SOFTBALL
WARDE 4, LUDLOWE 3
FCIAC Quarterfinals
Warde scored four runs in the third inning and held on for a 4-3 win over Ludlowe in a FCIAC quarterfinal game Friday afternoon at Sturges Park.
Olivia Vadas went 2-for-3, including a three-run home run, and Avery Yardis went 2-for-3 for the sixth-seeded Mustangs (12-6), who will play the winner of Saturday’s Greenwich-Trumbull game in the semifinals on Monday at Sacred Heart University.
Ira Boci and Margaret Nolan each had two hits and Bella Bookas went 1-for-3 with one RBI in the loss for the Falcons (16-5).
WARDE 004 000 0—4 6 2
LUDLOWE 010 200 0—3 8 1
Records: Warde 12-6, Ludlowe 16-5. Batteries: W—Olivia Vadas (W) and Lizzie Kane; L—Kylee Holderied (L) and Ira Boci.
MERCY 6, LYMAN HALL 4
The Mercy softball team scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat Lyman Hall 6-4 Friday in an SCC game in Middletown.
Alexa Boone singled home allowed Sophia Nankee and Ashley DeLuca to score to tie the game in the sixth inning. Boone later scored on a sacrifice fly by Zoe Stenger. Kelly Smith singled and later scored on a base hit by Chanel Delgado.
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Comments: With Mercy batting in the bottom of the sixth down 4-2 Sophia Nankee led off with a single and Ashley DeLuca reached on a error. Both advanced to 2nd and 3rd on stolen bases. Alexa Boone singled on a hard ground ball to second base which allow Nankee and DeLuca to score to tie the game. Boone later scored on a sacrifice fly by Zoe Stenger. Kelly Smith singled and later score on a base hit by Chanel Delgado.
CHESHIRE 12, SHEEHAN 0 (5 INN)
Sheehan 000 00x x — 0 0 2
Cheshire 411 15x x —- 12 11 1
Batteries: C–Bri Pearson (W) and Jade Barnes ( CHS); S–Wolcheski (L) and Lingburg.
HR: Juodaitis(1) Watkinson(2)(CHS). 2B: Juodaitis, Barnes(CHS). RBI’s: Juodaitis(1),Floyd(1), Perlini(1), Hemstock(1), Watkinson(4), Barnes(1), Watson(1)(CHS). Perlini, Lurz, and Watson also had hits for Cheshire.
Highlights: C–Bri Pearson had 6 strikeouts and allowed 0 hits in the win. Juodaitis,Floyd, Watkinson, Barnes all went 2-3 for Cheshire. Juodaitis Floyd and Watkinson all had 2 runs scored.
SACRED HEART ACADEMY 7, AMITY 6
Ally Kirk had three hits and Bernadette Kingsbury, Abby McDonald and Paige Gambardella each had two hits for SHA.
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Batteries: Sacred Heart Academy–Abby MacDonald (1-1) and Bernadette Kingsbury; Amity –Rachael Crow (0-1) and K. Schultz
Comments: Ally Kirk had 3 hits; Bernadette Kingsbury, Abby McDonald & Paige Gambardella each had 2 Hits for SHA.
FORAN 10, SHELTON 8
SHELTON 230 012 0—8 16 3
FORAN 220 105 X—10 13 1
Records: Shelton 11-9, Foran 11-9. Batteries: S—Krijgsman (L) and Heuser; F—Makenna Prete (W, 11-9) and LaMorte. Highlights: S—Carlucci doubled. F—LaMorte went 3-for-3. Weissauer and Howland each doubled.
GUILFORD 3, COGINCHAUG 2 (9 INN)
Emily Torre hit a two-run home run and Leah Kornguth had the game-winning hit to score Maddy Smith in the bottom of the ninth inning in this non-conference game.
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Batteries: Coginchaug–Amalia Demartino, Kelly Boothroyd (3, 0-1) and Dana Boothroyd; Guilford–Emma Signore (5-9) and Leah Kornguth
Comments: Emily Torre hit a 2 run home run and Leah Kornguth had the game winning hit scoring Maddy Smith.
WEST HAVEN 12, HILLHOUSE 0
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Batteries: Hillhouse–Izequirdo (0-1) and R. Frazier; West Haven–Ivy Santos (12-2) and Hauer
Comments: K Carrano was 3-4 with a home run, 5 RBIs and 3 runs scored for West Haven.
O’BRIEN TECH 17, BASSICK 5
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PLATT TECH 12, WOLCOTT TECH 0 (5 INN.)
WOLCOTT TECH 000 00—0 3 3
PLATT TECH 340 41—12 11 0
Records: Wolcott Tech 12-8, 6-4 CTC; Platt Tech 12-8, 8-2. Batteries: WT—Mary Dnice (L), Breanna Dnice (4) and Mikayla Doll; PT—Brianna Scarantino (W) and Julia Duprey. Highlights: PT—Scarantino struck out 10 and also went 2-for-4. Duprey went 3-for-4. Kasey Girard went 2-for-4.
CENTRAL 16, HARDING 0 (5 INN.)
CENTRAL 114 64—16 9 1
HARDING 000 00—0 2 3
Batteries: C—Rivera (W); H—Outhavong (L). Highlights: C—Rivera struck out 10 and also had one hit, one RBI and three stolen bases. DeJesus had two hits, five stolen bases and two RBIs. Billingslea had one hit, five stolen bases and one RBI. H—Cruz had one hit. Nieves had one hit and one stolen base. Outhavong struck out seven.
BASEBALL
CHESHIRE 7, SHELTON 3
Matthew Costello was 3-for-4 with two RBIs to lead Cheshire to its SCC win. Cheshire will be the top seed in the SCC baseball tournament, which begins Monday.
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Batteries: Shelton–Will Ciccone, Michael Kennedy (5, 1-2), Dylan DeSio (6) and Joe Romano; Cheshire–Rob Roles, Joe Sabo (6, 2-0), P. Murphy (7) and Matthew Costello
Comments: Matthew Costello was 3-4 with 2 RBIs
LAW 7, XAVIER 6
XAVIER 100 020 3—6 9 1
LAW 210 200 2—7 9 1
Records: Xavier 10-10, Law 9-11. Batteries: X—Famislietti, Powers (L) and Lappe; L—Merchant, Goglia (W) and Schulte. Highlights: X—Tyler Lappe and Luke Lappe each had two RBIs. L—Garrett Tutlis doubled and had two RBIs. Vinny Schulte hit a game-winning two-run double in the bottom of the seventh. Merchant doubled.
PLATT TECH 9, KAYNOR TECH 5
KAYNOR TECH 101 021 0—5 5 5
PLATT TECH 220 041 X—9 10 4
Records: Kaynor Tech 10-10, Platt Tech 16-4. Batteries: KT—Petteway, Romano and Sanchez; PT—Mazako, Santos, Ficaro and Smith. Highlights: PT—Browne went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored. Shaw went 1-for-3 with one RBI. PT—Profetto went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Ficaro went 2-for-3, including a double, with one RBI and two runs scored. Scotti went 2-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored.
BUNNELL 3, KOLBE CATHEDRAL 2 (8 INN.)
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BUNNELL 000 110 01—3 4 5
Records: Kolbe Cathedral 5-12, 1-11 SWC; Bunnell 8-11, 3-9. Batteries: KC—Isiah Iriziarry, Henry Rondon (8, L) and Justin Leigh; B—Colin Richards, Brett Batka (7, W, 4-6) and Justin Herrera. Highlights: KC—Preston Irby singled, doubled and scored one run. B—Richards doubled to lead off the eighth and scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch. Kusinski hit a RBI-double.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
CHESHIRE 3, HAND 1
Cheshire responded from a 25-22 loss in the first set to win three straight sets 25-11, 25-16, 25-13 to clinch the SCC regular-season title.
Luke Pinciaro had 36 assists and two blocks Colby Hayes added 13 kills and six blocks and Aiden Godfrey eight kills and six digs to lead the Rams.
(At Cheshire) Game scores: 22-25, 25-11, 25-16, 25-13. Stats: Cheshire: Luke Pinciaro, 36 assists, 2 blocks, 1 ace; Colby Hayes 13 kills, 2 digs, 6 blocks, assists; Aiden Godfrey 8 kills, 6 digs. Hand: Matt McSweeny 12 kills, 2 digs; Finn Sheehan 11 kills, 3 digs. Notes: Cheshire clinches SCC regular season title.
NEWTOWN 3, KOLBE CATHEDRAL 0
KOLBE CATHEDRAL 13 12 15—0
NEWTOWN 25 25 25—3
Records: Kolbe Cathedral 7-12, Newtown 18-0. Highlights: KC—Jonathan Darant had seven kills and two blocks. Yves Thelusma had seven assists and four kills. Danny Ramirez had six digs and two blocks. N—Ardi Kodzodsiku had 18 kills and 10 digs. Robbie Morrill had nine kills, five digs and one ace. Eric Moore had 22 assists, four digs, four kills, three aces and two blocks.
GIRLS LACROSSE
STAPLES 11, LUDLOWE 9
FCIAC quarterfinals
Highlights: S—Kyle Kirby had four goals and three assists to lead the Wreckers.
SHEEHAN 12, WINDSOR 4
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