Tolland Team Eliminated from District 8 Tournament

Tolland lost to Thompsonville, 13-8, on Monday night, eliminating the All-Stars from the District 8 Tournament.

Team Manager Rob Keane said that the loss was disappointing, but that he is still proud of the hard-working team.

"Thompsonville is a good team that swung the bats really well early in the game, but as I told my team, we were extremely proud of how they did not quit and kept coming back throughout the game," Keane said.  "They really thought that they could win, and we made it close, and we can't ask for anything more than that."

Tolland put up a solid offensive fight through the entire game. Kyle Boutot had three hits and two RBIs for Tolland. Fellow teammates Andrew Jaworski and Luke Adlerstein also contributed to the line-up with two hits and an RBI from both players.

While Tolland scored steadily, Thompsonville got a great lead in the first inning with four runs and sprung ahead in the third inning with another eight. For Thompsonville, Enrique Claudio and Daniel Neal both scored two runs. Michael Kennedy led the team with three runs. Justin Ledger pitched four strong innings for Thompsonville.

Thompsonville will be playing against Manchester American on Wednesday.