State tournament brackets are out. Most of the NVL's participation will come in Class M, but three teams qualified in Class L. Play opens Monday afternoon.
Class L:
#21 Crosby at #12 Middletown, 7:00 PM at Palmer Field
#24 Torrington at #9 Fairfield Ludlowe, 3:30 PM at Fairfield Ludlowe HS
#25 Watertown at #8 Notre Dame-West Haven, 3:30 PM at ND-WH
Class M:
#1 Seymour vs. #32 Joel Barlow, 3:30 PM at French Park
#8 Holy Cross vs. #25 Killingly, 3:30 PM at Holy Cross HS
#10 Wolcott vs. #23 Tolland, 3:30 PM at Wolcott HS
#16 Woodland vs. #17 St. Joseph, 3:30 PM at Woodland HS
#27 Ansonia at #6 New London, 3:30 PM at New London HS
Brackets can be found here:
Class L
Class M
Friday, May 29, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
NVL Semifinals
2:00 PM- #2 Holy Cross vs. #6 Crosby
4:45 PM- #1 Seymour vs. #4 Woodland
Both at Municipal Stadium. Post scores if you got 'em.
4:45 PM- #1 Seymour vs. #4 Woodland
Both at Municipal Stadium. Post scores if you got 'em.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
NVL Tournament
Straight from the Rep-Am:
NVL baseball tournament seeds-
1. Seymour 19-1
2. Holy Cross 16-4
3. Wolcott 15-5
4. Woodland 13-7
5. Ansonia 10-10
6. Crosby 10-10
Saturday’s quarterfinals (at Municipal Stadium)-
Woodland vs. Ansonia, 12:30 PM
Wolcott vs. Crosby, 3 PM
Tuesday’s semifinals (at Municipal Stadium)-
Wolcott-Crosby winner vs. Holy Cross, 2 PM
Woodland-Ansonia winner vs. Seymour, 4:45 PM
Wednesday’s final at Municipal Stadium, 4:30 PM
NVL baseball tournament seeds-
1. Seymour 19-1
2. Holy Cross 16-4
3. Wolcott 15-5
4. Woodland 13-7
5. Ansonia 10-10
6. Crosby 10-10
Saturday’s quarterfinals (at Municipal Stadium)-
Woodland vs. Ansonia, 12:30 PM
Wolcott vs. Crosby, 3 PM
Tuesday’s semifinals (at Municipal Stadium)-
Wolcott-Crosby winner vs. Holy Cross, 2 PM
Woodland-Ansonia winner vs. Seymour, 4:45 PM
Wednesday’s final at Municipal Stadium, 4:30 PM
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Regular Season Finale
Thursday is the last day for a few NVL teams, but for others, it's just the start of meaningful games. Here's the season finale schedule:
Naugatuck at Woodland, 3:30 PM at Woodland HS
Kennedy at Sacred Heart, 3:30 PM at Municipal Stadium
Wilby at Watertown, 3:30 PM at Deland Field
Wolcott at Seymour, 3:45 PM at French Park
Ansonia at Crosby, 6:30 PM at Montoe Park
Holy Cross beat Torrington, 8-0, on Wednesday, to wrap up the Copper Division. The Crusaders will have the #2 seed in the NVL tournament and will play on Tuesday against the winner of the #3 Wolcott/#6 Crosby game.
I'll take: Woodland, Sacred Heart, Watertown, Wolcott, and Ansonia.
Naugatuck at Woodland, 3:30 PM at Woodland HS
Kennedy at Sacred Heart, 3:30 PM at Municipal Stadium
Wilby at Watertown, 3:30 PM at Deland Field
Wolcott at Seymour, 3:45 PM at French Park
Ansonia at Crosby, 6:30 PM at Montoe Park
Holy Cross beat Torrington, 8-0, on Wednesday, to wrap up the Copper Division. The Crusaders will have the #2 seed in the NVL tournament and will play on Tuesday against the winner of the #3 Wolcott/#6 Crosby game.
I'll take: Woodland, Sacred Heart, Watertown, Wolcott, and Ansonia.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Monday 5/18 Games
A couple big games on tap for Monday:
Woodland at Kennedy, 3:30 PM at Municipal Stadium
Torrington at Sacred Heart, 3:30 PM at Fulton Park
Ansonia at Seymour, 3:30 PM at French Park
Crosby at Wilby, 3:30 PM at Montoe Park
Watertown at Wolcott, 5:00 PM at Wolcott HS
Holy Cross at Naugatuck, 7:00 PM at Naugatuck HS
Crosby holds the edge, at 9-8, for the final spot in the NVL Tournament starting Saturday. Torrington and Naugatuck are both 7-10, and essentially need to win out and get some help from the Bulldogs to make the tourney. Holy Cross/Naugy is the huge game of the night. If Holy Cross wins, they pretty much wrap up the Copper Division (unless they suffer an unlikely upset later in the week), but if Naugatuck wins, the door is wide open for Woodland to win out and take the Copper.
I'll take: Woodland, Torrington, Seymour, Crosby, Wolcott, and Holy Cross.
Woodland at Kennedy, 3:30 PM at Municipal Stadium
Torrington at Sacred Heart, 3:30 PM at Fulton Park
Ansonia at Seymour, 3:30 PM at French Park
Crosby at Wilby, 3:30 PM at Montoe Park
Watertown at Wolcott, 5:00 PM at Wolcott HS
Holy Cross at Naugatuck, 7:00 PM at Naugatuck HS
Crosby holds the edge, at 9-8, for the final spot in the NVL Tournament starting Saturday. Torrington and Naugatuck are both 7-10, and essentially need to win out and get some help from the Bulldogs to make the tourney. Holy Cross/Naugy is the huge game of the night. If Holy Cross wins, they pretty much wrap up the Copper Division (unless they suffer an unlikely upset later in the week), but if Naugatuck wins, the door is wide open for Woodland to win out and take the Copper.
I'll take: Woodland, Torrington, Seymour, Crosby, Wolcott, and Holy Cross.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Thursday/Friday Games
A few big Thursday/Friday games to end this week:
Thursday-
Crosby at Watertown, 3:30 PM at Deland Field
Wilby at Kennedy, 3:30 PM at Municipal Stadium
Seymour at Torrington, 4:00 PM at Fuessenich Park
Woodland at Ansonia, 6:30 PM at Nolan Field
Friday-
Naugatuck at Crosby, 3:30 PM at Municipal Stadium
Holy Cross at Wolcott, 3:30 PM at Wolcott HS
Sacred Heart at Watertown, 3:30 PM at Deland Field
Lot of good games here. Just on a side note, once again disappointed in the Rep-Am for covering the Torrington/Watertown game instead of Seymour/Woodland, as are most people I've talked to. Seems like they always have something against coming up to the Woods for a real game story...
Anyway, post scores here.
Thursday-
Crosby at Watertown, 3:30 PM at Deland Field
Wilby at Kennedy, 3:30 PM at Municipal Stadium
Seymour at Torrington, 4:00 PM at Fuessenich Park
Woodland at Ansonia, 6:30 PM at Nolan Field
Friday-
Naugatuck at Crosby, 3:30 PM at Municipal Stadium
Holy Cross at Wolcott, 3:30 PM at Wolcott HS
Sacred Heart at Watertown, 3:30 PM at Deland Field
Lot of good games here. Just on a side note, once again disappointed in the Rep-Am for covering the Torrington/Watertown game instead of Seymour/Woodland, as are most people I've talked to. Seems like they always have something against coming up to the Woods for a real game story...
Anyway, post scores here.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Mon. 5/11 Recap . . . Tues. & Wed. Preview
On Monday, we had a bunch of interesting divisional matchups, which featured top-tier pitching, timely hitting, and overall, very close outcomes.
Ansonia 6 Wilby 2 -- The Chargers (9-6) took advantage of several miscues in the Wildcat defense to lead them to the vistory. Ron Bilodeau led Ansonia with an RBI triple in the first inning. Christian Dzienkiewicz went the distance, giving up two runs on eight hits, striking out five. Jefferson Germosen led Wilby (4-11), going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Holy Cross 10 Sacred Heart 2 -- Holy Cross (12-3) scored five runs in both the third and sixth innings, behind hot-hotting from Tim Bessette, who contributed a single, double, and three RBIs. Kyle Murphy (6 IP, 3 K) and Chris Beauvis (1 IP, 1 K), contribured a one-hitter. Nick Rosa and Jim Caporale both had an RBI for Sacred Heart (5-10).
Woodland 5 Torrington 4 -- Nick Boucher of Woodland (8-7) knocked in Jason Skibek with the game-winning in the bottom of the 7th to lead the Hawks to victory. Kyle Georgia picked up the win, going the distance and striking out 11. Conor Bierfeldt pitched well for Torrington (6-9) in the loss and also had a single, double, and two runs scored.
Seymour 2 Watertown 1 -- The undefeated Seymour Wildcats (15-0) survived a scare from the Indians at French Park, surviving 2-1 behind a HR by Chris Renzoni in the 5th. Watertown (5-9) was led by CF Matt Quatrano with a sac fly in the 2nd, scoring Brad Mahar. Sophomore Mitch Kelly pitched well for the Indians, going six innings, giving up two runs on eight hits, while striking out two.
Naugatuck 4 Kennedy 2 -- Arber Mehmedi and Brandon Halbert led the 'Hounds to the win with three hits each. Rich Pimental picked up the win for Naugatuck (6-9), going six innings and giving up just two runs. James McMahon had two hits and Jimmy Joy had an RBI single to lead the winless Kennedy Eagles (0-15).
Wolcott 4 Crosby 0 -- Spencer Kane dominated the Bulldogs, giving up one hit with nine strikeouts, bringing his record to 6-1 on the year. Kane also hit a 3-run HR to put Wolcott (11-4) over the top. The win gave Wolcott coach Tary Scott his 200th career win. Ferdinand Agosto had the lone hit for Crosby (8-6).
Tues. 5/12 Schedule --
Crosby at Watertown, Deland Field, 3:30
Wed. 5/13 Schedule --
Seymour at Woodland, WRHS Field, 3:30
Wilby at Holy Cross, HCHS Field, 3:30
Watertown at Torrington, Fuessenich Park, 3:30
Crosby at Kennedy, Municipal Stadium, 3:30
Sacred Heart at Ansonia, Nolan Field, 6:30
Wolcott at Naugatuck, NHS Field, 7
I will take Watertown over Crosby this afternoon. Tomorrow, I pick Seymour, Holy Cross, Watertown, Crosby, Ansonia, and Wolcott to win.
Till next time,
NVL Baseball
Ansonia 6 Wilby 2 -- The Chargers (9-6) took advantage of several miscues in the Wildcat defense to lead them to the vistory. Ron Bilodeau led Ansonia with an RBI triple in the first inning. Christian Dzienkiewicz went the distance, giving up two runs on eight hits, striking out five. Jefferson Germosen led Wilby (4-11), going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Holy Cross 10 Sacred Heart 2 -- Holy Cross (12-3) scored five runs in both the third and sixth innings, behind hot-hotting from Tim Bessette, who contributed a single, double, and three RBIs. Kyle Murphy (6 IP, 3 K) and Chris Beauvis (1 IP, 1 K), contribured a one-hitter. Nick Rosa and Jim Caporale both had an RBI for Sacred Heart (5-10).
Woodland 5 Torrington 4 -- Nick Boucher of Woodland (8-7) knocked in Jason Skibek with the game-winning in the bottom of the 7th to lead the Hawks to victory. Kyle Georgia picked up the win, going the distance and striking out 11. Conor Bierfeldt pitched well for Torrington (6-9) in the loss and also had a single, double, and two runs scored.
Seymour 2 Watertown 1 -- The undefeated Seymour Wildcats (15-0) survived a scare from the Indians at French Park, surviving 2-1 behind a HR by Chris Renzoni in the 5th. Watertown (5-9) was led by CF Matt Quatrano with a sac fly in the 2nd, scoring Brad Mahar. Sophomore Mitch Kelly pitched well for the Indians, going six innings, giving up two runs on eight hits, while striking out two.
Naugatuck 4 Kennedy 2 -- Arber Mehmedi and Brandon Halbert led the 'Hounds to the win with three hits each. Rich Pimental picked up the win for Naugatuck (6-9), going six innings and giving up just two runs. James McMahon had two hits and Jimmy Joy had an RBI single to lead the winless Kennedy Eagles (0-15).
Wolcott 4 Crosby 0 -- Spencer Kane dominated the Bulldogs, giving up one hit with nine strikeouts, bringing his record to 6-1 on the year. Kane also hit a 3-run HR to put Wolcott (11-4) over the top. The win gave Wolcott coach Tary Scott his 200th career win. Ferdinand Agosto had the lone hit for Crosby (8-6).
Tues. 5/12 Schedule --
Crosby at Watertown, Deland Field, 3:30
Wed. 5/13 Schedule --
Seymour at Woodland, WRHS Field, 3:30
Wilby at Holy Cross, HCHS Field, 3:30
Watertown at Torrington, Fuessenich Park, 3:30
Crosby at Kennedy, Municipal Stadium, 3:30
Sacred Heart at Ansonia, Nolan Field, 6:30
Wolcott at Naugatuck, NHS Field, 7
I will take Watertown over Crosby this afternoon. Tomorrow, I pick Seymour, Holy Cross, Watertown, Crosby, Ansonia, and Wolcott to win.
Till next time,
NVL Baseball
Friday, May 8, 2009
Weekend Preview and Scores
With only 7 games left in the regular season, we are heading into the home stretch here on the NVL Baseball Blog, with several teams fighting for state tournament berths. On top of that, we've got a bunch of key divisional games on tap this weekend.
Friday, 5/8 --
Woodland at Holy Cross -- A huge Copper Division game on Oronoke Road between the Hawks, the division leader at 5-0 and 7-6 overall and the Crusaders, who trail the Hawks by one game at 4-1 and 10-3 overall. Despite the mid-season losses of two key players, the Crusaders have continued to play well. The Hawks have been blowing by all Copper opponents behind the superb pitching of Kyle Georgia. Undoubtedly, this is a huge game in the Copper Division. I look for ace Kyle Murphy to pitch a gem, leading the Crusaders to a huge win.
Kennedy at Torrington -- Torrington is one of the NVL teams standing at 5-8, and with 7 games left, are in need of 3 wins to gain entrance into the state tournament. Kennedy has had a rough season in the rough and tumble NVL, but have been showing signs of improvment these past few games. I expect Torrington to win this game, but I think Kennedy is only games away from their first win.
Seymour at Wilby -- Without a doubt, the Seymour Wildcats at 13-0 are the cream of the crop this season. The Wildcats have it all -- Pitching, hitting, defense, chemistry, etc. Around the league, everyone is wondering who can knock off the 'Cats. Despite being 4-9 on the season, the Wilby Wildcats are a solid team who have come very close to winning in a number of games. I consider Wilby the most underrated team in the league. If you sleep on them based on your record, you will be walking away with a loss. In this one, I think Seymour will win, but this will be a close game. Having said that, I think if Seymour doesn't come to play, don't be surprised if Wilby walks off with a W.
Wolcott at Ansonia -- Another very interesting matchup here against two of the better teams in the league. In their first matchup, Wolcott beat the Chargers 4-0. Again, I look for a very low scoring game and just a classic high school pitcher's duel. Whoever wins will be the team that makes the routine plays and runs the bases smart, but aggressive at the same time. I look for Ansonia pitcher Pete Lovermi to have a huge start for the Chargers, picking up the win.
Saturday, 5/9 --
Naugatuck at Sacred Heart -- This should be a good game as well between two teams that really need a win to stay in the state tournament hunt. The Hearts have probably been the biggest disappointment in this league thus far. Coming into the season, I think all of us expected the Hearts, with 10 or so seniors, to challenge for a NVL and State Championship. The 'Hounds, on the other hand, are right around where I expected, with a very young team. I am going to take the Hearts in this one as Darryl Wilson has a huge game.
As you can see, we've got some interesting matchups and big games on tap for this weekend. I certainly can't think of a better place to be than at an NVL baseball game!
Post all scores/recaps for Friday and Saturday here!
And, also, check out the new blog poll found on the right hand side of the hompage. The question is -- Who will win the Copper Division? Voice your opinion!
Till next time,
NVL Baseball
Friday, 5/8 --
Woodland at Holy Cross -- A huge Copper Division game on Oronoke Road between the Hawks, the division leader at 5-0 and 7-6 overall and the Crusaders, who trail the Hawks by one game at 4-1 and 10-3 overall. Despite the mid-season losses of two key players, the Crusaders have continued to play well. The Hawks have been blowing by all Copper opponents behind the superb pitching of Kyle Georgia. Undoubtedly, this is a huge game in the Copper Division. I look for ace Kyle Murphy to pitch a gem, leading the Crusaders to a huge win.
Kennedy at Torrington -- Torrington is one of the NVL teams standing at 5-8, and with 7 games left, are in need of 3 wins to gain entrance into the state tournament. Kennedy has had a rough season in the rough and tumble NVL, but have been showing signs of improvment these past few games. I expect Torrington to win this game, but I think Kennedy is only games away from their first win.
Seymour at Wilby -- Without a doubt, the Seymour Wildcats at 13-0 are the cream of the crop this season. The Wildcats have it all -- Pitching, hitting, defense, chemistry, etc. Around the league, everyone is wondering who can knock off the 'Cats. Despite being 4-9 on the season, the Wilby Wildcats are a solid team who have come very close to winning in a number of games. I consider Wilby the most underrated team in the league. If you sleep on them based on your record, you will be walking away with a loss. In this one, I think Seymour will win, but this will be a close game. Having said that, I think if Seymour doesn't come to play, don't be surprised if Wilby walks off with a W.
Wolcott at Ansonia -- Another very interesting matchup here against two of the better teams in the league. In their first matchup, Wolcott beat the Chargers 4-0. Again, I look for a very low scoring game and just a classic high school pitcher's duel. Whoever wins will be the team that makes the routine plays and runs the bases smart, but aggressive at the same time. I look for Ansonia pitcher Pete Lovermi to have a huge start for the Chargers, picking up the win.
Saturday, 5/9 --
Naugatuck at Sacred Heart -- This should be a good game as well between two teams that really need a win to stay in the state tournament hunt. The Hearts have probably been the biggest disappointment in this league thus far. Coming into the season, I think all of us expected the Hearts, with 10 or so seniors, to challenge for a NVL and State Championship. The 'Hounds, on the other hand, are right around where I expected, with a very young team. I am going to take the Hearts in this one as Darryl Wilson has a huge game.
As you can see, we've got some interesting matchups and big games on tap for this weekend. I certainly can't think of a better place to be than at an NVL baseball game!
Post all scores/recaps for Friday and Saturday here!
And, also, check out the new blog poll found on the right hand side of the hompage. The question is -- Who will win the Copper Division? Voice your opinion!
Till next time,
NVL Baseball
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Wed. 5/6 Games
Here's our schedule for Wednesday.
Crosby at Woodland, 3:30 PM at Woodland HS
Watertown at Kennedy, 3:30 PM at Municipal Stadium
Wilby at Sacred Heart, 3:30 PM at Fulton Park
Seymour at Holy Cross, 3:45 PM at Holy Cross HS
Wolcott at Torrington, 3:45 PM at Fuessenich Park
Ansonia at Naugatuck, 6:00 PM at Naugatuck HS
I'll take: Woodland, Watertown, Sacred Heart, Seymour, Wolcott, and Ansonia.
Crosby at Woodland, 3:30 PM at Woodland HS
Watertown at Kennedy, 3:30 PM at Municipal Stadium
Wilby at Sacred Heart, 3:30 PM at Fulton Park
Seymour at Holy Cross, 3:45 PM at Holy Cross HS
Wolcott at Torrington, 3:45 PM at Fuessenich Park
Ansonia at Naugatuck, 6:00 PM at Naugatuck HS
I'll take: Woodland, Watertown, Sacred Heart, Seymour, Wolcott, and Ansonia.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Mon. 5/4 Games
Again, looks like rain for Monday's games, but if your game goes as scheduled, you can report your scores here.
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