WESTPORT—In the fourth and fifth innings, Ridgefield hit a few hard lines drives for outs against Staples pitcher Alex Deutsch. After the third out off a ball smoked, Deutsch and his pitching coach mixed it up, starting to mix in first-pitch breaking balls. The Tigers did not have many hard-hit balls from that point forward. … Read more
WESTPORT — Staples coach Jack McFarland listed developing his pitching staff at the top of his agenda between now and the start of the playoffs. Putting Alex Deutsch on the mound may be the simplest solution. Especially if the returns are anything close to what the Wreckers received today, when the sophomore threw a complete-game … Read more
GREENWICH — Westhill junior right-hander James Gerard made the most of his first start of the season on Wednesday. Normally one of the Vikings’ closers, Gerard was asked to start against host Greenwich and he certainly answered the call in a big way. Allowing three runs over seven strong innings, Gerard sparked Westhill on the … Read more
TRUMBULL — As intense and riveting as the friendly rivalry can be, the latest installment of St. Joseph-Trumbull baseball was a walk in the park for the Cadets. Almost literally. Visiting St. Joseph, after stringing together a trio of hits to score three first-inning runs, walked six times in a five-run third inning en route … Read more
Two seasons ago, the St. Joseph baseball team knew it was going to take some lumps.The team was committed to rebuilding and that meant starting a lineup almost exclusively of sophomores and freshmen. The team struggled in the regular season, winning just eight games and being the final team to qualify for the CIAC Class … Read more
STAMFORD — The St. Joseph baseball team continues to bounce back after tough losses this season, having yet to lose consecutive games. The problem is that the bounce back wins have been followed by another loss. After walloping Westhill 18-2 Wednesday, the Cadets are hoping to start a winning streak rather than being the team … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — In Thursday’s 3-2 victory over Greenwich, the Ridgefield baseball team had two players come through in the clutch — one far more likelier than the other. Senior rightfielder Joey Pastore, the Tigers’ cleanup hitter, provided the walk-off hit, lining a two-out single to left that scored Nick Cullinan with the winning run. Click … Read more
Trumbull and St. Joseph are ranked second and third, respectively, in the GameTimeCT Top 10 Softball Poll, while the FCIAC has four teams in the Top 10 of the most recent state baseball poll. Ledyard replaced FCIAC member Ridgefield for the No. 1 ranking in the GameTimeCT Top 10 Baseball Poll which was released April … Read more
RIDGEFIELD — Ridgefield baseball coach Paul Fabbri met on Sunday with Matt DeLuca, his star pitcher, to plan which game he would start this week. DeLuca was coming off throwing 6 2/3 innings in a shutout win over Trumbull two days earlier, and Fabbri knew this was a week he could buy his ace extra … Read more
STAMFORD—If a leadoff hitter’s job is to get on base and score runs, Danbury’s Javon Hernandez is angling to get his picture up on the wall as the employee of the week. Hernandez reached base in each of his five plate appearances Wednesday, scoring three times and reaching third twice. Hernandez’s spark at the top … Read more