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.

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.

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.

The second Softball Saturday in honor of Erin Babineau will take place on May 11 at DeLuca Field in Stratford.

The day will feature a triple-header beginning at 3 p.m. when Darien faces Fairfield Warde.

Trumbull plays rival St. Joseph at 5 p.m. and Bunnell meets host Stratford at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students and will be sold at the gate. Children under eight will be allowed to enter for free. The price includes admission to all three games.

There will be a 50/50 raffle and the concession stand will be open for all games.

Erin, the daughter of St. Joseph coach Jeff Babineau, died at age 10 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident while on vacation in 2005. All proceeds will go to the Erin Babineau Memorial Fund.

SCC
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Foran 8, No. 8 North Haven 2
No. 7 East Haven 3, No. 2 Law 2 (9)
No. 3 Amity 5, No. 6 Guilford 0
THURSDAY
No. 5 Mercy at No. 4 Shelton, 3:45 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
THURSDAY
No. 3 Amity vs. No. 7 East Haven, 7 p.m. at West Haven
FRIDAY
No. 1 Foran vs. No. 5 Mercy/No.4 Shelton winner, 7 p.m. at West Haven
FINAL
SATURDAY
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m. at West Haven

SHORELINE
Quarterfinals
Friday
No. 8 Westbrook at No. 1 Coginchaug 4 p.m.
No. 7 East Hampton at No. 2 H-K 4 p.m.
No. 6 Old Saybrook at No. 3 North Branford 4 p.m.
No. 5 Morgan at No. 4 Hale-Ray 4 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday
8/1 Winner vs. 5/4 Winner Time TBA (if at Coginchaug 11 a.m. due to prom)
7/2 Winner vs. 6/3 Winner Time TBA
Final
Sunday
at Westbrook, 2 p.m.



NVL
FINAL
THURSDAY
No. 1 Seymour vs. No. 2 Torrington, 3:30 p.m. at Naugatuck

SWC
QUARTERFINALS
 No. 1 Brookfield 4, No. 8 Newtown 2
No. 2 Oxford 1, No. 7 New Fairfield 0
No. 3 Bethel 4, No. 6 Pomperaug 1
THURSDAY
No. 5 Masuk at No. 4 Lauralton Hall, 4:15 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Thursday, 7 p.m.
DeLuca Field, Stratford
No. 2 Oxford vs. No. 3 Bethel
Friday, 7 p.m.
DeLuca Field, Stratford
No. 4 Lauralton Hall/No. 5 Masuk vs. No. 1 Brookfield
Championship
Saturday, 6:30 p.m.
DeLuca Field, Stratford


FCIAC
QUARTERFINALS
No. 3 St. Joseph 7, No. 6 Stamford 2
No. 1 Westhill 4, No. 8 New Canaan 0
No. 2 Darien 9, No. 7 Danbury 7
THURSDAY
No. 5 Fairfield Ludlowe at No. 4 Norwalk, 4 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
FRIDAY
at Sacred Heart, Fairfield
No. 2 Darien vs. No. 3 St. Joseph, 3 p.m.
No. 1 Westhill vs. No.5 Fairfield Ludlowe/No. 4 Norwalk, 5 p.m.
FINAL
Saturday
at Sacred Heart, Fairfield

ECC
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday
No. 8 Plainfield at No. 1 Waterford, 4 p.m.
No. 5 Bacon Academy vs. No. 4 Fitch at East Lyme,  4 p.m.
No. 7 Ledyard vs. No. 2 Stonington at Plainfield, 4 p.m.
No. 6 Lyman Memorial at No. 3 Griswold, 4 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Thursday
at East Lyme, 7 p.m.
8/1 vs. 5/4

at Griswold, 7 p.m.
7/2 vs. 6/3

FINAL
Friday
at Griswold, 7 p.m.

Here's an update on the SWC softball tournament schedule.

QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday, 4:15 p.m.
No. 8 Newtown at No. 1 Brookfield
No. 7 New Fairfield at No. 2 Oxford
No. 6 Pomperaug at No. 3 Bethel

THURSDAY
No. 5 Lauralton Hall/Masuk at No. 4 Lauralton Hall/Masuk

Note: If Lauralton Hall beats Weston on Wednesday, LH is No. 4 and host No. 5 Masuk. The game moves to Masuk if LH loses to Weston.

SEMIFINALS
Thursday, 7 p.m.
DeLuca Field, Stratford
New Milford/Oxford vs. Pomperaug/Bethel winner

Friday, 7 p.m.
DeLuca Field, Stratford
Lauralton Hall/Masuk vs. Brookfield

Championship
Saturday, 6:30 p.m.
DeLuca Field, Stratford

NVL
Kennedy at Ansonia, ppd. to Wednesday, 4:30 p.m.
Naugatuck at Crosby, ppd. to Friday, 3:30 p.m.
St. Paul at Derby, ppd. to Wednesday, 4 p.m.
Watertown at Seymour, ppd. to Wednesday, 5 p.m.
Non-league
Platt Tech at East Haven, ppd. to Wednesday, 3 p.m.
Morgan at Wilcox Tech, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
Berlin at Hale-Ray, 7 p.m.
SCC interdivision Lyman Hall at Foran, ppd. to Wednesday, 5 p.m.
SCC Quinnipiac
Sacred Heart Academy at Hamden, ppd. to May 22, 6 p.m.
Shoreline
Old Saybrook at Westbrook, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
SWC
Pomperaug at Stratford (DeLuca Field), ppd. to Friday, 4;15 p.m.
FCIAC
St. Joseph at McMahon, ppd. to Thursday, 2 p.m.

STRATFORD — In the third inning Saturday, Lauralton Hall junior Jess Napolitano was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a Hayley Spragg single when Masuk center fielder Brittany Damota fired a laser to catcher Kayla Crisci.

But Napolitano would have another chance to be the hero.

Napolitano’s one-out single in the bottom of the ninth scored Alexa Dawid as the Crusaders walked off with a 5-4 South-West Conference victory over the fourth-ranked Panthers at DeLuca Field.

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ROUNDUP

Law 4, Guilford 1: Stephanie Peloso had the go-ahead run and also added a triple for the Eagles (15-2) in an SCC win.

Katie Sperry had a double for Guilford (10-6).

Ansonia 8, Derby 0: Samantha Belenchia struck out 11 en route to a no-hitter for the Chargers in this NVL win.

Morgan Westine had two hits in the victory for Ansonia (10-7).


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LAURALTON HALL 5, MASUK 4 (9)

(at Stratford) 

Jess Napolitano's RBI single drove home Alexa Dawid with the winning run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Crusaders to this South-West Conference win at DeLuca Field. Lauralton Hall scored twice in the bottom of the ninth after Masuk scored once in the top half of the inning to prevail.

HIGHLIGHTS

Lauralton Hall: Napolitano had three hits, a run and an RBI. Sydney Spitz had four hits an an RBI, Dawid had three hits.

Masuk: Kayla Crisci had two hits and an RBI, Tatum Buckley had two hits, Ashley Fedor had a hit and RBI.

WP: Hayley Spragg (Lauralton Hall): 9 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 Ks
LP: Tatum Buckley (Masuk) 8.1 IP, 16 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 HB, 7 Ks

Team records: Masuk 15-2; Lauralton Hall 9-4

Here's Wednesday schedule, including postponements as of 3:15 p.m.

FCIAC
St. Joseph at McMahon, ppd. to Thursday, 3 p.m.
CSC
Kaynor Tech at O’Brien Tech, ppd. to Monday, 3:30 p.m.
University/Classical Magnet at Whitney Tech (Pine Rock Park), 3:30 p.m.
NVL
Naugatuck at Sacred Heart (Municipal Stadium), 3:30 p.m.
Woodland at Seymour, ppd. to Thursday, 5 p.m.
Shoreline
Old Saybrook at Westbrook, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Valley Regional at North Branford, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Morgan at Coginchaug, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Old Lyme at Hale-Ray, ppd. to Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
SCC Housatonic
Lyman Hall at Shelton, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Sheehan at Amity (Old Tavern Complex, Orange), 6:30 p.m.
SCC Oronoque
North Haven at Wilbur Cross, ppd., TBA
Career at Branford, ppd. to Saturday, 11 a.m.
SCC Hammonasset
Foran at Hillhouse (Blackmon Field), ppd. to May 18, 4 p.m.
Law at Guilford (Bittner Park), ppd. to Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
SCC interdivision
Cheshire at East Haven, ppd. to May 21, 4 p.m.
Hand at West Haven, ppd. to May 17, 7 p.m.
SCC Quinnipiac
Sacred Heart Academy at Hamden, ppd. to Tuesday, 6 p.m.
SWC
Lauralton Hall at Oxford, 4:15 p.m.
Pomperaug at Stratford (DeLuca Field), ppd. to Tuesday, 4:15 p.m.
CCC
Maloney at Plainville, 7 p.m.
Preps
Hotchkiss at Hopkins, ppd., TBA

Here's what we have as of 12:36 p.m.


SCC Hammonasset

Law at Foran, ppd. to Sat, 4 p.m.

Hillhouse at Hand, 3:45 p.m.

SCC Housatonic

Lyman Hall at Amity, 3:45 p.m.

Sheehan at Cheshire, 3:45 p.m.

SCC Oronoque

Wilbur Cross at East Haven, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:30 p.m

Career at North Haven, 7 p.m.

SCC interdivision

Guilford at Sacred Heart Academy, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.

Branford at Shelton, 4 p.m.

CCC

Maloney at Tolland, ppd. to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.

Shoreline

Westbrook at Portland, 3:45 p.m.

Old Saybrook at North Branford, 3:45 p.m

Cromwell at Haddam-Killingworth, 3:45 p.m.

NVL

Woodland at St. Paul, 4 p.m.

Derby at Seymour, 5 p.m.

FCIAC

Bridgeport Central at St. Joseph, ppd. to Sat, 2:30 p.m.

SWC

Lauralton Hall at Bunnell, ppd. to Thursday, 4:15 p.m.

　

Hand 5, West Haven 1: Annie Horton allowed four hits and struck out 10 for the host Tigers in this Southern Connecticut Conference interdivision win at Madison. Alyssa Ahern had two hits and two RBIs for Hand (3-6).

Haddam-Killingworth 18, Westbrook 0: Sam Waskowitz went 3-for-4 with a home, a triple, two runs and four RBIs for Haddam-Killingworth in a Shoreline Conference win at Higganum.

Casey Jackson also had three hits, including a homer, with two runs and six RBIs for the Cougars (5-3, 4-2). Kaitlin MacMillan had three hits for the White Knights (2-7).
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TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
CSC
Platt Tech at Goodwin Tech, 4 p.m.
FCIAC
Danbury at St. Joseph, 4 p.m.
NVL
Crosby at Ansonia, 3:30 p.m.
Woodland at Naugatuck, 3;30 p.m.
Seymour at Holy Cross
Kennedy at Derby
Shoreline
Morgan at Portland
SCC Housatonic
Amity at Sheehan
SCC Oronoque
Wilbur Cross at North Haven
Branford at Career (East Shore);
SCC Hammonasset
Hillhouse at Foran, 4 p.m.
SCC interdivision
East Haven at Cheshire, 4 p.m.
SWC
Weston at Stratford (DeLuca Field), 4:15 p.m.
Barlow at Bunnell, 4:15 p.m.

Most of Monday's games have been postponed, but below are some games of note being contested later this week.

Tuesday

No. 10 Amity (7-1) at Sheehan (6-2), 3:45 p.m.: The winner claims sole possession of first place in the SCC Housatonic Division.

Wednesday

Coginchaug (6-2) at Hale-Ray (3-3), 3:45 p.m.: One of the biggest rivalries in the Shoreline Conference. The two programs have combined to win 15 Class S titles.They've met five times in the championship game.

North Haven (5-3) at East Haven (6-1), 3:45 p.m.: The teams tied for the SCC Oronoque Division title last season.

Thursday

Guilford (6-2) at Law (7-1), 4 p.m.: During this critical SCC Hammonasset Division contest, the teams will raise money for breast cancer awareness.

Friday

Danbury (8-0) at Darien (6-2), 4 p.m.: Upstart Danbury has gotten off to a quick start. But the Hatters should be tested by pitcher Jessica DeMaio and the Blue Wave.

Saturday

Oxford (7-1) at No. 2 Brookfield (7-0), 3 p.m.: Freshman pitcher Ashley Guillette and the Wolverines make the trip to Brookfield for this highly anticipated SWC contest.

Here's what we have so far. Check back later for updates.

FCIAC
Danbury at St. Joseph, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
CSC
O’Brien Tech at Kaynor Tech, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Whitney Tech at Abbott Tech, ppd. to May 1, 3:30 p.m.
NVL
Crosby at Ansonia, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
Woodland at Naugatuck, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
Seymour at Holy Cross, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Kennedy at Derby, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
Shoreline
Coginchaug at Old Lyme, ppd., TBA
East Hampton at North Branford, ppd., TBA
Morgan at Portland, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Quinnipiac
Hamden at Sacred Heart Academy, ppd. to Thursday, 3;45 p.m.
SCC Housatonic
Amity at Sheehan, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC Oronoque
Wilbur Cross at North Haven, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Branford at Career (East Shore Athletic Complex), ppd. to Tuesday. 4 p.m.
SCC Hammonasset
Hillhouse at Foran, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
Guilford at Law, ppd. to Thursday, 4 p.m.
SCC interdivision
East Haven at Cheshire, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
SWC
Kolbe Cathedral at Stratford (DeLuca Field), ppd., TBA
Barlow at Bunnell, ppd. to Tuesday, 4:15 p.m.

Brookfield 3, Lauralton Hall 1
(at Milford)

Highlights

Wendi Westmark had a hit and two RBIs to lead the Bobcats to this South-West Conference win over the Crusaders in Milford. It was the second win for Brookfield over Lauralton Hall this season. The Bobcats won 14-7 on April.

Brookfield: Danielle DeMarco had two hits and scored twice. Brittany Fusek had an RBI single.
Lauralton Hall: Hayley Spragg had two hits and scored. Sydney Spitz had two hits.

WP: Fusek (6-0): 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
LP: Spragg (2-2): 7 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

Records: Brookfield 6-0; Lauralton Hall 2-2

Wednesday's Watch
Torrington (3-0) at No. 1 Seymour (4-0): Torrington pitcher Sydney Matzko has thrown two straight no-hitters. Can she shutdown a Seymour offense that is averaging 13.8 runs per game?

Cheshire (3-0) at Mercy (3-1): Mercy has won three straight since being shutout by Amity in the season opener.

No. 4 Lauralton Hall (0-0) at Brookfield (2-0): The season, finally!, gets underway for Lauralton Hall.


Wednesday's area schedule.
All games 3:45 p.m. unless noted
CSC
Abbott Tech at O’Brien Tech, 10 a.m.
Bullard-Havens Tech at Platt Tech (Foote Field), 11 a.m.
Kaynor Tech at Whitney Tech (Pine Rock Park), 3:30 p.m.
NVL
Ansonia at Wolcott, noon
Naugatuck at Kennedy, 3:30 p.m.
Torrington at Seymour
Woodland at Derby, 4 p.m.
CCC
Maloney at Bristol Central
Shoreline
Old Lyme at Valley Regional
North Branford at Portland
Morgan at Haddam-Killingworth
Old Saybrook at Coginchaug
SCC interdivision
Wilbur Cross at Guilford
North Haven at Law
Career at Hillhouse (Blackmon Field)
Shelton at West Haven
Cheshire at Mercy
Amity at Hamden
Sheehan at Sacred Heart Academy
Branford at Hand, 4 p.m.
SWC
Lauralton Hall at Brookfield, 4:15 p.m.
New Fairfield at Bunnell, 4:15 p.m.
Notre Dame-Fairfield at Stratford (DeLuca Field), 4:15 p.m.

Opening Day is here!

CSC
Prince Tech at Whitney Tech (Pine Rock Park), 3:30 p.m.
O’Brien Tech at Wolcott Tech, 4 p.m.
NVL
Watertown at Ansonia, 3:30 p.m.
Seymour at Derby, 4 p.m.
Wolcott at Naugatuck, 4:15 p.m.
Non-league
Stratford at Platt Tech (Foote Field), 3:30 p.m.
Haddam-Killingworth at Litchfield, 4 p.m.
Valley Regional at Montville, 4 p.m.
Hale-Ray at Griswold, 4 p.m.
CCC
E.O. Smith at Maloney
Shoreline
Morgan at Old Lyme (Town Woods Park)
SCC interdivision
Hand at East Haven
Career at Law
Mercy at Amity
Sacred Heart Academy at Shelton
Hamden at Lyman Hall
Foran at North Haven, 4 p.m.
Guilford at Branford, 4 p.m.
West Haven at Cheshire, 4 p.m.
FCIAC
St. Joseph at New Canaan, 4 p.m.

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