All five Newtown baseball teams in the 8U to 12U age divisions made it to state tournament play this week with district tourney success in late June.

Newtown 12U reached the semifinals of the Cal Ripken District 2/3 Tournament and went 3-2 overall. With a 12-0 win over RHAM in the quarterfinals, the 12U team qualified for state play.

The 11U squad made it to the championship game of the district tournament but fell 7-4 to West Hartford. Throughout the tournament the 11U team was led by the hitting of James Trubiano, Cameron Kullgren (four home runs), Paul Adams, Justin Twitchell, and Maksim Dul. The pitching was also on point with Kyle Duncan, James Goyette, Jacob Kelly, and Michael Murphy setting the tone along the way.

Newtown 10U also made it to the district championship winning four games. Offensively, the team was led by Jake Coscia, Shane Rekos, Connor Duras, Jack Boxberger, and Gavin Leonard. Slowing down the other team’s batters from the mound were Dalton Albert, Zach Milkovic, Shea Platt, and Antonio Puebla. Kyle Field, Bryce Pacuk, and Noah Blair all made clutch plays in the field.

The 9U team went 6-0 in the pool play before the state tournament and grabbed the No. 1 seed. Newtown’s 8U lineup won its first two games in the state tournament and reached the semifinals. (There were no district tournaments for 8U so they have begun state play earlier than the other age groups.)