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STAMFORD—You could not ask for more from a championship game.
No. 1 Staples got two hits with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, driving in the tying and winning runs and giving the Wreckers the FCIAC c…
STAMFORD—With the wind blowing out hard to center field at Cubeta Stadium for two of the most potent lineups in the FCIAC in No. 1 Staples and No. 4 St. Joseph, lots of runs seemed like a good bet Tuesday.
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FINE PERFORMANCES
Mike Kozlowski, Cheshire: The senior pitched a two-hitter, striking out 11 in the Rams 5-0 win over Branford.
Cade Walters: Walters threw his third no-hitter of the season …
DARIEN — If there is one place FCIAC baseball teams do not want to be, it is matched up with Darien in the tournament quarterfinals.
This season, the unlucky team drawing the No. 3 Blue Wave in the opening …
It is no secret that teams with deep pitching staffs tend to thrive in the postseason.
If that is true, watch out for East Catholic in Class M out of the CCC.
The Eagles’ pitching staff has …
GAMES TO WATCH
University/Classical Magnet at Civic Leadership, Tue. 3:30 p.m.: University/Classical Magnet (12-2) looking to lock up first place in the CRAL.
Ridgefield at Westhill, Tue. 4 …
In the second row of students at the state basketball championships at Mohegan Sun Arena, was New Canaan junior Drew Pyne wearing a black and green Kyrie Irving Celtics jersey and cheering on the Rams as voraciously as any…
STAMFORD — As Montana Semmel stepped on the rubber to throw his first pitch against Stamford Wednesday night, the collection of scouts in the bleachers behind home plate collectively raised their radar guns.
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STAMFORD—If he had stayed on schedule, Westhill pitcher Montana Semmel was supposed to pitch Monday.
However, with Stamford looming on the schedule and with it a chance to win the city championship, Semmel …
FINE PERFORMANCES
Henry Williams, Darien:
Duke-bound senior tossed a 2-hitter with 13 strikeouts in a 1-0 win over rival New Canaan….
NORWALK — Not that any extra motivation is needed for a city rivalry game, but Norwalk High came in to is game against Brien McMahon needing one win to qualify for the state tournament.
Qualifying for state…
They say hitting is contagious, but apparently, so are no-hitters.
Last Monday, four pitchers across the state acheived the feat as bats fell silent.
Connor Derry (Morgan), Jack Donofrio (Si…
Pop quiz: which two conferences have won the most baseball state titles the last three seasons?
Most will get the first with the SCC winning four in that time (Cheshire, Amity, Foran, Notre Dame-West Haven)…
BRISTOL—St. Paul’s Shaun Remillard pulled off a unique feat Wednesday afternoon in Bristol.
The sophomore picked up both the win and the save for the Falcons in their 9-6 comeback win over NVL rival Holy Cr…
When Notre Dame-Fairfield travels to Stratford for a game Mon. May 6, the teams will be playing for something besides a SWC victory.
Both sides will be participating in a special “Light Blue” charity game b…
FINE PERFORMANCES
TJ Wainwright, Westhill: The senior shortstop was 4-for-4 with 3 RBI including a two-out walk-off hit as the Vikings beat Warde 9-8.
Matt Pierce, Wheeler: The Freshman pitc…
Two seasons ago, the St. Joseph baseball team knew it was going to take some lumps.
The team was committed to rebuilding and that meant starting a lineup almost exclusively of sophomores and freshmen.
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As Ken Turner’s junior season was progressing last year, people were taking notice of the 6-foot-5 pitcher and first baseman from Ledyard.
The better he performed on the field, the more college scouts would…
STAMFORD — The St. Joseph baseball team continues to bounce back after tough losses this season, having yet to lose consecutive games.
The problem is that the bounce back wins have been followed by another …
GAMES TO WATCH
Ansonia at Wolcott, Wed. 3:45 p.m.: Both NVL teams enter the week with one loss.
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The Danbury baseball team put together a four-game winning streak after losing its first two FCIAC games. Included in the win streak was three wins in three days over quality opponents in Ridgefield, Westhill and Darien.
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LEDYARD—Phoenix Billings has hit a few homeruns in his time.
He has not hit any that felt quite as good off the bat as the blast he hit in the sixth inning off the roof of the garage beyond right field in L…
STAMFORD—If a leadoff hitter’s job is to get on base and score runs, Danbury’s Javon Hernandez is angling to get his picture up on the wall as the employee of the week.
Hernandez reached base in each of his…
Makenzie Helms was in agony. She tried hiding it behind a stoic exterior, but at times the pain overtook her as she bent over at the waist, clutching her shorts in an attempt to push it back. This scene played out many times over the course of the second half of the season. Helms would […]
As Ridgefield was taking on Trumbull Friday afternoon, Ridgefield coach Paul Fabbri and his coaching staff were being informed they could return. .
After a fire was set using gasoline as an accelerant in an…
TOP PERFORMANCES
Jack Donofrio, Simsbury: Notre Dame-bound senior struck out 13 during a complete-game 1-0 shutout over Mancheste…
NORWALK — McMahon pitcher James Stefanowicz prefers pitching to contact and letting his defense get outs behind him.
Having a five-run lead after one inning helps that philosophy, but even if McMahon had on…
In the spring of 1959, North Haven coach Bob DeMayo coached his first baseball game for the Indians.
Last week, he began his 60th season at the helm of the North Haven baseball team a season after he amasse…
Ridgefield, which survived an ill-fated attempt to dry its field with gasoline-fueled fire (but now must wait for an estimated $50,000 cleanup) and moved the game to Woodbridge where it defeated perennial power Amity, 5-4, is the new No. 1 in the GameTimeCT Top 10 baseball poll as the second, full week of the season […]
