U6

Diamond Electrical Supply vs The Taunton Press: Diamond Electrical Supply started off the game with a great hit from Hailey Avari, followed by a strong swing from Aidan Herbstman, and a hit to outfield to clear the bases by Ava Foss. Olivia Bonacci and Julia Calabrese both had a number of great plays at first base.

Zoar Ridge Stables vs The Taunton Press: In the top of the first inning Zoar Ridge Stables demonstrated phenomenal teamwork as Tessa Bigwarfe threw to Molly McCleary who turned 2 outs at third base, followed by first baseman Hannah Galer’s outstanding out in the second inning. Exceptional fielding skills were also displayed by Riley Powers. Scarlett Long and Tori Lewis continued to shine as strong hitters throughout the game.

U8

Papa Al’s Pizza 11, Carminuccio’s 4: Charlize Marrazzo and Emma Archiere batted 3 hits and scored 3 runs each for Papa Al’s Pizza as they outscored Carminuccio’s Pizza 11 to 4 in a U8 softball contest at the Reed School on Saturday. For Carminuccio’s, the team displayed good defense led by the slick fielding of Angela Carriero and Erin Phaneuf. The hot bats of Lenie Urbina and Lauren Haynes keyed a big second inning that gave Carminuccio’s the early lead.

Associated Refuse 4, Baum Orthodontics 0: Taylor McPadden had a double play assisted by Casey Sullivan. Shauna Tucker hit a double and pitched well. Caroline Rickerman and Hallie Audet led the offense. For Baum Orthodontics, Emma Magazu and Nicole Fisher performed well in the pitcher’s circle. Grace Eurell ripped a base hit and Alea Willis recorded a putout at third base.

U10

Blueline Designs 5: Michael Scott Financial Group 0: In a tight game until the last inning, Michael Scott Financial Group lost to Blueline Designs 5-0. Shannon Cheh and Olivia Mubarek both had singles and Amanda Berry (shortstop) and Victoria Weimann (second base) combined on a spectacular play at second base for the out.

Extreme Fitness Martial Arts 9, Nuzzo Electric 8: Everything just broke the right way in the last inning for Extreme Fitness. It was a back and forth game, and Nuzzo Electric was running the bases mercilessly scoring on singles, etc, totally taking advantage of some infield confusion. Both Pitchers Rachel Daum and Allie Eurell with rough outings on the mound (they scored 5 off of Rachel and 3 off of Allie, with Zoe Beals rocking two liners to left center turning one into a homerun). Extreme Fitness came into the last at bat down a run. Larkin Huffman started it off with a single, Shanna Adam brought Larkin to third, and Chloe Bigwarfe singled and knocked Larkin in for the win. (Chloe Bigwarfe got the game ball from the Extreme coaches for her bat this game, 2 outstanding hits.) It was really an outstanding game, the parents and kids were cheering and very into this competitive game. For Nuzzo Electric, Zoe Beals had a home run and a triple, both with RBIs. Anna Johnston was exceptional on the mound and at bat. While pitching, with the bases loaded, she caught the ball for an out. At bat, she had two doubles. Joy Metzger had two singles with RBIs; as pitcher, her teamwork with first baseman Julia Anderson resulted in two outs.

Newtown Savings Bank 10, Extreme Fitness Martial Arts 2: Newtown Savings Bank improved their record to 2-0 with a 10-2 victory on Saturday. Christina Sgobbo had two hits and scored a run while Ally Tolson contributed with a hit, stolen base and scored a run. Adelaide Meier pitched two scoreless innings and Alex Watson was outstanding behind the plate. Newtown Savings Bank was amazing in the field and the defensive play of the game occurred in the fourth inning when pitcher Erin Burns fielded a slow grounder down the third baseline and made a long, strong throw to first baseman Jackie Gouveia to nip the baserunner. It was a rough outing for Extreme Fitness. Although Extreme started the first inning off strong, scoring 2 runs, Newtown Savings Bank scored 5 in the first to take the lead 5-2. A real bright spot for Extreme was (Extreme game ball of the day winner) Allie Eurell, who pitched two outstanding innings of no-hit ball. One lone batter reached a base due to singling off of coach pitching after four balls, but all six other batters were struck out by Allie.

Blueline Designs 10, Nuzzo Electric 2: For Blueline designs, Sienna Cummings, Jaclyn Moccio, and Sarah Dowling were impressive on the mound. Sarah and Jaclyn each scored two runs. Nicole Lillis, Rachel O’Grady, Rose Wheway, Danielle Otero, Emily Krasnickas, and Casey McLean each scored a run. Great defensive play action was made by Chloe Freedman, Brianna Giglio, Sarah, Rachel, Nicole, Sienna, and Jaclyn. For Nuzzo Electric, Julia Anderson had two singles, one with an RBI. Laura LaFreniere had a single and a double, and Heather Stroili had an RBI. Pitchers Kaysie Fisher and Zoe Beals both had singles while at bat.

U12

Claim Service International 17, WellBaskets.com 6: Claim Services International followed up its first loss of the season with a win against WellBaskets.com. The pitching tandem of Sydney Flint and Sarah Spillane combined for eight Ks and only eight walks. The CSI Penguins were down 4-2 going into the third when patience at the plate resulted in 5 runs and another 4 runs in the fourth. Caitlyn Linden tripled in the fifth driving in two runs, which helped put the CSI Penguins up 16-6 going into the final inning. Jackie Sgobbo, Mee Mee Filan, Cassidy Keller, and Hanna Bigwarfe each made great defensive plays to help keep WellBaskets.com from scoring. Wellbaskets.com fought hard against Claim Services International with solid bats from Rylee Mulligan, Sammie Strocchia, Kayla O’Sullivan, and Kaelana Dauber, who all had singles. Defensively, Bella Luciano, Joanna Vodola, and Annie Hoffman made some great plays, but the team came up short.

New England Bounce About 16, Peace Love and Cupcakes 13: For Peace Love and Cupcakes, the offense was led by Avery Tannebaum, Kelly Merrick, Samantha Cody and Tess Mubarek. Avery had two hits a walk and scored twice, Kelly singled and scored, Sam had two hits a walk and scored twice and Tess had a hit, walked once and scored twice. Kelly Merrick pitched well and Avery Tannebaum made a great defensive catch at short to stop a rally.

Brookfield 14, Peace Love and Cupcakes 12: It was a seesaw battle with a good Brookfield team. For Peace Love and Cupcakes, the offense was led by Alexa Horkachuck, Kelly Merrick, Samantha Cody, and Avery Tannebaum. Alexa walked twice, singled and scored three runs, Kelly had two hits, walked and scored twice, Sam had two walks and single and scored twice. Sophie Ackert pitched well and Cassidy Datin, Lauren Villamana, Jillian Gibney shored up the defense.

New England Bounce About 11, Pomperaug One 4: New England Bounce About (NEBA) defeated Southbury’s Pomperaug #1 on Thursday evening, May 12. Both teams’ offenses were held in check until the fourth inning when New England Bounce About scored 3 runs behind the hitting of Lauren Wilcox and Grace Frost. Grace also snagged a hard line drive in the second inning that prevented Southbury’s offense to get on the board. Sklyer Kineski, Lauren Wilcox, Grace Frost, and Shannon Lynch all had key hits that led to NEBA’s win. Emily Bell, Lauren Wilcox, and Shannon Lynch all contributed to “no hit” Southbury until the final inning, when Southbury got on the scoreboard with 4 runs.

U14

Bethel 14 My Place 3: Bethel pitching proved to be too much for the My Place team, which lost this game 3-14. Tonya Tucker, Kathryn Kerins, and Hanna Bigwarfe all collected RBI singles for the My Place offense. Pitching was handled by Brianna Baranowski, Annie Hoffman, and Tonya Tucker. Kathryn Kerins made a nice play behind the plate on a Bethel pop-up. Emma Hungaski and Courtney Demeglio also contributed defensively.

U12 TRAVEL

The Newtown Hawks U12 Softball team opened its season by attending the Shock to the System Tournament in Wallingford during the weekend of May 14-15. The Hawks seeded eighth after the first day of play, a respectable standing in a field of 16 teams. Unfortunately due to the weather, all games were canceled on Sunday, so the final standings were a result of only one day of play. The Hawks came on strong during their first game and beat Xtreme Chaos 7-6. The offense was led by Caitlyn Linden, who had a home run her first time at bat, and then followed with a triple. Linden’s solid batting performance resulted in 4 RBIs. Haley Ryan went 3 for 3 with singles; while Lauren Wilcox added her own two singles and one RBI. Kelly Merrick and Tegan Doherty each contributed a single. The Hawks defense remained strong throughout the game and Shannon Lynch made a nice catch in right field during the third inning; Wilcox pitched the entire game and struck out 13 batters.

The Hawks then came up against one of the top teams in the region, Empire Huskies Black, and unfortunately the tides were turned and the Hawks were defeated. The Hawks made a valiant effort both offensively and defensively. In the last game of the day, the Hawks regained their momentum and went on to beat Valley Fusion 7-5. Haley Ryan and Lauren Wilcox had two singles apiece, Tegan Doherty and Shannon Lynch each contributed a single and Kelly Merrick hit a triple. Wilcox was back on the mound for the game and struck out seven batters, while Merrick and Doherty gave strong performances on first and second base.

The Hawks thank their sponsors, WellBaskets.com, Poland Spring Direct, and Newtown Ice Cream Shop.