Trojans crowned Tri-State champs

TORRINGTON — The Tri-Town Trojans took their third Tri-State Baseball League championship with a 4-2 win over the Terryville Black Sox Thursday evening at Fuessenich Park.

After giving up a 6-1 lead in game two of the best-ofthree series Wednesday night to tie up the set, the Trojans found themselves looking at another Black Sox come-from-behind effort when Terryville jumped to a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning after TriTown began with a one-run lead.

This time, though, TriTown pitching held up, with veteran pitcher Bobby Chatfield allowing just two hits through seven innings and Miles Scribner allowing just one more in his two innings.

That gave the Trojans time to rally — first with a tying run in the sixth inning on a pair of Terryville errors, then with two more in the eighth when Shane Bierfeldt led off with a walk, followed by two straight hits from Coleby Bunnell and Danny McCarty and a sacrifice fly by Sam Shurberg.

The Black Sox tried to rally in the bottom of the ninth but second baseman Matt Troy made the defensive play of the game with a diving catch on a line drive shot by Kody Kerski.

“That changed the game,” Terryville player/ coach Dave Alarcon said.

So did Tri-Town player/ coach McCarty’s decision to

go with Scribner to close out the game.

“I didn’t want them to see (Chatfield) for the

fourth time. Scribby’s my guy,” said McCarty, who batted in the winning run in the eighth.

“I just try to get my pitch,” said McCarty.

This time, it got another Tri-State cup. TRI-TOWN TROJANS 4, TERRYVILLE BLACK SOX 2