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UConn Coach Jim Penders Visits Southeast Field
MANSFIELD, CT (June 25, 2010) – The Mansfield Little League Majors All-Star Team welcomed University of Connecticut head baseball coach Jim Penders to practice on Friday, June 25.
Penders spoke to the team for 20 minutes prior to practice and addressed the importance of teamwork, being a good teammate, attitude, concentration and effort. Attitude, Concentration and Effort (A.C.E) are the hallmarks of the UConn baseball program.
With Penders at the helm, the 2010 Huskies had the most wins in program history (48), advanced to the NCAA Regionals, enjoyed a 22-game winning streak and competed in the finals of the BIG EAST Tournament.
The Mansfield Majors All-Star team, managed by Ryan Hawthorne, opens tournament play on Saturday, June 26 vs. Sprague-Franklin-Canterbury at 10:00 am in Canterbury.
Hawthorne Tree Care defeats Burns Real Estate Group in Major League Championship Thriller, 3-2
MANSFIELD, CT (June 15, 2010) - It took one extra inning to finally settle the Major League Championship as top seeded Hawthorne Tree Care defeated No. 2 seed The Burns Real Estate Group, 3-2, in an instant-classic Tuesday night in front of a large enthusiastic crowd that gathered at Southeast Field A.
With one out in the bottom of the seventh, red-hot Zach Ziemba sealed the win for Hawthorne Tree Care with a dramatic drive off the centerfield fence scoring Anthony Stigler with the winning run.
Click here for the video of the game-winning hit and celebration!
Hawthorne Tree Care’s Anthony Stigler and The Burns Real Estate Group’s Marcus Fry locked horns in a classic pitching duel keeping the game scoreless through the first two innings. Fry worked 4 2/3 innings striking out 10 while Stigler struck out four over three innings.
One knew it would be a tight game when in the top of the first inning, with the score 0-0 and only one out, Hawthorne Tree’s Jake Lefevre fielded a routine ball at second base and made the heads up play to throw home instead of first base to find speedy Matt Trudeau trying to put his team up early. Catcher Zach Ziemba tagged him home at the plate and the instant-classic had begun.
The Burns Real Estate Group later jumped on the scoreboard first pushing across two runs in the third. Hawthorne Tree Care countered with a run in the bottom of the inning on an Anthony Stigler single.
Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Hawthorne Tree Care rallied with two outs as Alex Kravchuk singled and moved to second on a passed ball. After issuing a walk to Jacob Lefevre, Fry faced Stigler in a power matchup. Fry worked two strikes on Stigler before he stroked his second single of the night to right field scoring Kravchuk to tie the game.
Kevin Sheehan took over for Fry and worked out of a tense jam in the bottom of the sixth as right-fielder Jack Krecidlo of the Burns Real Estate Group sent the game to extra innings with a dramatic two-out catch as Hawthorne Tree Care left the bases loaded.
Hard throwing Luke Hawthorne of Hawthorne Tree Care worked three scoreless innings in relief of Stigler while Burns Real Estate’s Kevin Sheehan was steady in relief of Fry keeping Hawthorne Tree at bay until Ziemba’s game winning walk-off hit to center in the bottom of the seventh.
Hawthorne Tree Care, managed by Dan Pinion, finishes the season undefeated at 14-0 while The Burns Real Estate Group, managed by John Vampatella, finishes at 11-3.
Willington Pizza edges Mansfield's T & B Motors in Minor League Championship, 8-7
WILLINGTON, CT (June 14, 2010) – Top seeded Willington Pizza edged No. 2 seed T & B Motors of Mansfield, 8-7 in the Minor League Championship game on Monday night in Willington.
Willington Pizza jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning. T & B Motors battled back by scoring with timely hitting and key base running eventually tying the game 5-5 in the fourth inning.T & B Motors, managed by John Knecht, added two more runs in the top of the fifth to take the lead 7-5.
Willington Pizza rallied with three runs in the home half of the fifth to go ahead 8-7. In the top of the sixth, T & B Motors threatened by getting the tying run to second base but the rally was cut short by the Willington Pizza defense.
Willington Pizza finishes the season undefeated at 14-0 while T & B Motors ends up 10-3-1.
Volunteers don't get paid; not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless -- unknown
Thank you to the sponsors for 2010!
The Burns Real Estate Group + Halle Drywall + Hawthorne Tree Care
Holiday Hill Day Camp + T & B Motors + Law Office of Andrew W. Ewalt, LLC
Mitlitsky Eggs + Mansfield's Restaurant Pizza and Pub + Northeast Recyclers
Willington Pizza + NEMS Doctors at Windham ER + Mansfield Pediatric Dentistry
Wilcox & Reynolds + Lions Club + Mansfield Family Practice
Angellino's Italian Restaurant + Mansfield Self-Storage + Subway
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