Ocean State outlasts Schooners 10-8

Waves get decisive grand slam from Ulliana in the seventh

Wakefield, R.I. — Ocean State's Sonny Ulliana hit a grand slam in the seventh inning to offset an early slam by Mystic's Matt O'Neill, and the Waves went on to defeat the Schooners 10-8 in a New England Collegiate Baseball League game Tuesday night.

O'Neill (Penn) gave Mystic a 4-0 lead with his blast in the second. He drove in five runs.

The Schooners (21-21) hold a slim half-game lead over the Newport Gulls (21-22) for the Southern Division's third and final playoff spot. The two teams play tonight in Newport, R.I. The Gulls rallied for four runs in the ninth to beat the Sanford Mainers 10-7 Tuesday.

New York-Penn League

• The Connecticut Tigers could muster only four hits during a 6-4 loss to the Vermont Lake Monsters in a New York-Penn League game at Dodd Stadium. Chance Kirby (2-2) pitched well in defeat, allowing only one earned run over six innings with four strikeouts. He retired 10 of the last 11 men he faced.

Wenceel Perez had an RBI single and Cam Warner a sacrifice fly in the third for the Tigers (21-21), who scored their final two runs on a throwing error in the eighth. Vermont is 21-23. The teams play for the final time this season at 7 tonight.

Golf

• Second annual Jordan Fire Department Tournament — Monday, Aug. 20, Great Neck CC, Waterford. Shot gun start, 9 a.m. Cost: $140 per golfer includes continental breakfast, gifts, greens gees, cart and buffet lunch. Contact: Mike Smith, (860) 867-6017 or msmicobra@aol.com

• 13th annual Cornell Scott Memorial Classic — Wednesday, Aug. 22, Lake of Isles North Course. To benefit Community Health Network of Connecticut Foundation. Cost: $275 per golfer. Contact: Patricia Scussel, (203) 9494016 or pscussel@chnct.org

Running

• 56th Annual Ocean Beach/John & Jessie Kelley Half Marathon — Online registration is now open for the race, which is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 4. This community event is free (runners are asked to bring a donation of food for the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center). Contact: For race registration, course map, and additional information, please visit website at kelleyroadrace.com