6-3 with a 96 strikeouts and a 1.23 ERA last season.<br />Amendola said in addition to Northeastern, which plays in the Colonial Athletic Conference, six or seven other schools were interested in him. He said Marist and Maine were his top choices with Northwestern. Fairfield University offered at the beginning of the summer, too. However, Amendola said Northeastern was the best place for him.<br />“It was the best fit for me academically, baseball-wise and will prepare me the best for my future,” he said.<br />Amendola, who is a starting pitcher on Branford’s 25-1 American Legion team, said he is glad to get this commitment out of the way. <br />“Now I can focus on legion and trying to help my team win a state title,” Amendola said. “I won’t have to fill out multiple applications in the fall.”<br />He said he will most likely major in finance or political science. <br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639098898170810965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434645371542740545.post-87156881349737727672013-07-02T12:41:00.000-04:002013-07-02T12:41:29.410-04:00GOOD EYE: East Haven's Nick Lamberti commits to UConnEast Haven outfielder <b>Nick Lamberti </b>committed to the University of Connecticut. The outfielder had another strong season, posting a .589 batting average and .740 on-base percentage with 21 stolen bases and 20 runs.<br />
Lamberti, who will be a senior in the fall, said the scholarship offer is still being discussed and that he is going to use his senior year to decide what he will major in.<br />
He was also getting looks from St. John's, Hartford and Southern Connecticut State University, but said he is pleased with his choice and happy to get this weight off his shoulders before his senior year.<br />
"I'm really happy, now I can just go into every game and play like no one's watching me," he said. "I've already committed, I don't have to worry about anything."<br />
The outfielder said defending Big East champion UConn's future is bright and he wants to be a part of it. He joins a long list of the state's best high school players to stay home and play for UConn. All-State players like Amity pitcher <b>Sam Nepiarsky</b>, Foran catcher <b>Joe Zanghi</b> and Fitch shortstop <b>Aaron Hill</b> have all decided to play for the Huskies.<br />
"I think they've got a shot to go to the World Series in Omaha," Lamberti said. "They're in a new conference, new teams, a lot of travel. This is Division I baseball and its one of the best schools in the northwest."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639098898170810965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434645371542740545.post-4097503496664916032013-06-21T12:17:00.002-04:002013-06-21T12:18:26.771-04:00Masuk's Tom Milone to sign with Tampa Bay RaysBy Dave Borges and Henry Chisholm<br />
Masuk senior <strong>Thomas Milone</strong>, who was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the third round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft, has decided to go pro and forego a scholarship to play baseball at UConn.<br />
“It was definitely a tough decision,” he said. “(Playing professional baseball) is what I always wanted to do. I felt like it was the right decision for me.”<br />
Milone said he might report to Port Charlotte, Fla. on Monday and begin his career with the Gulf Coast Rays, Tampa Bay’s Class-A short-season affiliate in the Gulf Coast League. <br />
Milone should sign with the Rays this weekend for about $530,600, slot value. The 6-foot, 185-pound lefthanded hitter was the 97th overall pick in the draft. This past Monday he had a physical with the team and said he is excited to get out there and play. The GCL Rays opened their season Friday against the GCL Orioles. <br />
“I’m just ready to start playing baseball again,” he said.<br />
This season at Masuk, he won Gatorade Connecticut Player of the Year and batted .471 with 33 hits, 11 RBIs, 27 runs scored and four home runs in 23 games. He was walked a team-high 19 times. Milone also played football for the Panthers and scored 35 touchdowns as a wide receiver.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639098898170810965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434645371542740545.post-25081316252417770222013-06-20T15:32:00.001-04:002013-06-20T18:17:51.913-04:00AMERICAN LEGION LIVE: Follow the actionFollow all the action.<br />
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No. 6 Amity (21-4)</div>
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vs. No. 4 Southington (20-3)</div>
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WHEN: <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">Saturday, 7 p.m.</a></div>
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WHERE: Palmer Field, Middletown</div>
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Amity's Mike Concato has yet to surrender a hit during the Class LL tournament. Meanwhile, Southington is averaging 7.3 runs per game. The Blue Knights pitching has also been good, only giving up three runs in three games during the state tournament. The Spartans might have a bone to pick with Southington, as the Blue Knights topped the Spartans 3-1 in last seasons Quarterfinals. Southington edged Glastonbury in extras 3-2 and Amity rallied to top Fairfield Prep 3-2 in the semifinals, so neither team is afraid of crunchtime. If Concato's pitches are working, and the Spartans can tack on at least three runs, they could win the title.</div>
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CIAC CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES: Amity is 2-2, with its last championship coming in 2007. Southington is 3-7 with its last title coming in 1999 and its last appearance in 2011 ending in a heartbreaking 3-2 10 inning loss to Newington.</div>
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YOU SHOULD KNOW: This is the second straight year the Class LL final pits an SCC team against a CCC team. Last season Shelton (SCC) topped South Windsor (CCC) 7-2.</div>
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<a href="http://www.casciac.org/rosters/">Meet the Blue Knights</a> </div>
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No. 4 New Canaan (20-5)</div>
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WHEN: <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9" x-apple-data-detectors-result="9" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">Sunday, 12:30</a></div>
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WHERE: Palmer Field, Middletown</div>
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Waterford is arguably the hottest team in the playoffs, riding a 10-game winning streak going back to the regular season. Waterford, which won the Eastern Connecticut Conference championship by topping defending Class L champs Fitch, has only given up three runs during the tournament. Waterford also has two shutout victories. New Canaan's pitching has been strong, too. The Rams have not given up ,ore than two runs in a game during the postseason. </div>
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CIAC CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES: New Canaan is 0-2 in the state title, losing its last appearance last season to Fitch. Waterford is 7-3 with the last win coming in 2005 and the last appearance being a 6-4 loss to Montville in the 2010 Class M final. </div>
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YOU SHOULD KNOW: New Canaan, an FCIAC team, could become the team from the conference to win a Class L title since Staples in 2001.<br />
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<a href="http://www.casciac.org/rosters/">Meet the Rams</a> </h3>
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<a href="http://content.ciacsports.com/brackets/base2013M.html">CLASS M FINAL: No. 11 St. Joseph versus No. 1 Northwestern</a></h3>
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<b><span style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: medium;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></span></b><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">No. 11 St. Joseph 2, No. 1 Northwestern (ninth inning): Matt Batten drives in Brett Olayos to put the Cadets up with a chance to close out the Class M title.</span><br />
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<b>No. 1 Northwestern 1, No. 11 St. Joseph (second inning): Mike Pulaski scored off an RBI from Jake Amoroso to tie the game in the top of the second.</b><br />
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<b>No. 1 Northwestern 1, No. 11 St. Joseph 0 (first inning): </b>John Lippincott drove in Connor Guiheen with an RBI single to put the Highlanders up early in the Class M title game.<br />
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WHEN: Saturday, 3-30 p.m.</div>
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WHERE: Palmer Field, Middletown</div>
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Northwestern's only loss is a 3-0 defeat to Terryville to close the season. Prior to that loss, Northwestern won 19 straight. St. Joseph topped top 10 teams Greenwich and New Canaan during the regular season. The Cadets also beat North Branford, the top seed in the Shoreline Conference tournament, and Montville. </div>
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CIAC CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES: St. Joseph has never lost a championship game, going 3-0. Northwestern is making its first appearance.</div>
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YOU SHOULD KNOW: Trinity Catholoc was the last FCIAC team to play for and win a Class M title in 1993.</div>
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No. 6 Oxford (17-7)</div>
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vs. No. 1 Cromwell (22-4)</div>
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WHEN: <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">Sunday, 3:45 p.m.</a></div>
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‰WHERE: Palmer Field, Middletown</div>
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‰WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Cromwell is looking for back-to-back Class S championships and a pitching staff that has only allowed one run in three games this state tournament might make that a reality. In fact, the Panthers have 11 shutout victories this season. Meanwhile, Oxford fought it's way to the final, topping No. 11 East Granby 2-1 in an 11-inning second round game and a 3-2 triumph over No. 7 Old Lyme in the semifinals. As gutty and gritty as the Wolverines may be, the Panthers pitching staff and championship experience should carry Cromwell to another Class S crown.</div>
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‰CIAC CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES: This is Cromwell's ninth appearance, winning three and dropping six. Oxford is making its first appearance in the title game. </div>
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‰YOU SHOULD KNOW: This is the first year since 2010 that the Shoreline Conference champion will not win Class S. East Hampton won the Shoreline, but lost to Cromwell in the Class S semifinals. Northwest Catholic won Class S in 2010.</div>
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Semifinals</h2>
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No. 6 Amity tops No. 10 Fairfield Prep, headed to Class LL final</h2>
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<span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px;"> After stranding five runners in scoring position in the first five innings, Amity first baseman Justin Ashworth said coach Sal Coppola said the Spartans were playing too tight. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px;">The Spartans loosened up, Justin Ashworth laced the go-ahead RBI double to cap a three-run sixth inning and Mike Concato came in and got the save as No. 6 Amity topped No. 10 Fairfield Prep 3-2 in the Class LL semifinals at Muzzy Field on Tuesday.</span></div>
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Quarterfinals</h2>
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No. 6 Amity tops No. 3 Greenwich as Mike Concato throws no-hitter</h3>
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Lou Kessler has been waiting for his team to get healthy. Kessler has
finally gotten his wish. With the return of injured seniors
Griffin Garabedian and Greg Zullo, Notre Dame has looked like a
different team as the lineup has become whole.<br />The No. 11-seeded
Green Knights banged out 11 hits, drew seven walks and took advantage of
two hit batters to defeat No. 3 Fitch 9-1 Saturday afternoon at Fitch
High in the quarterfinals of the <a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/06/02/sports/high_school/doc51aa7575d8c79276747238.txt#" id="_GPLITA_1" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="Click to Continue > by Text-Enhance">Class</a> L state tournament. Read more <a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/06/02/sports/high_school/doc51aa7575d8c79276747238.txt">here. </a> </span></span></div>
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Second Round</h2>
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Mike Schettino leads No. 3 North Branford past No. 19 Ansonia</h3>
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North Branford’s Mike Schettino said he has not been about to forget about how the Thunderbirds blew a three-run lead in the seventh inning with two outs and were upset by East Hampton in a Shoreline Conference tournament semifinals.<br />
So with No. 3 North Branford trailing by a run to No. 19 Ansonia and the senior on in relief to pitch in the third, he wasn’t going to let them get upset again.<br />
Schettino gave up two hits in three innings of relief, scored the tying run and drove in the winning run to avoid the upset and top the Chargers 3-2 in the Class M second round on Wednesday. Read more<a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/05/29/sports/high_school/doc51a69e21f234b670972358.txt"> here</a>. </div>
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Roundup Central </h3>
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Quarterfinals </h3>
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North Haven advances</h4>
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<a href="http://content.ciacsports.com/brackets/base2013L.html">CLASS L</a></h4>
<b>Jaycen Torello’s RBI single in the third inning for the No. 16
seed North Haven baseball team, gave the Indians a 2-0 win over No. 8
Bunnell </b>Saturday in a Class L state quarterfinal-round game at Stratford.<br />
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The
Indians (16-8) scored an insurance run in the top of the sixth inning
on a double steal. Jack Brown scored the run. Chandler Andrewsen
scattered six hits and struck out five to win his seventh game. Bunnell
finishes at 15-9.<br />
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<b><a href="http://content.ciacsports.com/brackets/base2013LL.html">CLASS LL </a></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://content.ciacsports.com/brackets/base2013M.html">CLASS M</a></b><br />
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The No. 1 team in the state goes fishing and Sheehan's upset tour continues</h4>
<b><a href="http://content.ciacsports.com/brackets/base2013M.html">CLASS M</a></b><br />
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<b>Kevin Duffy’s</b> double scored <b>Brandon Gauthier</b> in the seventh to lift No. 36 <b>Sheehan </b>to a 3-2 win over No. 13 <b>Lewis Mills</b> in the second round of the <a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/05/31/sports/high_school/doc51a805f76c331192664783.txt?viewmode=fullstory#" id="_GPLITA_2" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="Click to Continue > by Text-Enhance">Class</a> M state tournament.<br />
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Gauthier went 2-for-3 with a triple for the Titans (11-12). It was Sheehan coach Matt Altieri’s 300th <a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/05/31/sports/high_school/doc51a805f76c331192664783.txt?viewmode=fullstory#" id="_GPLITA_1" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="Click to Continue > by Text-Enhance">career</a> win.<br />
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<a href="http://content.ciacsports.com/brackets/base2013LL.html"><b>CLASS LL</b></a><br />
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<b>No. 8 Trumbull 2, No. 9 Shelton 0:</b> The Gaels left 16 runners on base and Trumbull blanked the defending state champions in the second round. <br />
Mike Cowell pitched a two-hitter and
struck out four for Shelton (15-8). Marcello Ursini and Ed Groth each
had two hits for Shelton.<br />
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<b>No. 17 Staples 5, No. 1 Xavier 4 (8):</b>
Eli Andrew scored on Noah Yokoi’s sacrifice fly with one out in the top
of the eighth inning to lift the visiting Wreckers to this upset over
the Falcons, the top-ranked team in the Register Poll, in this
second-round contest in Middletown.<br />
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Andrew led off the inning with a double for Staples.<br />
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Ben
Criscuolo had a two-run double and Will Garrity tied the game with an
infield single in the seventh inning for Xavier (20-2).<br />
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<b>No. 6 Amity 10, No. 11 Fairfield Ludlowe 1:</b> Keith Kelbart went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs in the Spartans second-round victory at Woodbridge.<br />
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Jake Russo added three hits, three runs and an RBI for Amity (19-4). <br />
<b>No. 10 Fairfield Prep 6, No. 7 Ridgefield 5 (8):</b>
Shawn Blake scored the winning run on Dave Gerics’ sacrifice fly in the
top of the eighth inning for the visiting Jesuits in this second-round
win at Ridgefield.<br />
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Jake Berry drove in the <a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/05/31/sports/high_school/doc51a805f76c331192664783.txt?viewmode=fullstory#" id="_GPLITA_3" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="Click to Continue > by Text-Enhance">tying</a> run with a single in the seventh inning for Fairfield Prep (17-6).<br />
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<b><a href="http://content.ciacsports.com/brackets/base2013L.html">CLASS L</a><br /><br />No. 11 Notre Dame-West Haven 4, No. 6 Maloney 1: </b>Griffin Garabedian had three hits and two RBIs in the Green Knights second-round win.<br />
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Drew Arciuolo had two hits and an RBI for Notre Dame (15-8).<br />
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<a href="http://content.ciacsports.com/brackets/base2013S.html"><b>CLASS S</b></a></h4>
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Day 2</h4>
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No. 36 Sheehan stuns No. 4 Weston, advances</h4>
<a href="http://content.ciacsports.com/brackets/base2013M.html">CLASS M</a><br />
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Kevin Duffy, Rob Sprafke and Paul Gozzo each
had a hit and an RBI to lead the No. 36 Sheehan baseball team to a 3-1
stunning win over host No. 4 Weston in a CIAC Class M first round win on
Wednesday.<br />
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The Titans play at No. 13 Lewis Mills Thursday at
3:30. Pitcher Brandon Rentas allowed five hits and struck out seven and
Nolan Cloutier added two hits for the Titans (10-12).<br />
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Weston ends the season at 20-4.<br />
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<a href="http://content.ciacsports.com/brackets/base2013LL.html"><b>CLASS LL</b></a> <br />
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<b>No. 3 Greenwich 9, No. 30 Cheshire 2: </b>Cameron Fennell had three hits and an RBI to lead the Cardinals to their first-round win in Greenwich.<br />
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Dan Schock led the Rams (8-13) with three hits and an RBI.<br />
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<b>No. 9 Shelton 3, No. 24 Manchester 2: </b>C.J.
Rizzo drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the
sixth inning to lift the host Gaels to this first-round win.<br />
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Marcello Ursini tied the game with a double earlier in that inning for Shelton (15-7), the defending LL champions.<br />
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<a href="http://content.ciacsports.com/brackets/base2013L.html"><b>CLASS L</b></a><br />
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<b>No. 11 Notre Dame-West Haven 9, No. 22 Platt Tech 1: </b>Greg Zullo had three hits and three RBIs to lead the Green Knights to their first-round win in West Haven. <br />
Mike Corso added two hits and three RBIs for the Green Knights (14-8). Angelo Genovesi had two hits for the Panthers (10-11).<br />
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<b>No. 16 North Haven 4, No. 1 Cheney Tech 2 (9): </b>Winning
pitcher Mike Acampora hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth
inning to lift the visiting Indians to this second-round win in
Manchester.<br />
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Jaycen Torello had two hits and two RBIs for North Haven (15-8).<br />
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<a href="http://content.ciacsports.com/brackets/base2013S.html">CLASS S</a></h4>
<h4>
Day 1</h4>
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North Haven wins in dramatic fashion and a combined no-hitter for Amity</h4>
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Jaycen Torello had a walk-off RBI single with
two outs to score Pete Katynski to give the No. 16 seeded North Haven
baseball team a 2-1 Class L first-round victory over No. 17 New London
Tuesday in North Haven.<br />
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With the victory, the Indians (14-8) will
face top-seeded Constitution State Conference champ Cheney Tech (22-2)
at Manchester tosday at 3:30 p.m.<br />
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Chandler Andrewsen pitched a
complete game two-hitter with nine strikeouts for the Indians. Josh
Vincent had five strikeouts for the Whalers (12-10).<br />
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<b>No. 10 Berlin 2, No. 23 Law 1: </b>Despite Rich Dow’s two hits and Jim Palmer’s RBI, the Eagles still fell to the Redcoats on the road in Berlin. <br />
Darren Grabowski doubled and tripled for Berlin (14-7).<br />
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<b>No. 18 Guilford 7, No. 15 Tolland 4: </b>T.J. Ciocca had a hit and two RBIs for the visiting Indians in this first-round win.<br />
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Zach
Battapaglia had a two-run double and Matt Brockett had a triple and an
RBI for Guilford (12-9), who advances to play No. 2 Waterford in the
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<b>No. 6 Amity 10, No. 27 East Hartford 0:</b>
Mike Concato pitched six innings and Ross Weiner pitched the seventh in
a combined no-hitter for the Spartans in a victory over the Hornets.<br />
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had nine strikeouts and Weiner had one as Amity (18-4) advances to face
the winner of No. 22 Pomperaug at No. 11 Fairfield Ludlowe in the
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<b>No. 19 Ansonia 6, No. 14 Rocky Hill 3: </b>Ryan O’Connor went 4-for-4, including two doubles, and scored twice for the Chargers in this first-round win at Rocky Hill.<br />
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Bobby Schryver had two doubles and two runs for Ansonia (13-10).<br />
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<b>No. 7 Haddam-Killingworth 12, No. 26 Vinal Tech 4: </b>Brian
Moskey and Joe Silvia each had two hits and three RBIs for the Cougars
in this first-round win in Higganum. The Cougars advance to play No. 10
Montville today at 3:30.<br />
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<b>No. 3 North Branford 15, No. 30 Grasso Tech 2: </b>Mike
Funaro had four RBIs and two doubles, Kyle Hart had four RBIs and Nick
Perrelli had two RBIs in the Thunderbirds’ home first round victory.<br />
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With the win, North Branford (19-4) advances to play No. 19 Ansonia today at 3:30.<br />
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News Central </h2>
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Quarterfinals</h3>
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What we learned during the quarterfinals was... </h4>
Mike Concato and Amity are better than we thought they were, and we already thought they were pretty good. For the Spartans to tear the cover off the ball the way they did and Concato to no-hit a good Cardinals team the way he did, you wonder what it will take to eliminate coach Sal Coppola's group. ...I know my Class S baseball. Hey, when I'm wrong I'm the first to admit it and poke a little fun at myself. Therefore when I'm right, I can gloat all I want. I had all but one semifinal team correct. Thanks a lot St. Bernard (I picked No. 2 St. Bernard to top No. 7 Old Lyme, St. Bernard let me down.). All jokes aside, congrats to all that made it and also to St. Bernard on a great season. ... Cromwell and East Hampton was one of my games to watch if it happens. So since the top-seeded Panthers will have their Shoreline Conference championship rematch with the 13th-seeded Bellringers, you should probably watch it, just seems like the right thing to do. East Hampton defeated Cromwell in the SLC title game behind a 13 strikeout performance from Marvin Gorgas. ... Despite having the No. 1,2 and 3 teams in the state all in Class LL, none of them will play each other. The No. 1 team, Xavier, bowed out in the second round and the No. 2 team, Bristol Central, lost 6-2 to Fairfield Prep in the quarterfinals. The 10th-seeded Jesuits meet the Spartans in the semifinals, ensuring that a Southern Connecticut Conference team will play for a Class LL crown. ... Speaking of the SCC, there is a chance that a team from the conference could win Class LL and L, something that has not happened since 2009 when West Haven took LL and Branford captured L. No. 16 North Haven plays No. 4 New Canaan and No. 11 Notre Dame-West Haven battles No. 2 Waterford in the Class L semifinals. Meanwhile, the FCIAC could have champions come out of Class LL, L and M. In LL, No. 8 Trumbull defeated No. 17 Staples in the quarters and faces No. 4 Southington in the semifinals. In Class L, New Canaan is still alive and in Class M, No. 11 St. Joseph topped No. 3 North Branford and faces No. 10 Montville in the semifinals. <br />
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Day 3 </h3>
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What we learned Day Three was....</h4>
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Don't mess with Sheehan. The Titans are slaying top seeds left and right. First it was No. 4 Weston, who also won the SWC, and yesterday it was No. 13 Lewis Mills. The Titans are making an early push for best story of the tournament. ... Despite Sheehan's success, yesterday was a bad day for the SCC. I don't say this because a lot of SCC teams went down, but because of the outlook on the team that went down. Xavier, the No. 1 team in the state and Class LL, was not supposed to bow out in the second round. However, that is exactly what happened against Staples. Furthermore, the FCIAC is making a strong postseason argument that it may be a better conference than the SCC. This postseason the FCIAC is 5-2 against SCC teams. Now my idea to settle this is a FCIAC/SCC Baseball challenge that alternates year-to-year from Yale Field to Harbor Yard in early May. Maybe the FCIAC and SCC powers that be can make that happen *crosses fingers.*</h4>
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Day 2 </h3>
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What we learned Day Two was....</h4>
The SWC is having a rough tournament. Tourney champ No. 4 Weston got dumped by No. 36 Sheehan, becoming the seventh SWC team to get eliminated. Only Bunnell and Notre Dame-Fairfield remain. ... No. 16 North Haven games are fun to watch. The Indians used a walk-off to top No. 17 New London in the first round and sent top-seeded Cheney Tech fishing courtesy of a ninth inning homer from Mike Acampora. ... Class M is a lost cause for me. I give up. Someone will win, I'm not predicting anymore. All I'm sure of is someone will win. There, can't get that wrong. ... The FCIAC championship didn't do too much for Danbury. No such thing as momentum in baseball I guess. The No. 12 Hatters went on a nice run to capture the conference, but couldn't even score a run in a 3-0 loss to No. 21 Newington in the first round. ...Conference champs have not done well this postseason. Wolcott (NVL), Weston (SWC) and Danbury (FCIAC) are all fishing. Start the boat!!!<br />
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Day 1 </h3>
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What we learned Day One was....</h4>
Class M is a mess, for me at least. I picked No. 2 <b>Wolcott </b>over No. 9 <b>Plainfield</b> in the final and both teams went fishing in the first round. Wolcott lost to No. 34 <b>Granby</b> and Plainfield fell to No. 24 <b>Nonnewaug</b>. ... Wolcott, who won the NVL title, was not the only Valley League team to fall. NVL runner-up No. 17<b> Derby</b> went down in the first round, too, losing 6-3 to No. 16 <b>Sacred Heart</b>. Bad day for the Valley finalists, bad day for Henry C. ...Rain really screwed things up. We all know that rain stinks, but 10 playoff games were postponed due to Mother Nature. Not cool mama, not cool. ... No. 16 <b>North Haven's</b> bench probably got a good workout in its 2-1 walkoff triumph over No. 17 <b>New London</b>. The bench is well known for being rowdy and their state tourney opener was not short in the drama category. The pitching was good, too, as there were a combined 15 strikeouts in the ballgame. ... Class L Play-in teams didn't do too well in the first round, 0-4 to be exact. The only hope for play-in teams is No. 29<b> East Haven</b> at No. 4 <b>Cheshire </b>on Wednesday at 3:30.<br />
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Masuk's Tom Milone named Gatorade POTY</h4>
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The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, named Thomas Milone of Masuk High School the Gatorade Connecticut Baseball Player of the Year. <br />
Milone is now a finalist for the Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year award announced in May. Milone joins an elite alumni of past state award-winners, including Derek Jeter (1991-92, Kalamazoo HS, Mich.), Roy Halladay (1994-95, Arvada West HS, Colo.) and David Price, to name a few.<br />
The 6-foot, 190-pound senior center fielder led the Panthers to an 11-11 record , while maintaining a .463 batting average with a .581 on-base percentage, three home runs, 26 runs scored and 28 stolen bases. <br />
In the classroom, Milone has a 3.24 GPA and has volunteered locally on behalf of youth sports camps and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. <br />
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A look at some of the best games we might see</h4>
With the state tournament first round getting underway on Tuesday, here is a look at some of the more intriguing games that could happen. The subheading with the Class and round is also a link to the CIAC baseball webpage with brackets for each class. For example, the Class LL subhead will take you to the Class LL bracket, the Class L subhead will bring you to the Class L bracket and so on and so forth.<br />
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Second round</h4>
<b>No. 9 Shelton at No. 8 Trumbull: </b>This match up could take place if the Eagles top No. 25 Kennedy and the Gaels defeat No. 24 Manchester in the first round. The defending champion Gaels look to repeat going up against a hot Eagles team that topped two Top 10 teams, Greenwich and New Canaan, en route to the FCIAC championship game. This game could go down to the wire.<br />
<b>Chances it will happen:</b> Very high because both teams are playing opponents they should beat in the first round.<br />
<b>Prediction if it does: </b>Shelton 6-4.<br />
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Quarterfinals</h4>
<b>No. 9 Shelton at No. 1 Xavier: </b>If this game comes to pass, it will give the Falcons the chance to avenge its only loss of the season, a 6-3 defeat to the Gaels on April 15. Shelton topped Xavier the same day it was voted No. 1 in the state. <br />
<b>Chances it will happen: </b>High because the Gaels should top the Eagles in the second round.<br />
<b>Prediction if it does:</b> Xavier 8-3.<br />
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<b>No. 6 Amity at No. 3 Greenwich:</b> If this game happens, it will put two team’s together who suffered heartbreaking losses in last season’s state tournament. The Spartans lost 3-1 on a controversial call against Southington and the Cardinals lost in 10 innings 4-2 to East Hartford in the quarterfinals. If these two meet, it will give one a chance to put last season’s bad memories behind it for good.<br />
<b>Chances it will happen:</b> High because the Spartans and Cards are playing teams they can beat in the early rounds.<br />
<b>Prediction if it does:</b> Amity 3-1.<br />
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Semifinals</h4>
<b>No. 6 Amity vs. No. 2 Bristol Central: </b>This game could place arguably the best two pitchers in the state against each other in the Rams’ Matt Blandino and the Spartans' Mike Concato. More than likely, the teams would save their aces for the championship, but if the two star pitchers do battle in the semifinals, it has all the making of a classic pitcher’s duel.<br />
<b>Chances it will happen: </b>Moderate because even though I picked the Spartans over the Cards, Greenwich is no pushover.<br />
<b>Prediction:</b> Amity 1-0.<br />
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Championship</h4>
<b>No. 6 Amity vs. No. 1 Xavier: </b>The Southern Connecticut Conference final that never was, due to rain cancelling the tournament prior to the semifinals, could take place in the Class LL final. Xavier edged Amity 6-5 prior to the end of the season, but Spartans’ aces Concato nor Sam Nepiarsky pitched. This game could potentially go extras at 0-0.<br />
<b>Chances it will happen:</b> Moderate because anything can happen en route to Palmer Field in the tough Class LL field.<br />
Prediction: Amity 3-2 (9).<br />
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Quarterfinals</h4>
<b>No. 11 Notre Dame-West Haven vs. No. 3 Fitch: </b>Two of the many Connecticut baseball players headed to UConn are in this one in Fitch’s Aaron Hill and Notre Dame-West Haven’s Griffin Garabedian. The Green Knights’ pitching has been solid and this could be one of the bigger upsets in the state tournament. <br />
<b>Chances it will happen:</b> Moderate because the Green Knights still may have to get past No. 6 Maloney in the second round.<br />
<b>Prediction:</b> Fitch 7-5.<br />
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Semifinals</h4>
<b>No. 3 Fitch vs. No. 2 Waterford: </b>Waterford got the better of Fitch in the Eastern Connecticut Conference tournament final. A rematch for a chance to play for a state title makes this game one of the better semifinal contests.<br />
<b>Chances it will happen:</b> High because no one in Waterford’s bracket is good enough to stop them and Fitch should hold serve and avoid any upsets.<br />
<b>Prediction: </b>Fitch 6-3.<br />
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Championship</h4>
<b>No. 4 New Canaan vs. No. 3 Fitch: </b>A rematch of last season’s Class L final that Fitch won. The Rams took a tough loss in the FCIAC tournament, but has enough talent to get back to the Class L final.<br />
<b>Chances it will happen:</b> High because New Canaan doesn’t have to play anyone that is as good as the teams it faced in the FCIAC.<br />
<b>Prediction: </b>Fitch 5-2<br />
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Quarterfinals</h4>
<b>No. 11 St. Joseph at No. 3 North Branford: </b>The Thunderbirds suffered one of the more heartbreaking losses of the conference tournament season, blowing a 3-0 lead with two outs in the seventh inning and losing 5-3 in nine to East Hampton. Meanwhile, the Cadets looked poised to tear up the FCIAC tournament after topping Top 10 teams Greenwich and New Canaan during the regular season, but lost in the first round badly to Fairfield Ludlowe. Both of these teams are talented and could have a big chip on their shoulders.<br />
<b>Chances it will happen: </b>Very high because St. Joseph could be playing tech schools until the quarterfinals and North Branford should beat Ansonia or Rocky Hill if they meet in the second round.<br />
<b>Prediction: </b>North Branford 8-5.<br />
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Semifinals</h4>
<b>No. 13 East Hampton vs. No. 1 Cromwell: </b>The Bellringers stopped the Panthers’ run for back-to-back Shoreline championships with a 8-2 victory in the title game, thanks to Marvin Gorgas’ 13 strikeout performance. Although the Class S championship game is important, East Hampton might want to throw Gorgas out there for this one again. <br />
<b>Chances it will happen: </b>Moderate because East Hampton has to upset St. Paul in the second round. If it does, this game could happen.<br />
<b>Prediction:</b> Cromwell 3-1.<br />
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Marvin Gorgas, East Hampton wins 2013 SLC Championship</h2>
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By Jim Bransfield<br />Middletown Press Correspondent</div>
HIGGANUM -- There’s a new Shoreline Conference baseball champion.<br /><br />East
Hampton, behind the 13-strikeout pitching performance of junior Marvin
Gorgas, took back the SLC crown it won in 2011 from defending champ
Cromwell, 8-2, at Haddam-Killingworth Regional High School Sunday
afternoon.<br /><br />The Bellringers did it with a seven-run outburst in
the fourth inning, wiping out a 2-0 deficit and knocking out Cromwell
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SLC Final Live</h2>
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SLC Semifinals Roundup</h2>
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No. 6 East Hampton stuns top-seeded North Branford </h3>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Call this one the Miracle in North Branford.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />East Hampton trailed 3-0 and was one strike away from being eliminated in the SLC tournament Wednesday against top-seed North Branford.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />But the Bellringers staged a miraculous rally to tie it and then won it 5-3 in nine innings.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />“It was one of the greatest high school games I’ve ever been a part of,” said East Hampton coach Scott Wosleger. Find out why he said that <a href="http://middletownpress.com/articles/2013/05/23/sports/doc519d8567970b9636028809.txt">here.</a></span></div>
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No. 2 Cromwell tops Old Lyme, advances to Final</h3>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">CROMWELL <b id="docs-internal-guid-62d54c40-cf4f-e8ee-e0a1-abb8de7e21b9" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">—</span></b> These are the kinds of games Cromwell wins.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Eight times the Panthers have played a one- or two-run game. They won seven of them. Eleven times the Panthers have shut out their opponent.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Cromwell did both Wednesday afternoon, beating Old Lyme 2-0 in the semifinal round of the Shoreline Conference playoffs at Fran Monnes Field at Cromwell High School. Read more <a href="http://middletownpress.com/articles/2013/05/23/sports/doc519d8514545fc591693704.txt">here.</a></span></div>
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SLC Semifinals Live</h2>
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The Final Four</h2>
No. 1 North Branford (18-3): The Thunderbirds escaped a tight one with the Blue Devils and host East Hampton next.<br />
No. 2 Cromwell (18-3): East Hampton did the Panthers a big favor knocking out a Haddam-Killingworth team that bested Cromwell twice this season.<br />
No. 4 Old Lyme (15-6): Thanks to a walk-off homer, Old Lyme avoided a third defeat to Portland this season.<br />
No. 6 East Hampton (12-9): The reward for upsetting H-K is North Branford. Congrats?<br />
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SLC Quarterfinals Roundup</h2>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Star pitching performances were the story on a splendid Monday in Shoreline Conference baseball tournament action, highlighted by the two-hit shutout of East Hampton junior Marvin Gorgas in a seedings upset of Haddam-Killingworth.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The Bellringer win sets up a rematch of the 2011 title game, pitting East Hampton against North Branford in a Wednesday semifinal. Cromwell will host Old Lyme (which walked off against Portland) in the other semifinal. Here’s the quarterfinal roundup:<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No. 2 Cromwell 1, No. 7 Morgan 0:</b> In Cromwell, the Panthers’ Christian Budzik pitched a three-hit shutout and drove in the game’s only run in the third inning, sending the defending Shoreline Conference champions to the SLC semifinals.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Budzik struck out four in a complete-game effort, outdueling Morgan’s Ron Buchetto, who also gave up three hits.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In the third inning, Cromwell loaded the bases after Doug Davenport walked, Kevin Radziewicz was hit by a pitch and Mike McNally singled to right. Christian Budzik’s line drive to centerfield was caught by a diving Jake Ward, but the hit allowed Davenport to tag up with what proved to be the winning run.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />McNally had two of Cromwell’s three hits. Radziewicz had the other.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Cromwell (18-3) will host Old Lyme in the semifinals Monday at 3:45 p.m.. Morgan is 11-10.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No. 6 East Hampton 3, No. Haddam-Killingworth 0:</b> Junior Marvin Gorgas struck out 12 in a two-hit shutout, blanking the Cougars in Higganum.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />H-K had the tying run on first base in the bottom of the seventh in a bases-loaded, two-out situation. But Gorgas forced a groundout to end the game, sending the Bellringers to a semifinal matchup at top-seeded North Branford Wednesday.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The unlucky loser was H-K sophomore Brian Moskey, who gave up three runs on three hits in a complete-game effort. H-K committed four errors to East Hampton’s zero.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Nate Heroux had two hits for East Hampton, and Gorgas singled.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Moskey tripled and Jake DeCarli doubled for H-K’s only hits.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />East Hampton has played in the last two Shoreline Conference title games: defeating North Branford in 2011, then falling to Cromwell last year.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No. 4 Old Lyme 3, No. 5 Portland 1:</b> The Wildcats’ Slater Gregory hit a walk-off homer with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, lifting Old Lyme to the SLC semifinals in a thrilling finish at home.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Gregory also pitched a complete game and struck out six to earn the win.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Portland’s lone run came in the first inning when Matt Ryan scored on a fielder’s choice. Old Lyme evened the score in the third inning with an RBI single from Mike Mann.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Portland is 13-8. Old Lyme is 15-6.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No. 1 North Branford 3, No. 8 Coginchaug 1:</b> Mike Schettino’s two-hitter lifted the Thunderbirds to a semifinal matchup with Old Lyme.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Schettino struck out six and the North Branford offense posted single runs in the first, second and third innings.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Coginchaug’s lone run came in the fifth when a Charlie Anderson sacrifice fly scored Mike McShane.</span></div>
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SLC Quarterfinals Live</h2>
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The Last Eight Standing</h3>
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No. 1 North Branford (17-3): The Thunderbirds seem ready to capture the conference.</div>
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No. 2 Cromwell (17-3): They most likely didn't expect to be anywhere other an No. 1 when the season began.</div>
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No. 3 Haddam-Killingworth (15-5) The beat Cromwell twice and could see them in the semifinals.</div>
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No. 4 Old Lyme (14-6): Three-game winning streak to close the season.</div>
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No. 5 Portland (13-7): Defeated Old Lyme twice this season.</div>
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No. 6 East Hampton (11-9): Closed the season losing streak.</div>
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No. 7 Morgan (11-9): The Huskies dropped their last two to end the season.</div>
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No. 8 Coginchaug (11-9): 3-4 in the month of May.</div>
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Championship Saturday at Dodd Stadium in Norwich at 6 p.m. </div>
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Rain has cancelled the Southern Connecticut Conference baseball tournament prior to the semifinals, according to SCC Commissioner Al Carbone. This is the first time in the tournaments history that there is no champion. </div>
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Despite the disappointment of not being able to crown a champion, Carbone said with the state tournament approaching this was the only logical decision.</div>
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"You can't go past Sunday because of pitching," Carbone said. "We have teams that are going to be playing for state championships. Baseball, you have to be careful with playing back-to-backs."</div>
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The tournament schedule was the semis on Thursday and the final on Saturday. <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">Thursday morning</a> rain made Quigley Stadium, the site of the semis, unplayable and pushed the semis to Saturday at West Haven High and the final to Sunday. Carbone said the semifinals had to be on Saturday because of proms on Friday. Saturday's rain made it impossible to continue the tournament.</div>
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Top-seeded Xavier was to play No. 4 North Haven and No. 2 Amity was going to face No. 3 Fairfield Prep. Although all the coaches agreed with the decision, Indians coach Bob DeMayo said this could be avoided.</div>
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"Hopefully the CIAC pushes the requirements for conference tournaments back a week like they should do or start (the SCC tournament) Monday or Tuesday and play everyday." He said.</div>
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Mauritz said he told his team Friday that there was a chance the tournament would be cancelled. He said the cancelation was something that they can't avoid.</div>
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"You can't get mad at things you can't control," the Jesuits coach said. "We just have to get ready for the state tournament."</div>
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Meanwhile Xavier and Amity have been the number two and three teams in the state for the past month and the defending SCC champion Spartans were eager to avenge a 6-5 loss to the Falcons late in the season.</div>
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"We wanted to play them pretty bad," Amity coach Sal Coppola said. "We thought that they played us tough, but we had a real good chance when we played them."</div>
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Xavier wanted a rematch, too. However, they will settle for a shot to face the Spartans again in the state tournament. </div>
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"I'd love to play them again, but I can also look down to a week and a half and play them then," Xavier coach Rich Magner said. "I think if you look at the schedule and realize if we played Sunday and then we have to worry about Tuesday or Tuesday, Wednesday, I think that's asking a lot of a high school pitching staff."</div>
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SCC Semifinals Postponed</h2>
An early morning shower has made Quigley Feld, the site of the semifinals, unplayable thus postponing the semifinals to Saturday and pushing the final to Sunday.<br />
The semifinals have also been moved to West Haven High, the site of the final. There will be two semifinal games Saturday, one at 2 and the other at 4, with the final being played Sunday at 3. For more information, stay right here.<br />
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Quarterfinals Roundup</h2>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Chris Collins and Shawn Blake each had two hits, Kevin Stone had three RBI and a double and David Geric came on in the sixth inning and got the save to lead the third-seeded Fairfield Prep baseball team past sixth-seeded Notre Dame-West Haven 4-3 in the Southern Connecticut Conference quarterfinals in Fairfield on Tuesday. Griffin Garabedian and Greg Zullo had two hits for the Green Knights (13-8). Prep (15-6) jumped out to a 2-0 second inning lead and never fell behind, topping Notre Dame for the third time this season.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No. 2 Amity 5, No. 7 West Haven 3:</strong> Mike Concato struck out eight, Justin Ashworth doubled and Jake Russo added an RBI as the Spartans eliminated the Blue Devils in the SCC quarterfinals in Woodbridge.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No. 4 North Haven 5, No. 5 Shelton 3:</strong> Matt Oestreicher was 3-for-3 with a single, double and a home run as the Indians advanced to the SCC tournament semifinals at North Haven.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No. 1 Xavier 14, No. 8 Hand 5: </strong>Ben Criscuolo had a home run, two RBIs and was 3-for-3 to lead the top-seeded Falcons topped the eighth-seeded Tigers in Middletown.</span></div>
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The Final Four</h2>
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No. 1 Xavier (20-1): The Falcons' bats are still red hot.</div>
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No. 2 Amity (17-4): Concato started yesterday, making it highly unlikely he will pitch in the SCC Final if the Spartans make it there.</div>
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No. 3 Fairfield Prep (15-6): The Jesuits pitching was solid in a grind-it-out victory.</div>
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Semifinals Bracket Breakdown</h2>
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The Last Eight Standing</h3>
<b>No. 1 Xavier (19-1):</b> Only loss to Shelton, otherwise these guys can be unhittable and almost unbeatable.<br />
<b>No. 2 Amity (15-3):</b> Pitchers <a href="http://nhrbaseball.blogspot.com/2013/04/baseball-live-shelton-battles-amity.html">Mike Concato</a> and Sam Nepiarsky give the defending champs a great 1-2 punch.<br />
<b>No. 3 Fairfield Prep (14-6): </b>Coach Rudy Mauritz said they have to focus on the<a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/04/23/sports/high_school/doc5175f08d6e254378874708.txt"> little things</a> to win big.<br />
<b>No. 4 North Haven (12-7): </b> They are more than just a<a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/04/28/sports/high_school/doc517d99a16bdf0713139885.txt"> loud bench</a>. <br />
<b>No. 5 Shelton (13-6): </b>The Gaels have found a way, despite losing most of its core from the 2012 SCC title runner-up team.<br />
<b>No. 6 Notre Dame-West Haven (13-7):</b> Injuries to Griffin Garabedian and Greg Zullo <a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/05/06/sports/high_school/doc518827ab13713169665670.txt">could not stop the Green Knights. </a><br />
<b>No. 7 West Haven (11-8):</b> Cameron Stone and Co. make the Blue Devils a formidable seventh seed.<br />
<b>No. 8 Hand (9-9): </b>The Tigers are not just focused, they're <a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/05/13/sports/high_school/doc5191648bdfc5f965776706.txt">hyperfocused.</a><br />
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Quarterfinals Bracket Breakdown</h3>
Four out of the eight teams are from the five-team Quinnipiac Division (Xaver, Fairfield Prep, Notre Dame-West Haven and West Haven). ... Hand is the only division champ that will not host a playoff game in the first round. Xavier, Amity and North Haven all won their division. ...If West Haven pulls off upsets in each round, it will technically host the final, since it is at West Haven High School due to renovations at Yale Field. ... Despite the success of the Milford Post 196 team last summer, no Milford team qualified for the SCC tournament.<br />
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The Quarterfinal Capsules</h3>
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No. 8 Hand at No. 1 Xavier, 4 p.m.</h4>
<b>Season series: </b>Did not play.<b> </b><br />
<b>All about Hand: </b>Won the SCC Hammonasset Division title outright for the first time in school history. ... The Tigers are currently 1-3 against teams that qualified for the SCC tournament. ... The Tigers did win three consecutive games all season. <br />
<b>Hand's top players: </b>Sr. Ben Bednarczyk, Sr. Adam Nuzzo, Jr. Scott Braren. <br />
<b>Hand coach: </b>Travis LaPointe.<br />
<b>All about Xavier: </b>Won the SCC Quinnipiac Division with a perfect 8-0 record. ... Close the season on a 13-game winning streak, the longest in the SCC. ... 4-1 against SCC playoff teams, the only team to beat them is Shelton. ... The Falcons are averaging 8.5 runs per game. <br />
<b>Xavier's top players:</b> Sr. Matt Albanese, Jr. Jack Gethings, Jr. Chris Cardi, Jr. Sean Carroll.<br />
<b>Xavier coach:</b> Rich Magner.<br />
<b>Prediction: </b>Xavier 9-4.<br />
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No. 7 West Haven at No. 2 Amity, 4 p.m.</h4>
<b>Season series: </b>Amity won only meeting 10-4 on April 6.<b></b><br />
<b>All about West Haven: </b>2-1 in extra inning games, with the lone loss coming to top-seeded Xavier 3-2 in nine innings. ... Longest winning streak of the season is four games. The Blue Devils won four games twice this season. ... West Haven went 1-7 against SCC tournament teams. <br />
<b>West Haven's top players: </b>Sr. Cameron Stone, Sr. Tyler Gambardella, Sr. Bobby Moretti, Jr. Nick Price.<br />
<b>West Haven coach: </b>Mike Anquillare.<br />
<b>All about Amity: </b>Won the SCC Housatonic Division for the 10th straight season. ... Won the SCC last season. ... Are only giving up 1.6 runs per game through 18 games. ... Two of the Spartans three loses came courtesy of unearned runs. ... All of their defeats are one-run losses.<br />
<b>Amity's top players:</b> Sr. Mike Concato, Sr. Sam Nepiarsky, Jr. Jake Russo, Sr. Keith Klebart, Sr. Justin Ashworth.<br />
<b>Amity coach:</b> Sal Coppola.<br />
<b>Prediction: </b>Amity 6-2.<br />
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No. 6 Notre Dame-West Haven at No. 3 Fairfield Prep, 4 p.m.</h4>
<b>Season series: </b>Fairfield Prep won both meetings, 7-6 (12) on April 15 and 4-0 on May 6<br />
<b>All about Notre Dame-West Haven: </b>Played most of the season without two best players, Greg Zullo and Griffin Garabedian. ... The Green Knights got upset by Law in the first round last season. ... The Green Knights ended the season on a three-game winning streak, its third three-game winning streak of the season.<br />
<b>Notre Dame-West Haven's top players: </b>Sr. Griffin Garabedian, Sr. Greg Zullo, Sr. Wes Paulsen, Jr. Drew Arciuolo, Sr. Troy Terzi, Jr. John Amendola.<br />
<b>Notre Dame-West Haven coach: </b>Lou Kessler.<br />
<b>All about Prep: </b>Finished second in the SCC Quinnipiac Division. ... Lost two of its last three games to close the season. ... Opened the year on a season-high four-game winning streak. ... 5-4 against SCC tournament teams. ... Defeated Amity 1-0.<br />
<b>Prep's top players:</b> Jr. Shawn Blake, Sr. David Gerics, Jr. Dean Lockery, <br />
<b>Prep coach:</b> Rudy Mauritz.<br />
<b>Prediction: </b>Notre Dame-West Haven 6-4 (8).<br />
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No. 5 Shelton at No. 4 North Haven, 4:30 p.m.</h4>
<b>Season series: </b>North Haven won lone meeting 1-0 on April 22.<br />
<b>All about Shelton: </b>Lost in last season's SCC final. ... Won a season-high five games in a row in mid April. ... Only team to beat Xavier this season. ... The Gaels defeated Xavier the same day the Falcons were voted No. 1 in the state. ... 3-5 against teams in the SCC tournament heading into last game of the season. ... Only lost back-to-back games this season once, losing to Amity and North Haven on April 19 and 22. <br />
<b>Shelton's top players: </b>Sr. Ryan Testani, Sr. Vin Backert, Sr. Marcello Usrini, Sr. Tyler Tice, Sr. Ed Groth, So. Justin Lynch.<br />
<b>Shelton coach: </b>Scott Gura.<br />
<b>All about North Haven: </b>Won the SCC Oronoque Division. .. There were a total of 20 strikeouts in the Indians 1-0 victory over the Gaels. ... Won a season-high eight straight games in mid-April. ... 3-1 in games decided by two runs or less. ... 5-4 at home going into last game of the season.<br />
<b>North Haven's top players:</b> Sr. Matt Oestreicher, Sr. Zack Brown, Sr. Chandler Andrewsen, Sr. Mike Acampora.<br />
<b>North Haven coach:</b> Bob DeMayo.<br />
<b>Prediction: </b>Shelton 3-1.<br />
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Tournament champions</h3>
2012: Amity over Shelton 2-1.<br />
2011: Cheshire over Fairfield Prep 14-0.<br />
2010: Shelton over Amity 4-3 (9).<br />
2009: Law over Foran 11-6.<br />
2008: ND-West Haven over Amity 10-8.<br />
2007: Guilford over Amity 7-1.<br />
2006: Amity over Xavier 5-1.<br />
2005: Amity over North Haven 14-3.<br />
2004: Amity over Xavier 6-1.<br />
2003: West Haven over Amity 7-4.<br />
2002: North Haven over West Haven 9-6.<br />
2001: Cancelled, co-champs declared.<br />
2000: Shelton over ND-West Haven 8-2.<br />
1999: Branford over West Haven 11-10.<br />
1998: Xavier over Branford 6-3.<br />
1997: ND-West Haven over North Haven 2-1.<br />
1996: ND-West Haven over Cheshire 6-3.<br />
1995: ND-West Haven over West Haven 2-1.<br />
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NEW CANAAN -- The New Canaan and Greenwich baseball teams had both
secured spots in next week's FCIAC tournament, meaning neither team
needed a win Wednesday at Mead Park but that did little to diminish the
playoff like atmosphere present from the opening pitch.<br />
After grabbing an early lead, Greenwich came from behind to beat the
Rams 7-5, with the final two outs coming on strikeouts with the bases
loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning. Read more <a href="http://www.greenwichtime.com/sports/article/Greenwich-baseball-rallies-to-beat-New-Canaan-4520198.php#ixzz2TTycKAaP">here</a>.<br />
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<b>Derby 6, Ansonia 4: </b>Dillon McMahon had two hits and
two runs and winning pitcher Sal Frosceno had a double and scored twice
for the host Red Raiders in this Naugatuck Valley League win.<br />
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Michael
Kreiger had a single and two RBIs and Victor Soto hit a two-run home
run for Derby (10-9). Ryan O’Connor had a double, triple, two runs and
two RBIs for the Chargers (11-8).<br />
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<b>Guilford 7, Cheshire 3:</b>
J.P. Peters hit a three-run home run and Ben Monte was two-for-four
with and RBI as the Indians (9-8) topped the Rams (8-10) in Cheshire.<br />
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<b>North Haven 4, Fairfield Prep 3:</b>
Chris Brockett walked with the bases loaded to score John DeCusati with
the walk-off run in the Indians’ (12-7) victory over the Jesuits (13-6)
in North Haven. <br />
<b>Shelton 3, Foran 0: </b>Justin Lynch had a two-run single and Vin Backert struck out five in the Gaels’ (13-6) victory over the Lions (8-9) in Shelton.<br />
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<b>Stratford 2, New Milford 0:</b>
Josten Beato allowed four hits and struck out five in the complete game
for the visiting Red Devils in this South-West Conference win.<br />
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Beato drove in the eventual winning run for Stratford (8-10), which qualified for the state tournament.<br />
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<b>West Haven 7, East Haven 5:</b> Michael Brand and Tom Wilkerson doubled and the Blue Devils (11-7) topped the Yellow Jackets (9-11) in East Haven.<br />
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<b>No. 2 Xavier 9, Branford 1</b>:
Ben Criscuolo pitched a complete game five-hitter and helped his cause
with two hits for the visiting Falcons in this SCC interdivision win.
Xavier is 19-1.<br />
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<b>MIDDLETOWN —</b> Xavier and
Amity gave baseball fans a sneak preview Monday of what next week’s
Southern Connecticut Conference tournament might like look.<br />
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They also gave those folks planning on attending the SCCs fair warning to fasten their seat belts: it’s going to be a wild ride.<br />
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Xavier’s magical season and penchant for late-inning thrills continued as the Falcons rallied past Amity, 6-5, at Palmer Field. Read more <a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/05/14/sports/high_school/doc5191a5fbaf640789087043.txt">here</a>.<br />
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Ryan Testani threw a two-hitter for the Shelton baseball team, which beat Fairfield Prep 2-0 Monday in this Southern <span class="inline-link" style="border-bottom: 3px double; color: #227d1f; cursor: pointer; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Connecticut</span>
Conference interdivision win at Fairfield. Marcello Ursini had two
hits, including a double, for Shelton (11-6), which scored both runs in
the second inning on a throwing error. Shawn Blake had both hits for
Prep (13-5).<br />
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<b>West Haven 2, Cheshire 1 (8): </b>Nick Price’s RBI
single in the eighth inning gave West Haven this SCC interdivision home
win. Price allowed just one unearned run, outdueling Cheshire’s Ethan
Lonardelli for the Westies (10-7).Kyle Hodgson went 3-for-4 for the Rams
(8-9).<br />
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<b>Career 6, Hand 4: </b>Catcher Joe Tiroletto hit a three-run
homer and pitched the final inning for the save as Career notched an SCC
interdivision road win at Career. Tiroletto’s homer highlighted a
four-run third inning that gave Career a 4-0 lead it never relinquished.
Hand (8-8), which received four hits Scott Braren, made it interesting
with three runs in the sixth to make it a 6-4 game.<br />
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Jose Negron (3-3) picked up the win for Career (6-12). James Powell took the loss. <br />
North Branford 6, Cromwell 0: Mike
Schettino tossed a five-hitter and Chris Caron went 3-for-3 with two
RBIs to lead North Branford to a Shoreline Conference win at Cromwell.
Kyle Hart added two doubles and four RBIs for North Branford (14-3).
Cromwell fell to 15-2.<br />
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<b>Ansonia 4, Woodland 2: </b>Adam Thayer struck
out eight and Ryan O’Connor went 2-for-3 with a triple to lead Ansonia
to this Naugatuck Valley League victory at home. Corey Dezienkiewicz
added a double for Ansonia (11-6). Woodland fell to 6-11.<br />
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<b>Foran
6, North Haven 1: </b>Anthony Alicki and Joe Zanghi combined on a two-hitter
to lead Foran to the SCC interdivision home victory. Casey McCone hit a
two-run homer for the Lions, (8-7). Matt Ostreicher had an RBI double
for North Haven (11-7).<br />
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<b>Platt Tech 7, Goodwin Tech 5:</b> Todd
Pertucci went the distance on a win and helped himself with two hits,
two runs and three RBIs as Platt Tech won this Constitution State
Conference game at Milford. Raul Robles went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a
run for the Panthers (9-8, 9-4). Jensey Baez went 2-for-4 with two runs
and three stolen bases for Goodwin Tech (8-10, 7-8).<br />
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<b>Morgan 4,
Coginchaug 3 (8): </b>Jake Mastroianni hit a three-run double and Tyler
Anglin hit the game-winning single with one out in the eighth for Morgan
(11-7) in a Shoreline Conference game at Clinton.<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Drew DeRubeis had a hit and an RBI to lead the host Law baseball team to a 4-1 non-conference upset over No. 4 St. Joseph Tuesday in Milford.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Kevin Johnson doubled for the Lawmen (7-9).<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Brett Olayos had an RBI and Jake Amoroso had a single and a double for the Cadets (12-3).<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />East Haven 8, Career 7: Brian Kucharski drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lead the host Easties to this Southern Connecticut Conference Oronoque Division win.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hand 4, Foran 3: Kyle Anderson had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs for the host Tigers, who won the SCC Hammonasset Division title with a victory over the Lions at Madison.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Scott Braren had an RBI double for Hand (8-7). Chris Yee had two hits and an RBI for the Lions (7-7).<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Coginchaug 4, Valley Regional 1: Jack Granger hit a home run for the visiting Blue Devils in a Shoreline Conference win at Deep River.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Steve Thody and Charlie Anderson had doubles for Coginchaug (9-6). Dan Thayer had a home run for the Warriors (5-9).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Career 9, Wilbur Cross 1: Joe Tiroletto allowed three hits and one run to earn his first win of the season in the Panthers’ SCC Oronoque Division win at New Haven.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Melvin Santiago, Jose Negron and Eric Colon each had two hits for Career (5-11). Melvin Mujica had two hits for Wilbur Cross (3-12).<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Shelton 5, Guilford 1: Tyler Tice, Justin Lynch and Ed Groth had two hits apiece for the host Gaels in an SCC interdivision win. Shelton is 10-5.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Wolcott 5, Derby 1: Mike Meier’s three-run homer in the seventh highlighted Wolcott’s Naugatuck Valley League win at Derby.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Jason Matos added a hit and two RBIs for the Eagles (15-0). Victor Soto had two hits for Derby (8-8).<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Haddam-Killingworth 6, Old Saybrook 3: Jake Decarli pitched a complete game, allowed five hits and struck out six for the host Cougars in a Shoreline Conference win at Higganum.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rob Annino had two hits and two RBIs for H-K (11-4). Ben Endrizzi had two hits for the Rams (3-12).<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />North Branford 11, East Windsor 1: Nick Perrelli had three hits, including two doubles, and three RBIs to lead the Thunderbirds over East Windsor at North Branford.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Chris Caron had two hits with an RBI and Mike Funaro had two hits for North Branford.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />No. 10 Fairfield Prep 4, Notre Dame-West Haven 0: David Gerics had a single, triple and two RBIs for the visiting Jesuits in an SCC Quinnipiac Division win at West Haven. Fairfield Prep is 12-4, 4-2.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Ansonia 1, Seymour 0: Matt Pitney’s single — Ansonia’s only hit of the game — drove in Bobby Schryver in the seventh to lift the Chargers to a walk-off win at Ansonia.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />It was Pitney’s third walk-off hit of the season. Adam Thayer struck out seven and allowed five hits for Ansonia (9-6). Nick Kuzia tossed a one-hitter and struck out five for Seymour (6-10).</span></div>
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J.P. Peters was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded with the count full to score Matt Brockett as the <strong>Guilford baseball team defeated Law 5-4</strong> in nine innings in a Southern Connecticut Conference game in Guilford on Friday.<br /><br />Ben Monte had an RBI double that scored Matt Brockett.<br /><br /><strong>Notre Dame-West Haven 11, Hamden 3:</strong> Zach Balabon had three hits, three RBIs and a double in the Green Knights’ win over the Green Dragons at Quigley Stadium.<br /><br /><strong>North Haven 6, Career 5: </strong>Dominic
Fusco scored the winning run off an error and Mike Acampora came in
relief and got the win as the Indians (10-4) topped the Panthers (4-10)
in North Haven. <br />
<strong>Shelton 4, Sheehan 2: </strong>Ryan Testani had two hits, Justin Lynch had an RBI and the Gaels (9-5) topped the Titans in Shelton.<br /><br />Kevin Duffy had two hits for Sheehan (6-7).<h2>
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<strong>Career 9, Branford 5:</strong> Eric Colon had three hits and three RBIs to lead the Panthers to their SCC Oronoque win in New Haven.<br /><br /><strong>Notre Dame-West Haven 6, West Haven 3: </strong>John
Amendola pitched into the seventh inning and struck out 11 for the
Green Knights in this SCC Quinnipiac Division win at West Haven.<br /><br />Zack
Korwek had three hits and two RBIs and Parker Barnell struck out both
batters he faced in the seventh inning to earn the save for Notre Dame
(9-5).<br /><br />Jason Wilkerson had two hits and a run and Nick Price had two hits and an RBI for the Westies (7-6). <br />
<strong>Derby 6, Naugatuck 0:</strong> Jordan LaRue had a triple, single and three RBIs and Ryan LanDona had a double and an RBI for Derby (7-7) at home.<br /><br /><strong>Hamden 6, Wilbur Cross 5 (8): </strong>Winning
pitcher Zach Morgillo drove in the winning run with a double in the top
of the eighth inning to lift the Green Dragons to this SCC
interdivision win in New Haven.<br /><br />Christian Colon had a solo home run for Hamden (4-9).<br /><br />Melvin Mujica had a double and a triple for the Governors (2-11).<br /><br /><strong>Hopkins 2, Rye (N.Y.) 0: </strong>John Knopf had four strikeouts and allowed four hits for the Hilltoppers (11-3) in their prep school win in Rye, N.Y.<br /><br /><strong>Morgan 5, Valley Regional 0:</strong>
Alex Lipka was 2-for-2 with two runs score and Ronnie Buchetto struck
out seven in a complete game victory for the Huskies (8-5) in Clinton.
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<strong>North Haven 4, East Haven 0: </strong>Chandler Andrewsen had three hits for North Haven in an SCC Oronoque Division win at East Haven.<br /><br />Matt Oestreicher had a double and an RBI for the Indians (9-4, 5-0). East Haven dropped to 7-9, 3-2.<br /><br /><strong>North Branford 6, Haddam-Killingworth 0:</strong>
Nick Perrelli had three hits and pitched a complete game shutout, Kyle
Hart added two RBIs and the Thunderbirds (10-3) picked up a Shoreline
Conference victory over the Cougars (9-4).<br /><br /><strong>Seymour 13, Crosby 1: </strong>Pitcher
Nick Kuzia struck out seven and walked none and had two hits with a
double and two RBIs to lead the host Wildcats to their NVL win. Jake
Walkinshaw had two hits and an RBI and Jim Vartelas had two hits, a
double and an RBI for the Wildcats (6-8).<br /><br /><strong>Shelton 5, Cheshire 2:</strong>
Tyler Tice had three hits and two runs, Marcello Ursini had a two-run
double and Ryan Testani had two hits and on the mound struck out seven
for the Gaels (8-5) over the Rams (5-7) in an SCC Housatonic Division
game. Cooper Mrowka had two hits for the Rams.<br /><br /><strong>No. 2 Xavier 8, No. 9 Fairfield Prep 4 (8): </strong>Mike
Purcell had a two-out three-run go-ahead double in the eighth inning to
lift the Falcons (13-1) over the Jesuits (10-4) in an SCC Quinnipiac
victory in Fairfield.<br /><br />Jack Gethings, Ben Criscuolo and Pat Downey all had two hits each for Xavier.<br /><br />ANSONIA 5, SACRED HEART 4<br /><br />(at Ansonia)<br /><br />Sacred Heart 101 020 0000 --- 4 7 2 <br />
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Team records: Branford 5-8; Career 4-10.<br /><br />CHENEY TECH 7, PLATT TECH 3<br /><br />(at Milford)<br /><br />Cheney Tech 110 203 0 --- 7 8 0<br /><br />Platt Tech 100 200 0 --- 3 6 4<br /><br />Tim Cate, Steve Soto (6) and Tom Blazys, Steve Brears (5); Jason Waxman, Angelo Genovesi (6) and Mike Raccio.<br /><br />WP: Tim Cate. LP: Jason Waxman.<br /><br />Team records: Cheney Tech 13-1, 12-0; Platt Tech 8-6, 8-3 CSC.<br /><br />DERBY 6, NAUGATUCK 0<br /><br />(at Derby)<br /><br />Naugatuck 000 000 0 --- 0 4 1<br /><br />Derby 500 100 X --- 6 5 2<br /><br />Spencer Greher, Rickey Plasky (1), Adam Taures (6) and John Dean; Victor Soto and Tim Garrity.<br /><br />WP: Victor Soto (2-2). LP: Spencer Greher (2-2). 3B: (DE) Jordan LaRue .<br /><br />Team records: Naugatuck 5-8; Derby 7-7.<br /><br />HAMDEN 6, WILBUR CROSS 5 (8)<br /><br />(at New Haven)<br /><br />Hamden 100 101 21 --- 6 12 1<br /><br />Wilbur Cross 020 000 30 --- 5 12 7<br /><br />Marc Masciantonio, Zach Morgillo (6) and Exavier Santiago; Thomas Mieles and Bryan Velez.<br /><br />WP:
Zach Morgillo. LP: Thomas Mieles (0-4). 2B: (HA) Morgillo; (WC) Thomas
Mieles, Kevin Gonzalez, Melvin Mujica. 3B: (WC) Mujica. Hr: Christian
Colon (HA)<br /><br />Team records: Hamden 4-9; Wilbur Cross 2-11.<br /><br />HOPKINS 2, RYE 0<br /><br />(at Rye, N.Y.)<br /><br />Hopkins 000 010 1 --- 2 7 0<br /><br />Rye 000 000 0 --- 0 4 0<br /><br />Josh Knopf and Jim Martino; Chris Waite, Ben Stefani (7) and Stefani, Ryan Mills (7).<br /><br />WP: Josh Knopf (4-2). LP: Chris Waite (0-2).<br /><br />Team records: Hopkins 11-3; Rye 6-2.<br /><br />NORTH BRANFORD 6,<br /><br />HADDAM-KILLINGWORTH 0<br /><br />(at Higganum)<br /><br />North Branford 000 201 3 --- 6 8 0<br /><br />Haddam-Kill. 000 000 0 --- 0 3 0<br /><br />Nick Perrelli and Brandon Basil; Brian Moskey and Rich Sleight.<br /><br />WP: Nick Perrelli (3-1). LP: Brian Moskey (2-1). 2B: (NoBfd) Kyle Hart, Chris Caron, Will Coleman; (HK) Brian Moskey.<br /><br />Team records: North Branford 10-3; Haddam-Killingworth 9-4.<br /><br />NORTH HAVEN 4, EAST HAVEN 0<br /><br />(at East Haven)<br /><br />North Haven 100 110 1 --- 4 9 0<br /><br />East Haven 000 000 0 --- 0 2 2<br /><br />Zack Brown and Matt Oestreicher; Tom Moore and Brian Kucharski.<br /><br />WP: Zach Brown (3-2). LP: Tom Moore (3-3). 2B: (NH) Oestreicher.<br /><br />Team records: North Haven 9-4 (5-0 SCC Oronoque); East Haven 7-9 (3-2).<br /><br />NOTRE DAME-WEST HAVEN 6,<br /><br />WEST HAVEN 3<br /><br />(at West Haven)<br /><br />Notre Dame 100 410 0 --- 6 12 1<br /><br />West Haven 000 003 0 --- 3 9 2<br /><br />Amendola, Barnell (7) and Burton; Stone, Gambardella (3), Carter (5) and Balzano .<br /><br />WP: John Amendola (3-2). LP: Tyler Gambardella (3-3). SV: Parker Barnell.<br /><br />Team records: Notre Dame-West Haven 9-5; West Haven 7-6.<br /><br />MORGAN 5, VALLEY REGIONAL 0<br /><br />(at Clinton)<br /><br />Valley Regional 000 000 0 --- 0 2 3<br /><br />Morgan 000 203 X --- 5 6 2<br /><br />Dave Bradbury and Alex Jaillet; Ronnie Buchetto and Tom White.<br /><br />WP: Ron Buchetto (4-2). LP: Dave Bradbury (2-3). 2B: (MO) Tom White.<br /><br />Team records: Valley Regional 5-7; Morgan 8-5.<br /><br />SEYMOUR 13, CROSBY 1<br /><br />(at Seymour)<br /><br />Crosby 000 100 0 --- 1 4 5<br /><br />Seymour 041 161 X --- 13 11 3<br /><br />Pete Petteway, Zac Rodriguez (5) and Ozzie Rivera; Nick Kuzia and Mike Conlan.<br /><br />WP: Nick Kuzia (2-4). LP: Pete Petteway.<br /><br />Team records: Crosby 1-12; Seymour 6-8.<br /><br />SHELTON 5, CHESHIRE 2<br /><br />(at Cheshire)<br /><br />Shelton 110 030 0 --- 5 10 0<br /><br />Cheshire 000 100 1 --- 2 5 1<br /><br />Ryan Testani and Ed Groth; Christian Colp, P.J. Watson (5) and Wes Robertson.<br /><br />WP: Ryan Testani (3-2). LP: Christian Colp (3-2). 2B: (SHE) Marcello Ursini; (CH) Ethan Lonardelli.<br /><br />Team records: Shelton 8-5; Cheshire 5-7.<br /><br />XAVIER 8, FAIRFIELD PREP 4<br /><br />(at Fairfield)<br /><br />Xavier 030 100 04 --- 8 10 4<br /><br />Fairfield Prep 000 022 00 --- 4 5 1<br /><br />Ben Criscuolo, Sean Carroll (5) and Chris Cardi ; Kyle Mollo, Dave Gerics (7) and Jake Berry.<br /><br />WP: Sean Carroll (4-1). LP: David Gerics (). 2B: (XV) Mike Purcell.<br /><br />Team records: Xavier 13-1; Fairfield Prep 10-4.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639098898170810965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434645371542740545.post-45922366216999123882013-04-29T11:16:00.001-04:002013-04-29T22:59:36.041-04:00GOOD EYE: The updated poll, who is the state's best player, Monday's recap and North Haven's bench is loud<h2>
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Monday's recap</h2>
Chris Ames’ RBI single drove in Brandon Hewitt in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the <strong>Lyman Hall baseball team its first win of the season, 1-0 over Hand </strong>Monday in this Southern Connecticut Conference interdivision game at Wallingford.<br /><br />Dan
Russell tossed a two-hit shutout for the Trojans (1-11). Brian Anderson
allowed just four hits in the loss for the Tigers (6-6).<br /><br /><strong>Cheshire 3, Foran 2:</strong> Ethan Lonardelli’s walk-off two-run home run lifted the Rams to a victory over Foran in SCC interdivision play at Cheshire.<br /><br />Dan
Schock also drove in a run with a double in Cheshire’s three-run
seventh inning. Kevin Mirando added two hits for Cheshire (5-6). Joe
Zanghi had a double and a triple for the Lions (6-6). <br />
<strong>West Haven 5, North Haven 2: </strong>Tyler
Gambardella and Rick Balzano each had two hits for West Haven (7-5) in
an SCC interdivision win at North Haven. Chris Brockett two hits for
North Haven (8-4).<br /><br /><strong>Notre Dame-West Haven 9, Career 2:</strong>
Brian Gargiulo had three hits and Mike Levine added two to lead the
Green Knights over the Panthers in SCC interdivision action at New
Haven.<br /><br />Notre Dame improves to 8-5. Josh Colon and Jose Negron each had two hits for Career (3-10).<br /><br /><strong>Sheehan 3, Guilford 2:</strong> Mike Kakalow’s inside-the-park home run was the deciding run for Sheehan in an SCC interdivision win at Wallingford.<br /><br />Nolan Cloutier singled in Kevin Duffy in the second inning to tie the game at 1-1 for the Titans (6-5). Guilford dropped to 6-6.<br /><br /><strong>Platt Tech 3, Prince Tech 1: </strong>Mike Raccio scattered five hits and struck out 13 for Platt Tech in a Constitution State Conference win at Milford. <br />
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The good, bad an ugly from last week. Swing and a Miss right<a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/04/29/sports/high_school/doc517d9b1ee983b796720125.txt"> here</a>.<br />
Bristol Central does something no team has done all season. The updated Top 10 right <a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/04/29/sports/high_school/doc517dbbffb2665527813061.txt">here</a>. <br />
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<strong>Sheehan 6, Notre Dame-West Haven 0: </strong>Kevin
Duffy allowed one hit, one walk and struck out five in the complete
game for the visiting Titans in this SCC interdivision win at West
Haven.<br /><br />Rob Sprafke had two hits and two RBIs for Sheehan (5-5).<br /><br /><strong>Haddam-Killingworth 1, Hale-Ray 0: </strong>Griffin
Bremer pitched a complete game, allowing one hit and striking out seven
for the host Cougars in this Shoreline Conference win at Higganum.<br /><br />Nick Landell had three hits for H-K (8-3). <br />
<strong>Ansonia 9, Naugatuck 1: </strong>Bobby
Schryver had a three-run homer and Sean Bonaparte had three hits and
three RBIs to lead the Chargers (6-5) to their NVL win in Naugatuck.<br /><br /><strong>West Haven 12, No. 8 Shelton 3: </strong>Cameron Stone had two hits and four RBIs for the host Westies in this SCC interdivision win.<br /><br />Joey Sette had two hits and an RBI and Gary Donovan had three hits for West Haven (6-5).<br /><br />Tyler Tice and Michael Cowell each had RBIs and Hudson Boles had two hits for the Gaels (7-5).<br /><br /><strong>Branford 10, Law 6:</strong>
Rob Petrillo had a homer and Alex King had two hits and an RBI to lead
the Hornets to their SCC interdivision win in Milford. Jake Rouse and
Dillon Rocha each had two hits and an RBI for the Lawmen.<br /><br /><strong>Guilford 10, Career 9: </strong>With
the game tied at 9 and two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Michael
Afeltra drew a bases-loaded walk and drove in T.J. Williams from third
for the game-winning run for the Indians in their SCC interdivision win
in Guilford. Alex Potocsny had a two-run double for the Indians (6-5).
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struck out seven in six innings. Kyle Anderson doubled and had a
run-scoring triple, Kyle Brown had two hits and three RBIs and Jamed
Powell had two hits, including an RBI double, for Hand (6-5).<br /><br /><strong>Seymour 8, Kennedy 2: </strong>Nick
Kuzia had a single, double and two RBIs and Zach Sirowich added an RBI
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<strong>No. 3 Xavier 12, Foran 11:</strong> The host Falcons scored eight times in the bottom of the seventh inning in this SCC interdivision win at Middletown.<br /><br />Matt
Albanese had a two-out infield hit in the bottom of the seventh inning
to tie the game for the Falcons. Mike Purcell had three doubles, a
single and three RBIs and Will Garrity hit a solo home run for Xavier
(10-1).<br /><br />Reinaldo Jackson hit a solo home run and Anthony Alicki
hit a three-run home run and finished with five RBIs for the Lions
(5-5).<br /><br /><strong>No. 2 Amity 7, North Haven 1: </strong>Sebastian
DiMauro had three hits, including a two-run home run, to lead the host
Spartans to this SCC interdivision win at Woodbridge. <br />
Justin Ashworth and Chris Katz each had a hit and two RBIs for Amity (9-1). Matt Oestreicher had two hits for the Indians (8-3).<br /><br /><strong>Ansonia 3, Torrington 2:</strong>
Cory Dzienkiewicz’s sacrifice fly with one out in the fourth inning
drove in Darwin Elias from third to give the Chargers (5-5) a 3-0 lead
as they hung on for their Naugatuck Valley League win in Torrington.<br /><br /><strong>Derby 11, Wilby 4: </strong>Victor
Soto hit a grand slam and had five RBIs as Sal Frosceno, Zach Volo and
Ryan Ladona all homered in the NVL home win by the Red Raiders (5-6)
over Wilby (1-9).<br /><br /><strong>Law 7,No. 10 Fairfield Prep 2:</strong>
Kurt Holden picked up his third win of the season for the Lawmen (6-5).
Cheech Guistino went 2-for-3 with two RBI for the Lawmen. Shawn Blake
doubled for the Jesuits (8-3).<br /><br /><strong>North Branford 5, Haddam-Killingworth 0: </strong>Brandan
Basil had an RBI and two hits, Mike Querfield had a hit and two RBIs
and Mike Funaro added an RBI in the win by the Thunderbirds (7-3) over
the Cougars (7-3).<br /><br /><strong>Shelton 9, Branford 1:</strong> Tyler Tice had three hits and three RBIs to lead the Gaels to their SCC interdivision win in Branford. <br />
C.J. Rizzo added two hits including a three-run triple in the fifth inning and Pat Murphy had two hits for the Gaels (7-4).<br /><br /><strong>Coginchaug 2, Morgan 1:</strong>
John Mormile had a two-out RBI single that scored Christian Adams to
lift the Blue Devils over the Huskies in Shoreline Conference action at
Durham.<br /><br />Ted Thody got the win for Coginchaug (7-4) over Morgan (6-4).<br /><br /><strong>Hand 8, Hamden 2: </strong>Kyle Anderson had a triple and two RBIs for the visiting Tigers in this SCC interdivision win.<br /><br />Winning pitcher James Powell allowed four hits and helped his cause with an RBI for Hand (5-5).<br /><br />Paul Wetmore doubled and had an RBI for Hamden (3-7).<br /><br /><strong>Notre Dame-West Haven 6, Guilford 2:</strong> Zack Balabon had a hit and two RBIs for the host Green Knights in this SCC win at West Haven. Notre Dame is 7-4.<br /><br /><strong>Oxford 4, Stratford 2: </strong>Winning
pitcher Kyle Chudoba struck out six and had a two-run double for the
visiting Wolverines in this South-West Conference win at Stratford.<br /><br />Neil
Ring had two hits and an RBI for Oxford (8-2). Alec Ward had two hits
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<b>THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IS...: </b>Yeah, okay the baseball writers and I are still working on that one. There has been a different number one team each week. From Amity, to Xavier, to Bristol Central, we just can’t decide. However, in my humble opinion, No. 2 Amity, who was No. 1 in the first poll, is the state’s best team due to pitchers <b>Mike Concato</b> and <b>Sam Nepiarsky</b>. In the state and conference tournaments, having a strong No. 1 and 2 starter is the main ingredient to a title. The 8-1 Spartans are only giving up 1.2 runs per game and their only loss came via a seventh inning error. Not bad, to me at least. In spite of that, the 9-1 Falcons are shutting teams down, too. No. 3 Xavier was voted No. 1 in the second poll and has only gave up three or more runs in a game three times this season. Xavier is 2-1 in those games with the lone loss being a 6-3 defeat to defending Class LL champ Shelton. Now new No. 1 Bristol Central of the Central Connectitcut Conference joins the convo courtesy of a 7-0 record and star pitcher <b>Matt Blandino</b>. These three teams will play musical chairs with the top spot until someone really falls off, which I doubt. Just know, Amity is most likely the best, barring injury.<br />
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<b>HAMDEN’S GOT BAD LUCK:</b> Remember the song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBD9rHwqv2o">Bad Luck by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes?</a> Remember Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes? Well you get a gold star sport! Seriously, make that old school track the Green Dragons’ first half theme song. Hamden is 1-2 in extra inning games and is currently riding a three-game losing streak in which it has dropped all three by one lousy run. Don’t feel too bad for the Green Dragons though, these guys are good. Hamden rallied from an eight-run deficit to force extras with No. 3 Xavier and lost 12-11 in eight innings. Then two days later, lost to 7-2 No. 10 Fairfield Prep<a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/04/23/sports/high_school/doc5175f08d6e254378874708.txt"> (Who wants respect)</a> 5-4 in nine frames. Hamden also topped No. 8 Shelton 6-4 earlier in the season. Hamden’s got spoiler written all over it. <br />
<b>THE NO. 5 CROMWELL/HADDAM-KILLINGWORTH GAME IS GOING TO BE SWEET: </b>Over in the Shoreline Conference, Cromwell has been rocking steady (Bet you don’t remember <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPJz3syNbtE">Rock Steady by the Whispers!!</a> Haha, I’m on a roll). However, the defending Class S champion Panthers took their only loss of the season to Haddam-Killingworth 6-2 on Apr. 5. The Cougars are 7-2, with both losses decided by one run to Portland and Old Lyme. These two seem to be the best in the SLC and Cromwell might be headed for a Class S repeat. May 8 will answer a lot of questions.<br />
<b>WOLCOTT MIGHT ALREADY HAVE THE NVL WRAPPED UP:</b> With a team ERA of 1.97 and batting average of .359 with 104 hits and 64 RBIs, the Eagles are head and shoulders above anyone in the Naugatuck Valley League. Wolcott is 9-0 and also possesses a NHR Top 25 talent in <b>Manny Cruz</b>, who is batting a scorching .500 (Yes, .500) and holds a 5-0 record on the mound with a 1.27 ERA. The only potential obstacle is 8-2 Holy Cross. Or maybe not, after Wolcott trounced the Crusaders 10-2 last Friday. <br />
<b>N0. 6 ST. JOSEPH IS THE SCARIEST TEAM IN THE FCIAC: </b>The Cadets hold a 7-2 record. No. 4 New Canaan (9-1) is arguably more talented. However, I’ve always been a resume over personnel guy and the Cadets’ resume is good enough to fetch them a job in my dying profession. This season the Cadets have defeated No. 7 Greenwich and aforementioned New Canaan. SJ’s losses are a 3-1 decision to Wilton (6-3) and a 8-3 season-opening loss to Ridgefield (7-2), Be very afraid of the Cadets Fairfield County, very afraid.<br />
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<b>RAIN, RAIN, OH, YOU’RE NOT COMING? COOL, KEEP IT THAT WAY:</b> Just one day has been interrupted due to rain in the first half of the season. Although I would love to tell you that the rest of the season will go on uninterrupted, I know better. Pitching rotations get screwed up due to the rain and look for that to happen in the second half. <br />
<b>THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IS:</b> Amity, just don’t see anyone topping this team in Class LL. They’re not always on fire at the plate, but with <b>Jake Russo</b>,<b> Justin Ashworth</b> and Co., three or four runs should be enough with their pitching staff.<br />
<b>THE REGULAR-SEASON IS OVERRATED: </b>Pick up a paper and look at a box score, wait, who am I kidding? Go online and look at a box score and you’ll see good teams losing to bad teams and ranked teams losing to unranked teams. Don’t be fooled. Pitching wins championships. Therefore, some top teams may drop some in an effort to see who else can eat up some innings when the playoffs come around. Also, playing three to four games in a week will put a strain on your rotation. There will be upsets in the second half, but before you say a team is or isn’t legit because they lost, ask who pitched. <br />
<b>IF NOTRE DAME-WEST HAVEN GETS HEALTHY, WATCH OUT: </b>The Green Knights have been without UConn-bound <b>Griffin Garabedian</b> and <b>Greg Zullo</b> for quite some time now. However, if coach <b>Lou Kessler</b> can get his guys back, look for Notre Dame-West Haven to make a strong push towards the postseason. The Green Knights are 6-4, it is far from over in West Haven for these guys.<br />
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<b>WE REALLY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING: </b>Seriously, we don't. We watch games, we talk about it, we look over stats and at the end of the day, the end result is decided on the field and sadly our respective publications and TV stations don't give us gloves and bats, just modest checks. Play ball.<br />
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<b>North Haven 1, No. 8 Shelton 0: </b>Chandler Andrewson allowed five hits and struck out nine for the Indians in this SCC interdivision win at Shelton.<br />
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Zack Brown drove in the winning run with two outs in the sixth inning for North Haven (8-2).<br />
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Ryan Testani gave up five hits and struck out 10 for the Gaels (6-4).<br />
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<b>Fairfield Prep 7, Hand 1: </b>Shawn Blake and Mike Carter both hit two-run home runs for Hand in an SCC interdivision win at Madison. <br />
Kevin Stone went 3-for-3 for the Jesuits (8-2).<br />
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James Powell and Jake Golicz both doubled for the Tigers (4-5).<br />
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<b>Derby 5, Kennedy 2:</b> Dillon McMahon had a single, double, run and an RBI for the host Red Raiders in this NVL win.<br />
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Michael Kreiger had a triple and an RBI and Justin Olenoski had a hit and two runs for Derby (4-6).<br />
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<b>Ansonia 5, Crosby 0:</b> Ryan O’Connor had two doubles and scored twice for the host Chargers in this NVL win. Ansonia is 4-5.<br />
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<b>Seymour 8, Holy Cross 1:</b> Jim Vartelas had two hits and an RBI for the visiting Wildcats in this NVL win at Waterbury. <br />
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<b>Morgan 6, Old Saybrook 1:</b> Gary Forbes had two hits and two RBIs for the visiting Huskies in this Shoreline Conference win. Morgan is 6-3.<br />
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<b>Law 6, Hamden 5: </b>Nolan Rourke drove in the winning run in the fifth inning for the host Lawmen in this SCC interdivision win at Milford.<br />
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Jake Rouse had three hits and an RBI and Rich Dow had two hits and three RBIs for Law (5-5).<br />
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Tyler Mitchell had two doubles and an RBI and Matt Moskal had a hit and two RBIs for the Green Dragons (3-6).<br />
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<b>No. 2 Amity 6, Branford 0: </b>Mike
Concato and Sebastian Dimauro each went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a
stolen base for Amity (8-1) in an SCC interdivision win at Woodbridge.
Robert Miniter doubled for the Hornets (4-6).<br />
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<b>Sheehan 8, Career 3:</b> Zach Hart threw a four-hitter and Paul Gozzo was 2-for-3 with two RBIs for Sheehan in an SCC interdivision win at Wallingford.<br />
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Mike
Kakalowwas 2 for 4 with an RBI and Nolan Cloutier was 1 for 2 with two
RBIs for Sheehan (4-5). Josh Colon had an RBI double for the Panthers
(3-7).<br />
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<b>Haddam-Killingworth 6, East Hampton 2: </b>Winning
pitcher Brian Moskey allowed eight hits, struck out five and added a
two-run single for the host Cougars in this Shoreline Conference win.<br />
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Jake Decarli, Ty Schuler and Cody Harlow each had two hits for H-K (7-2). </div>
<b>East Haven 5, Cheshire 3: </b>John Criscio had two hits, including a triple, to lead the visiting Easties to this SCC interdivision win. East Haven is 5-5.<br />
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Dan Schock had three hits and two RBIs for the Rams (3-6).<br />
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Fairfield Prep wants respect and the Game of the Week right <a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/04/23/sports/high_school/doc5175f08d6e254378874708.txt">here</a>.<br />
The good, bad and ugly on the diamond last week, <b>Swing and a Miss</b> right <a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/04/23/sports/high_school/doc5175eda67e179203634109.txt">here</a>.<br />
Bristol Central takes the top spot, where did your favorite team land in the updated <b>Top 10</b>. Find out <a href="http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/04/23/sports/high_school/doc5175c4d1c00e4732002099.txt">here</a>.<br />
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Amity 3, Shelton 0: Mike Concato struck out 12 to lead the Spartans over the Gaels in Woodbridge on Friday. Chris Katz and Anthony Capozziello had sac RBIs in the victory.</div>
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Kevin Stone had three hits, including one in
the bottom of the ninth inning to drive in Chris Collins with the
deciding run for the <b>Fairfield Prep baseball team, which edged Hamden 5-4 i</b>n nine innings Friday in this Southern Connecticut Conference Quinnipiac Division win at Fairfield.<br />
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and David Gerics both had two hits for the Jesuits (7-2, 3-1). Luke
D’Ostilio had two hits and two runs and Christian Colon added two RBIs
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<b>Career 4, Law 3:</b>
Winning pitcher Jose Negron had two doubles, a single and two RBIs for
the visiting Panthers in this SCC interdivision win at Milford.<br />
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Will Jackson had two hits and an RBI for Career (3-6). Jake Rouse a single, double and two RBIs for the Lawmen (4-5). <br />
<b>Guilford 1, No. 6 Foran 0: </b>Nick Rubino allowed three hits and struck out 10 for Guilford in this SCC Hammonasset Division win at Milford.<br />
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Dante
Parisi walked to lead off the fourth inning, stole second and P.J.
Ciocca drove him in with an RBI single for the Indians (5-3). Mike
Aseltra went 2-for-2 with two walks for Guilford.<br />
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Anthony Alicki struck out 10 for the Lions (5-3).<br />
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<b>Cheshire 14, Lyman Hall 2:</b>
Kevin Mirando went 3-for-4, including a triple and Coopper Mrowka went
2-for-3, including a triple, with two runs and an RBI for Cheshire in an
SCC Housatonic Division home win. Dan Schock and Kyle Hodgdon both had
three hits for the Rams (3-5, 1-3).<br />
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<b>East Haven 14, Wilbur Cross 3: </b>Andrew Hinckley had two doubles, a single and three RBIs to lead the host Easties to this SCC Oronqoue Divison win.<br />
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John Criscio hit a home run for East Haven (4-5, 3-1). Thomas Mieles had two hits and an RBI for the Governors (1-8, 0-4). <br />
<b>Westbrook 11, Hyde 2: </b>Sam
Grigo had a triple and a double for the visiting Knights, which won
their first game of the season in this Shoreline Conference contest at
New Haven. Westbrook is 1-7.<br />
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Ryan Rodriguez had two hits for the Howling Wolves (0-8).<br />
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<b>Naugatuck 4, Seymour 3:</b>
Scott Still hit a two-run homer to lead the Greyhounds (4-4) to their
Naugatuck Valley League win in Seymour. Mike Tuscano had an RBI double
for the Wildcats (2-7).<br />
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<b>West Haven 4, Sheehan 0: </b>Nick Price pitched a complete game, allowed three hits and struck out five for the host Westies in this SCC interdivision win.<br />
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Joe
Sette had two hits and scored for West Haven (4-5). Sal Gozzo, Brandon
Gauthier and Paul Gozzo each had hits for the Titans (3-5).<br />
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<b>Hopkins 3, St. Luke 1: </b>Paul Tupper had three hits for the visiting Hilltoppers in this prep school win at New Canaan. Hopkins is 5-2.<br />
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<b>Platt Tech 5, Wilcox Tech 2:</b>
Angelo Genovesi went 2-for-3 with two runs and Todd Petrucci went
2-for-2 with two RBIs for Platt Tech in a CSC win at Milford. Sean Clark
added two hits for the Panthers.<br />
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Wednesday's recap</h2>
Matt Pitney hit a walk-off RBI triple that
scored Ryan O’Connor and Louis Nicoletti in the bottom of the seventh to
lift the Ansonia baseball team over St. Paul 6-5 in Ansonia on
Wednesday in Naugatuck Valley League action.<br /><br />O’Connor added two
doubles for the Chargers (2-5), who trailed St. Paul 5-4 headed into the
seventh. Kyle MacLean added a triple for St. Paul (6-2).<br /><br /><strong>No. 1 Xavier 12, Hamden 11 (8):</strong>
Joe Violette’s two-out single in the top of the eight inning scored Ben
Criscuolo with the winning run for the visiting Falcons (7-1, 3-0) in
this SCC Quinnipiac Division win in Hamden.<br /><br />Jim Magson had three
hits, including a home run, and three RBIs and Tyler Mitchell had three
hits and an RBI for the Green Dragons (3-4, 1-2), who rallied from an
eight-run deficit to send the game into extra innings. <br />
<strong>No. 3 Amity 3, No. 4 Notre Dame-West Haven 1: </strong>Jake Russo hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning to lift the visiting Spartans to this SCC interdivision win at West Haven.<br /><br />Amity is 6-1. Brandon Wynne had two hits and an RBI for the Green Knights (5-3).<br /><br /><strong>No. 10 Shelton 6, Lyman Hall 1: </strong>Sophomore
Mike Cowell earned his first varsity victory and helped his cause with
two hits, a run and an RBI for the host Gaels in this SCC Housatonic
Division win at Shelton.<br /><br />Ed Groth had a hit and two RBIs for Shelton (6-2).<br /><br />Justin Brown had two hits for the Trojans (0-8).<br /><br /><strong>Branford 19, No. 6 Foran 1: </strong>Rob Petrillo had four hits and four RBIs for the visiting Hornets in this SCC interdivision win at Milford. <br />
Rob Miniter had two hits and two RBIs for Branford (4-4).<br /><br /><strong>East Haven 12, Career 5: </strong>Justin
Fry pitched three scoreless innings of relief to earn the win and
helped his cause with three hits for the visiting Easties in this SCC
Oronoque Division win at New Haven.<br /><br />Nick Lamberti went 4-for-5 with four RBIs for East Haven (3-5).<br /><br /><strong>Fairfield Prep 4, West Haven 1:</strong>
Mike Carter delivered a two RBI pinch-hit single in the top of the
sixth innings to help lift the Jesuits (6-1) over the Blue Devils (3-5).
Dave Gercis pitched all seven innings allowing six hits in the SCC
Quinnipiac Division matchup.<br /><br />Matt Carter finished with two hits and scored the only run for the Blue Devils.<br /><br /><strong>Hand 2, Law 1:</strong> Scott Braren went 2-for-3 with a double to lead the Tigers (4-4) over the Eagles in SCC Hammonasset Division action at Milford.<br /><br />Kevin Johnson had an RBI for Law (4-4)).<br /><br /><strong>Platt Tech 6, Wolcott Tech 5: </strong>Cutter
Pinciero had two hits and an RBI and Jim Coury had a double and two
RBIs for the host Panthers in this Constitution State Conference win at
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