8-9 YEAR OLDS

 

GLADIATORS 8, BETHEL 4: Max Muraskiewicz whiffed 15 batters over six innings of work and Dave Kopysinski made a game-saving play as the Gladiators defeated Bethel, 8-4. Cole Depuy and Muraskiewicz had two hits apiece to lead the offense.

GLADIATORS 14, RAZORS 3: Ralph Sergiovanni pitched no-hit ball and struck out 11 batters to lead the Gladiators to the win. John Savarese played a strong second base while Sam Miller doubled and Jimmy Zaritis homered and scored three runs to lead the offense. For the Razors, Tyler Davenport and Jeffrey DeNicola had solid defensive games and Brett LeBlanc pitched well.

TITANS 13, BETHEL 12: Nick Saviano struck out the side in the last inning to shut Bethel down and preserve the win for the Titans. Ian Mason and Jeff Spencer also pitched well. Drew Woods stole home with the go-ahead run in the top of the last inning. Daniel Spencer, Patrick Stein and Jeff Spencer had two RBI each while Joe Cappiello and Pete Wlasuk also supported the offense. Dan McSweeney, Matt Bauer and Josh Leighton had strong games.

DANBURY 14, HORNETS 4: Alex Martens and Tyler Kelchner had two walks each and JR Shine had a solid game behind the plate.

RAZORS 12, HORNETS 3: Greg DeMenna had a hit and Daniel Tibulla reached base three times to spark the Hornets. Brendan Deveney, John Grimaldi and Tyler Kelchner all pitched well. Brian Grimes and Kevin Leibold led the defense.

JUNIOR DIVISION

 

HAWKS 15, ASPETUCK 15: Brendan Reilly preserved the tie by striking out the last batter with the bases loaded and the winning run on third. Early in the game, the Hawks enjoyed two strong innings apiece from Brian Duffy – who displayed fine pickoff moves to the bases – and Seth Hull, who allowed no runs while whiffing five batters. Duffy led the offense by going 2-for-5 with a double and four RBI while Eric Rodriguez had three RBI and three runs scored and Pete Oggeri was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI. Liam Cawley, Steven Moulthrop, Chris Giorno and Jim Leebaert had good games.

BETHEL 5, HAWKS 4 (9 innings): Newtown scored all of their runs in the first three innings and stayed even with Bethel the rest of the way. David Modzelewski, Seth Hull, Rich Temple and Brendan Reilly all pitched well. Peter Oggeri drove in a pair of runs while Hull was 2-for-3 with one RBI. Bobby Grauer reached base three times. Oggeri played eight strong innings behind the plate to spark the defense, while Liam Cawley was solid at second. Grauer, Cawley and Oggeri hooked up on a relay from right field to prevent a Bethel run.