Three Tri-State League baseball teams advanced Sunday to the best-of-3 semifinals in the league playoffs with sweeps of their respective quarterfinal series.

Three-time defending league champion Tri-Town advanced with a 4-1 win over the Valley Ducks on Sunday to sweep their best-of-3 series. Top seed Bethlehem swept their series over Amenia, N.Y., with a dominating 15-0 win in five innings and Burlington advanced to the semifinal with 14-3 decision over Valley Kraken.

The only quarterfinal series to go three games will be between Wolcott and the Connecticut Sliders. Wolcott won Sunday, 9-3 to tie the series at 1-1. Game three will be Monday night at 7pm in Waterbury at Municipal Stadium.

Tri-Town 2, Valley Ducks 0
Pitchers Bobby Chatfield and Connor Gannon combined to strike out 12 and limit the Ducks to just four hits in a 4-1 win over Sunday. Willie Yahn had two singles and scored twice for Tri-Town (19-3). Austin Patenaude drove in two runs.

On Saturday, Tri-Town pitcher Miles Scribner struck out nine and allowed five hits in eight innings of work in a 7-2 victory at Community Field. Danny McCarthy was 1-for-2 with one run scored and two RBI for the Trojans, who had just three hits.

Bethlehem 2, Amenia, N.Y. 0
In Amenia, Bethlehem pitchers Carsten Donovan and Matt Sibilia allowed just three hits over five innings as the Plowboys won, 14-0 in five innings at Doc Bartlett Field on Sunday to sweep the series. Ryan Ponte and Isaiah Johnson each had two hits and drove in two runs for Bethlehem (19-3).

On Saturday in Bethlehem, the Plowboys had 17 hits in a 17-4 victory. Nate Cormier was 3-for-5 for Bethlehem with a double, four runs scored and two RBI while teammate Ryan Reynolds was 2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI. Amenia’s Colby Dunlop hit two home runs for the Monarchs. Pitcher Kyle Banche struck out nine in six innings to pick up the win for Bethlehem

Burlington 2, Valley Kraken 0
Pitcher Derek Duffy pitched a seven inning complete game to help the Hunters (18-4) advance to the semifinals with a 14-3 win on Sunday in New Milford. Duffy allowed just six hits and struck out 12. He walked two.

Burlington’s Chad Lavelle had a single, double and four RBI on Sunday while teammate Alex Rauso had a double, triple and two RBI. Anthony Acampora had an in-the-park home run for the Kraken (12-11) at New Milford High.

On Saturday, Burlington’s Greg Zaruba was 3-for-3 while teammate Chad Andrew was 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI in Burlington’s 5-0 shutout win at Lewis Mills in game one.

Wolcott 1, CT Sliders 1
Wolcott tied the best-of-3 series on Sunday with a 9-3 win over the Connecticut Sliders at BAW. Wolcott pitchers Ben Bianchi and Ethan Stepputtis limited the Sliders to six hits and struck out six. Drew Rocca was 2-for-4 for Wolcott while Dillon Fernandes was 2-for-4 with a run scored.