Fairfield 10-Year-Old Girls Softball All-Stars Win Again In Regionals

The Fairfield 10-year-old girls softball All-Stars, representing Connecticut, remained undefeated in the East Regionals with a 15-5 victory over Rhode Island on Monday evening in Fleetsville, Pennsylvania.

Fairfield, which improved improved to 2-0 in the regionals while remaining undefeated, handed Rhode Island its first loss of the postseason. The teams came into Monday's game with a combined 25-0 record.

Connecticut and New York, also 2-0, are the only undefeated squads teams remaining among nine teams in the tournament.

Fairfield would have advanced if Vermont beat Maine on Monday tonight. Otherwise, it would have a chance to move on with a win over Maine on Tuesday.

If neither of those things, Fairfield would still have an opportunity to advance provided it allows fewer runs per inning than either Maine or Rhode Island in three-way tie at 2-1. In that scenario, Fairfield would need to lose to Maine by as few runs as possible.

Monday's game was stopped after four innings because of the mercy rule. Fairfield scored two runs in the first, six in the second, five in the third and two in the fourth.

Michaela O'Donnell had an RBI single in the first for Fairfield. In the second, patience at the plate paid off, as Fairfield collected eight straight walks during one point in the inning.

Mary Rose Finnigan, Kayla Bivens and Megan Belinsky contributed singles in the five-run third. Michaela O'Donnell ended the game with an RBI single in the fourth.

Brittany Romero and Maddie Russell each pitched two innings for Fairfield.