At Vernon Center Middle School
Vernon 14, Tolland 2. Kelly Cocco threw a 2-hitter and Jessica Philbrick contributed with a single and a double for Vernon.
Ellington 8, Manchester 1. Courtney Horvath and Bridget Millane combined on a 4-hitter, striking out nine as Ellington opened their season with a win over Manchester. Samantha Harney had a 2-run triple and Amanda Blanchard had a hit, two runs scored and three stolen bases. Manchester was led by Arial Diaz, Kristin Gentilcore and Lindsey Johnson.
Vernon 6, Ellington 5. Kelly Cocco picked up the win in relief as Vernon came from behind to edge Ellington. Jessica Philbrick led the hitters with a pair of singles. Courtney Horvath pitched three innings for Ellington and helped herself with a pair of hits. Kelly McPartland, Jen Spartz and Alyssa Deland each had a hit in the loss.
Manchester 7, Tolland 5. Anna Piggott played well, going the distance on the mound and contributing to the offense with a double. Ariel Diaz, Trixi Umali and Lindsey Johnson all added to the offense with key hits. Mindy Sharon pitched well in defeat for Tolland.
Ellington 17, Tolland 2. Bridget Millane pitched a two-hitter and helped her cause with a pair of hits and two RBIs as Ellington downed Tolland. Courtney Horvath had three hits and two runs scored. Taylor Brown, Amanda Blanchard and Ashleigh Williams (right) each had two hits and two runs scored.
Vernon 10, Manchester 4. Vernon won their final game of the day to finish 3-0. Jocelyn White and Erin Selavka both hit triples.
At Sterling Field, West Hartford
West Hartford 17, Granby 4. West Hartford was led by Laura Mainelli, who settled down after a shaky first inning to pitch a one-hitter. Lauren Towers paced the offense with a single and a double. Jenna Allen had two singles while Kristen Vibberts and Amanda George each contributed key hits.
East Hartford 10, Canton 6.
West Hartford 9, Canton 0. Alicia Lambert pitched a complete game no-hitter, striking out 11 while walking only one. Lauren Towers and Jenna Allen continued their hot hitting with two singles apiece. Miranda Mantello and Sheray Felice both contributed singles. Emma Karpowicz and Audra Wooldridge made outstanding defensive plays.
East Hartford 5, Granby 2.
Canton 9, Granby 5.
West Hartford 8, East Hartford 7. West Hartford came back from a 5-run first inning deficit behind the strong relief pitching of Alicia Lambert. Zoe Mendal and Jordan Worshoufsky (double) led the offense and Chelsie Velez scored the winning run.
South Windsor 5, Somers 0. South Windsor defeated Somers 5-0 behind the 1-hit, 16-strikeout pitching of Emily Armstrong (left). Leading the offense for the winners were Michelle Dederer with 3 hits, including a triple, and 3 runs scored and Jen Hunt with two hits. JoJo Meunier, Elizabeth Lavallee and Shelby LaDue played well for Somers.
Enfield 16, Granby 1. The Enfield Fireballs downed Granby 16-1 behind the pitching of Courtney Cannella (9K) with Natalie Kyparidis pitching strong in relief. Ashley Poggie and Katie Krogmann led the offense with two hits each and Amanda Meunier had a double. Tori Benoit executed a double play. For Granby, Hanna Lindeyer had an RBI single, knocking in Cameron Rogers.
Manchester 5, Marlborough 3. Manchester evened their record with a 5-3 win over Marlborough. Jordain Purcell-Riess and Kristen Gentilcore combined on a one-hitter. Yomarie Rodriguez and Allie Vitkus paced the Manchester offense. Casey Schaus had Marlborough's lone hit. Emily Hummel went the distance on the mound and pitched well in the loss.
West Hartford 9, Suffield 2. Laura Mainelli and Angela Moskwa were locked in a pitcher's duel until West Hartford broke the game open with eight runs in the sixth inning. Mainelli scattered seven hits while Moskwa recorded 12 strikeouts. Kristen Vibberts was the hitting star for West Hartford with a single, double and triple. Lauren Towers also chipped in two hits. The Suffield offense was paced by Colleen Moroney who had a single, double and a walk.
East Hartford 6, Canton 4. The East Hartford Banshees defeated Canton 6-4 as catcher Amy Quattropani had a great defensive game, throwing out four runners on the bases. Lynne Foran had a sacrifice bunt to score a run and was on base three times with 2 walks and a double. Monique Gauthier pitched well for Canton. Melissa Parente had a triple and Melissa Cahill had a double and a walk.
Ellington 23, Coventry 5. Ellington won on the road as Courtney Horvath pitched two no-hit innings and helped her cause with 3 hits and 3 runs scored. Courtney Carver pitched fourgood innings. Ashleigh Williams and Jocelyn Close each had two hits and two runs scored. Lindsay LaChance, Joanna DeBari, Allie Dautrich and Josie LoRicco paced the Coventry offense. Rebecca Loftis pitched her first game in relief.
Vernon at Tolland - rescheduled to Monday, July 25th.
Vernon 15, Coventry 1. Erin Skoly homered and Allison Burg had three hits as Vernon downed visiting Coventry by a score of 15-1.
Marlborough 11, Somers 1. Marlborough defeated Somers 11-1 as Casey Schaus went the distance on the mound, striking out eleven batters. Meagan Fornabi helped Schaus with a strong game behind the plate. The defensive play of the game was made by Michelle Bernard, catching a shot in left field and throwing out the runner at first for a double play. Becky Barry led the Somers team defensively. Elizabeth LaVallee and Camille Thomas also had good games.
South Windsor 11, Tolland 3. South Windsor defeated Tolland 11-3 behind the pitching of Casey Thibodeau and the offense led by Michelle Dederer (2 hits, 3 runs scored), Lindsay Varley (3 runs scored), Alyssa Rodrigues (triple) and Chelsea Hebert (homerun). Christine Vareed pitched four strong innings for Tolland. Kelly Tetreault and Erica Rezuke also played well.
East Hartford 13, Enfield 7. Enfield jumped out to an early lead on an East Hartford error in the first inning. East Hartford came right back with aggressive baserunning and a tinely double by Sarah D'Attilio. East Hartford continued to execute on the base paths with quickness and gradually pulled ahead when their hitting kicked in the fourth inning, aided with several walks. Enfield shortstop Britni Siana had the biggest hit of the night with a long triple to the left centerfield gap driving in a run and scoring herself on an errant overthrow at third base. Natalie Kyparidis had two hits and a walk for a fine night representing Enfield. East Hartford catcher Amy Quattropani is quickly establishing herself as a premier catcher with her powerful arm and defensive skills. She tripled in this game and was East Hartford star for the week. Pitcher Lisa Donato is keeping runners off base by issuing few walks.
Suffield 10, Granby 0. Angela Moskwa pitched a masterful game tonight, going the distance with 18 strikeouts and issuing only one walk. Erin Brault showed great patience at the plate, walking three times and scoring two runs. Granby's Chrissy Cooper pitched well in her first start ever, allowing only 4 runs over 4 innings. Carolyn Rau turned in a nice double play in the third inning.
Ellington 11, Manchester 7.
Canton at Windsor - rescheduled to Friday, July 1st.
East Hartford 4, Granby 3. (from 6/28)
Tolland 14, Coventry 11. The Tolland team came from behind to win its first game against a feisty Coventry squad by a score of 14-11. After trailing 10-6 in the bottom of the 6th, the Tolland bats came alive for 8 runs to take a four run lead. Jenn Anderson, Mindy Sharon and Christine Vareed shared the pitching duties, while Jessica McKenty caught the full game. Mindy Sharon, Kayla Gosse and Marisa Husereau led the offense for Tolland. For Coventry, Brittaney Fowler pitched 3+ innings of no-hit ball, while Maria Vromans anchored the defense behind the plate. Elizabeth Phillips was 2 for 3 with a triple.
Vernon 6, Ellington 5. Kelly Cocco earned the win, pitching a complete game and striking out fourteen. Erin Skoly's homerun and Jessica Bonneville's triple were the key hits. Courtney Horvath pitched well for Ellington in the loss. Jocelyn Close and Courtney Minor had good overall games.
West Hartford 12, Windsor 3. West Hartford remained undefeated behind the pitching of Laura Mainelli and Alicia Lambert, who combined to throw a no-hitter. Leading the offense for West Hartford were Maureen Martucci (double, triple), Kristen Vibberts (single, double) and Catherine Montagino (double). Sheray Felice made several nice plays at first base. Windsor's Nina Varney pitched five strong innings. Amy Hansen played a good game, scoring Windsor's first run on a sacrifice bunt by Shauna Greene, who also played some outstanding defense.
South Windsor at Marlborough - rescheduled to Tuesday, August 9th.
Enfield at Canton - rescheduled to Tuesday, July 5th.
Somers at Manchester - rescheduled to Tuesday, July 5th.
Granby at East Hartford - rescheduled to Sunday, June 26th (7:00PM)(MP).
Manchester 17, Coventry 0. Manchester downed Coventry 17-0 as Allie Vitkus, Danielle Leone and Kristin Gentilcore combined on a one-hitter. Their offense was led by Yomarie Rodriguez, Anna Piggott and Lindsey Johnson with two hits apiece. Emma Polinski had Coventry's lone hit.
Tolland 11, Somers 8. Tolland won a closely fought pitching showdown in Somers by a score of 11-8 in a 6-inning game shortened by darkness. Tolland faced a complete game, 11-strikeout effort by Somers pitcher JoJo Meunier, but answered with a Christine Vareed complete game, 10K performance. At the plate, the winners were led by Devin Feeney (2-4, 2B, RS, RBI), Amanda Drury (2-3, 2RS, RBI) and Marisa Husereau (1-3, 2RBI). Behind the plate, Jess McKenty caught a fabulous game. Somers' batters were led by Camille Thomas (2-3, 2RS), Liz Mashiak (2-4) and Shelby LaDue (1-2, RS, 2BB).
Enfield 5, Suffield 1. Enfield defeated Suffield 5-1 behind the pitching of Courtney Cannella (8Ks) and catcher Natalie Kyparidis. Shawna Lothian was instrumental at first base. Enfield's hits came from Ashley Poggie, with a double, Britni Siana and Shawna Lothian. Suffield pitcher Brittany Sutton struck out ten Enfield batters and Angela Moskwa had a good night at the plate.
East Hartford 5, Windsor 3. Lisa Donato pitched a 3-hitter as the East Hartford Banshees grounded the Windsor Eagles by a score of 5-3. Windsor played tough defense, with Caitlin Bramucci making four putouts. Caroline Aldrich and Adrienne Edwards combined on a double play to erase a Banshee scoring threat. Abby Rodriguez had two hits, including a bases-loaded single to complete a two-out 5-run rally in the fourth inning for East Hartford. Banshee catcher Amy Quattropani continues to gun down runners attempting to steal second.
Vernon 10, South Windsor 1. Vernon won 10-1 at South Windsor. Kelly Cocco threw a 2-hitter, striking out twelve, and contributed at the plate with a double and a single. Jessica Bonneville homered and Jessica Philbrick chipped in with three hits for Vernon. South Windsor saw outstanding play from Jami Barile, Jenna Borrmann and Kayla Woods.
Ellington 17, Marlborough 2.
West Hartford at Granby - rescheduled to Wednesday, July 20th.
Canton at Windsor (from 6/23) - suspended by lightning in the sixth inning; to be completed at Canton on Tuesday, July 19th.
Manchester 26, Somers 11. (from 6/28) Manchester defeated a scrappy Somers team that played shorthanded. Having strong games for Manchester were Ariel Diaz, Chrissy Wakefield and Maica Umali.
Enfield 13, Canton 7. (from 6/28) Enfield's Natalie Kyparidis struck out eight and earned the win. Enfield scored eight runs in the third inning, starting with Lindsey Deford's 2-run triple, scoring on Courtney Cannella's double. Britni Siana drove her home with a single and also had two doubles in the game, scoring three times. Ashley Poggie and Shauna Lothian also had hits in the inning. For Canton, Brenna Stumbras hit well and Crista Atkinson played a very impressive third base.
Ellington 21, Coventry 0. (from 7/12)
Manchester at Marlborough. (from 7/12) - rescheduled to Wednesday, July 27th.
Tolland 12, Manchester 8. Mindy Sharon and Christine Vareed combined to pitch Tolland to a 12-8 victory over Manchester. Tolland was anchored on defense by Kelli Hyjek's performance behind the plate and by Jenn Duell and Amanda Drury's play in the field. Anna Piggott pitched well for Manchester with solid performances by Yomarie Rodrigeuz, Ariel Diaz and Meg Godwin (left), all of whom led Manchester to a 7-run third inning. Both teams played the game crisply, demonstrating the best of U-14 softball between the lines.
Enfield 10, West Hartford 6. Enfield beat West Hartford on the road by a score of 10-6. Amanda Meunier led the Enfield offense with a double and was outstanding defensively in center field. Lindsey DeFord played a tremendous second base with Shawna Lothian playing well at first. Courtney Cannella pitched the win with six strikeouts. For West Hartford, Maureen Martucci and Jordan Worshoufsky led the hitters and Alicia Lambert pitched well.
Vernon 16, Somers 0. Kelly Cocco (11 Ks / 0 hits) and Erin Selavka (4 Ks / 1 hit) combined to shut out Somers. Jessica Philbrick led the Vernon offense with a double and a single and scored three runs. Jocelyn White tripled and Erin Skoly doubled for the winners. Somers was led by the outstanding play of Rebecca Barry, Taylor Geas and Kara McGuane.
Ellington 10, South Windsor 3.
Marlborough 15, Coventry 7. Marlborough's pitcher Casey Schaus, with the help of Meghan Fornabi's superb performance behind the plate, led the team to victory over the hardworking Coventry team. Kelli Breeden, Chrissy Swider and Shannon Salinger helped secure the team's win with their performances at bat and/or on the field. Allie Dautrich had an outstanding game at second base for Coventry and Victoria Rametta went 2 for 2 at the plate.
Windsor at Suffield - rescheduled to Monday, July 25th.
Canton at Granby - rescheduled to Friday. July 15th.
East Hartford 13, Suffield 6. (from 7/12) The East Hartford Banshees prevailed over Suffield 13-6 in this Sunday evening game at McAuliffe Park. Brittany Sutton pitched a solid game for Suffield despite the score. She gave up only six hits but was victimized by the bunting ability (right) and the speed on the basepaths of East Hartford. Jessica Carson scored two runs and was on base three times for Suffield. The Banshees fell behind 4-1 early, but Lynne Foran, who scored three runs, got the EH speed machine going with precision bunting. This opened the floodgates to bunt after bunt with speed on the bases. Lynne keyed the defense as well as rightfielder Marchary Davis, who also had a pair of hits. Katie Coiteux did a great job filling in at catcher for EH allstar Amy Quattropani.
South Windsor 13, Somers 2. South Windsor defeated Somers behind the offense of Michelle Dederer (2 hits, homerun) and Chelsea Hebert (homerun). Kayla Woods also played a strong game at catcher. For Somers, Monica Palmer had two hits, including a homerun. Liz Mashiak pitched well and Taylor Geas played an excellant defensive game.
Windsor 21, Enfield 4. Windsor defeated Enfield on the road 21-4 behind a well-pitched, 10-strikeout game by Nicole Miller, who also had 3 hits and 4 RBIs. Lauren Backhaus had a big night with 4 hits, as well as Amy Hansen with two hits, including a triple. Lindsey Deford, celebrating her birthday, pitched a strong game for Enfield supported by good offensive efforts from Natalie Kyparidis and Rebecca Scanlon.
Manchester at Marlborough - rescheduled to Wednesday, July 6th.
Coventry at Ellington - rescheduled to Tuesday, July 5th.
Suffield at East Hartford - rescheduled to Sunday, July 10th.
West Hartford at Canton - rescheduled to Sunday, July 24th.
Marlborough 9, Somers 8. Somers, led by the hitting of Katie Trask and Becky Barry and great defensive plays by Ani Kerr, lost the battle to Marlborough. Marlborough got their third win with outstanding defensive plays by Jen Schain, Kelsey Welling and Chrissie Swider. Michelle Bernard led the Marlborough offense in the well played and hard fought game.
South Windsor 8, Tolland 4. A balanced offense with 5 players getting multiple hits led South Windsor over Tolland 8-4. Sara Fulton (2 hits, double), Lindsay Varley and winning pitcher Casey Thibodeau (left) led the offense while Jenna Borrmann excelled on defense for South Windsor. Mindy Sharon pitched a complete game but took the loss, recording 11 strikeouts. Kelli Hyjek and Jenn Duell also played well for Tolland.
East Hartford 4, West Hartford 2. In a brisk, well played game, the visiting East Hartford Banshees defeated West Hartford 4 to 2. East Hartford managed only three hits off West's Alicia Lambert. One was a 2-run double by Abby Rodriguez, who also had an RBI-single and was the hitting star of the night. Lynne Foran doubled in an insurance run in the top of the sixth. Amy Quattropani, the EH catcher, was again outstanding on defense, in particular with a great throw on a bunt down the line. Lisa Donato was untouchable for four innings before running out of gas. Heather Trinks came in with one out in the bottom of the sixth with the bases loaded to save the game for East Hartford. West Hartford managed four hits, including doubles by Kristen Vibberts and Jordan Worshoufsky.
Canton 19, Suffield 1. Canton defeated Suffield 19-1 in 4 1/2 innings. Monique Gauthier earned the win, striking out three. Fran Klimczak relieved her and also recorded three strikeouts. They each allowed just one hit apiece. Crista Atkinson (2 doubles, single, 4 runs scored), Brenna Stumbras (single, double, triple & 3 runs), Megan Frazier (4 singles, 3 runs), Monique Gauthier (3 hits, 3 runs), MaryBeth Davis (3 hits) and Fran Klimczak (3 hits) delivered the offense for Canton. The last inning featured a double play by Nicole Batan, the Canton shortstop, who caught a line drive and doubled the runner off second base for the first two outs. The final out of the game was then made by the catcher, MaryBeth Davis, who threw out a runner attempting to steal second base.
Windsor 14, Granby 3. Windsor defeated Granby 14-3, utilizing a strong pitching trio of Nina Varney, Shauna Greene and Lauren Backhaus. Kailey Cagney and Jodi Myers played a solid defensive game for the Windsor Eagles. Katie Kelleher pitched well for Granby and Stephany Hebert blasted a triple to the fence.
Vernon at Coventry - postponed to a later date.
Canton 21, Granby 8. (from 7/7) Visiting Canton downed Granby 21-8 in a six inning game shortened by darkness. Monique Gauthier was the winning pitcher, relieved by Crista Atkinson and Megan Frazier who pitched an inning each. Frazier was also the offensive star of the game with a double, two singles, 5 RBI and 3 runs scored. Elise Minichiello had a based-loaded triple and drove in four runs. Monique Gauthier scored four runs and had an RBI and Cameron Sheldon scored three and drove in one as well. Melissa Parente, MaryBeth Davis, Frannie Klimczak and Jessie Schroeder each scored two runs and had an RBI. Defensively, Nicole Batan and Monique Gauthier both turned catches of line drives into double plays to end innings. Melissa Parente made an awesome throw as the cutoff from centerfield to get the runner out at home to end the 5th inning. The defensive player of the game though was catcher Jessie Schroeder, who had a great game and was very aggressive behind the plate.
Tolland 20, Coventry 5. Kayla Gosse led Tolland to a 20-5 road victory over Coventry, pitching a complete game, 4-hit, 4-walk, 4-K performance. Kayla also helped her cause at the plate going 2 for 3 with 4 runs scored. Mindy Sharon led the Tolland offense going 3 for 4 with two singles, a double, 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored. Also performing well at the plate were Jessica Sharon (2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI) and Kelsey Arnet (2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI). Kelsey Arnet also put an end to a 4-run Coventry rally, robbing Liz Phillips of a sure RBI base hit in the 4th by chasing down a blast to right center to end the inning. For Coventry, Johanna DeBari led at the plate and in the circle, pitching well. She hit a monster triple, going 1 for 2 with a run scored. Victoria Rametta also went 1 for 2 with a run scored.
Manchester 24, Somers 4. An experienced Manchester team defeated a very scrappy, up-and-coming Somers team 24-4. The solid team victory for Manchester was highlighted by Kelly Gentilcore going the distance on the mound. The Somers offense was paced by Jackie Schulz and Kara McGuane.
Granby 15, Suffield 13. Katie Kelleher earned the win for Granby's first victory of the season. Desiree Piette went 5 for 5 as the Granby leadoff batter and Stephany Hebert clubbed a bases-loaded triple.
East Hartford 18, Enfield 7. East Hartford pounded out 12 hits against Enfield in a game threatened by thunderstorms all evening. A lightning bolt in the bottom of the seventh inning ended the contest. Enfield relief pitcher Lindsey Deford came on in the 5th inning to quiet down the screaming Banshees, but the damage was done. East Hartford hitting stars included Abby Rodriguez with two bullets and four runs scored. Lynne Foran had two hits, including a long triple. Lisa Donato had two hits and two stolen bases while catcher Amy Quattropani stole home, scored 4 runs and had two hits. Jen Serafin ran the bases very well for Enfield with a heady delayed steal of second base on a throw behind to first. Katie Krogmann was strong in the field for Enfield.
Windsor 12, Canton 11. (completion of game suspended by lightning on 7/1) Crista Atkinson pitched a complete game for Canton. Megan Frazier and Deanna DeSanti each had a double and an RBI. Monique Gauthier had a pair of hits and a run scored.
Canton 14, Windsor 8. Canton scored 10 runs in the 4th inning and came from behind to beat Windsor 14-8. Crista Atkinson pitched 3 1/3 innings of relief, allowing just one hit and striking out three. She was also a major contributor on the offense with a double, a single, an RBI and a run scored as the leadoff batter. Frannie Klimczak also had a double and an RBI. Cameron Sheldon and Elise Minichiello each scored two runs. The game ended with a pickoff at second base followed by a strikeout by Crista Atkinson for the last out.
Marlborough at South Windsor (AR) - rescheduled to Wednesday, August 3rd.
West Hartford 19, Granby 3. (from 6/30)
Manchester 9, South Windsor 8. Manchester nipped South Windsor in a well played game that went back and forth. Kristin Gentilcore and Danielle Leone were strong on the mound for Manchester, while the offense was led by Jorain Purcell-Riess, Ariel Diaz and Anna Piggott. South Windsor got strong offensive performances from Jill Toce (3 hits), Sara Fulton and Deidre Clymer.
Enfield 9, Canton 5. The Fireballs downed visiting Canton 9-5, with Lindsey Deford (upper right) on the mound. Natalie Kyparidis was strong behind the plate. Ashley Poggie and Shawna Lothian led the defense and Courtney Cannella (2 for 2 with a triple and an RBI) and Britni Siana (2 doubles, 3 RBIs) led the offense. Christine Scanlon showed heads-up baserunning adding to the Fireballs' runs. Crista Atkinson (lower right) pitched well for Canton in the loss with Brenna Stumbras catching a good game, despite an injury. Melissa Cahill played well in the field.
Ellington 13, Tolland 6. Courtney Horvath and Emily Savino combined for 12 strikeouts for Ellington. Ashley Williams had two hits and scored two runs. Morgan McPartland had two hits and 3 runs scored. Courtney Carver and Samantha Harvey had two hits each. Kelly McPartland had a hit and scored 3 runs. Tolland was led by Kayla Gosse, Mindy Sharon and Kelli Hyjek.
Windsor 5, West Hartford 4. Windsor edged West Hartford in a 5-4 thriller in Windsor. Amanda Self (6Ks) pitched a no-hitter through five innings before West Hartford scored two in the 6th and two in the top of the 7th inning to tie the game. In the bottom of the seventh, Shauna Greene laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to push the deciding run to third base before Jodi Myers' game-winning RBI. Cristina Flynn also played a strong defensive game for the Windsor Eagles. Catherine Montagino kept West Hartford in the game with a strong pitching performance. Miranda Mantello drove in two runs and Mary Provencher had a key hit.
East Hartford 26, Granby 0. Lisa Donato pitched a no-hitter for the Banshees. Lynne Foran continued her hot hitting with a triple, double and single & 5 RBIs. Granby was determined but undermanned and missing some of their older players.
Somers 21, Coventry 3. Somers defeated Granby with Camille Thomas, Elizabeth Mashiak and Taylor Geas leading the attack. Coventry was led by Lindsay LaChance, Anna Green and Stephanie Bernier.
Vernon at Marlborough - postponed to a later date.
South Windsor 20, Coventry 4. South Windsor defeated Coventry 20-4 behind the offense of Chelsea Hebert (3 hits, 2 doubles), Lindsay Varley (3 hits, double) and Jill Toce (3 hits, double). Jami Barile and Casey Thibodeau each chipped in with two hits. Coventry was led by the strong play of Lindsay LaChance, Maria Vromans and Nicole Bernier.
Tolland 11, Marlborough 4. Tolland downed Marlborough 11-4 behind Mindy Sharon's complete game 3-hitter. She struck out eight and helped her team with the bat, going 2 for 3 with a walk, 3 runs scored and 3 RBIs. Jen Duell anchored the defense behind the plate, gunning down two runners trying to steal second, while swinging the bat for a 3-4 night. Tolland batters Amanda Drury and Kayla Gosse also combined for three hits and 5 runs scored. Marlborough pitcher Casey Schaus kept the batters in check, throwing a well-pitched game. Kelli Breeden, Alicia Wojcik and Mary Daudish led the Marlborough defense.
Enfield 11, Granby 2. Courtney Cannella pitched the first two innings for Enfield, striking out the side, before turning the mound over to Lindsey Deford who pitched the remainder of the game, allowing only four hits. Catcher Natalie Kyparidis threw out two runners at third, tagged out a Granby runner at the plate and hit a double. Jen Serafin made a key play in right field and scored a run on a close play at the plate. Katie Krogmann led the offense with a double and an RBI-single. Amanda Meunier played well at shortstop and had a single. Tori Benoit had two hits and scored on both. Rebecca Scanlon's skillful baserunning added two runs for the Fireballs. For Granby, Stephany Hebert led the offense with a double and a single and played well at shortstop. Julie Marks pitched well in the loss.
West Hartford 5, Suffield 4. Visiting West Hartford defeated Suffield 5-4. Catherine Montagino started the 7th inning with a single and scored the winning run on an overthrow following a bunt by Sheray Felice, who also had two hits. Miranda Mantello had a double and Maureen Martucci added a triple. Alicia Lambert pitched a terrific game to keep it close. For Suffield, Angela Moskwa and Brittany Sutton shared the pitching duties and combined to strike out 9 batters. Moskwa also had two hits for Suffield.
Ellington at Somers - rescheduled to Wednesday, August 3rd.
Manchester at Vernon - rescheduled to Sunday, August 7th (NSR/Manchester).
West Hartford 14, Canton 0. (from 7/12) In a Sunday morning game, West Hartford defeated Canton behind the solid shutout pitching of Alicia Lambert, who allowed only three hits and a walk and struck out 6 batters. Sheray Felice paced the offense with two doubles, a single and 4 RBIs. Lauren Towers added a triple and a single and Miranda Mantello had a single and three runs scored. Jordan Worshoufsky made several terrific defensive plays at third base.
Suffield 9, Windsor 6. (from 7/7) Suffield's Angela Moskwa shook off a tough first inning and allowed only two runs the rest of the game, striking out seven. Julia Muscarella had three hits in the leadoff spot, scoring twice. Maggie Reeves also scored twice, and played a fine game defensivelyat third base. Nina Varney pitched a good game for Windsor. Jenna Olander and Cristina Flynn also had good overall games.
Vernon at Tolland (from 6/21)- rescheduled to Tuesday, August 9th.
Manchester 22, Coventry 7. Manchester and Coventry braved the heat and humidity and Manchester prevailed. Anna Piggott (left) went the distance on the mound for Manchester, striking out six and scattering four hits. Emily Koehler, Trixi Umali and Lindsey Johnson were strong defensively for Manchester, while the offensive attack was led by Ariel Diaz. Coventry was led by Maria Vromans, Kelsey Brandon and Alexa Burrows.
Ellington 15, Marlborough 9. Ellington downed Marlborough 15-9, getting strong pitching and hitting from Emily Savino, as she pitched five plus innings and went 3 for 4 at the plate. Taylor Brown and Bridget Millane had two hits apiece. Amanda Landry and Courtney Carver both contributed to the Ellington attack with key hits and also played well on defense. Chrissy Swider had a big hit for Marlborough and Emily Hummel pitched well for the full seven innings. Mallory Grosso shone on the bases as well as scoring twice for Marlborough.
Tolland 6, Somers 5. The Somers team came to Tolland with an eye for an upset victory but came up one run short in a very crisply pitched game. JoJo Meunier pitched the Somers team to a 4-3 lead after two innings, giving up only one hit before handing the ball over to Kacey Oswell, who pitched the rest of the game, striking out 8 Tolland batters. Christine Vareed earned the win for Tolland, pitching a complete game, striking out eight and allowing only three hits. Jenn Duell again anchored the Tolland defense from the catcher's position, throwing out two baserunners. Kayla Gosse hit a triple, while both Meghan Ciccarelli and Kelsey Arnet went 1 for 2 with an RBI. Camille Thomas and Kayla Stetson led the Somers hitters, combining for two hits and two runs scored, while Kacey Oswell hit a long double.
Windsor 9, Suffield 1. Windsor won at home, defeating Suffield 9-1 with a great 5-inning, no-hit, 9 strikeout performance by Shauna Greene. Nicole Miller closed the last two innings for Windsor and contributed with a double. Windsor's big hitters were Andrea Tolisano with a triple, Adrienne Edwards with a double and RBI and Caroline Aldrich with two RBIs. Brittany Sutton pitched a complete game for Suffield, with the offense provided by Kylie Gifford.
West Hartford 11, Enfield 10. West Hartford took an 8-2 lead and then held off a late charge by Enfield to win by one run. Laura Mainelli and Alicia Lambert each had two hits. Maureen Martucci added a double and Sheray Felice continued her torrid hitting streak with a triple. Catherine Montagino and Zoe Mendal also had hits for West Hartford. For Enfield, Courtney Cannella pitched the entire game, recording nine strikeouts. She also hit two long doubles to spark the Enfield offense. Shawna Lothian played an outstanding game at first base, making several difficult catches.
Canton 19, Granby 8. Canton downed Granby 19-8, with their nine players recording 22 hits. Brenna Stumbras led the offense with a homerun, two singles, 5 RBIs and 3 runs scored. She also threw out two baserunners attempting to steal third base. Frannie Klimczak was a close second with a triple, a single and a sac bunt to chalk up 3 RBIs and 2 runs. Megan Frazier hit a double and had 2 runs and an RBI. Canton's shortstop, Nicole Batan, had three runs and an RBI. Elise Minichiello had 2 singles and a sac bunt with 2 RBIs and three runs. Crista Atkinson also had two RBIs and came in to relieve Monique Gauthier, who got the win, on the mound. Monique struck out six and also did well offensively with 2 hits and 2 runs scored. Melissa Cahill went 4 for 4 with 3 runs scored and an RBI. Defensively, Nicole Batan stopped a line drive with the bases loaded to end the 6th inning. Deanna DeSanti was responsible for two outs in the seventh inning as she threw out a runner trying to steal third base for the second out and then caught a line drive shot in foul territory to end the game. She also had two hits and an RBI. Katie Kelleher pitched very well for Granby and Stephany Hebert had two nice hits to the outfield.
South Windsor at Vernon - rescheduled to Wednesday, August 10th.
Manchester 10, Marlborough 1. (from 7/6)
East Hartford 3, Suffield 1. In a briskly played and well pitched game by both pitchers, East Hartford bested Suffield with the game ending on a throwout at the plate of a Suffield runner by Banshee right fielder and first-year player Joycelyn Gionfriddo. Amy Quattropani, who has established herself as a premier catcher, put the tag on Jessica Carson, who made a great attempt to score after starting a Suffield two-out rally. Suffield left the field with heads held high and two runners left on base. Suffield pitcher Brittany Sutton was brilliant in defeat, striking out eight, allowing five hits and walking only one batter. Equally impressive was East Hartford pitcher Heather Trinks, who allowed only three hits and worked out of several jams caused by walks. When needed, Heather was able to get six strikeouts to work out of trouble.
West Hartford 7, Canton 4. Despite getting only two hits, West Hartford took advantage of the opportunities they had to prevail over Canton in a tight game. Mallory Martucci singled for the first WH hit and Jordan Worshoufsky added a double. Alicia Lambert, Laura Mainelli and Catherine Montagino all pitched effectively in the win. Maureen Martucci made eight putouts at shortstop. For Canton, Monique Gauthier pitched a terrific game. Brenna Stumbras played well behind the plate despite injuring her knee early in the game. Crista Atkinson had a hit and provided some aggressive baserunning for Canton.
Enfield 8, Windsor 6. Enfield defeated Windsor 8-6 with the Enfield offense led by Megan Chipman's triple, scoring Tori Benoit with the final run of a 3-run rally in the seventh inning. Morgan Caswell's clutch double drove in two runs. The Enfield defense was led by pitcher Courtney Cannella, with five strikeouts and six assists, and with Natalie Kyparidis' solid performance behind the plate. Amanda Meunier, filling in at shortstop, was instrumental in shoring up the defense, Jenn Serafin was outstanding in left field and Katie Krogmann had a putout from right. Windsor received strong efforts from pitcher Nina Varney (5Ks) and Kailey Cagney in the field.
South Windsor 5, Ellington 4. South Windsor defeated Ellington 5-4 behind the pitching of Emily Armstrong, the hitting of Jill Toce (2 hits) and Jenna Borrmann (double) and the defense of Michelle Dederer and Kayla Woods. Leading the Ellington offense was Emily Savino, Taylor Brown and Amanda Landry.
Marlborough 14, Coventry 12.
Somers at Vernon - postponed to a later date.
East Hartford 1, West Hartford 0 (8 innings). (from 8/2) In a classic defensive battle, the East Hartford Banshees squeeked by a stout West Hartford team under the twilight skies at McAuliffe Park in East Hartford. The game was filled with defensive gems. West Hartford centerfielder Laura Mainelli threw out the Banshees' speed demon Marchary Davis at the plate to end the 2nd inning. It would only be known as the game went on how big a play Laura had made. East Hartford pitcher Katie Coiteux, pitching the best game of her young career, was denied the RBI on the throwout. Alicia Lambert, as she has been all season, was stingy with the hits. She allowed EH only four hits and retired 10 consecutive batters at one stretch from the third to the sixth innings. Alicia struck out ten EH batters but was ultimately undone by 6 walks and great pressure on the basepaths by EH players. EH used the bunt and the steal to great advantage. Zoe Mendal had two effective bunts for WH but the EH defense would bend but not break. The EH defense was led by premier catcher Amy Quattropani, who was involved in starting two double plays as well as throwing out two WH baserunners. EH left fielder Lisa Donato made a huge play in the sixth inning by backing up an overthrown pickoff attempt at third base with the bases loaded. The lone run was finally plated in the bottom of the eighth inning when with one out, Jenna Alluson drew a walk. She promptly stole second base, setting up the lightning-quick aforementioned Maschary Davis to bunt and create havoc on the basepaths. Jenna never hesitated and was on third base with the bunt and, WH feeling the pressure of the speeding Davis, overthrew first base and Allison scored. Each team stranded seven runners on the bases. Katie Coiteux was also stingy with the hits, allowing only four and walking three. East and West have played three times and the total margin of difference has been two runs in those three games. Great softball !!
Manchester 11, South Windsor 2. Allie Vitkus and Kristin Gentilcore pitched Manchester to a solid road victory. Their offense was led by Meg Godwin, Chrissy Wakefield and Yomarie Rodriguez. Chelsea Hebert, Kayla Woods and Jess Somero had strong defensive games for South Windsor.
Suffield 4, Enfield 2. Suffield's Angela Moskwa pitched another fine game, allowing only three hits and striking out eight over 6 innings. She also went 2 for 3 at the plate. Meghan McGunigle also went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs and played a fine defensive shortstop. Taryn Scozzari went 1 for 2 and played well at catcher. Stars for Enfield were Courtney Cannella, who went 2 for 3; Rebecca Scanlon, who scored a run; and Shawna Lothian, who initiated a triple play, stopping a bases-loaded threat.
Windsor 8, Granby 7. Windsor pulled out a thrilling 8-7 win over visiting Granby. Amanda Self, Nina Varney and Nicole Miller combined for 16 strikeouts. The offense was provided by Andrea Tolisano with a double and Cristina Flynn's 2-run single that tied the game in the 6th inning. The deciding run came with two outs in the bottom of the seventh as Jodi Myers scored on a passed ball on a close play. Granby got a strong pitching performance from Julie Marks. Stephany Hebert hit two doubles and Carolyn Rau had a good game defensively behind the plate.
Somers 20, Coventry 1. Somers was led by the awesome pitching of JoJo Meunier, who had 11 strikeouts, the defensive plays of Becky Barry and the offense of Camille Thomas, who went 2 for 3 with a homerun and a single. Maria Vromans played well offensively for Coventry with a nice line drive into the outfield.
West Hartford at East Hartford - rescheduled to Sunday, July 31st.
Marlborough at Vernon - postponed to a later date.
Ellington 13, Somers 6. (from 7/22) Bridget Millane pitched a complete game for Ellington, striking out nine. She also helped herself, going 3 for 3 at the plate. Kelly "Ice" McPartland also went 3 for 3 and Jen Spartz had two big hits. Catcher Amanda Landry kept Somers in check, throwing out three baserunners. JoJo Meunier (6Ks) also went the distance for Somers. Camille Thomas and Taylor Geas each went 2 for 3 at the plate.
South Windsor 15, Marlborough 9. (from 7/19) South Windsor defeated Marlborough 15-9 behind the hitting of Casey Thibodeau and Chelsea Hebert, who had two hits each, and the relief pitching of Emily Armstrong. Kelsey Brault and Chrissy Swider played well defensively for Marlborough.
South Windsor 14, Coventry 4. South Windsor downed Coventry 14-4 behind the hitting of Jill Toce, who homered, and Chelsea Hebert and the defense of Jami Barile and Deidra Clymer. Playing well for Coventry was Maria Vromans offensively and Brittany Fowler on defense. Alexa Burrows also pitched well for Coventry.
Tolland 12, Marlborough 6. Tolland, after starting the season 0-4, rallied to win its seventh game in its last nine starts, this night besting host Marlborough 12-6. Mindy Sharon pitched the Tolland team to the win by hurling five strong innings and then handed over the ball to Alex D'Aloisio, who closed out the game pitching the last two innings. Mindy struck out six, walked only three and gave up 4 hits and 2 runs. Christine Vareed went 1 for 2 at the plate with a walk, a run scored and an RBI. Jen Duell was the defensive anchor and also scored three runs, one on a delayed steal of home. Marlborough pitcher Emily Hummel kept many of the Tolland batters off balance and Marlborough pitchers combined for 12 strikeouts. Chrissy Swider paced the Marlborough offense a hit, 2 walks and 2 runs scored. Emily Hummel went 2 for 3 with a walk and Shannon Salinger also had a hit.
Enfield 12, Windsor 5. Enfield defeated windsor 12-5 as Britni Siana hit a double to left center that nearly cleared the fence at Whit Acres and she also made key defensive plays. Christine Scanlon threw out a runner from right field and also scored twice. Enfield's contributors on offense also included Ashley Poggie, Amanda Meunier, Katie Krogmann, Lindsey Deford, Shawna Lothian and Courtney Cannella. Windsor's defense was led by Jenna Olander and Jocelyn Yokow and Nina Verney pitched well.
Suffield 5, Canton 4. Suffield shook off a tough start as Brittany Sutton got her first victory, pitching seven solid innings and striking out nine. Erin Brault dazzled with a strong defensive catch and also drove in the tieing run. Jessica Carson went 1 for 2 with a walk. Leading Canton were Monique Gauthier, who pitched a good game, catcher Jessica Schroeder, who drove in a run, and 3rd baseman Crista Atkinson.
Ellington 14, Somers 4.
Windsor 5, Suffield 4. Windsor pulled out a 5-4 pitching battle at Suffield, getting a strong performance from Amanda Self with able relief from Nina Varney. The offense was provided by Jenna Olander with a double. Adrienne Edwards executed a key double play to lead the Windsor defense. Angela Moskwa pitched a good game for Suffield, with Meghan McGunigle providing a strong defensive game and also contributing two hits.
Windsor 16, East Hartford 13. (from 8/9) Windsor ended the season with an 8-inning barnburner, 16-13 win over East Hartford under the lights at McAuliffe Park. Nicole Miller hung on and pitched a complete game for The Windsor Eagles. Offensive standouts for Windsor were Jenna Olander with two doubles and two RBIs and Lauren Backhaus with a double and two RBIs. The Eagle defense held off a last inning rally from East Hartford with the score tied 13-13 to force extra innings. Windsor then scored three runs in the top of the eighth and retired EH in order in the home half to get the win. Katie Coiteux pitched well for East Hartford, getting offensive support from Ashley Appel, who went 3 for 4. Amy Quattropani had a 3-run double and Amanda Kennedy scored a go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Vernon 6, Manchester 1. (from 7/22) Vernon downed Manchester 6-1 under the lights at New State Road. Kelly Cocco struck out 11 and game up only three hits in a complete game victory. Vernon surrendered an unearned run in the top of the fifth inning and then answered with six in the bottom frame of the same inning to conclude the scoring. Jessica Philbrick, Jamie Vallarelli, Erin Selavka and Jocelyn White all singled to spark the offense. Manchester's Danielle Leone struck out 13 and appeared to be in control of the Vernon bats through the fourth. Leone helped herself on offense with a base hit. Lindsey Johnson, Chrissy Wakefield and Michelle Grabowski all chipped in with hits for Manchester.
Enfield 5, Suffield 4. Enfield defeated Suffield 5-4 with Shawna Lothian leading the defense at first base. Amanda Meunier led the offense with a double, followed by base hits from Shawna Lothian, Christine Scanlon and Britni Siana. Natalie Kyparidis drove in two runs in the sixth to put Enfield in the lead for good. Suffield's Brittany Sutton (6Ks) pitched 6 strong innings, keeping Enfield scoreless for four innings and she went 3 for 3 at the plate. Colleen Moroney hit a double and scored and catcher Taryn Scozzari led the Suffield defense.
Marlborough 21, South Windsor 14. (from 6/28) Casey Schaus helped lead Marlborough to victory on the mound and at bat with a crushing triple. Emily Hummel shut down the South Windsor bats in relief, striking out seven batters in 3 innings. Kelsey Brault also helped Marlborough with great support offensively. The South Windsor hitters were lead by Michelle Dederer, who tripled, and Alyssa Rodrigues and Chelsea Hebert, who both had doubles.
Vernon at Tolland (from 7/25) - cancelled due to rain.
East Hartford at Windsor - rescheduled to Sunday, August 7th, with East Hartford being home team.
South Windsor 7, Vernon 4. (from 7/26) South Windsor defeated Vernon behind the hitting of Chelsea Hebert (2 hits, double), Maeve Neiswanger (2 hits) and Alyssa Rodrigues (double). Defensively, South was led by Michelle Dederer and chelsea Hebert. Vernon was led by the play of Aimee Yost, Erin Selavka and Kristin Messier.