Fairfield American Rallies Past Hamden in Division I Tournament Opener

After scoring 17 runs in the District IV title game, the Hamden Little League team broke out the bats early in Wednesday night’s Division I state tournament opener against Fairfield American.

Hamden jumped out to a 4-0 lead on the strength of a three-run home run by Alex Ponzio in the top of the first and a solo blast by Tanner Belcher in the third.

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However, Richie Kerstetter’s pitching and hitting helped lead the Fairfield American Little League team to a 7-4 comeback victory at McGuane Park in Darien.

Fairfield American pulled with 4-3 and Kerstetter hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the fourth inning and recorded the last 11 outs on the mound to seal the victory, according to the Connecticut Post.

Hamden will be back in action Friday against Stamford North at 7 p.m. at Scalzi Park in Stamford.

“Fairfield is typically one of the best teams in the state,” Hamden coach Tim Belcher told Mary Albl of GameTimeCT.com. “I told them not to hang their heads because no matter what we are coming back to play Friday and on the weekend. We’ll see how we react.”

Read the full story at GameTimeCT.com here.