Date: Fri 28-Jul-1995

Publication: Bee

Author: TOMW

Illustration: I

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Babe-Ruth-14s-15s-State

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Babe Ruth 14/15 All Stars

Bounced From State Tournament

NEW MILFORD - It wasn't long ago - just two weeks, actually - that the Newtown

Babe Ruth 14/15 All Stars won the first-ever District 4 championship since

leaving Little League in 1990 and the first championship for a 14-/15-year-old

team since 1985.

But fame was fleeting.

The All Stars opened the tournament Friday night with an 8-1 loss to Milford

and then two days later were eliminated after losing, 9-6, to Stamford.

Last Friday, Newtown's bats were cold and its gloves were even colder.

The All Stars managed just three hits at the plate - two by Peter Dutchick and

one by Tim Place - but it was the seven errors committed in the field which

was Newtown's undoing.

The gloves were a big problem two days later, as well, as Newtowm committed 10

errors in the 9-6 loss to Stamford.

The All Stars fell down into a 9-0 hole and were no-hit through six innings

before rallying for six runs in the seventh, fueled by a three-run triple by

Peter Ivey and singles by Mike Kascak and Joe Wasko.

Wasko pitched 6  innings, allowing all nine runs, only one of which was earned

- that on a solo home run by Stamford pitcher George Dixon. Matt Bouteiller

pitched the final two outs in relief.