Northern Connecticut Girls' Softball League
** 2008 U-16 League Tournament **
Brookside Park, Ellington
The 2008 NCGSL U-16 league tournament was held Saturday and Sunday, August 9-10th at Brookside Park in Ellington. For Saturday, the teams were arranged in four groups of four (1-8-9-16, 2-7-10-15, 3-6-11-14 and 4-5-12-13) based on their won-lost records for the regular season. East Windsor and Windsor withdrew due to insufficient players. Each team played three pool games against the other teams in their group to determine seeding for the single elimination bracket on Sunday. Games were 80 minutes long, a coin flip determined the home team and tie games counted at ties. Tie-breakers for pool group seeding were (1) head-to-head games, (2) division records and (3) runs allowed per game.
GROUP A: Seed numbers 1 (VernonI), 8 (Tolland), 9 (Granby), 16 (VernonII).
GROUP B: Seed numbers 2 (South Windsor), 7 (Somers), 10 (West Hartford), 15 (Manchester White).
GROUP C: Seed numbers 3 (Suffield), 6 (Glastonbury), 11 (Coventry), 14 (Enfield Falcons).
GROUP D: Seed numbers 4 (Enfield Fireballs), 5 (Ellington), 12 (Manchester Red), 13 (Canton).
SEEDING FOR SATURDAY POOL PLAY
#1 - VernonI (12-1)
#2 - South Windsor (12-2)
#3 - Suffield (12-2)
#4 - Enfield Fireballs (11-2)
#5 - Ellington (11-3)
#6 - Glastonbury (8-5)
#7 - Somers (8-6)
#8 - Tolland (6-7)
#9 - Granby (6-7)
#10 - West Hartford (6-8)
#11 - Coventry (6-8)
#12 - Manchester Red (4-10)
#13 - Canton (3-10)
#14 - Enfield Falcons (3-11)
#15 - Manchester White (2-10)
#16 - VernonII (2-12)
SATURDAY GAME RESULTS
- 8:00AM GAMES
Field #1: #12 Manchester Red 4, #5 Ellington 0.
Field #2: #4 Enfield Fireballs 5, #13 Canton 4.
Field #3: #6 Glastonbury 6, #11 Coventry 2.
Field #4: #3 Suffield 13, #14 Enfield Falcons 8.
Field #5: #10 West Hartford 5, #15 Manchester White 4.
- 9:45AM GAMES
Field #1: #9 Granby 4, #8 Tolland 0.
Field #2: #1 VernonI 15, #16 VernonII 1.
Field #3: #12 Manchester Red 6, #4 Enfield Fireballs 0.
Field #4: #7 Somers 3, #2 South Windsor 2.
Field #5: #5 Ellington 5, #13 Canton 2.
Saturday Morning Game Photos
- 11:30AM GAMES
Field #1: #3 Suffield 5, #11 Coventry 4.
Field #2: #7 Somers 7, #15 Manchester White 0.
Field #3: #2 South Windsor 10, #10 West Hartford 0 .
Field #4: #1 VernonI 9, #9 Granby 1.
Field #5: #14 Enfield Falcons 6, #6 Glastonbury 5.
- 1:00-2:15PM Lunch Break / Awards Presentations
First Place / North Division - Enfield Fireballs (Coach: Joe Cannella)
First Place / Central Division - VernonI (Coach: Bill Selavka)
First Place / West Division - Suffield (Coach: Dave Mercik)
North Division MVP Award - Sarah Pliszka, Enfield Fireballs (left).
Congratulations to the other nominees - Jen Arnone (Enfield Falcons), Becky Barry (Somers), Alex D'Aloisio (Tolland), Morgan McPartland (Ellington) and Kelsey Mocadlo (East Windsor).
Central Division MVP Award - Kelly Cocco, VernonI (right).
Congratulations to the other nominees - Allyson Fournier (South Windsor), Shannon Klock (Manchester Red), Lindsay LaChance (Coventry), Shantoy Miller (VernonII) and Allie Vitkus (Manchester White).
West Division MVP Award - Angie Moskwa, Suffield (left).
Congratulations to the other nominees - Nicole Batan (Canton), Shauna Greene(Windsor), Sara Hammick (Granby), Amanda Longley (Glastonbury) and Mallory Martucci (West Hartford).
U-16 Teams and Awards
- 2:30PM GAMES
Field #1: #3 Suffield 7, #6 Glastonbury 2.
Field #2: #11 Coventry 8, #14 Enfield Falcons 4.
Field #3: #12 Manchester Red 7, #13 Canton 3.
Field #4: #5 Ellington 2, #4 Enfield Fireballs 0.
Field #5: #8 Tolland 4, #16 VernonII 4 (tie).
Saturday Afternoon Game Photos
- 4:15PM GAMES
Field #1: #10 West Hartford 3, #7 Somers 2.
Field #2: #2 South Windsor 14, #15 Manchester White 1.
Field #3: #9 Granby 5, #16 VernonII 2.
Field #4: #1 VernonI 12 vs #8 Tolland 0.
** Seeding for Sunday single elimination was determined by pool play records. Tiebreakers were (1) runs allowed, (2) runs scored and (3) run differential. Games were 90 minutes in length and home team was higher seed. The international tie-breaker was used after seven innings.
SEEDINGS FOR SUNDAY SINGLE ELIMINATION
#1 - VernonI (3-0, 2 runs allowed).
#2 - Manchester Red (3-0, 3 runs allowed).
#3 - Suffield (3-0, 14 runs allowed).
#4 - South Windsor (2-1, 4 runs allowed).
#5 - Somers (2-1, 5 runs allowed).
#6 - Ellington (2-1, 6 runs allowed)
#7 - Granby (2-1, 11 runs allowed).
#8 - West Hartford (2-1, 16 runs allowed).
#9 - Enfield Fireballs (1-2, 12 runs allowed).
#10 - Coventry (1-2, 15 runs allowed; 14 runs scored).
#11 - Glastonbury (1-2, 15 runs allowed; 13 runs scored).
#12 - Enfield Falcons (1-2, 26 runs allowed).
#13 - Tolland (0-2-1, 20 runs allowed).
#14 - VernonII (0-2-1, 24 runs allowed).
#15 - Canton (0-3, 17 runs allowed).
#16 - Manchester White (0-3, 26 runs allowed).
SUNDAY GAME SCHEDULE
- FIRST ROUND GAMES (9:00AM)
Field #1: #9 Enfield Fireballs 10, #8 West Hartford 7.
Field #2: #10 Coventry 7, #7 Granby 5 (8 innings).
Field #4: #5 Somers 7, #12 Enfield Falcons 1.
Field #5: #6 Ellington 1, #11 Glastonbury 0.
Sunday Morning Game Photos
- FIRST ROUND GAMES (10:45AM)
Field #1: #3 Suffield 12, #14 VernonII 10.
Field #2: #2 Manchester Red 7, #15 Canton 2.
Field #4: #1 VernonI 4, #16 Manchester White 0.
Field #5: #4 South Windsor 4, #13 Tolland 3 (9 innings).
- QUARTER-FINAL GAMES (1:00PM)
Field #1: #5 Somers 6, #4 South Windsor 1.
Field #2: #4 Ellington 4, #3 Suffield 2.
Field #4: #1 VernonI 4, #9 Enfield Fireballs 2.
Field #5: #2 Manchester Red 3, #10 Coventry 1.
Sunday Afternoon Game Photos
- SEMI-FINAL GAMES (2:45PM)
Field #4: #1 VernonI 8, #5 Somers 2.
Field #5: #2 Manchester Red 1, #6 Ellington 0.
- CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (4:30PM)
VernonI 2, Manchester Red 0.
Championship Game Photos
* * CONGRATULATIONS VERNON I - NCGSL 2008 U-16 TOURNAMENT CHAMPS * *
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