No. 3 Thomaston advanced to the next round of the Class S tournament after defeating No. 30 Valley Regional 9-2. The Golden Bears’ Brian Butkevicius picked up the win, striking out eight and allowing just two hits. Mike Millius recorded two triples and three RBI. Justin Taylor and Tyler Donofrio each had three hits. Valley Regional’s John Sypher went 2-for-3 with a double.
Baseball
Westbrook 6, Shepaug Valley 4 >> No. 24 Shepaug fell to No. 9 Westbrook in the Class S tournament. White Knights starting pitcher Sam Grigo picked up the win, striking out seven. Grigo went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and three RBI. Shepaug’s Wes Meeker pitched a complete game, striking out 12. John Swanson had a double and two runs scored.
Notre Dame-Fairfield 11, Wamogo 6 >> No. 27 Wamogo went up 5-0 on sixth seeded Notre Dame-Fairfield but could not hold on to the lead. Behind a five run sixth, the Lancers took the lead. Dillon Stimpson picked up the victory, striking out five. Matt Lasky had two hits including a triple and two RBI. Wamogo’s Tristan Pepin recorded two hits including a double and two runs scored. Jeff Aeschliman had a double and three RBI. Wamogo is 8-13, Notre Dame-Fairfield is 19-5.
Old Lyme 3, Housatonic 0 >> Despite a solid pitching performance by Willy Yahn the eighth seeded Mountaineers were knocked out of the Class S State Tournament by No. 25 Old Lyme. Yahn struck out nine batters and allowed seven hits and three runs, he also had a single and double in the loss.
Girls tennis
Litchfield 6, Shepaug 1 >> The sixth seeded Litchfield Cowgirls advanced to the next round of the Class S tournament after defeating No. 11 Shepaug. Litchfield’s Sabrina Cofer defeated Caroline Kelly 6-0, 6-0. The Cowgirls’ doubles team of Elena Kennedy and Margaret Hill defeated Jackie Doerwald and Maddie Gorka 6-4, 6-2. Litchfield is 15-2, Shepaug is 13-6.
No. 2 Thomaston 5, Coginchaug 2 >> No. 2 Thomaston punched its ticket to the next round after taking down Coginchaug. The Golden Bears’ Megan Fitzgerald defeated Emma Rother 6-1, 6-1. Coginchaug’s Melanie Frank defeated MacKenzie Blair 6-2, 6-0. Thomaston’s doubles team of Rhianon Mecca and Jessenia Gonzalez defeated Sydney Trusty and Kristina Pascarelli 6-3, 6-3. Thomaston is 17-0, Coginchaug is 11-9.
Scoreboard
Baseball
Class S Tournament
No. 25 Old Lyme 3 No. 8 Housatonic 0
(at Housatonic)
WP: Will Visgilio. LP: Willy Yahn. 2B: (HOU) Willy Yahn.
No. 9 Westbrook 6, No. 24 Shepaug Valley 4 (8)
(at Westbrook)
Shepaug Valley 012 001 00 — 4 5 0
Westbrook 002 010 12 — 6 8 2
WP: Sam Grigo. LP: Wes Meeker. 2B: (SPV) Swanson, Schneider; (WBK) Sam Grigo 2, Brockett, Engels. 3B: (WBK) Brockett. HR: Sam Grigo, Dylan Engles (WBK); RBI: Grigo (WBK); Sam Jones, Clayton Schneider, Austin Dutcher (SPV).
Oxford 10 Terryville 0
No. 3 Thomaston 9, No. 30 Valley Regional 2
(at Thomaston)
Valley Regional 010 001 0 — 2 3 0
Thomaston 003 240 X — 9 14 2
WP: Brian Butkevicius. LP: Tim Bradbury. 2B: (VR) John Sypher. 3B: (THOM)
Mike Millius 2. RBI: Mike Millius (3), Justin Taylor, Tyler Donofrio (THOM).
No. 6 Notre Dame-Fairfield 11, No. 27 Wamogo 6
(at Notre Dame-Fairfield)
Wamogo 221 100 0 — 6 9 5
Notre Dame-Fairfield 002 315 X — 11 9 1
Tristan Pepin (3K’s), Jordan Bergs (5, 1K) and Steve Kopcho; Spencer Bassett (1K), Matt Defillippo (2, 1K), Dillon Stimpson (4, 5K’s) and Matt Lasky.
WP: Dillon Stimpson (12-0). LP: Jordan Bergs (2-5). 2B: (WAM) Tristan Pepin, Jeff Aeschliman, Rob Whipple; (NDF) Bredan Barger. 3B: (NDF) Matt Lasky. RBI: Aeschliman (3) (WAM); Matt Lasky (2) (NDF).
Records: Wamogo 8-13; Notre Dame-Fairfield 19-5
Softball
Class M Tournament
No. 16 Ellington 10, No. 17 Lewis Mills 6
No. 13 Stonington 4, No.20 Nonnewaug 0
Class S Tournament
No. 13 St. Benard 7, No. 20 Shepaug 5
No. 15 St.Paul 8, No. 18 Wamogo 1
Girls tennis
Class S Tournament
No. 2 Thomaston 5, Coginchaug 2
(at Forman School, Litchfield)
Singles: Melanie Frank (C) def. MacKenzie Blair 6-2, 6-0; Megan Fitzgerald (T) def. Emma Roth 6-1, 6-1; Alessia Palladino (T) def. Sam Turley 4-6, 6-0, 6-3; Kaleigh Scarfo (T) def. Emily Leibiger 7-5, 6-1. Doubles: Rhianon Mecca/Jessenia Gonzalez (T) def. Sydney Trusty/Kristina Pascarelli 6-3, 6-3; Allison Snow/Vanessa Thornberg (T) def. Jess Coughlin/Nikki Woznyk 6-0, 7-5; Molly MacDuff/Erin Larkin (C) def. Megan Fainer/Danielle Brasche 6-3, 6-4.
Records: Thomaston 17-0, Coginchaug 11-9
No. 6 Litchfield 6, No. 11 Shepaug 1
(at Litchfield)
Singles: Sabrina Cofer (L) def. Caroline Kelly 6-0, 6-0; Lauren Tourtellotte (L) def. Kate Klein 6-3, 6-2; Haley Pesce (S) def. Maeve Kavle 6-3, retired.; Tiffany D’Andrea (L) def. Molly Mercier 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2). Doubles: Elena Kennedy/Margaret Hill (L) def. Jackie Doerwald/Maddie Gorka 6-4, 6-2; Claire Chapman/Maddie Chapman (L) def. Katie Tracy/ Emma Virbickas 7-6 (7-2), 6-3; Sophie MacDonald/Corinne Casali (L) def. Alden Cain/Kim Valentine 3-6, 6-0, 6-1.
Records: Litchfield 15-2; Shepaug 13-6.
