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TOP PERFORMERS
Ryan Daniels, St. Paul: There are hot starts and then there is Daniels. He hit 3 home runs and had 8 RBIs in the season opener against Ansonia and was 2-for-2 with 2 doubles and 3 RBIs in a win over Sacred Heart.
Bo Yaworski, Killingly: Yaworski is on fire, tossing a no-hitter with 13 strikeouts in win over Tourtellote in the season opener for the first nohitter at the school since 2003. He then struck out 18 in a complete game one-hit shutout over Lyman Memorial. He added two hits and two RBIs in that win.
Jake Horowitz, Darien: Horowitz had a breakout performance going 4-for-4 with 3 doubles and 3 runs as the Blue Wave beat Greenwich 17-9 for its first victory of the season.
Carter Kelsey/Matt Spada, Staples: The two Wreckers pitchers combined to no-hit Darien in the opener won by Staples 6-0.
John Vumback, Maloney: The righthanded starting pitcher allowed two hits and struck out five of the first nine batters he faced, moving to 2-0 on the season as Maloney beat Wilcox Tech 4-2.
Matt Bucciero, Ridgefield: Bucciero hit 2 grand slams with 8 RBIs and 4 runs scored in a 14-3 win over Stamford.
Anthony Steele, Shelton: The first baseman was 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs for Shelton in a 6-3 SCC win over Foran.
Maico Cardona, Hamden: Cardona has 2 home runs and 8 RBIs in his first four games of the year for Hamden.
Jake Pisano, Hamden: Pisano is batting .625 (5-for-8) with a home run, five stolen bases and a .769 OBP in the first four games for Hamden.
Alberto Cantalini, Northwestern: Cantalini hit 2 home runs in the same inning and had 6 RBIs in win against Gilbert.
Tyler LaRoque/Rich Evans, Oxford: Both players hit grand slams in the bottom of the 7th inning in Oxford’s come-from-behind win over Holy Cross. LaRoque hit the walk off grand slam.
Collin McNeil, Branford: The Hornets pitcher gave up two runs on two hits, struck out 11 and helped himself with a double and an RBI as part of a 3-2 win against North Haven.
Brady Evon, Naugatuck: Evon pitched a complete game, striking out 10, allowing just 3 hits and 1 earned run.
Sean Minnick, Masuk: Minnick did it on both sides with a RBI single and a 2-run double. He also got the win over Newtown on the mound allowing four hits and striking out six.
GAMES TO WATCH
Plainfield at Killingly, Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.: A torrid start to the season has served notice that baseball fans might want to go see Killingly CF/P Bo Yaworski play. Killingly is outscoring opponents 22-3 through three games.
Hall at No. 9 Southington, Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.: Neither team has lost and Southington has only allowed one run thus far while Hall has scored 27 in three games.
Xavier at Hand, Friday 3:45 p.m.:
One of the SCC’s marquee matchups this season features Xavier, with UConn-committed junior CF Drew Kron, and Hand 3B Anthony DePino, who is going to URI. Both teams enter the week unbeaten.
Coginchaug at East Hampton, Friday, 3:45 p.m.: Coginchaug is 3-0 and has let up one run in three games, led by UConn-commit P/OF Kolby Pascarelli.
No. 10 Fairfield Prep at No. 7 Hamden, Friday, 4 p.m.:
The Green Dragons have been routinely sending balls out of the yard, hitting eight home runs while scoring 42 runs in four games. The Jesuits dropped a game, but will be fired up for this top-10 matchup.
Watertown at St. Paul, Friday, 4 p.m.: Not sure if you have heard but St. Paul’s Ryan Daniels is destroying baseballs up in Bristol. Watertown comes into the week 4-0 and atop the NVL.
Masuk at No. 6 New Fairfield, Friday, 4:15 p.m.: Talk about symmetry. Both teams come into the week 3-0 and both teams have scored 33 runs. Early on, these look like the two teams to beat in the SWC.
No. 1 Staples at Norwalk, Friday, 4:30 p.m.: The No. 1 Wreckers and their deep pitching staff will be put to the test by a Bears team that has scored 33 runs through four games.