Amanda Jessey scored on Allison Luzzi's single with one out in the Top of the eighth inning to lift No. 6 East Haven to a 1-0 win over No. 3 Seymour in the Class M state quarterfinals on Friday in Seymour.

Jessey reached on a two-base error to lead off the inning.

Junior Talia Loda allowed just three hits and struck out six for East Haven (21-4), which will play No. 2 Granby in the semifinals on Monday or Tuesday, most likely in West Haven.

Luzzi had three hits. Miranda Baldassare, McKenzie Miessau and Laura Anderson also had hits for the Easties.


Katie Petroski doubled, while Morgan Scinto and Makayla O'Hara singled for Seymour (21-4). Freshman pitcher Raeanne Geffert allowed six hits and struck out nine.

All-Quinnipiac
Zoe Fanolis (Hamden), Camdyn Morgillo (West Haven), Kate Hoyt (West Haven), Sierra Santana (West Haven), Molly Flowers (Sacred Heart Academy), Becca Marks (Sacred Heart Academy), Sierra Gallagi (Sacred Heart Academy), Tyler Keegan (Mercy), Astin Donovan (Mercy), Madison DeRita (Mercy), Stephanie Mangiamelli (Mercy)

All-Oronoque
Brianna Longley (Career), Megan Ferraro (Branford), Cassidy Murphy (Branford), Jessica Seaver (North Haven), Brianne Melillo (North Haven), Nicole Dunlop (North Haven), Brianna Spadacenta (East Haven), Talia Loda (East Haven), Miranda Baldassare (East Haven), Amanda Jessey (East Haven), Jenna Gaudioso (East Haven)

All-Housatonic
Julie Luce (Amity), Corina Zdrowski (Amity), Jenna DeLorenzo (Amity), Nicole D'Amato (Cheshire), BryAnna McIntosh (Cheshire), Kierstyn Bourdeau (Cheshire), Rachel Cataudella (Shelton), Kendall Hansen (Shelton), Tori Lillars (Lyman Hall), Madison Mizenko (Sheehan), Makayla Ricci (Sheehan)

All-Hammonasset
Marissa Bruno (Foran), Fallon Bevino (Foran), Stephanie Cameron (Jonathan Law), Amanda Leone (Jonathan Law), Annie Horton (Daniel Hand), Mel Rennie (Daniel Hand), Jess Harkness (Foran), Gabie Lanouete (Guilford),  Gina Georgetti (Foran) Stephanie Peloso (Jonathan Law), Katie Omdahl (Daniel Hand)

CLASS LL

No. 3 Hand 14, No. 30 Newington 3: Katie Omdahl had two singles, a triple and four RBIs for the Tigers in this first-round win in Madison.

Allie Buller had three hits and two RBIs for Hand (18-4).

No. 11 Cheshire 15, No. 22 Simsbury 2: Casey Harding had two doubles, a home run and four RBIs for the host Rams in this first-round win.
Nicole D’Amato and Kierstyn Bourdeau also had home runs and Sara Como had two doubles for Cheshire (16-6).

No. 13 Naugatuck 4, No. 20 Hall 1: Kara Klimaszewski had a single, triple, two runs and an RBI for the host Greyhounds in this first-round win.

Gillian Fortier had a double, run and RBI for Naugatuck (15-7).

CLASS L

No. 12 North Haven 9, No. 21 Fermi 1: Brianne Melillo and Nicole Dunlop each had two hits and two RBIs for the host Indians in this first-round win.

Mia Martinez added two hits for North Haven (14-8).

Class M

No. 6 East Haven 9, No. 27 Plainville 1: Amanda Jessey had a single, double, three runs and three RBIs for the host Easties in this first-round win.

Talia Loda allowed just three hits and struck out nine for East Haven (19-4), ranked 10th in the Register Top 10 Poll.

No. 13 Haddam-Killingworth 6, No. 20 North Branford 4: Casey Jackson had two doubles and an RBI, Kolby Burger had a double, triple and two RBIs and the Cougars topped the Thunderbirds at home.

Haddam-Killingworth advances to play No. 4 Stonington in the second round.

Class S

No. 19 Westbrook 4, No. 3 East Granby 3: Emily Ossa had the game tying and go-ahead RBIs with a double in the sixth inning to lift the White Knights over Crusaders on the road.

Kaitlin MacMillan had 10 strikeouts for Westbrook (11-11).

No. 4 Morgan 16, No. 29 Windham Tech 0 (5): Emily Popp tossed a no-hitter and helped herself with a double for Morgan (18-5) in a first-round win at Clinton.

No. 16 Hale-Ray 18, No. 17 Shepaug Valley 2: Jordan Ziobron had a single, triple, home run, two runs and an RBI for the Noises in this first-round win at Moodus.

Missy Martin went 4-for-5 with three runs and three RBIs for Hale-Ray (13-8).

No. 7 Old Saybrook 27, No. 26 O’Brien Tech 0 (5): Dana Pendleton and Kelsey Root each hit home runs for the host Rams in this first-round win. Old Saybrook is 17-6.

Raven Bristol recorded her 500th career strikeout for the Condors (9-12).

BOX SCORES

Full Brackets

CLASS LL OVERVIEW

Top seed: Southington
No. 2: Bristol Central
No. 3: Hand
No. 4: Darien

Best First Round Game: No. 23 West Haven at No. 10 Amity: Amity won both meetings during regular season.

Potential Second Round: No. 11 Cheshire at No. 6 Mercy
Potential Quarterfinal: No. 6 Mercy at No. 3 Hand

CLASS L OVERVIEW

Top seed: Torrington
No. 2: Masuk
No. 3: Rockville
No. 4: East Lyme

Best First Round Game: (TIE) No. 17 Sacred Heart Academy at No. 16 Bunnell and No. 20 Sheehan at No. 13 Law

Potential Second Round: No. 10 Fitch at No. 7 Brookfield
Potential Quarterfinal: No. 8 Foran at No. 1 Torrington

Class M Overview

Top seed: Suffield
No. 2: Granby
No. 3: Seymour
No. 4: Stonington

Best First Round Game: No. 20 North Branford at No. 13 Haddam-Killingworth

Potential Second Round: No. 10 Woodland at No. 7 Lauralton Hall
Potential Quarterfinal: No. 6 East Haven at No. 3 Seymour

Class S Overview

Top seed: Oxford
No. 2: Terryville
No. 3: Thomaston
No. 4: Morgan

Best First Round Game: No. 17 Shepaug Valley at No. 16 Hale-Ray

Potential Second Round: No. 16 Hale-Ray at No. 1 Oxford
Potential Quarterfinal: No. 7 Old Saybrook at No. 2 Terryville

The All-SLC First Team

Pitchers: Kaitlin MacMillian Westbrook and Emily Popp, Morgan
Catcher: Paige Trabucchi Old Saybrook
Infielders: Kayla Votto, Coginchaug, Sammy Waskowitz, HK, Missy Martin, Hale-Ray, Sarah Thompson, Morgan
Outfielders: Shannon Law, East Hampton, Taylor Burger, HK and Alex LaFemina, Hale-Ray
Utility:  Casey Jackson, H-K and Sam Monaco, North Branford.

Pitcher of the Year: Kaitlin MacMillan, Westbrook

Field Player of the Year: Sammy Waskowitz, HK

Coach of the Year: Kaitlin Eichler, Westbrook

SCC
QUARTERFINALS
Tuesday's results
No. 1 Mercy 6, No. 8 North  Haven 1
No. 2 East Haven 4, No. 7 Law 0
No. 6 Foran 1, No. 3 Hand 0
No. 4 Amity 2, No. 5 Cheshire 1
SEMIFINALS
Thursday's results
No. 1 Mercy 2, No. 4 Amity 1
No. 6 Foran 3, No. 2 East Haven 1
FINAL
Saturday at West Haven, 7 p.m.
No. 1 Mercy vs. No. 6 Foran

SWC
QUARTERFINALS
Tuesday's  results
No. 1 Masuk 16, No. 8 Pomperaug 0
No. 2 Lauralton Hall 8, No. 7 New Milford 1
No. 6 Bunnell 2, No. 3 Oxford 1
No. 4 Brookfield 5, No. 5  Newtown 1
SEMIFINALS (UPDATED)
SATURDAY at DeLuca Field, Stratford
No. 6 Bunnell vs. No. 2 Lauralton Hall, 5 p.m.
No. 4 Brookfield vs. No. 1 Masuk, 7 p.m.
FINAL
TBA at DeLuca Field, Stratford, TBA


NVL
QUARTERFINALS
Monday’s results
No. 1 Torrington 2, No. 8 Kennedy 0
No. 2 Seymour 5, No. 7 Watertown 1
No. 3 Woodland 9, No. 6 Wolcott 0
No. 4 Holy Cross 8, No. 5 Naugatuck 3
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday's results
No. 2 Seymour 11, No. 3 Woodland 2
 No. 1 Torrington 5, No. 4 Holy Cross 1
FINAL
Wednesday's results
No. 1 Torrington 3, No. 2 Seymour 1


SHORELINE 
QUARTERFINALS
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
No. 1 HK 7, No. 8 East Hampton 2
No. 2 Morgan 7, No. 7 Westbrook 1
No. 3 Old Saybrook 8, No. 6 Coginchaug 5
No. 5 Hale-Ray 6, No. 4 North Branford 4 (8)
SEMIFINALS
SATURDAY, 2 P.M. (UPDATED)
No. 5 Hale-Ray at No. 1 Haddam-Killingworth 
No. 3 Old Saybrook at No. 2 Morgan
FINAL
SUNDAY (UPDATED)
(at Westbrook, 1 p.m.)

CSC
SEMIFINALS
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
No. 1 Platt Tech 17, No. 5 Vinal Tech 0
No. 3 Goodwin Tech 10, No. 7 Wilcox Tech 3
FINAL
Thursday's results
No. 1 Platt Tech 10, No. 3 Goodwin Tech 3

FCIAC
Quarterfinals
Monday’s results
No. 1 St. Joseph 4, No. 8 Danbury 1
No. 7 Fairfield Ludlowe 6, No. 2 Westhill 4
No. 6 New Canaan 6, No. 3 Stamford 3
No. 4 Darien defeated No. 5 Greenwich
Semifinals
Tuesday's results
No. 6 New Canaan 1, No. 7 Fairfield Ludlowe 0
No. 1 St. Joseph 13, No. 4 Darien 0
FINAL
Thursday's results
No. 6 New Canaan 2, No. 1 St. Joseph 1

Branford remained upbeat and positive despite losing its first eight games this season.

The Hornets had talent and experience, with eight seniors, including five who start, but little luck.

During the losing streak, Branford lost four games by one run.

But the Hornets rebounded to win four of their next five.
“It was just a matter of getting them to believe in their abilities and to not doubt themselves,” Branford coach Chuck Reale said. “The ability was there. We just kept saying that if you work hard, things will fall our way.”

The Hornets’ perseverance certainly paid off.

While Branford’s chances of reaching the state tournament once seemed dim, the Hornets won four of their last five games to qualify in Class L.

“I don’t think we turned things around, we just kept grinding it out,” Reale said. “It’s not like we went from rags to riches, we stayed steady. We took our lumps early and we had some fortuitous things happen in the second half and things went our way.”

A 1-0 victory over North Haven on May 6 was the first of four straight victories.

“That (defeating North Haven) started to get things moving, knowing it was a must win,” Reale said.
In that game, Nicole Carrano reached on a bunt single and then the next batter drew a walk. Carrano scored the game’s only run on Cassidy Murphy’s double.

Branford qualified for the state tournament with a 12-1 win over Career on Tuesday.

“It (qualifying for the state tournament) was tremendously satisfying after going 2-8 and the way we took some of the losses,” Reale said. “They knew the task at hand. This team very badly wanted to get in.”

While there aren’t any bona fide superstars on the roster, Reale says this group is consistent, committed and focused. Murphy leads the team with a .344 batting average.

Senior Lauren Atkinson started the year in the pitching circle, but junior Megan Ferraro emerged as the team’s No. 1 starter.

“When she is on, her ball moves,” Reale said. “She is not overpowering, but she has excellent control and excellent poise. She’s really unflappable.”

Ferraro and Murphy both were recently named to the all-SCC Oronoque Division team.

Register Top 10
Softball poll
Team	Points	Last	Class
1. Masuk (17) (20-0)	510	1	L
Last week’s results: Def. Notre Dame-Fairfield 15-0, New Milford 2-1, Bethel 8-0 and Brookfield 5-1.
Bottom line: The Panthers are the top-seed for this week’s South-West Conference tournament and host No. 8 Pomperaug on Tuesday at 4:15 p.m.
2. Southington (17-1)	456	2	LL
Last week’s results: Def. Farmington 15-0, Conard 9-0 and Simsbury 9-1.
Bottom line: The Blue Knights conclude the regular season with games at home against New Britain (Monday) and Hall (Tuesday).
3. Rockville (16-1)	432	3	L
Last week’s results: Def. RHAM 20-0, Bloomfield 21-0 and Tolland 8-0.
Bottom line: The Rams are home against Fermi (Monday), Hartford Public (Tuesday) and South Windsor (Wednesday).
4. Torrington (20-0)	420	4	L
Last week’s results: Def. Sacred Heart 15-0 and Naugatuck 2-1.
Bottom line: The Red Raiders are the top seed for the Naugatuck Valley League tournament and host No. 8 Kennedy Monday at 4 p.m.
5. Oxford (17-3)	348	6	S
Last week’s results: Pomperaug 3-0, New Fairfield 6-2, Newtown 1-0 and Lewis Mills 11-2.
Bottom line: The third-seeded Wolverines host No. 6 Bunnell in Tuesday’s SWC quarterfinals.
6. Bristol Central (17-2)	338	7	LL
Last week’s results: Def. Platt 17-1, Middletown 3-1 and Plainville 17-3.
Bottom line: The regular season ends for the Rams today against crosstown rival Bristol Eastern.
7. Maloney (17-2)	301	5	L
Last week’s results: Def. Middletown 6-4, Bristol Eastern 4-3 and lost to Berlin 4-1.
Bottom line: After starting the season 14-0, the Spartans have lost two of their last five games.
8. Seymour (18-2)	223	NR	M
Last week’s results: Def. St. Paul 20-2, Watertown 9-0 and Wolcott 15-0.
Bottom line: The No. 2 Wildcats host No. 7 Watertown in Monday’s NVL quarterfinals.
9. East Haven (17-3)	197	8	M
Last week’s results: Def. Hand 3-2 and lost to Cheshire 6-3.
Bottom line: The No. 2 Easties host No. 7 Law in Tuesday’s Southern Connecticut Conference tournament quarterfinals.
10. Mercy (16-3)	172	NR	LL
Last week’s results: Def. Lyman Hall 12-3, Foran 4-3, Hillhouse 14-1 and lost to Cheshire 7-4.
Bottom line: The Tigers, who visit Foran Monday in their regular season finale, had their 14-game winning streak snapped against Cheshire.
Dropped out: Stonington (9), Foran (10).
First-place votes in parentheses and points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis.
Others receiving votes: Foran (15-4), 139; Berlin (16-3), 137; Granby (16-1), 124; East Lyme (16-2), 104; Stonington (16-3), 87; Hand (16-3), 84; St. Joseph (17-3), 80; Cheshire (15-5), 63; Lauralton Hall (16-3), 61; Amity (15-5), 25; Suffield (16-1) and Waterford (13-5), 17.
The following voted: Mary Albl, Fairfield Minuteman; Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Scott Aresco, Maloney; Tony Calcagni, Mercy; George DeMaio, WELI; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Kathleen Hoag, Cheshire; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Suzy Miner, Hale-Ray; Theresa Napolitano, Lauralton Hall; Ken Pereiras, Seymour; Mike Pucci, New Haven Register; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Mike Suppe, Hersam-Acorn; Liz Sutman, Waterford; Peter Vander Veer, Hersam-Acorn; Jimmy Zanor, Middletown Press.
The following did not vote: Mike Cardillo, Connecticut Post.
Poll compiled by Mike Pucci.

Here's how I voted for the Register's Top 10 Softball Poll.

The poll will be released later today on our website http://www.nhregister.com/ and it will appear in Monday's print editions. 


1. Masuk
2. Rockville
3. Torrington
4. Southington
5. Bristol Central
6. Oxford
7. Mercy
8. East Haven
9. Seymour
10. Foran
11. Hand
12. Maloney
13. Amity
14. Cheshire
15. Granby

Here are the NVL Tournament Pairings:

QUARTERFINALS

Monday, 4 p.m.

No. 8 Kennedy at No. 1 Torrington
No. 7 Watertown at No. 2 Seymour
No. 6 Wolcott at No. 3 Woodland
No. 5 Naugatuck at No. 4 Holy Cross

SEMIFINALS

Tuesday at Wolcott, 4 and 6 p.m.

FINAL

Wednesday at Wolcott, time TBA

Here are the pairings for the SWC tournament.

QUARTERFINALS

Tuesday, 4:15 p.m.

No. 8 Pomperaug at No. 1 Masuk
No. 7 New Milford at No. 2 Lauralton Hall
No. 6 Bunnell at No. 3 Oxford
No. 5 Barlow at No. 4 Brookfield

SEMIFINALS

Thursday at DeLuca Field, Stratford at 5 and 7 p.m.

FINAL

Friday at DeLuca Field, Stratford, 7 p.m.

In the Shoreline Conference, any team that qualifies for the state tournament (eight wins or better) qualifies for the SLC tournament.

Here is how it stands in the Shoreline Conference, as of Friday night.

1. Haddam-Killingworth
2. Morgan
3. Old Saybrook
4. North Branford
5. Hale-Ray
6. Coginchaug
7. Westbrook
8. East Hampton

Valley Regional (6-11) still has a chance to qualify, but has games remaining with North Branford, Coginchaug and Waterford.

THE SCHEDULE

QUARTERFINALS, THURSDAY

No. 8 at No. 1

No. 7 at No. 2

No. 6 at No. 3

No. 5 at No. 4

SEMIFINALS, FRIDAY

(at the two higher seeded teams)

FINAL, SATURDAY 

(at Westbrook, time, TBA)

Note: The final could be played on Sunday at Westbrook depending on the weather

Fallon Bevino had an RBI double and a two-run home run to lead the host Lions to this SCC Hammonasset Division victory over the rival Eagles in Milford.

Foran (15-4, 7-1) earned a share of the division title with Hand.

Jess Harkness allowed two hits and struck out eight and Ashley Mendillo had an RBI double for the Lions.

Danielle Gray had both hits for Law (13-6, 4-4).

QUARTERFINALS
Tuesday, 4 p.m.
No. 8 North Haven at No. 1 Mercy
No. 7 Law at No. 2 East Haven
No. 6 Foran at No. 3 Hand
No. 5 Cheshire at No. 4 Amity
SEMIFINALS
Thursday at West Haven, 5 and 7 p.m.
FINAL
Saturday at West Haven, 6 p.m.

The SCC tournament field is set.

The following eight teams have qualified:

Mercy, East Haven, Hand, Jonathan Law, Foran, Cheshire, Amity and North Haven

 
The following seeds are set:

1. Mercy
2. East Haven
3. Hand
4.
5.
6.
7.
8. North Haven

Law, Foran, Cheshire and Amity are playing for seeds 4 through 7.

• QUARTERFINALS: May 21 at higher seed (8 at 1, 7 at 2, 6 at 3, 5 at 4)

• SEMIFINALS: May 23 at West Haven, 5 and 7 p.m.

• FINAL: May 25 at West Haven, 6 p.m.

Here's how I voted for the Register's Top 10 Softball Poll.

The poll will be released later today on our website http://www.nhregister.com/ and it will appear in Monday's print editions. 


1. Masuk
2. Rockville
3. Torrington
4. Southington
5. Bristol Central
6. Maloney
7. Oxford
8. Mercy
9. East Haven
10. Stonington
11. Seymour
12. Hand
13. Foran
14. East Lyme
15. Granby

Freshman Amanda Harkins drove home Grace Nisbet with the go-ahead run in the Top 10 inning and Seymour went on to defeat Woodland 11-6 in this Naugatuck Valley League Brass Division contest in Beacon Falls.

The Wildcats (14-2, 8-1) scored five times in the 10th inning. Katie Petroski added a two-run double in the inning.

Woodland (13-3, 8-1) tied the game at 6 by scoring four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

The two teams are now tied for the division lead.

Petroski had three hits, a run, two RBIs and three stolen bases, Makayla O'Hara had three hits, including a home run, Nisbet hit a three-run home run and winning pitcher Raeanne Geffert helped her cause with three hits for Seymour.

Nicole Fowler had three hits, while Samantha Lee had two hits and Courtney Jurzynski had two hits and two RBIs for the Hawks.

AS OF 1:10 P.M.

CSC
Platt Tech at Kaynor Tech, ppd. to Friday, 4 p.m.
Whitney Tech at Capital Prep, ppd., TBA
NVL
Seymour at Woodland, 3:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart at Naugatuck, ppd. to Friday, 4 p.m.
Shoreline
North Branford at Valley Regional
Cromwell at Haddam-Killingworth
Coginchaug at Old Saybrook
Westbrook at East Hampton, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Quinnipiac
Hamden at Sacred Heart Academy, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Housatonic
Sheehan at Lyman Hall, ppd. to May 20, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Hammonasset
Guilford at Hand, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Oronoque
Branford at Career (East Shore)
SCC interdivision
Amity at North Haven
Foran at Mercy, 4 p.m.
SWC
Lauralton Hall at New Milford, 4:15 p.m.
Bunnell at Bethel, ppd. to Thursday, 4:15 p.m.
Barlow at Oxford, ppd. to Thursday, 4:15 p.m.
Newtown at Stratford (DeLuca Field), ppd. to Thursday, 7 p.m.
Preps
Marianapolis at Hamden Hall, 4 p.m.
Hopkins at Hotchkiss, 3:15 p.m.

Below are SCC tournament possibilities.

THE SET UP

• Eight teams qualify

The four divisional champions automatically qualify, plus four wild card teams based on divisional/crossover games.

THE SCHEDULE

• QUARTERFINALS: May 21 at higher seed

• SEMIFINALS: May 23 at West Haven, 5 and 7 p.m.

• FINAL: May 25 at West Haven, 6 p.m.

 

THE DIVISION LEADERS

 

• Hammonasset: Foran (6-1 in division, 11-3 crossover record)

• Housatonic: Amity (7-0, 11-3) WON DIVISION, qualified

• Oronoque: East Haven (6-0, 14-1) WON DIVISION, qualified

• Quinnipiac: Mercy (5-0, 12-2) Clinched at least tie in division

 

THEY'RE IN

East Haven

Amity

IN THE HUNT

Hand (5-1, 12-2): Hammonasset

Cheshire (10-4 crossover): Housatonic

West Haven (4-1, 10-5): Quinnipiac

Law (4-3, 10-5 crossover): Hammonasset

North Haven (9-5 crossover): Oronoque

STILL ALIVE

Sacred Heart Academy (8-7 crossover): Quinnipiac

 

GAMES LEFT

Foran (vs. Mercy, Law, Wilbur Cross, West Haven)

Amity (vs. North Haven, Sheehan, West Haven, Wilbur Cross)  

East Haven (vs. North Haven, Hand, Cheshire)

Mercy (vs. Foran, West Haven, Lyman Hall, Hillhouse)

Hand (vs. Guilford, Hillhouse, East Haven, Hamden)

Cheshire (vs. Shelton, Lyman Hall, Hamden, East Haven)

West Haven (vs. Mercy, Amity, Foran)

Law (vs. Foran, North Haven, Sacred Heart Academy)

North Haven (vs. Amity, East Haven, Law, Sheehan)

Sacred Heart Academy (vs. Hamden, Law, Sheehan)

 

MILFORD — To say the Foran softball team was ready to play Hand Monday afternoon would be an understatement. Looking forward to the contest after letting a game against the Tigers slip away earlier in the season, the Lions made 11 hits count in an 8-4 victory in Milford.

The Lions scored three times in the first inning and rolled to the win, which snapped Hand’s 11-game winning streak. Foran pitcher Jessica Harkness cruised through five innings before allowing four runs in the final two innings.

Harkness allowed seven hits, three of which were slap hits by Maddie Yaggi, struck out eight and did not walk a batter in the win.

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WEST HAVEN — Three outs away from a tough loss, the Jonathan Law softball team did what it has done all year.

Behind the pitching of Jenna Bernard and the hitting of Danielle Gray, the Eagles rallied with a run in the seventh and another in the 10th to defeat West Haven 2-1 in 10 innings at Biondi Field Monday night.

Trailing 1-0 in the seventh inning, Gray led off with a line drive that carried over the head of West Haven center fielder Alexis Severino. Gray raced to third to start the inning and scored when Sam Murphy grounded to short.

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Tiffany Mangiameli doubled and later scored on a squeeze bunt by her sister, Stephanie Mangiameli, in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Mercy softball team to a 2-1 win over Southern Connecticut Conference Quinnipiac Division rival Sacred Heart Academy at Middletown on Monday.

Astin Donovan went 2-for-4, and winning Mary Adametz went 2-for-3 for Mercy (12-2). Molly Flowers went 2-for-3 for the Pacers (8-7).

MORE ROUNDUP

Branford 1, North Haven 0: Nicole Carrano bunted, went to second on a walk and then scored on Cassidy Murphy’s single to lead the host Hornets to an SCC Oronoque Division win.

Megan Ferraro allowed just five hits for Branford (5-11). Brianne Melillo had two hits for North Haven (10-6).

No. 6 East Haven 8, Sheehan 3: Miranda Baldassare collected her 100th career hit for the host Easties in an SCC interdivision win. Baldassare finished with two doubles.

Amanda Bradley and Amanda Jessey each had two hits for East Haven (15-1). Easties coach Ed Crisafi won his 200th career game.

Foran 8, No. 9 Hand 4: Marissa Bruno and Fallon Bevino each had two hits and two RBIs for the host Lions in an SCC Hammonasset Division win in Milford.

Dani Kemp had three hits, including two doubles, for Foran (12-3).

Amity 5, Cheshire 3: Corina Zdrowski had two hits and a run and Jenna DiLorenzo had a double, run and RBI for the host Spartans in this SCC Housatonic Division win in Woodbridge.

Jill DeMaio had a run-scoring single for Amity (11-4). Sara Como hit a two-run home run for the Rams (10-5).

Career 7, Wilbur Cross 3: Ashley Arroyo drove in two runs for the host Panthers in this SCC Oronoque Division win in New Haven. Valerie Mayes also drove in a run for Career (4-11).

Guilford 16, Hillhouse 1: Annie Jonathan had four hits and three runs for the host Indians in an SCC Hammonasset Division win.

Olivia Boudreau had a triple and four RBIs for Guilford (4-12). Ana Gomez had an RBI single for the Academics (1-13).

Seymour 16, Ansonia 2: Carissa Wasikowski had a single, double, triple and two RBIs for the host Wildcats in an Naugatuck Valley League win.

Katie Petroski had two singles, a double, three runs and two RBIs, and Amanda Harkins had two hits and two RBIs for Seymour (13-2). Kirsten Langrier had three hits for the Chargers (3-11).

Old Saybrook 5, Haddam-Killingworth 3: Emily Santamaria had three hits and drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh as the Rams beat the Cougars in Shoreline Conference play at Higganum.

Effie Gianitsos earned the win for Old Saybrook (11-2, 9-2 Shoreline). Taylor Burger had two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs for H-K (11-4, 11-1).

Hopkins 6, Hamden Hall 0: Sabrina Falcigno allowed one hit and struck out 12 for the Hilltoppers in a prep school win in Hamden.

Lauralton Hall 16, Weston 2: Jackie Brewster had a single, triple, home run, three runs and five RBIs for the host Crusaders in an South-West Conference win in Milford.

Alexa Dawid had a single, double, triple, three runs and three RBIs for Lauralton Hall (11-3).

Coginchaug 11, Valley Regional 5: Kayla Votto had two hits, three runs and two RBIs and Dina Canalia had three hits, two runs and an RBI for the visiting Blue Devils in this Shoreline Conference win at Deep River.

Courtney Votto had two hits, a run and an RBI and Deanna Pulchalski had three hits, a run and an RBI for Coginchaug.

BOX SCORES

A challenging schedule early in the season resulted in a young Lauralton Hall softball team losing two of its first three games.

After winning the season opener against Trumbull, the Crusaders lost consecutive games to Westhill and Masuk.

But then Lauralton Hall won eight games in a row before losing again to Masuk last Wednesday.

For a team with just three seniors, Crusaders coach Theresa Napolitano has been pleased with her squad’s 10-3 record.

“We’ve done well,” Napolitano said. “We’re pretty happy where we are right now. I told them that we would probably take a few steps forward and a few steps back, but they’ve responded well.”

Part of the growing process was finding the right lineup. Once Napalitano made some positional changes, victories followed.

“Defensively, we made some changes,” Napolitano said. “We had a lot of holes to fill. We just had to figure out the best combination.”

Junior captain Maureen Connolly moved from first base to shortstop, junior captain Rachel Landock started the year at third base but is now in left field and sophomore Jackie Brewster moved from left field to first base.

Sophomore Lindsey Spitz, who played in right field last season, started the year at shortstop and is now at third base.

Senior captain Jessica Napolitano has been steady at second base, sophomore Alex Moleski has done consistently well behind the plate and senior Jenna Bump, a first-year varsity player, has contributed in right field.
The Crusaders have used two pitchers in the circle: sophomore Haley Congdon and freshman Kaitlyn Mingione.

“It gives us variety,” Theresa Napolitano said. “It gives us a different look, and we’re not stuck in the later innings with just one pitcher. It mixes it up a bit.”

During the eight-game winning streak, Lauralton Hall defeated a quality Brookfield team 9-2. Napolitano said Congdon pitched well, while the Crusaders offense collected 15 hits.

“It’s always a good win against them because Brookfield is a hitting team,” Napolitano said. “Haley pitched well, and we went in there and put the ball in play.”

This past Friday, Lauralton Hall emerged with a thrilling 2-1 win over then No. 6 Oxford 2-1.

The Crusaders scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning. Brewster knocked in the winning run.

Seymour coach Ken Pereiras recorded his 200th career victory with a 10-2 win over Crosby last Wednesday.

In his ninth season, Pereiras is 201-17 and won state titles in 2005, 2006 and 2009.

“It shows the kinds of kids we’ve had over the years,” Pereiras said. “We’ve had some good players and because of them, we were able to win a lot of games.”

This year has been no exception. The Wildcats are on a 10-game winning streak since losing back-to-back contests to Woodland and Torrington in the second week of the season.

“We lost some tough games early in the season,” Pereiras said. “We have Woodland on Wednesday, so we’ll see if we got better.”

Seymour (12-2) led 3-1 against Woodland on April 8 before losing 5-4 in eight innings. The Wildcats then lost 3-0 to Torrington two days later despite getting 11 hits of junior hurler Sydney Matzko, although Pereiras said most of the hits didn’t leave the infield.

After hosting Ansonia today and traveling to Woodland on Wednesday, the Wildcats are back home for an interesting non-league contest with Morgan (11-1).

Seymour is averaging 12 runs per game and has given up just 24 runs.

Pereiras has been pleasantly surprised by senior left fielder Morgan Scinto, the team’s No. 2 batter, who is batting .574 with 18 runs and eight stolen bases.

“She’s a slap hitter,” Pereiras said. “She’s a good bunter and she has good speed.”

Senior Carissa Wasikowski (.489, 19 RBIs), junior first baseman Makayla O’Hara (.420, 21 RBIs) and designated player Emma Crocamo (.372) have also hit well.

Senior Grace Nisbet and freshmen Raeanne Geffert and Amanda Harkins are all batting over .400. Junior Laura Dieckman has played well at shortstop, Pereiras added.

Junior Katie Petroski, a Register All-State selection last season, is batting .364 with 23 runs and 29 RBIs, although Pereiras said she still really hasn’t caught fire yet this season.

Wasikowski and Geffert have both seen time in the pitching circle. Wasikowski plays right field when not pitching.

Geffert, who is 8-1 with a 0.96 earned run average, is a promising prospect.

“She has a lot of stuff,” Pereiras said. “She works with (pitching coach) Shelby Slie, and she works hard. I think she is going to keep getting better.”

Register Top 10
Softball poll
Team	Points	Last	Class
1. Masuk (16) (14-0)	480	2	L
Last week’s results: Def. Pomperaug 12-0, Lauralton Hall 5-0 and Newtown 6-0.
Bottom line: The Panthers are now not only the top team in the state, but they may have the state’s top player in junior pitcher Tatum Buckley.
2. Maloney (14-0)	442	3	L
Last week’s results: Def. Berlin 3-0, Tolland 10-2 and Platt 7-0.
Bottom line: The Spartans visit Bristol Central (12-2) today. The Rams have won eight in a row. Maloney defeated Bristol Central 2-0 on April 10.
3. Rockville (12-1)	384	1	L
Last week’s results: Def. Rocky Hill 4-3, lost to Bristol Central 6-3 and def. Fermi 17-0.
Bottom line: The Rams had their 16-game winning streak dating back to last season snapped by Bristol Central.
4. Southington (12-1)	378	4	LL
Last week’s results: Def. Simsbury 3-1, East Hartford 16-1 and New Britain 21-0.
Bottom line: There’s a good chance that the Blue Knights won’t lose another game in the regular season.
5. Torrington (16-0)	361	5	L
Last week’s results: Def. Derby 16-0, Wolcott 3-0 and Holy Cross 7-1.
Bottom line: Until Holy Cross, the Red Raiders had shutout their last five opponents.
6. East Haven (14-1)	292	7	M
Last week’s results: Def. Shelton 18-3, North Branford 11-1, Branford 18-3 and Career 28-0.
Bottom line: The Easties can win the Southern Connecticut Conference Oronoque Division with a victory over North Haven on Thursday.
T7. Oxford (11-2)	211	6	S
Last week’s results: Def. Bethel 5-0, Kolbe Cathedral 3-0 and lost to Lauralton Hall 2-1.
Bottom line: The Wolverines slip just one spot despite losing to Lauralton Hall.
T7. Waterford (11-2)	211	10	M
Last week’s results: Def. Fitch 2-1, Norwich Free Academy 5-1 and Bacon Academy 6-1.
Bottom line: The Lancers visit East Lyme (11-2) on Thursday. Waterford defeated the Vikings 6-5 on April 22.
9. Hand (12-1)	206	NR	LL
Last week’s results: Def. Law 3-0 and Sacred Heart Academy 6-4.
Bottom line: The Tigers reach the Top 10 for the first time this season and now must visit Foran (11-3) today at 3:45 p.m. in Milford.
10. Berlin (11-1)	202	9	L
Last week’s results: Lost to Maloney 3-0, and defeated E.O. Smith 4-1 and Plainville 13-8.
Bottom line: The Red Coats suffered their first loss of the season to Maloney last Monday but remain in the Top 10.
Dropped out: Foran (8).
First-place votes in parentheses and points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis.
Others receiving votes: Stonington (13-1), 192; Bristol Central (12-2), 152; Foran (11-3), 112; Mercy (11-2) and Seymour (12-2), 106; Granby (11-1), 78; East Lyme (11-2), 37; Danbury (11-3), 30; Suffield (12-0), 26; Westhill (11-3), 24; Lauralton Hall (10-3), 16; Morgan (11-1), 15; Brookfield (13-2), 12; Woodland (12-2), 7.
The following voted: Mary Albl, Fairfield Minuteman; Scott Aresco, Maloney; Tony Calcagni, Mercy; George DeMaio, WELI; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Kathleen Hoag, Cheshire; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Suzy Miner, Hale-Ray; Theresa Napolitano, Lauralton Hall; Ken Pereiras, Seymour; Mike Pucci, New Haven Register; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Mike Suppe, Hersam-Acorn; Liz Sutman, Waterford; Peter Vander Veer, Hersam-Acorn; Jimmy Zanor, Middletown Press.
The following did not vote: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Mike Cardillo, Connecticut Post.
Poll compiled by Mike Pucci.

Here's how I voted for the Register's Top 10 Softball Poll.

The poll will be released later today on our website http://www.nhregister.com/ and it will appear in Monday's print editions. 






1. Masuk
2. Maloney
3. Rockville
4. Torrington
5. East Haven
6. Southington
7. Hand
8. Waterford
9. Mercy
10. Stonington
11. Berlin
12. Bristol Central
13. Seymour
14. Granby
15. Oxford

Lauralton Hall 2, No. 6 Oxford 1: Jackie Brewster singled home Maureen Connolly with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the host Crusaders this walk-off victory over the Wolverines in this South-West Conference contest at Milford.

Haley Congdon scored the tying run in the seventh inning on an error for Lauralton Hall (10-3).

No. 7 East Haven 28, Career 0: Amanda Jessey collected her 100th career hit for the Easties in this SCC Oronoque Division win.

McKenzie Miessau had four hits, while Jena Villecco, Kara Hanson and Laura Anderson all had three hits for East Haven (14-1, 6-0).

No. 8 Foran 15, Hillhouse 0: Lucy Weissauer tossed a no-hitter and struck out 10 in this SCC Hammonasset Division win in Milford.

Fallon Bevino and Jenna Zacarelli each had two doubles and four RBIs and Gina Georgetti had three hits, including a triple, for Foran (11-3).

Hand 6, Sacred Heart Academy 4: Mel Rennie had a double and a triple for the visiting Tigers in this SCC interdivision win at Hamden.

Kate Boudreau also had two hits for Hand (12-1).

Becca Marks had two hits and two RBIs for the Pacers (8-6).

Amity 3, Lyman Hall 0: Teresa Marchitto had two hits and scored twice for the host Spartans in this SCC Housatonic Division victory at Woodbridge.

Krista Reynolds drove in two runs and Jenna DiLorenzo had an RBI single for Amity (10-4). Heather Ferranti allowed just one hit and struck out eight to earn the win.

Law 10, Guilford 0: Justine Bannon went 3-for-3 with four RBIs for the host Eagles in this SCC Hammonasset Division win at Milford.

Danielle Gray had three hits, including a double, and two runs and Jenna Bernard struck out eight for Law (9-5).

Chess Zuppardi and Allie Stephens each had two hits for the Indians (3-12).

Morgan 3, Old Saybrook 0: Pitcher Emily Popp allowed four hits and struck out three and Jen Dawson had a solo homer to lead the Huskies to their Shoreline Conference win in Clinton.

Tori Hopkins added two hits, an RBI and run scored for the Huskies (11-1).

Kelsey Root had a triple for the Rams (10-2).

North Haven 15, Wilbur Cross 0: Rachel Giatrelis had two hits and two runs for the host Indians in this SCC Oronoque Division win.

Haley Arnaoutis had two hits for North Haven (10-5, 5-1).

West Haven 5, Hamden 0: Winning pitcher Camdyn Morgillo allowed four hits and helped her cause with a double and a single for the host Westies in this SCC Quinnipiac Division win.

Katie Hoyt had two doubles and a single and Madison Watts had a triple and two RBIs for West Haven (10-4).

Seymour 10, Derby 1: Carissa Wasikowski allowed one hit and struck out 16 for the host Wildcats in this Naugatuck Valley League win.

Grace Nisbet had four hits and Sarah Molin and Emma Crocamo each had three hits and two RBIs for Seymour (12-2).

Westbrook 8, Old Lyme 0: Kaitlin MacMillan had 13 strikeouts and hit a home run as the White Knights topped the Wildcats in a Shoreline Conference game at home.

Haddam-Killingworth 16, Valley Regional 7: Sam Waskowitz had three hits, three runs and three RBIs for the host Cougars in this Shoreline Conference win at Higganum.

Casey Jackson had three hits and four RBIs and Lauren McCann had a home run, two singles and three RBIs for H-K (11-3, 11-0).


BOX SCORES

HAMDEN — Round 2 again went to West Haven against rival Sacred Heart Academy and again the contest was decided by one run in extra innings.

But this time around the game featured more offensive fireworks, especially in the later innings, as the host Pacers rallied from an improbable deficit to tie the game with seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning.

But in the eighth inning, Jolie Morrell scored on Marisa Pacapelli’s sacrifice fly to lift the Westies to a thrilling 8-7 Southern Connecticut Conference Quinnipiac Division victory Wednesday.

Morrell led off the top of the eighth inning with a single. A walk and a single from Alexis Severino loaded the bases before Pacapelli lifted a fly ball close to the left field line allowing Morell to tag and score from third base.

“This is great, it’s absolutely great,” Morrell said. “Sacred Heart is a good team. But when you come together as a team — everyone contributed to something and it was a team effort — it feels fantastic. It was a great win.”

West Haven (9-4, 3-1) won 3-2 in 13 innings on April 10.

“We knew what was coming for us,” Morrell said. “We were ready for it. It was a great game by both of us.”

 WEDNESDAY'S ROUNDUP

Annie Horton tossed a no-hitter with three strikeouts for Hand, which beat Law 3-0 in a Southern Connecticut Conference Hammonasset Division game at Madison.

Mel Rennie went 2-for-3, including a triple, with two RBIs, for the Tigers (11-1, 5-0). Jenna Bernard struck out four for the Eagles (7-5).

Cheshire 4, Sheehan 1: Bryanna McIntosh homered for Cheshire in this SCC Housatonic Division home win.

Sarah Como doubled for the Rams (9-4). Becca Souza tripled for Sheehan (7-5).
Seymour 10, Crosby 2: Makayla O’Hara had a triple, home run and three RBIs for the visiting Wildcats in this NVL win at Waterbury.

The win was the 200th career victory for Seymour (11-2) coach Ken Pereiras.

Carissa Wasikowski had two singles and an RBI and Raeanne Geffert allowed four hits and struck out eight in the win.

North Haven 18, Career 3: Mary Casey went 4-for-4 with three RBIs for the visiting Indians in this SCC Oronoque Division win at New Haven.

Brianne Melillo had a home run and Jess Seaver and Nicole Dunlop each had two hits for North Haven (9-5).

Desire Viera hit a two-run home run for the Panthers (3-9).

Morgan 9, Valley Regional 0: Sarah Thompson had a home run, two RBIs and three stolen bases and Emily Popp pitched a complete game one-hitter for the Huskies (10-1) in a Shoreline Conference victory in Clinton.

Haddam-Killingworth 3, North Branford 1: Casey Jackson was 3-for-3 with an RBI single and Caroline Fortuna was 2-for-2 with an RBI for the Cougars (10-2) in a Shoreline Conference win over the Thunderbirds (8-5)

Hopkins 6, Canterbury 5: Lindsay Blake drove in Cece Giamo with an RBI single to win the game and Sabrina Falcigno had six strikeouts for the Hilltopers (3-6).

No. 7 East Haven 18, Branford 3: Jenna Gaudioso went 4-for-4 with three doubles, three runs scored and four RBIs and McKenzie Miessau went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBIs to lead the host Easties to their SCC Oronoque win.

Amanda Jessey had three hits, three RBIs and two runs scored for the Easties (13-1, 5-0). Taylor Perry went 2-for-2 with a double for the Hornets (4-10, 1-4).

Lyman Hall 19, Wilbur Cross 1 (6): Pitcher Steph Napierkowski allowed four hits and Tori Lillard went 3-for-3 including a solo homer to lead the Trojans (4-9) to their SCC interdivision win in New Haven.

No. 2 Masuk 5, Lauralton Hall 0: Ashley Fedor had two hits and scored for the host Panthers in this South-West Conference win at Monroe.

Melissa Peet had an RBI single and scored and Tatum Buckley pitched a one-hitter for Masuk (12-0).

Alex Moleski doubled for the Crusaders (9-3).

Mercy 15, Hamden 4: Tyler Keegan had three hits and four RBIs, including a two-run homer, and Stephanie Mangianelli added four hits and an RBI to lead the Tigers to their SCC Quinnipiac win in Hamden. Ashton Donovan had three hits including a double for the Tigers. Hailey Trasacco had two hits and two RBIs for the Green Dragons.

Old Saybrook 17, Cromwell 0 (5): Paige Trabucchi had a single, two triples, three RBIs and three runs scored for the visiting Rams in this Shoreline Conference win.

Lauren Pascoe had a double, triple and an RBI and Effie Gianitsos had a triple, allowed one hit and struck out eight for Old Saybrook (10-1).

BOX SCORES

The junior tossed a four-hitter and drove in two runs in a 6-1 win over Amity, threw a three-hit shutout and had an RBI in a 2-0 win over Cheshire and struck out 11 and had two hits in blanking Wilbur Cross 13-0.

Jolie Morrell scored on Marisa Pacapelli's sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning to lift the West Haven softball team to a thrilling 8-7 Southern Connecticut Conference Quinnipiac Division win over Sacred Heart Academy Wednesday in Hamden.

The Westies (9-4, 3-1) led 7-0 entering the seventh inning but the Pacers (8-5, 1-3) scored seven times in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game.

Becca Marks' squeeze bunt scored Sierra Gallagi that tied the game at 7 for Sacred Heart Academy.
In that inning, Gallagi had a two-run triple, Jenna DeMartino had an RBI single and Molly Flowers hit a three-run home run.

Winning pitcher Camdyn Morgillo had three hits and an RBI for West Haven. Madison Watts had a two-run triple and Kial Watts drove in two runs for the Westies.