The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
BASEBALL HIGHLIGHTS
Here are the top performances in baseball from last week. Please email your top performers each week to scott.ericson@hearstmediact.com.
TOP PERFORFMERS
Caleb Allen, North Branford: Struck out 10 and held Haddam-Killingworth to two hits in a 3-1 win.
Alex Benevento, New Canaan: The senior had three hits and scored four runs in an 8-4 win over Westhill.
Liam Bresnahan, McMahon: Tossed a complete-game one-hitter in a 3-0 victory against Stamford.
Mason Carter, Wolcott Tech: Had three RBIs and went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a 16-5 win over Whitney Tech.
Carson Clarke, Bunnell: Had walk-off RBI single to culminate a threerun seventh inning in 6-5 win over Kolbe Cathedral.
Sean Connolly, RHAM: Struck out 16 batters and surrendered one run and two hits in a complete game 4-1 win over East Catholic.
Adam Copeland, Guilford: Threw a complete game in a 5-4 win over Law, scattering six hits with three strikeouts and no walks.
Myles Fournier, Aerospace/Bulkeley/Bloomfield: In a win against East Windsor, was 2-for-3 with two doubles, then struck out 10 and went 3-4 with two RBIs in win over Innovation.
Cole Gibson, Ludlowe: Allowed no earned runs over six innings of work, striking out six in an
11-1 win over Greenwich.
Dominik Kubera, Killingly: Threw a complete game, allowing five hits and retiring 14 of the last 15 East Lyme batters he faced in a 2-1 win.
Connor Lane, Old Saybrook: The UConn commit hit his first home run of the season as part of a four-RBI day in a win against Hale Ray.
Chris Lusignan, Bacon Academy: Struck out 10 with two walks to get the 5-0 win over Putnam.
Brendan Macdougal, Ansonia: Struck out 14 and allowed two hits in a 10-0 win over Wilby.
Mason Pieger, Nonnewaug: Had three hits, three RBIs and scored three runs in a victory over Thomaston.
Andrew Sargolini, Cheshire: Went 2-for-3 with a double and four RBIs as part of a 5-1 win against Notre Dame-West Haven.
Owen Scarice, Hand:
In a 4-0 win over Xavier, pitched six shutout innings, scattered four hits and struck out seven.
Peyton Thomas, Shepaug Valley: Struck out 15 over five innings. At the plate, had a RBI and scored a run in a 12-1 win over Terryville in five innings.
GAMES TO WATCH Warde at Trumbull, Wednesday, 4 p.m.:
The two teams enter the week as the No. 1 and 2 ranked teams in the GameTimeCT Top 10 Baseball Poll. Trumbull has 42 runs through five games and Warde has scored 32.
East Haven at Cheshire, Wednesday, 4 p.m.: Few teams have opened as many eyes as unbeaten East Haven early on with wins over Xavier (16-3), Coginchaug (11-1) and North Haven (2-1). Cheshire has started up-and-down but would still be another feather in the cap of the
Yellow Jackets.
Brookfield at Barlow, Wednesday, 4:15 p.m.:
Brookfield has two nonleague losses to Hamden and Danbury but has dominated its other four games, outscoring the opponents in those wins 39-1. Barlow is unbeaten and has one of the best pitching staffs in the state in the trio of Ian Nilsen, Christian Nilsen and Lachlan Ellis.
Naugatuck at Wolcott, Wednesday, 4:15 p.m.: Two unbeaten NVL teams square off. Naugatuck has allowed six runs over five games and has two shutouts. Wolcott has four shutouts through its first six games.
Newington at Southington, Wednesday, 6 p.m.:
Both teams began the season ranked in the GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll. Southington has yet to lose and Newington has one loss outside of the CCC to Suffield from the NCCC.