Stamford Scores and Standings: July 22

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Here is the schedule for the first two days of the American Legion state tournament.

Day - 1  Saturday, July 23 (games shortened to seven innings because of threat of thunderstorms)

at Muzzy Field in Bristol 

Game - 1    9:30AM  Unionville (15) (Zone 1) vs. Oakville (2) (Zone 5)

Game - 2  12 PM  Norwalk (10) (Zone 4) vs. Niantic (7) (Zone 6)

Game - 3    3:30PM  Trumbull (14) (Zone 4) vs. Windsor Locks (3) (Zone 8)

Game - 4    6:30PM  New London (11) (Zone 6) vs. Bristol (6) (Zone 1)

 at Palmer Field in Middletown -

Game - 5    9:30AM  Southington (13) (Zone 1) vs. West Hartford (4) (Zone 7)

Game - 6  12 PM  Bethel (12) (Zone 5) vs. Greenwich (5) (Zone 4)

Game - 7    3:30PM  Stamford (16) (Zone 4) vs. Branford (1) (Zone 2)

Game - 8    6:30PM  Avon (9) (Zone 1) vs. Middletown (8) (Zone 3)

 Day - 2  Sunday, July 24

 at Muzzy Field in Bristol

Game - 9    9:30AM  Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

            10          *         Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 

            11    3:30PM   Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

            12          *         WInner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

 at Palmer Field in Middletown

Game  13    9:30AM   Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6

            14         *           Loser game 7 vs. Loser Game 8

            15    3:30PM   Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6

            16         *           Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8

It could not have ended in a more heartbreaking fashion for the 15-year-old Stamford Babe Ruth team.

Trumbull won the state championship on a suicide squeeze in the bottom of the seventh inning, defeating Stamford 4-3 in New Milford.

Trailing 3-2, Stamford tied the game in the top of the seventh when Tyler Kane scored on two throwing errors.

Trumbull snapped a 2-2 with a run in the bottom of the fifth.

After waiting an extra day to begin play in the section one 12-year-old Little League tournament, Shelton National opened with a surprisingly easy victory over North Stamford on Thursday in Orange.
 
It got the power (two home runs by Conner Prindle and one by Carl Kopf), flawless defense (no errors) and excellent pitching (two hits allowed by Trey McLoughlin).
 
That trifecta resulted in 12-0, four-inning triumph over a North Stamford team that is not used to losing by such lopsided margins.
 
Shelton National, which went 5-0 in the district three playoffs, served notice that it may have the best chance of the four other squads playing in Orange to dethrone defending state champion Fairfield American.
 
Prindle belted a solo homer to ignite a three-run rally in the third, then clubbed a three-run shot as part of a nine-run explosion in the fourth that sealed the contest.
 
Kopf went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a two-run homer in the fourth, finishing with three RBI.
 
Stamford's only hits came in the third. With one out, Tolly Colarossi singled to right-center and one out later, Alex Mella hustled a grounder to the right side into an infield hit.
 
That gave North Stamford a ray of hope in what was still a three-run affair, but Grant Purpura, who reached on a fielder's choice, was called out for diving head first after he took off for third to end the inning. Purpura initially was called safe.
 
Shelton's bats erupted in the fourth. Tony Sweeney's two-run single with the bases loaded made it 5-0, with another run scoring on an error. Prindle's homer pushed the lead to 9-0. After another run came home on an error, Kopf's homer capped the scoring.
 
North Stamford, which dropped to 1-1 in pool play after opening with a 6-5 win over Berlin on Wednesday, is back in action Saturday against Fairfield American (1-0) at 3:30 p.m. 
 
Shelton National plays Berlin on Saturday at 6 p.m. Friday is an off day for the entire tournament.

The Stamford senior American Legion team posted a 13-5 road victory at RCP on Wednesday to advance to the American Legion state tournament.

It was second win in as many days in the play-in tournament for Stamford, which defeated Elllington 13-5 on Tuesday, also on the road. 

The eight zone winners gained automatic berths into the 16-team double elimination tournament. The other eight teams were determined through a play-in tournament Tuesday and Wednesday.

Two other teams from Zone Four -- Norwalk and Trumbull -won games Wednesday to also qualify. Greenwich, the first place, earned a automatic bid into the 16-team, double elimination tournament.

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

TUESDAY'S RESULTS

Stamford Sr 13, Enfield Sr 5

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS

Stamford Sr. 13, RCP Sr 7

SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE

American Legion senior state tournament

Stamford vs. Branford, 3:30 p.m., at Palmer Field, Middletown

Little League Baseball sectionals

North Stamford vs. Fairfield American, 3:30 p.m.

SUNDAY'S SCHEDULE

American Legion senior state tournament

Stamford vs. TBA

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STANDINGS