Sports Roundup: Baseball Remains Undefeated, Softball Handed First Loss, Freshman Sets School Records in Girls Track

The Oxford High School baseball team remains undefeated at 4-0 after securing a 10-6 victory over Notre Dame of Fairfield at home on Thursday.

The OHS softball team fell to 2-1 after losing 5-3 at home to Bethel High School on Thursday.

The Oxford baseball team was led by Gus Constantino, who blasted a three-run homer to right center field in the fifth inning and tacked on a single for the Wolverines, while catcher Josh Silkoff had an RBI single and an RBI double. Oxford’s Caithan Pratt had two hits and scored three runs.

The baseball team will be at home again today (Friday) against Pomperaug High School of Southbury.

Baseball Box Score

Scores by inning

Oxford:           2 0 1 0 3 4 0  

ND Fairfield:  0 1 0 1 0 1 3

Oxford: 10 runs, 12 hits, two errors

Notre Dame: Six runs, 16 hits and three errors

Pitchers:

Oxford – Ryan Faroni pitched all seven innings and Josh Silkoff caught all seven

Notre Dame - Ryan Geles (4 - 1/3), Rich Rodriguez (2 -2/3), catcher Brian Sanca

The Oxford HS girls track team is now 1-2 after defeating Immaculate but losing to New Milford and Bunnell in a three-team meet.

Oxford 96, Immaculate 33

New Milford 87, Oxford 53

Bunnell 90, Oxford 60

Oxford Record: 1-2

Freshman Taylor Drayton set school records in the shot put (32-2) Discus (96-7) and javelin (104-9). She placed 1st overall in all 3 events. Amy Persson placed 1st in the high jump (5-0) and 300 intermediate hurdles (54.2). Stephanie Romanowski placed 1st in the triple jump (32-8). Marcea Stilson placed 2nd in the 1600 (5:42) and 3200 (12:45) and set school records in both events as well. 

Other top finishers for OHS:

100 Hurdles: Olivia Hinnau 2nd 19.9, Jill Miller 3rd 20.5

100 Shelby Burnett 4th 14.0, Hannah VanBuiten 5th 14.0

Long Jump Stephanie Romanowski 2nd 15-2 1/4

300 Intermediate hurdles  Hinnau 3rd 66.0, Miller 6th 71.1

3200 Sara Ponce 4th 12:58

200 Burnett 5th 28.9, VanBuiten 6th 28.9

1600 Ponce 6th 6:09

Shot Put Julia Carloni 6th 20-1/2 

Drayton (shot, discus, Jav) Stilson (1600, 3200) Ponce (3200) Persson (HJ), Romanowski (LJ, TJ), 4x100 (Burnett, VanBuiten, Romanowski, Sara Thorpe) all qualified for SWC Championsips and Class S State Meet.