Midgets

Landscaping Unlimited Yellow Jackets: The bats were hot for the Landscaping Unlimited Yellow Jackets on Saturday with hits in the first inning by Devin Herbstman and Noah DiNallo and in the second inning by Eric Gray, Blake Palmer, Sam Cannizzo and Brian Pendergast. Jake Hossler had a single in the third as did Tyler Harrison in the fourth. Big hits by RJ Eller and Benjamin Ochs rounded out the fifth and sixth innings. Brian Pendergast pitched a great first inning with Noah DiNallo behind the plate. Gray and Hossler each recorded strikeouts from the mound in the third and fifth innings. Benjamin Ochs pitched an excellent sixth inning with some great catching by Eller. Great defensive plays were made throughout the game by Eller at shortstop, Vinny Wilson at second and two back-to-back solo outs by Sam Cannizzo at first base. Eller also caught a line drive at third base and Gray caught a deep fly ball to right field.

Apex Glass: The “Navy Seals” received excellent starting pitching from Drew Poseno, who also flashed some serious leather with an outstanding catch of a hard-liner at shortstop to save a run. Other defensive MVP’s were Ryan McMahon who did a solid job behind the plate and caught a pop-fly at third base, and Andrew McMahon who made several plays in the infield while catching an inning. Michael Jewell and Cooper Agresta both pitched well in relief, each with a strikeout. Offensively, Tommy Gies lined a hard single down the third base line to start a rally, and Zander Kasbarian had multiple hits, including a hard liner for an RBI double. The hustle MVP was Edwin Tout, who after being hit by a pitch came right back and lined a hard single to left field, and was on base several times. Matthew McMahon and Owen Browne each contributed a hit in the game.

Network Synergy Corp: The Black Knights had some solid play this past Saturday led by the solid hitting of Ryan Heran, Brandon Akbas, Jack Petersen and Jake Mailloux. Cal Reilly pitched well and his teammate James Ciaramello hustled at catcher. Harry Majlinger and Teddy Teraszkiewicz played well in the field for the Black Knight defense.

Art and Frame of Danbury: The Art and Framers played an outstanding all-around game on Saturday behind the pitching of Hayden Miller, Wiley Harris and Travis McClay. The Framers continued to hit the ball with multiple hit games from Hayden Miller, William Hornby, Matthew DeMott and Michael Ihlefeld. Liam O’Sullivan, Trevor Hislop and Timmy Vigneau provided solid defense and James Hillfeld and Michael Early showed great hustle on the base paths. The play of the game was turned in by Hayden Miller who, with no outs and two men on base, turned in a game ending, and game winning, unassisted triple play.

Stratton-Faxon Law: The Stratton-Faxon Phillies saw nice pitching performances by Connor Faxon, Matthew Berard and Thomas Speiser. Steven Cotton tripled and Mason Woodard displayed unique switch-hitting skills. Steven Berard, Adam Zibluk and Cameron Audet also contributed key hits. Cotton and Andrew Kugler flashed the leather by catching fly balls in the outfield.

The Hollandia Smashers: The Hollandia Smashers played a great all-around game with solid pitching from Stephen Mayer, Peter Reelick and Khal Bashawaty. Walter Brady led the offensive attack going 5 for 5 and Karl Miller collected four hits, including two doubles and two RBIs. Daniel DeBartolomeo had a solid game catching and at first base where he recorded two putouts, Torin Kearney was solid at the hot corner recording all three putouts in the fifth inning. Max Barbagallo was solid in the infield making the right play every time the ball was hit his way.

Frate Custom Cabinetry/Winnick Steel: Another solid outing from the Bombers again this week, pitching staff was led by Josh Parsons, Jackson Newsom and Matt Williams; on the Defense David Braun, Nicholas Sabillon, James Celentano, Ryan Verdi and Shayne Frate continue to have golden gloves in the field. With the offensive bats Andrew Michlovitz, Zachary Katsuleres, Orion Bracksieck and Kyle Pettit bats are still on fire.

Minors AA

Haywood Insurance Marines 12, Big Dawgs 6: The Marines jumped out to 8-0 lead after three innings and eventually won the game 12-6. Brayden had a big hit driving in two runs. Other hitting stars were Will Swift and Lyle Petrellese. Daniel Pond, Andrew Godfrey and Anthony Dorazio led the way with strong pitching, while Swift got the save in the sixth.

McGuire’s Ale House Brewers 13, Mobil 1 Drillers 8: The Brewers were paced offensively by Kieran Coffey and Kyle Reilly combined, going 5 for 6, and Tristan Andrew reaching base all three times at bat with three runs scored. On the mound, Shaine Luzietti and Jake Pare combined for three strong innings of work, limiting the Drillers to one run. For the Drillers, CJ Demers crushed a double to center and threw a three-pitch fifth inning, getting three ground ball outs.

Haywood Insurance Marines, 9, Impact BT Men in Black 5: The Marines capitalized early by taking a 5-0 lead in the second, highlighted by Will Swift’s booming triple and held on for a 9-5 win. Lyle Petrellese had a key hit and Peter Gold drove in his first run of the season. Connor Haywood also had two hits to lead the way. The pitching was led by Haywood, Thomas Tavar, Brayden Deraney and Swift who combined for a total of 14 strikeouts.

McGuire’s Ale House Brewers 8, Big Dawgs 6: The Brewers hurlers led the charge on Sunday. James Malin, Braedon Reed and Brett Melchionno combined to scatter six runs over six innings. The Big Dawgs’ offense was led by Matt Bradbury going 3 for 4 with a triple, and Jack Street going 3 for 3 with two runs scored.

 

10-Year-Olds

Braves 1, A’s 0: In a repeat of their first meeting, runs and hits were hard to come by. Great pitching once again dominated. For the Braves, Trevor Tyrrell, Gavin Connors, Liam Loging and Tyler Fuori combined for the two hit shutout. While A’s, Fulton, Barrett, Hurley and Gray only allowed the one run on an innocent bases loaded walk in the forth inning. Defensively, Martin Godbout, Loging and Fuori each had two nice plays in the field. Luke Barrett and Patrick Hurley also had nice grabs of line drive hits.

Giants 5, A’s 4: The A’s and Giants battled to the very last batter on Sunday. The game had five lead changes and ended with a walk-off bases loaded RBI by Andrew Via who finished the game 2-2 with a walk and one RBI, earning the game ball in the 5-4 Giant victory over a talented A’s team.

Phillies 11, Pirates 7: A back and forth battle found the Phillies on the winning end of an exciting game. Jack Mulligan was the standout at the plate being the first player to hit for the cycle this season. Nick Accousti, Sam Eppers and Dan Mason all had key hits. Jack Mulligan, Mason, Jack Lydon and Brian Vander Have all had solid performances on the mound.

Braves 6, Giant 5: In a back and forth battle, the Braves held off the Giants for an exciting win. The score was tied at two when Trevor Tyrrell singled and plated two runs. The Giants came right back in the bottom of the inning scoring with RBIs from Andrew Via and Eric Casagrande. In the fifth, James Tibolla singled home Owen Meeker, stole third and home to plate the eventual winning run. James Doyle had an RBI single in the sixth to bring the Giants within one. The game also had its fill of exciting fielding plays. Trevor Tyrrell to Owen Meeker nailed a runner at second. Liam Loging nailed a runner at the plate to keep the score tied. Tyler Fuori worked out of a one out second and third jam in the bottom of the sixth, notching two strikeouts to close out the game for the one run victory. For the Giants, James Doyle and Shea Talbot had nice grabs.

A’s 12, Rays 7: The Landscaping Unlimited A’s scored 11 runs in the final three innings to come from 7-1 down to defeat the Quality Dental Rays. Luke Barrett and Patrick Hurley combined for three shutout innings at the end to seal the victory. Stellar defensive plays were made by James Mok and Max Wrage with clutch catches in the outfield in the fifth inning to protect the lead. Tyler Stroili and Jake Kneski had two hits apiece for the A’s. For the Rays, Colby Fowler had two hits, Connor Hughes, Jack Ketchum and Charlie Asetta each had two hits, and pitcher James Schumacher hurled two scoreless innings.

Phillies 16, Cubs 5: Leading the league averaging almost eight runs a game, the Phillies continued swinging the hot bats. Ellery McFarland, Nolan Adis and Max Bloomquist each crossed the place twice for the Phillies as they continued their winning ways. Nick Kalra, Dan Mason and Jack mulligan combined for a three hitter while Nick Accousti and Sam Eppers had strong games behind the plate. For the Cubs Luke Azzarito, Ben Talbot and Ryan Beardsley all had hits while Todd Peterson had a great day on the mound allowing only one hit.

Braves 7, Rays 3: In a 7-3 Rays win, the first time these two teams have met, Sean Arnold made a spectacular throw from left field to Owen Meeker behind the plate to get the runner at home. The rematch continued the amazing fielding plays that included three plays at the plate. James Schumacher blocked home to nail the speedy James Tibolla trying to score on Liam Loging’s two RBI triple. Tyler Fuori and Trevor Tyrrell each completed the back half of a double play throwing runners out at home. Owen Meeker and Loging put on the tags at the plate. For the Rays, Garrett Marino made a clutch defensive play on a hard hit ball and beat the runner to third for the out. For the Braves, Gavin Connors and Owen Meeker each had two hits and an RBI. Loging also had two hard hits. For the Rays, James Schumacher had a single and two RBIs, Colby Fowler had two hits and Wyatt Cerreta had an RBI. After having to sit out the first few innings with a finger injury, Charlie Assetta started the Rays rally in the fifth with a double. The Rays loaded the bases in each of the final two innings but timely fielding and strong pitching got them out of the innings to close out the game. James Tibolla was a vacuum in the field getting three key fielding assists.

11-Year-Olds

Sal and Pepe Inferno 4, Mobil 1 Lube Express Blue Devils 1: In a classic pitching duel, Sal and Pepe Inferno’s pitching prevailed the victory. Dillon Larkin and Ryan Burns each pitched two scoreless innings, while Robert DiSibio closed out the game for the red hot Inferno. The offensive attack was led by Easton Ricks, Matt Brantl, Kevin Riccardi and Todd Peterson. Riccardi also played stellar defense at second base, while Sammy Kapur and Matt Sadowski played solid at first. For the Blue Devils, Jeremy Larkin gave up only one run in two innings and Derrick Lewis pitched a scoreless inning, while Josh Dunn pitched well and gave up three runs in two innings. Blue Devils David Kohler, Derrick Lewis, Andrew Lally and Jack Heinlein each had a hit.

Carminuccio’s Pizza 10, Ingersoll Auto Black Grass 8: The Huskies overcame an eight run deficit with big hits from Luke Melillo and Cole Demirjian, also extending the big nine-run inning with great at bats from Matt Menusack, Jeremy Fisher and Jack McDonnell. Tess Davenport was lights out for the Huskies’ pitching the last two innings for the save. Ingersoll Auto’s pitching staff fell short, although they still performed well. Ben Terry, Shane Demers, Simon Preston and Doug Carriero were on the mound. Offensively, they were led by Bobby Ward and Robbie Morrill with big bats. Playing well defensively for Ingersoll Auto were Cody Camputaro, Luke Sansonetti and Jack Forgione.

Sugar Hill Auto Sharks 7, Carminuccio’s Pizza Huskies 6: The Sugar Hill Auto Sharks prevailed over Carminuccio’s Pizza with a close 7-6 win behind two hits each from Liam Deakin and Ryan Williams. John Finnegan made a diving catch, while Justin Kahn, Jimmy Doutney and Jamey Hobar were solid in the field all game long. The leading pitchers for the Sharks were Robert Murray and Harry Lucas.

Ingersoll Auto Black Grass 16, Ferro Financial Green Machine 4: The Green Machine played hard against the Black Grass until the Black Grass broke open the game in the middle innings. The Green Machine was led by Tim Shaw, Jack Swanson and Tyler Trede at the plate. Matt Jewell, Sean Connor, Kyle Roche and James Heran played strong defense.

12-Year-Olds

Night Owls 9, Dolphins 8: Player of the week, Connor Barrett, hit a walk off homerun to propel the Night Owls to victory, Rob Lombardo and Will Huegi combined for four runs in the victory. Owen McInerney had three hits to lead the fish.

Rebels 3, Exterminators 3: Ben Dieckman scampered home to tie the game on a most bizarre play on an evening where pitching dominated. Adam Beckett, Ryan Kost and crafty Chris Faxon put fits into the exterminators all night. Eugene Citrano reached base three times and ignited each rally for the exterminators.

Rebels 3, Tigers 3: Kenny Malin boomed a towering home run over the scoreboard, while Jacob Duffy nailed the go ahead run at home plate with a perfect throw, as the rebels rallied of a tie. Ben Harrison and Ethan Aug led the balance attack for the tigers.

Nightowls 14, Orangutans 12: Nick Lombardo and Alex Dunleavy ignited an eight-run final inning to lead the nocturnal birds to victory. Will Huegi’s gutsy play on the mound secured the victory. Danny Grosso and Jeff Klein had four hits between them to lead the Orangutans.

Spartans 11, Exterminators 4: Anthony Isabella scored twice, CJ Herde double in two runs, and Adam Manes was on base all day as the first place Spartans keep rolling. CJ Shambellan hit well and made the defensive gem of the year with a long catch in centerfield.

Nightowls 13, Bulldogs 9: Silas Decker scored three times and Robbie Laporta scooted home twice as the hot Nightowls continued their winning ways. Patrick Godino led the Bulldogs with two hits.

14/15-Year-Olds

Ridgefield 16, Newtown Black/Rich’s Keys and Locks 10: The Lock Pickers couldn’t keep the visiting Ridgefield Tigers off the bases in a tough loss. The pitching and defense was uncharacteristically lacking for Newtown as they couldn’t hold on to their early 5-0 lead. Jack Procaccini had a great offensive game, going 3 for 3, with a double and an RBI. Sam Czel added a hit, two runs scored, and four stolen bases. Alex Rushworth, Jake Simonson, Michael Doyle and Justin Appley all contributed singles.

Newtown Black/Rich’s Keys and Locks 7, Ridgefield 4: Newtown got back on the winning track as Michael Doyle delivered a clutch, two-out, two-run single in the top of the seventh inning to provide the lock pickers with some insurance runs to hold off a tough Ridgefield squad. Doyle finished the day going 2 for 4, with three RBIs and a run scored. Sam Czel went 2 for 3, including a double, three stolen bases, and two runs scored. Dillon Palumbo went 2 for 3, with an RBI and stolen base, while Brandon O’Sullivan also added an RBI. Jack Procaccini picked up the win on the mound with the help of outstanding relief pitching from Dillon Palumbo. Palumbo pitched five innings, surrendering only five hits, two earned runs, while striking out seven, to earn the save.

16/19-Year-Olds

Newtown Lightning 10, Pomperaug 7: The Lightning unleashed a 12-hit attack to improve its record to 6-4 and move ahead of Pomperaug into second place Sunday at Fairfield Hills Field. Alex Saviano got the win with 4 2/3 brilliant innings in relief. Wyatt Depuy led the Newtown offense with three hits, including a triple to right center and an RBI, and Alex Romeo drilled two doubles to deep center and scored two runs. Ben Stoller, who singled and walked, and Austin Ekstrom, who walked twice, also scored two runs each. Depuy started on the mound and was aided by a second-inning double play. Shortstop Ekstrom fielded a hard grounder, flipped to second baseman David Vallerie, who made a nice pivot with a runner bearing down on him and threw to first baseman Stoller. It was a busy afternoon for Stoller, who had eight putouts without an error, including a sensational leap to catch an errant throw from shortstop and then somehow managing to get a foot on the first-base bag to nip the Pomperaug runner by a quarter of a step. Saviano slapped two singles and knocked in a run, but his relief pitching was the talk of the game. He yielded no earned runs, gave up just one walk and three hits, and struck out six. Vallerie also knocked in a key run in the fourth inning with a base hit and stole two bases. John Lebinski and Nick Heron also drove in runs with sacrifice flies.

Newtown Lightning 6, Ridgefield 2: Austin Ekstrom pitched a dominant game, hurling a complete-game one hitter under the lights at Fairfield Hills Field last week. Ekstrom did not allow a hit after a second-inning single and struck out 11. “It was the best pitching performance I have ever seen in Newtown,” said Newtown Head Coach Gary Stoller. “Austin was the ultimate artist on the mound, baffling batters by repeatedly changing speeds with his fastballs and breaking balls.” Ridgefield scored an unearned run in the second inning to take a 1-0 lead before Newtown scored four runs in the bottom of the inning. John Lebinski plunked a single to right, Eric Sutton reached on an error and Scott Cunningham ripped an RBI single. Ryan O’Keefe lined an RBI single to left, and Alex Saviano walloped a two-RBI double to right center. Newtown added a run in the fourth inning when Depuy singled, stole second and third and scored on a wild pitch. The Lightning’s final run came across in the next inning. O’Keefe walked on a pitch that went past the catcher, and, when the catcher slowly retrieved the ball, O’Keefe took off for second and made a head-first dive to beat the throw to second base. He then stole third and scored on an error. The Lightning played a solid defensive game with the only error being an errant pickoff throw.