Thursday June 19 Finals

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Burlington Hunters 8    Wolcott Scrappers 0

The Burlington Hunters defeated the Wolcott Scrappers 8-0.  On the mound Derek Duffy flirted with perfection retiring the first 19 batters in a row.  In the top of the 7th with a full-count Joe Sconziano would lace a single just over the leaping effort of shortstop Chad Lavelle to break up the perfect game.  Duffy earned the complete game shut out victory while striking out 12.  The Hunters were lead offensively by Chad Lavelle, Josue “Sway” Lopez, Tim Krol, and Ty Morin who all had multi-hit days.  George Zaruba, who arrived just in time delivered a hard hit 2-run double that opened the scoring for the Hunters.  Having now won two in a row, the Hunters hope to continue their winning ways this Sunday at home against the Torrington Thunder.
Game Highlights: Andrew Bunger did his best to help slow the Hunters offense down going 0-4, Zack Martin learned his lesson and kept his mouth shut while Duffy was still perfect, and team officials have hired a personal driver for George Zaruba to make sure he makes it to the game on time.

Amenia Monarchs 5  Torrington Thunder 2

Torrington Thunder fell 5-2 to Amenia on Thursday despite a scrappy fight. Amenia got on the board early thanks to a walk by Nick Reilly in the first. They kept the momentum rolling in the second with a mix of patience and timely hits—Zach Carroll’s single and a pair of bases-loaded walks helped them jump ahead. Aidan Damon pitched a solid five innings for Amenia, striking out seven and allowing just one earned run. Sam Scott gave the Thunder some breathing room in relief, going nearly five innings, but the early damage stuck. Ryan Green took the loss after a tough outing with seven walks in just over an inning. Kyle Green led Torrington’s offense, going a perfect 3-for-3, while Robert Anton swiped two bags. The Thunder also showed discipline at the plate with six walks and played clean defense with zero errors. Amenia tallied nine hits and ten walks, spreading the RBIs around like a well-coordinated potluck. Aiden Hartwell went 3-for-3, and four different players drove in a run. Torrington Thunder looks to bounce back this Sunday against Burlington.

All other games rained out.