Ellington Softball Finishes Pool Play on High Note

The District 8 champion Ellington 11-12 year-old All-Star softball team put together six strong innings of defense to back pitcher Cassie Holmes in defeating District 7 champ Simsbury 7-2.

Holmes scattered six hits and struck out six while also contributing a RBI. 

With Ellington up 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Taylor Duclos drove in two runs and Kelly White followed with a RBI single to put Ellington up 4-0.

In the bottom of the fourth, White made a great throw from center field to Holmes who in turn fired home to squash a Simsbury attempt to score. 

Jessica Miller and Rachel Stone had two hits a piece for Ellington. Their back to back singles to start the top of the fifth set the stage for Brianna DeLand's double that knocked them both in to boost Ellington's lead to 6-0. 

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Simsbury got on the board with singles by Lauren Catalano, Alex Stahl and Caitlin Clifford.

Ellington completes its All-Star run, finishing the Section II pool play competition in third place with a record of 2-3. 

The top two teams - Mystic and Rocky Hill - will play one game against each other on Wednesday and the winner moves on to play the Section I winner in a best of three series for the right to represent Connecticut in the Little League Softball World Series.