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Stamford Advances to U19 American Legion Baseball Super Regionals

Stamford took two of three games from Greenwich in the regionals to advance to the Elite Eight.

STAMFORD, CT — Stamford took another step toward capturing the U19 American Legion baseball championship by defeating Greenwich in a best 2-out-of-3 series Wednesday and Thursday.

Seeded first in the Southern Division, Stamford posted 1-0 and 3-2 victories, sandwiched around a 4-0 loss, to advance to the Super Regionals, beginning Saturday.

Other teams advancing from the Southern Division were Waterbury, Stratford and Cheshire, while Tolland, Avon, Rocky Hill-Cromwell-Portland and New London qualified from the Northern Division.

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