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New Canaan Girl Kicked Out of Softball Tournament for Being Too Young
New Canaan had to forfeit a game to Darien and the girl is ineligible for the rest of the tournament.
A New Canaan 10-year-old was booted from a softball tournament after officials decided she was too young to play in the 11 and 12-year-old tournament.
Carolina Welch helped New Canaan 12 and under All Stars beat Darien in a 13-6 game as a pitcher, but she then learned the game would be forfeited and she would be ineligible for the rest of the tournament, according to the New Canaanite.
The division allows 10-year-olds for regular season play, but sanctioned state tournaments only allow 11 and 12-year-olds.
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The head coach submitted proper paperwork with Carolina’s real age to the tournament committee, he said.
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