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Photo Gallery: Ledyard Cal Ripken Team Advances In Tournament (With Video)

Tournament continues through the weekend.

Ledyard's 9U Team beat Preston, 14-7, in its District 6 All-Star Tournament opener Friday. 

  • Ledyard pitchers Cade Walters, Riley Gagnon, Matt Thornton and Jake Sylvia combined on a one-hitter. 
  • Offensively, Walters (two triples and a double) and Brayden Grim each went 3-for-3. 
  • Catcher John Gebhard had two hits. 
  • Sylvia tripled
  • Andrew Bourguignon doubled. 

"The team put a lot of work in at practice and it showed tonight," coach Wayne Grim said. "It’s not easy playing in your first tournament game at this age but the kids did great." 

Ledyard resumes tourney play 2 p.m. today at .

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