8-Year-Olds

The Network Synergy Black Knights played a great all-round game on Saturday led by the pitching of Jake Mailloux and Brendan Adams, the hitting of Jack Petersen and Gregory Gargano and solid plays in the field by Miller Tetreault. James Ciaramello had an outstanding game behind the plate and Noah Clark had a good game at the plate and in the field.

Landscaping Unlimited: Strong pitching and great defense started the Landscaping Unlimited Yellow Jackets out on the right foot Saturday. Walker Previdi was on the mound and made two of the first three outs with a strikeout and a cleanly fielded ground ball. RJ Eller rounded out the inning with a strong throw from third base to get the out at first. The good pitching continued in third and fifth innings with strikeouts posted by both Jake Hossler and Eric Gray. In the fourth inning nothing seemed to be able to get past the gloves of Benjamin Ochs at second base and Blake Palmer at first base. Singles by Noah DiNallo, Tyler Harrison, Vinny Wilson and Devin Herbstman ignited the Yellow Jackets offense. The biggest hit of the game came was a shot to left field by Brian Pendergast.

Apex Glass: The Navy Seals played three games this week: In game 1, Cooper Agresta was the starting pitcher relieved by Connor Smith and Michael Jewell, with all three players pitching strong innings. The defensive MVP was Andrew McMahon, who caught a pop fly at shortstop and turned a double play. The offensive MVP was Zander Kasbarian who recorded 4 hits with 2 doubles. In game 2, Owen Browne pitched in relief and caught a pop fly at the mound, and Ryan McMahon made his pitching debut in addition to cracking multiple hits with a double. Cooper Agresta earned the defensive and hustle MVP for the game. In game 3, Zander Kasbarian was the starting pitcher and pitched a scoreless inning, and George Sandercox and Tommy Gies each pitched a strong inning in relief. George Sandercox and Connor Smith were the offensive MVPs, each with multiple hits including a double. Matthew McMahon had 4 hits and made two plays in center field to save extra bases, and Michael Jewell made several difficult plays in the field to earn defensive MVP.

Frate Custom Cabinetry/Winnick Steel: Monday night baseball at Hawley saw some great baseball. The team was led by Josh Parsons, James Celentano and Matt Williams. Hitting continues to be solid with David Braun, Shayne Frate, Andrew Michlovitz, Zachary Katsuleres and Nicholas Sabillon leading the way, with strong defense by David Braun, Jackson Newsom, Ryan Verdi, Orion Bracksieck and Kyle Pettit.

The Royal Rascals used a full team approach with Matt Sortino, Trevor Jacozzi and Matt Pietrorazio keeping the opposing offense at bay with strong pitching. Offensively, Zackary Majeski, Robbie Accomando, Ben Watson and Dillon Diaspro got them on, over and in. Nick Sortino and Zack Kugler provided solid defense in the field and Athan Tavar kept it all anchored from play behind the plate.

The Stratton-Faxon Phillies were led by the pitching of Andon Bambino, Andrew Kugler and Steven Cotton. The hitting attack was headlined by the slugging of Connor Faxon, Bambino, and Cotton. Cameron Audet, Colin Adis, Adam Zibluk and Mason Woodard also contributed hits.

Art and Frame of Danbury: The Art and Framers were led by the hitting of Hayden Miller with two hits including a triple, William Hornby with a long double and James Hillefeld with two base hits. Liam O’Sullivan was outstanding behind the plate, catching three innings and Sean O’Sullivan provided the sparkling defense with five putouts, including a spectacular diving catch.

 

10-Year-Olds

Phillies 12, Rays 0: The Phillies came out swinging on Saturday for their most productive offensive game of the year. Keith Carvalho, Jack mulligan, Connor Moran and Dan Mason led the offensive attack, while Jack Lydon had five putouts at second base. Will Archiere had a hit and a run-saving scoop at first base. Dan Mason, Max Bloomquist and Sammy Eppers combined for a two-hit shutout. Michael Cotton tallied two hits for the Rays.

Rays 7, Rays 3: Jack Ketchum had three hits, Michael Cotton had two hits including a triple, and Wyatt Cerreta and Colby Fowler contributed RBI singles to lead the Rays. Charlie Asetta pitched two shutout innings and James Schumacher and Joseph Pagett both struck out four of the 12 total strikeouts the Rays had for the game. For the Braves, Gavin Connors doubled, and Matthew Blanco, Liam Loging and Owen Meeker all contributed hits, while Trevor Tyrrell struck out four in two innings on the mound. George Mohigel made a nice catch in Right field to stop the Rays momentum.

Pirates 7, Giants 5: The Giants were led by Shea Talbot, who delivered a clutch 2-run double and while pitching two shutout innings rallied the Pirates past the Giants. Bryan Bailey saw his first action of the year at pitcher and hurled a shutout inning. Chris Maturo, Andrew Via, James Dolye and Aiden Moulder all doubled during the game. At bat Jake Goldstein got his confidence back at the plate by getting his bat on the ball. For the second day, Ayden Kasbarian went 3-for-3 and Ben Albee went 2-for-3. The rest of the Pirates bats were relatively quiet, and still were able to put up 5 runs.

Pirates 8, Braves 7: In a wild one, the Pirates came back in their final at- bat in dramatic fashion. Down by one run, the Pirates’ Ayden Kasbarian hit for a single, Bryan Vander Have a double, and Jeff Giole hit a walk-off line drive up the middle to score the two runs. In the prior inning, the Braves took the lead 7-6 on Tyler Fuori’s double, scoring Trevor Tyrell and Gavin Connors, both who singled to start the inning. The pitchers Thomas Luciano, Ben Albee, Justin DeThomas, Ayden Kasbarian and Bryan VanderHave all threw the ball well over the six innings of play and accounted for 11 strikeouts.

In the field, Eric Schultz put forth a great effort all around, playing second third and the outfield. Ben Pinto also made key catches and plays throughout the game to help keep the game within reach. At bat, Ayden Kasbarian led the Pirates and went 3-for-3 with base hit singles. Ben Albee and Jeff Giole both went 2-for-3. Key hits in the game were put together in the second inning by Justin DeThomas, Thomas Luciano, Jeff Giole, Ben Pinto and Dylan Munro. For the Braves, James Tibolla, Liam Loging, George Mohigel and Matt Godbout all had an RBI. Gavin Conners, Sean Arnold, Tyler Fuori and Trevor Tyrrell all had nice plays in the field.

Giants 8, Pirates 5: In another tight back and forth battle, the Giants got two shutout innings apiece from Chris Maturo and Aiden Moulder. Maturo’s timely RBI single in the top of the sixth was the difference in the game.

11-Year-Olds

Mobil 1 Lube Express Blue Devils 19 Carminuccio’s Pizza 6: The Blue Devils exploded on offense with Aaron Kirby, Luke Kirby, Jeremy Larkin and David Kohler and Jack Heinlein each having three hits. Brooks Petershack, Andrew Lally, Jake Raiani and Josh Dunn each had one hit and the team had 20 hits in 36 at bats. On defense for the Blue Devils, Derrick Lewis pitched two scoreless innings and Luke Kirby gave up only 2 runs in two innings. For Carminuccio’s Tess Davenport had 2 hits while Cole Demirjian, Luke Mellilo, Mason Fiorilla and Tim Davis each had a hit. On defense Sean McCleary pitched a scoreless inning and Tess Davenport allowed 4 in two innings pitched.

Ingersoll Auto Black Grass 12, Sal e Pepe Inferno 7: Ingersoll Auto’s staff pitched a solid game, with Ben Terry, Eric Moore, Simon Preston and Jack Forgione getting it done. Offensively the team was led by Shane Demers, Robby Morrill, Bobby Ward and Doug Carriero. Also playing great defensive for Ingersoll Auto were Luke Sansonetti and Cody Camputaro. Sal e Pepe Inferno’s pitching staff of Matt Sadowski, Ryan Burns, Dillon Larkin and Robert DiSibio pitched well, but in the end were out-dueled. Inferno’s offense stayed hot with key at bats from Easton Ricks, Sammy Kapur and Matt Brantl. Defensive contributions were made by Kevin Riccardi, Thomas Fitzgerald and Jack Hannon.

Sugar Hill Auto Sharks 7, Ferro Financial Green Machine 4: The Sugar Hill Auto Sharks played a solid all-around game with a 7-4 win against the Green Machine. The top Shark hitters were Robert Murray with three, Jamey Hobar with two, while Jimmy Doutney, Connor Dinallo and John Finnegan each contributed key base hits. Justin Kahn played well in the field and Ryan Mailloux allowed only one run in four innings over the weekend. Robert Murray followed up his Saturday performance with a 4-for- 4 game on Sunday including a double and a triple. The Green Machine was led by James Heran offensively continuing to swing a hot bat. Tyler Trede, Jack Swanson, Jack Miller with Kyle Roche led the pitching for The Machine. Dino Vogiatzis, new to baseball, had his first hit over the weekend with Nicholas Stowell’s and Matt Jewell’s bats came alive.

12-Year-Olds

Orangutans 14, Rebels 4: Wes Scriven and Adam Bergeron led the hitting explosion for the Orangutans, while Ryan Kost and Adam Beckett supplied the offense for the Rebels

Night Owls 5, Spartans 5: Player of the week Lucas O’Brien hit a monstrous home run and doubled in the tying run to lead the Spartans to victory, Orlando Swift’s clutch two-out hit sent the game into extra innings; Swift also struck out 9. The Night Owls were led by a great pitching performance by Will Huegi and a fine hitting attack led by Connor Barrett and Rob Lombardo.

Dolphins 11, Exterminators 10: Tim Cervera hit a double that scored a pair of runs and then later tied the game with a single and scored the walk off. Eric Hrabczak scored 3 times with his fine bunting. Ben Dieckman had two hits and Evan Kohlsaat continued his hot hitting for the Exterminators

Tigers 7, Bulldogs 5: Ben Harrison nailed down the victory for his first career save. Jason Hebner and Avi Bhaya continued to hit well for the Tigers. Jeff Hess continued his power with a booming double that scored a pair and Harry Eppers played great defense for the Bulldogs. The defensive play of the week came from Adam Wolf with a perfect spin move to throw a runner out to help end a threat and propel the Tigers.

16-19

Newtown Lightning 9, Shelton 6: Trailing 6-1, the Newtown Lightning, sponsored by VFW Post #308, exploded for 7 fourth-inning runs Sunday at Fairfield Hills Field. After Wyatt Depuy walked, John Lebinski singled sharply to left field and Eric Sutton walked to load the bases, Scott Cunningham crushed a three-RBI double to left center. Ryan O’Keefe singled, and David Vallerie clubbed an RBI single. Nicky Sajovic reached on an infield single and the pitcher’s throw went wild past the first baseman, scoring O’Keefe and Vallerie and sending Sajovic to third. Sajovic scored the seventh run when the pitcher balked. Newtown added an insurance run in the sixth inning. Austin Ekstrom walked and scored when Cunningham drilled a single to right field, and the ball was misplayed by the center fielder. Sutton pitched 51/3 innings in relief to pick up the win. He struck out the side in the sixth inning, whiffing two with the bases loaded.

Amity 5, Newtown Lightning 3: First-place Amity, which has won every game this spring except for an 11-5 loss to Newtown, survived another scare Saturday on its home field in Orange. Amity, comprised primarily of former Amity High School varsity and junior varsity players, jumped out to a 3-0 lead by banging four hits off Newtown’s ace pitcher Austin Ekstrom. Newtown’s Scott Cunningham got the Lightning back in the game in the second inning by ripping a two-out, 3-2 pitch into right field for a single, scoring Ryan O’Keefe, who had reached on an infield single, and Alex Romeo, who had walked. Newtown tied the game 3-3 in the third inning off Amity’s ace pitcher, Niall Dammando, a varsity player last year. David Vallerie lined a single to center, and James Rebman walked. Wyatt Depuy drilled an RBI single to right, scoring Vallerie. Ekstrom, the winning pitcher in the previous game against Amity, then shut the door, yielding two runs, but no earned runs, the rest of the game. In the second through sixth innings, Ekstrom yielded just three hits and walked only one. But, after knocking Dammando out after three innings, Newtown couldn’t tally any runs against Amity relievers D.J. Kish and Luke Greenspun.