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Ridgefield Scores and Standings: May 31
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The Ridgefield Post 78 U-17 Legion baseball team participated in the preseason Sonny Blank Memorial tournament in Frederick, Maryland over the Memorial Day weekend.
The team went 1-3, losing in the bottom of the seventh twice. Joe Malley picked up the complete game win in a 12-3 victory against Gathiersburg Post 104.
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Jason Marra, Adam Zandri and Colin Virag had key doubles to break open the game in the fifth. Ryan Debany and Christian Oconnell also had key hits
Against Gathiersburg Post 295, Ridgefield pitchers Colin Virag, Matt Johnson, Joe Ammirato, and Christian Oconnell held the opponent scoreless until two outs in the seventh when the Maryland team scored four times to earn the victory.
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Against Frederick, Dan Greenberg pitched four innings, alllowing three earned runs and scattering five hits. Chip Papa pitched two innings in relief, giving up one run.
Ridgefield led 7-6 in the bottom of the seventh, thanks to three runs scored by Jason Marra, a double by John Mullery and key hits from Zandri and Virag. Kevin Ash also had an RBI.
In the final game, Ridgefield was defeated by Brunswick, Md, 22-3. Jack Brewster, Virag, Ammirato, Zandri and Oconnell could not slow the powerful team which featured several all-county high school players.
Marra, Mike Kim and Zandri all had hits which had given Ridgefield an early 3-1 lead. Other players who participated were Jack Boscia, Jeremy Gordon and Kyle Ford.
Ridgefield's Matt White scored three goals Monday as No. 7 seed Virginia defeated Maryland 9-7 to win the NCAA Division I lacrosse national championship in Baltimore.
In four tournament games, White registered 11 points (eight goals and three assists). He scored the overtime game-winner in the Cavaliers' 13-12 first-round victory over Bucknell.
Virginia (13-5) won the fifth national championship in school history and first since 2006, when the Cavaliers went undefeated.
UVA, which was appearing in its ninth championsup game, became the lowest seed to win a Division I lacrosse national title.
Maryland (13-5), which eliminated defending national champion Duke 9-4 in the semifinals on Saturday, was seeking its first lacrosse crown since 1975.
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Softball
Ridgefield at Amity, p.m. (Class LL, first round)
Baseball
Southington 2, Ridgefield 1 (Class L, first round)
Girls tennis
Ridgefield vs. South Windsor, at Amity, 1 p.m. (Class L qualifying)
Ridgefield-South Windsor winner at Amity, 3 p.m.
Boys volleyball
Norwich Free Academy at Ridgfefield, 4 p.m. (Class L, first round)
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Softball
Ridgefield-Amity winner vs. Greenwich-Danbury winner (Class LL, second round)
Boys lacrosse
Norwich Free Academy at Ridgefield, 4:30 p.m. (Class L, first round)
STANDINGS
- Baseball
8-10 8-12 Ridgefield 7-11 9-11 Stamford 6-12 8-12 Harding 1-17 2-18 East Division FCIAC Record Overall Record St. Joseph* 16-2 19-3 New Canaan*
12-6 13-8 Fairfield Warde*
11-7 13-8 Wilton 11-7 13-7 Trinity Catholic 9-9 9-11 Darien 9-9 10-11
Bassick
*- clinched playoff spot
0-17 0-19- Softball
10-8 10-10 Trinity Catholic 4-14 4-16 Bassick 1-17 1-17
- Boys Lacrosse
8-3 12-5 Wilton* 7-3 12-6 Fairfield Ludlowe* 5-6 9-7 St. Joseph 4-6 8-8 Norwalk 1-8 8-8
Fairfield Warde
*-clinched playoff spot
- Girls Lacrosse
