As the Newtown Hawks 14-and-under travel team continued to tune up for the New England Regionals and its trip to the U14 Nationals in Varina, Virginia, the U16 Newtown Force took home the title in the recent U16 Girls Fast Pitch Triple Crown Sports New England Territory Cup Softball Tournament.

Success keeps piling up for local teams.

Read on –

U16

First At GFP-TCS Tourney

The Newtown Force 16-and-under travel team captured the U16 Girls Fast Pitch Triple Crown Sports (GFP-TCS) Second Annual New England Territory Cup Softball Tournament July 14 through July 16 in North Branford.

The Force compiled a 4-2-1 record competing in a division with the Seacoast Hurricanes (5-1-0), the New Jersey Fury (3-2-1), New York City Lady Bulldogs (3-3-0), Massachusetts Invasion (1-4-0), Western Massachusetts Storm (1-4-0) and the Lady Bombers of New York (1-4-0).

U14

Hawks 7, Southbury 0

Hawks 8, Cheshire Black 8

Kate Bowen fired a no-hitter, striking out 12 batters, and also went 3-for-3 at the plate with a double and a pair of singles as the Newtown Hawks 14-and-under travel team blanked Southbury, 7-0, in recent action.

Rachael Ruiz ripped a pair of hits as Ashley Kuligowski  and Kaitlin Marsden also collected hits for Newtown.

The Hawks also tied Cheshire Black, 8-8, as Ally Modzelewski and Colleen Cunningham combined on the mound. Ruiz was 2-for-2 while Modzelewski and Marley Koschel each collected two hits. Laura Newberry, Christine Beck and Emily Krewson also banged out hits for the Hawks, who will begin New England Regional play this weekend in Stamford.

U12

Hawks 1, Bethel 1

Hawks 6, Stratford 1

Colleen Cunningham whiffed nine batters as the Newtown Hawks 12-and-under travel team defeated highly-regarded Stratford, 6-1, in Fairfield County League action.

Erin Begg made a circus catch at second base with the bases loaded to end a Stratford rally as Madison Hauck ran the bases well, scoring multiple times to spark the Hawks. Defensive standouts were Hannah Koch at third, Megan Gibbons at short and Natalie Dunn at first.

Dunn also helped lead the offense with a single and a double as Ashley Cirone chipped in with a timely base hit.

The Hawks also dueled Bethel to a 1-1 draw in a game suspended in the seventh inning due to lightning.

Cunningham was pitching a gem at the time, allowing only two hits while striking out 11 batters. Kendall Svanda knocked in the tying run in the bottom of the sixth inning as the weather deteriorated. Emma Herring had two hits as Begg bunted for a base hit.

Ali Kennedy, Hannah Koch and Kate Siroky also played well for the Hawks.