Tag: Baseball
UCLL all-stars fall to Shelton
The Union City comeback kids couldn’t pull off one more win. After coming back against Prospect in a last-at-bat win and overcoming a four-run deficit...
Naugy Ruth team falls in championship
Sometimes, baseball can be a game of bounces. The Naugatuck 15-year-old Babe Ruth all-stars learned that the hard way last Sunday in the District III...
PBF looks for strong end to season
It’s no secret that Prospect-Beacon Falls American Legion Posts 194-25 has had its offensive struggles this season, leading to just three wins heading into...
Overtime: Big problem in Beacon Falls sports
A couple weeks ago, CN’s Kenny Morse wrote a superb column on the decline of fun in youth sports (which you can read here...
Local adult team stands in third place
The opponents of the Connecticut Hackers, the Naugatuck-based adult baseball team, aren’t just having trouble scoring runs—they are having trouble getting hits.
The Hackers allowed...
Arsenault leads PBF to victory over Monroe
MONROE – In one of its strongest offensive efforts of the season, Prospect-Beacon Falls American Legion Posts 194-25 drove in seven runs to support...
Diver’s former team reigns in PJF league
NAUGATUCK — At Peter J. Foley Little League’s opening day ceremony, league President Bob Dibble announced the season would be dedicated to the memory...
PBF offense can’t find its stride
MONROE — Prospect-Beacon Falls American Legion Posts 194-25 took a lead late into Tuesday’s game at Monroe, but surrendered a pair of unearned runs...
Hertel propels Post 17 to upset victory
BETHEL — Zac Hertel is a quiet kid. In fact, he doesn’t say much at all. On Tuesday night, though, he didn’t need to. His arm did all the talking for him.
The righty hurler’s performance, like his persona, wasn’t loud or flashy. He didn’t tally up double-figure strikeouts—in fact, his first ‘K’ of the night didn’t come until the fifth inning— and he didn’t breeze through the game, but what Hertel did do was quietly put forth a gutsy complete game outing that handed one of the state’s best teams their first loss of the season. 
