Waterbury Ousts Cheshire from Legion State Tournament

The Cheshire American Legion baseball team’s bid to repeat as state champions came to an end with a 5-3 loss to Waterbury Sunday afternoon at Palmer Field in Middletown.

Waterbury (27-5) took control of the game with four unearned runs in the sixth inning.

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“As I told the kids, even last year when we won the state championship, every season ends with a loss and last year we lost in the regional,” Cheshire coach Cliff Robertson told Jim Bransfield of GameTimeCT.com after the game.

Cheshire, the Zone III champs, closed the season with a 21-7 record.

Read the full story at GameTimeCT.com here.