BETHEL – Kyle Kromberg went 3-for-3 with two RBI and Keith McGrath knocked in three more runs to lead the Newtown 10-year-old All Stars to a 9-4 win over New Milford in the opening round of the Bethel Tournament.

Newtown went on to defeat Southbury (11-0) and Bethel (3-1), but lost a heart-breaker to New Fairfield (3-2) and will now have to win three games in a row (beginning on Wednesday night) to capture the tournament title.

In the win over New Milford, Newtown took a commanding lead by scoring all nine runs in the second and third innings.

Ryan Cahalane (two walks), McGrath, (double), Kromberg (double), Kyle O’Connor (RBI single), and Michael Coates (RBI single) lead the early charge in the second inning. In the third, Ralph Sergiovanni (single), George Zaruba (walk), Cahalane (sacrifice), McGrath (two-run single), Kromberg (RBI single) and Jeff Spencer (RBI single) sparked the offense.

In the win over Southbury (which was busted open with an eight-run second inning explosion), Tyler Edwards drove in a pair of runs, Zaruba was 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs, and Kromberg knocked in a couple of runs.

Spencer tripled and Cahalane, Edwards and Joe Fedak doubled to spark the second-inning explosion. Robbie Blanc, Coates, Zaruba and Jeff DiNicola also had fun in that inning, scoring runs to eventually force the mercy rule.

Zaruba, Cahalane and DiNicola combined on the two hitter.

In the win over Bethel, Sergiovanni rapped an RBI double to put Newtown on the board in the first inning and O’Conner doubled home Kromberg in the second inning to put Newtown on top, 2-1. Blanc drove O’Connor home with an RBI single, giving Newtown an insurance run.

Fedak, Zaruba and Spencer combined to hold Bethel to just one hit in four innings. Sergiovanni closed out the game, facing just seven batters in two innings of work to earn the save.

In the loss to New Fairfield, it was a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth which saddled Newtown with its only loss of the tournament.

Newtown took a 1-0 lead in the first when McGrath singled home Fedak. After New Fairfield tied the score in the top of the second, Newtown went back on top when Edwards’ sacrifice fly plated Jeff Spencer with the second run.

That lead held up until the sixth.

Coates, Blanc, DiNicola and Sergiovanni led a strong pitching effort, allowing just two hits and four walks between them.

16-18

 

NEWTOWN (#2) 13, DANBURY (#1) 7: Mark Fracker threw four innings of no-hit ball, striking out seven, and collected three hits and two RBI to lead Newtown to the win. Joe Coates pitched well in relief and Charlie Coates tripled in a pair of runs. Charley Fulkerson and Pat Coakley banged out two hits apiece.

NEWTOWN (#2) 12, NEW FAIRFIELD 3: Mark Fracker, Tony Willie and Matt Nicholl collected two hits apiece to power Newtown to the win. Pat Coakley was outstanding behind the plate while Chris Evans and Charlie Coates combined on the mound for the win.

NEWTOWN (#2) 7, RIDGEFIELD 1: Charlie Coates, Greg Britton and Ryan Chapin banged out two hits apiece to lead Newtown. Mark Fracker earned the win with relief from Britton and John Mascolo. Sean Surat played well on defense.

NEWTOWN (#1) 7, NEWTOWN (#2) 0: Jeremy Graves and Jonathan Brower drove in two runs apiece and JT Everett doubled to lead Newtown #1 past Newtown #2. Matt Glander was solid at third while Michael Terry and Graves combined on the two-hit shutout. For #2, Graham Philbrick banged out the lone hit. Charlie Coates, Joe Coates and Tyler Hull pitched well. Matt Cullinan played a strong second base.

MINORS

 

ASSOCIATED REFUSE 12, SHORELINE CONSTRUCTION 11: Craig Soderholm drove in the winning run to lead Associated Refuse. Sean Burson singled, tripled and homered to spark the offense while Mac Morlock pitched well. For Shoreline, Sean Connolly and Cody Gotthardt played well.

FAMILY HEALTH CARE 8, ASSOCIATED REFUSE 7: David Tortora went 3-for-4 and led FHC to a come-from-behind win. John Imbimbo went 5-for-5. For Associated, Brandon Gonzalez and Justin Timmons pitched well in their first outings and Tim Wilder had a pair of hits.

ASSOCIATED REFUSE 8, HICKEY SEPTIC SERVICE 8: Brendan McNamara and David Lucia banged out three hits apiece to lead Associated. Chad Cullens and Robby Uhde anchored the defense and Connor Mason pitched well. For Hickey, Luke Shearin sparked the defense whole Justina Paproski pitched a solid inning with two strikeouts.

TENDLER REALTORS 6, V-TECH SYSTEMS 2: Dougie English and Jake Tolson each had a pair of hits (English with a triple) to lead Tendler to the win. Mark Agugliaro sparked the defense with a heads-up double play. For V-Tech, Kyle Wilcox had three hits.

UNION SAVINGS BANK 3, TENDLER REALTORS 1: Ryan Powers and Skippy LeBlanc pitched well while Trey Trudell, Chris McGowan and Will Miller sparked the defense for Union Savings. For Tendler, Michael Lengel pitched well, Jeffrey Grasso went 2-for-3 and scored a run, and Timmy Young made a great throw from the outfield.

LINDIN CONSULTING 4, ASSOCIATED REFUSE 2: Matt Hoffman and Michael Greenwood had two hits apiece to lead Lindin. Andrew Cebry pitched well and Austin Fiori made a fine defense play. For Associated, Connor Mason pitched well and Craig Soderholm made an outstanding catch at short. Brendan McNamara and Tim Wilder both hit the ball hard.

ENTERPRISE ELECTRIC 13, SHORELINE CONSTRUCTION 6: Luke Sherwood led the enterprise offense while Michael Cascone sparked the defense. For Shoreline, Cory Fisher hit the ball hard and DJ Boyle pitched a solid game.

UNION SAVINGS BANK 11, BRYSON M. FILBERT 3: Sean Ross and Erik Samuelson each belted a triple to lead Union Savings to the win. Greg Pelillo and Scott Runkel anchored the defense.

TROY SECURITY 4, HICKEY SEPTIC SERVICE 3: Connor Pineau and John McCorkle sparked the offense and lifted Troy to the win. Daniel Gallagher had a fine defensive performance. For Hickey, Emma Herring and Sean Fahey (on his birthday) each had a pair of hits.

TROY SECURITY 4, BLINDS GUYS 3: Teddy Perez had a solid hit to lead Troy Security. Nicholas MacKey and Thomas DiLuoffo made great defensive plays.

BRYSON M. FILBERT 6, TROY SECURITY 5: Eli Kichler and Cullen Merrifield pitched well for Troy while Kevin Phillips had a good game in the field.

LINDIN CONSULTING 12, BLINDS GUYS 6: Greg Campbell and Bryan Lehrer played well on defense as Baxter Clinton and Nick Ryder sparked the offense for Lindin.

BLINDS GUYS 6, V-TECH SYSTEMS 3: Christopher Tenney and Connor Blanc had two hits apiece to lead V-Tech.

FAMILY HEALTH CARE 5, HICKEY SEPTIC SERVICE 2: Cole Baldino drove in the winning runs in the last inning to lead FHC. Matt Ryan went 2-for-2. For Hickey, Brandon Ziman had a double and played well in the field while Kevin Moses pitched a solid inning and had a big hit.

ROOKIES

 

MONA LISA versus. VFW POST 308: Mona Lisa was led by John Tolson and Patrick Milano, and defense by Jack Brotherton and Sean Elliott, Shawn Chowdhury.

MONA LISA versus APEX GLASS: Mona Lisa was powered by Gary Braun and Nicholas Greene and Austin Quinn, and on defense Jay DeStories, Chris Robinson, and Kurt Liniger.