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MISSION STATEMENT: We of the West Hartford Youth Baseball League are committed to instilling in the youth of West Hartford the principles of citizenship, sportsmanship and teamwork through teaching the fundamentals of baseball.
Thursday, July 24
Travel A Beats Little League 4-1 in Hungerford Tournament
In a much anticipated matchup and in front of one of the largest Wolcott Park crowds, West Hartford Youth Baseball Travel A All Stars defeated the West Hartford Little League All Stars 4-1. The two teams met at home plate before the game and players and coaches shook hands before the start of the game. John Roberts started on the mound for Travel A and Travis Busch started for Little League.
In the top of the 1st inning, Max Vogel-Freedman led off the game for the Little League with a bunt single and moved to 2nd base on a passed ball. He was stranded at 2nd with a strikeout of Ty Hollens, a popup to the pitcher by Doug Horan and a groundout to short by Reid Collins to end the inning. Travel A struck first and took a 1-0 lead in the first. Dylan Robinson led off the game with a line drive double and moved to 3rd base on the throw after a ground out to shortstop. John Roberts then doubled into right field to score Robinson for a 1-0 lead but was left at second base on a ground out and strikeout by Brendon Rossmeisl and Glynn Baron. Little League tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the 2nd. After a ground out by Calab LaRosa, Dan Nunes had an infield single and moved around the bases on 2 wild pitches and a passed ball to even the score at 1.
In the bottom on the 2nd inning, Jake Karas singled with 2 outs and scored from 1st on a long double to right field by Bobby Marconi. Little League made a pitching change with 2 outs in the 2nd and removed Busch and replaced him with LaRosa. LaRosa struck out Brendan Smith to end the 2nd inning. In the top of the 3rd, Nick Orlowski walked to open the inning and with a 2-0 count to Vogel-Freedman, Rossmeisl relieved Roberts on the mound for the Youth All Stars. Rossmeisl struck out Vogel-Freedman for the 1st out, Hollens was hit by a pitch putting runners at 1st and 2nd. Horan flew out to left field for the 2nd out of the inning and Collins grounded out to short on a very close play at 1st base to end the inning.
In the bottom of the 3rd, Robinson walked to lead off the inning, Conner Smedberg grounded into a fielder choice forcing Robinson at 2nd and Roberts got on by an error from the the shortstop Horan. Rossmeisl then tripled on a strange play on a hard hit ball to short that kicked off the shortstop and went all the way to the wall in centerfield scoring Smedberg and Roberts to make it 4-1. Baron followed with a bunt single and on the throw to first, Rossmeisl broke for home plate and was thrown out at the plate by an alert Busch for the 2nd out. Baron was then thrown out attempting to steal 2nd base for the 3rd out by Vogel-Freedman. Little League did not threaten to score in the 4th, 5th and 6th innings and did not put a runner in scoring position for the remainder of the game with Rossmeisl in control on the mound with a very good fast ball and sharp curve.
At the plate for Travel A, Robinson led the attack with a double and single scoring once. Rossmeisl tripled with 2 RBI and Marconi and Roberts doubled with 1 RBI each. Karas and Baron had 1 hit each with Karas scoring one run. Roberts pitched 2 innings allowing 2 infield singles with 3 K’s and Rossmeisl pitched 4 innings allowing only 1 hit with 3 K’s.
For Little League, Vogel-Freedman, Dan Nunes and Ty Hollens singled. Busch (1 2/3 innings) allowed 2 runs on 4 hits with 1 K. LaRosa pitched 3 1/3 innings allowing 2 runs on 3 hits.
Thursday, July 24
West Hartford Beats Winsted to Advance to Barkhamsted Tournament Championship
Travel A 8 Winsted 1
Travel A beat Winsted in semi-final action at the Barkhamsted Tournament in a rain shortened 5 inning contest 5-1. Travel A jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the bottom of the 2nd inning. Conner Smedberg led off the inning with a long HR to right center to give West Hartford a 1-0 advantage. After Charlie Fisher was hit by a pitch and advanced to 3rd on two wild pitches, Dylan Robinson drove him in with a line drive single to center to make it a 2-0 game. Robinson then scored on a groundout by Walter Hansen and West Hartford was up 3-0 after the 2nd. In the top of the 3rd, Winsted led off the inning with a triple and scored.
Brendon Rossmeisl was relieved in the top of the 4th on the mound by Glynn Baron. Baron allowed a lead off walk and with one out hit a batter to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Baron got a ground ball to shortstop for the second out. Winsted then hit a fly ball to right and Jack Martin made the catch to end the threat and keep the score 3-1. West Hartford added 2 more runs in the bottom of the 4th. A Smedberg single and a two out walk to Robinson, put runners at first and second for Hansen who singled to center scoring Smedberg to make it 4-1. Andy Monos then singled to left field to drive in Robinson to make it a 5-1 game.
John Roberts relieved Baron in the top of the 5th and worked around a lead off walk to record what would be the last 3 outs of the game for the save and the win. The win puts West Hartford in the Barkhamsted tournament finals on Saturday against the winner of the New Hartford vs Barkhamsted game.
For West Hartford, Smedberg led the attack with a solo HR and a single scoring twice. Monos had 2 hits and Hansen had a hit with 2 RBI's. Robinson chipped in with a hit and 2 runs. Rossmeisl pitched 3 innings giving up 1 run on 4 hits with 3 K's. Baron pitched 1 inning allowing no runs on no hits and Roberts pitched an inning allowing no runs and no hits.
Sunday, July 13
Ken Hungerford Tournament
The WHYBL opened its 11th Annual Ken Hungerford Invitational Tournament on Saturday, July 12th. This year's tournament will have ten teams: West Hartford Travel A, West Hartford Travel B, West Hartford Little League, Barkhamsted, Glastonbury Blue, Glastonbury Red, New Britain, Simsbury, Wethersfield and Winsted.
Each team will play 7 games between July 12th and July 27th. The top 8 teams will advance to the playoff round. Quarterfinals will be held on Monday, July 28th and Tuesday, July 29th. The Semi-Finals will be held on Wednesday, July 30th. The Championship and Consolation Games will be held on Thursday, July 31st.
All tournament games will be played at Wolcott Park. For scores and highlights click on schedules and scores in the left hand column. Also click on the Ken Hungerford Tournament link.
Tuesday, July 8
Summer League Begins Play
The WHYBL Summer League season has begun. This season there will be 10 teams playing from July 7th through August 5th. The top 8 teams will make the Playoff Tournament which will start on Monday, August 11th. The Summer League Championship Game and Consolation Game will be held on Wednesday, August 13th. Check the website frequently for scores and highlights.
Wednesday, June 25
Fall Baseball Registration
The Fall Baseball League is currently accepting registrations for the upcoming Fall baseball season. The registration deadline is July 15, 2008. There are separate registration forms for the 12U team and the 13 and over team. Both forms are attached below.
Handout: Fall 2008
Thursday, July 24
Travel A Opens Seabreeze Tournament with Two Wins
Travel A 12 Hamden 2
West Hartford Travel A opened weekend play with its first game in the Seabreeze tournament against Hamden. West Hartford struck first with a run in the 1st on a walk to Dylan Robinson who stole 2nd and scored on a single by John Roberts. West Hartford added another run in the 2nd on a solo HR by Charlie Fisher to make it 2-0. Hamden pushed across a run in the bottom of the 2nd to make it 2-1 before Glynn Baron struck out a batter with a man on 2nd to end the inning. West Hartford broke the game open in the 3rd scoring 6 times to make it 8-1. Robinson singled and Conner Smedberg tripled to make it 3-1. Brendon Rossmeisl then hit a 2 run HR to left-center to make it 5-1. A walk to Baron, a single by Jack Marin, and a walk to Bobby Marconi loaded the bases for Walter Hansen who singled in Baron to make it 6-1. Brendan Smith was hit by a pitch to force in Martin to make it 7-1 and Marconi scored on a passed ball to complete the inning. West Hartford put the game out of reach in the 6th scoring 4 more times. With 2 outs in the 6th Robinson and Smedberg walked and a Roberts double drove in Robinson to make it 9-2. Rossmeisl was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Baron who doubled to right field to clear the bases and finish the West Hartford scoring. With the win, West Hartford moves to 1-0 in pool play in the Seabreeze Tournament.For West Hartford at the plate, Rossmeisl had 2 hits with a HR and 2 RBI's, Fisher had 2 hits with a HR, double and 1 RBI, Baron singled and doubled with 4 RBI's, Roberts singled and doubled with 2 RBI's and Dylan Robinson singled and scored 3 runs. Baron pitched well for West Hartford scattering 8 hits over 5 innings giving up only 2 runs with 9 K’s. Smedberg pitched a perfect 6th with 2 K’s.
Travel A 3 West Haven 2
After 5 games in less than 36 hours, West Hartford Travel A was set to face Little League District 4 heavyweight West Haven in West Haven. The sun was going down, lights were on, a cool Long Island Sound breeze was in their faces but all those comforts on a hot Summer evening could not cure tired legs and arms from the 5 previous games. West Haven was loaded with many quality hitters and starting pitcher Nick Price, a hard throwing 65 mph submariner with a good change and curve. If you're an old time baseball person, this was a classic small ball, pitchers duel.
West Hartford would start John Roberts in an attempt to keep the game close in the early innings. West Haven struck first with an unearned run. West Hartford tied it up in top of the 3rd at 1-1. A walk to Dylan Robinson and a perfect sac bunt by Jack Martin that advanced the speedy Robinson to 3rd and beat the throw and the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Marconi hit a sac fly to center that scored Robinson to tie the score at 1-1. West Hartford pushed 2 runs across in the top of the 4th on back-to-back doubles by Brendon Rossmeisl and Roberts scoring Rossmeisl. Glynn Baron’s two out line drive single to center was enough to score Roberts with the 3rd run giving West Hartford a 3-1 lead. West Haven pushed a run across in the 5th to get closer on a chalk line double down the right field line. Roberts struck out the next batter to get out of a 2nd & 3rd jam in the 5th keeping the score at 3-2. Roberts night was done on the mound (5 IP, 1 hit, 9 K's).
With pitching short in the 6th inning of West Hartford’s 6th game in 36 hours, Walter Hansen took the ball. Hansen struck out the lead off batter, got the #2 hitter to pop-up to Charlie Fisher at 1st base and struck out the #3 hitter to end the game. West Hartford goes 5-1 over the weekend and 2-0 in pool play in the Seabreeze tournament.
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Exchange Wins Town Championship
Exchange won both games of the Town Championship against Mr. Trophy to sweep the series. Congratulations to the Exchange players and coaching staff. Also, congratulations to Mr. Trophy on a great season.
Wednesday, June 18
Rotary Wins President's Cup
Rotary beat Schatz & Nobel 4-2 on Wednesday night to win the President's Cup. Here are highlights from the game:
The President's Cup final lived up to its advanced billing as Rotary and Schatz & Nobel battled for six innings right down to the last out. Rotary scored first in the top of the 1st inning on a walk to Glynn Baron, a double from Connor Smedburg, and a passed ball. Rotary added another run in the top of the 4th inning on a lead off single from Baron and an RBI double from Smedburg to take a 2-0 lead. Schatz & Nobel rallied to tie the score 2-2 in the bottom of the 4th inning when Jonathan Greenfield hit a towering home run over the left centerfield fence to score him and Christian Martinez who led off the inning with a walk. Rotary then loaded the bases in the top of the 6th inning. After Baron doubled, Smedburg was intentionally walked and Ryan Bell walked. Nick Adams then hit a hard ground ball to first and an errant throw home allowed both Baron and Smedburg to score to put Rotary ahead 4-2. Schatz & Nobel would not go down quietly though. Down to their last at-bat, Greenfield singled, Matt Luther was hit by a pitch, and Chris Butler walked to load the bases with just one out. However, Smedburg was up to the task and got a pop-up to Baron at shortstop and a strikeout to end the game. For Rotary, Drew Mendes (3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's) and Smedburg (3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K's) pitched a tremendous game. Baron (2 for 3, 3 runs, double) and Smedburg (2 for 2, 2 doubles, run, RBI) had four of Rotary's five hits. Nick Adams had the other hit. For Schatz & Nobel, Andy Monos pitched three strong innings allowing only one run on two hits. Jonathan Zelinger pitched out of a bases loaded jam in the 6th to keep Schatz close. Jonathan Greenfield (3 for 3, home run, 2 RBI's) was the hitting star for Schatz. Kyle Cabral and Zelinger had the other two Schatz hits. Butler (3B) and Martinez (CF) made several nice plays in the field.
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Padres Win Minor League Championship
The Taylor Modeen Funeral Home Padres beat the Avery Heights Athletics 9-2 in to win the Minor League Championship. Here are highlights from the game:
In a much anticipated machup under the lights at Wolcott Field, the Padres scored 6 runs in the 4th and 3 runs in the 5th to beat the A's for the Minor League Championship. Brendan Kearney led the way with 2 doubles, a single and 4 RBI's. Liam Benshoff pitched 3 hitless innings with 9 K's and contributed offensively with 2 hits while scoring 2 runs. Stephen Laffin closed out the game with 4 K's and 0 walks over 3 innings. Jack Surprenant and Will Stanwick had 2 hits each as the Padres batters totaled 11 hits over 5 innings. During the three game playoffs, the Padres collected 30 hits while only surrendering 6.
Sunday, July 20
Travel B Beats Farmington Orange 6-5
In their 6th game in the Farmington Tournament, Travel B struggled against a strong Farmington pitcher and fell behind 3-0 in the 4th inning. In the 4th inning, the B team's bats came alive to score four runs for a 4-3 lead. Farmington tied it up in the top of the 6th inning and the B team won the game on a walk off double by Jon Greenfield in the bottom of the 6th. James Levere (3-1) earned the win in relief of Josh Singer. Brendan Dakin and Sam Turner also had strong games for the B Team. The B Team is now 5-1 in the Farmington Tournament.
Sunday, May 18
National League Beats American League 7-6 in All-Star Game
On a beautiful night under the lights at Wolcott Park, the National League rallied back from a 6-2 deficit with five runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to beat the American League 7-6. Andy Monos scored the tying run on a wild pitch and Matt McGoldrick scored the winning run also on a wild pitch. John Roberts was the winning pitcher for the National League.
Prior to the game, the WHYBL honored Ken Hungerford for his 50 years of service to the league. Ken also threw out the first pitch which was a perfect strike.
The All-Star game will be shown on Channel 5 later this summer. It is also available for purchase on DVD from the league. Please contact Rob Gallo at rgallo@whybaseball if you are interested in ordering a copy of the DVD.
Friday, July 18
Travel B Beats Farmington Black 17-6
Travel B was down 5-1 and struggling against a very effective Farmington pitcher. It was not until the top of the 4th that the B Team could mount a sustained offense. In that inning, they scored 5 runs to take the lead. In the bottom of the 5th, Farmington tied it at 6-6. Not to be denied, the B Team put 11 runs on the board in the top of the 6th to secure their fourth win in Farmington. James Levere (2-1) earned the win in relief. The offense was powered by Jon Greenfield and Braden Chiulli who each had 3 hits and a BB in their four at bats. Chris Errico hit a 2 run home run in the 5th. Levere also had 3 hits. P.J. Melly had a strong game at second base. The B team improved their overall record to 6-4.
Thursday, July 17
Travel A Beats Travel B in Barkhamsted
Travel A’s pitching duties were shared by Brendon Rossmeisl (7 K’s), Charlie Fisher (3 K’s) and John Roberts to allow only 3 runs and 5 hits. The offense was led by Glynn Baron (2-3, 3 RBI’s) with a two run homer over the center field fence along with an RBI double. Also contributing to the offense were Andy Monos (2-4, 2 singles), Roberts and Bobby Marconi each with a double. Rossmeisl and Connor Smedberg each had an RBI single in the game and Brendan Smith had an RBI double. The Travel B team took the early lead in the 3rd inning going up 3 to 0 on hits from Jimmy Scheibel, Subby Buccheri and Henry Fracasso. Patrick Melly hit a single in the 5th inning for Travel B, but they were not able to capitalize on it. Scheibel and Jonathan Greenfield shared the pitching duties for Travel B. Matt Luther and Buccheri played well on defense for Travel B.
Monday, July 14
Travel A Wins Two in Barkhamsted Tournament
The Travel A team had a good weekend in the Barkhamsted Tournament winning both of its games:
Travel A 11, Canton A 1
On Saturday afternoon, West Hartford’s pitching duties were shared by Brendon Rossmeisl (4 K’s), Connor Smedberg (2 K’s) and Brendan Smith (1 K) to allow only 1 run and 4 hits. The offense was led by Connor Smedberg (2-3, 3 RBI’s) with a three run homer over the left field green monster and Charlie Fisher (1-3, 3 RBI’s) with a three run homer over the right-center field fence. Also contributing to the offense were Andy Monos (2-4, RBI), John Roberts (2-3) and Brendon Rossmeisl (2-3) all with 2 singles. Walter Hansen contributed a triple with an RBI while Jack Martin and Jake Karas each contributed a hit for the win. West Hartford played very well defensively making some outstanding catches both in the infield and the outfield.
Travel A 3, Canton B 0
On Sunday morning, West Hartford was led on the mound by Glynn Baron (12 K’s) going 5 innings and Brendan Smith (3 K’s) coming in for the save in the sixth inning. The offense was led by Andy Monos (3-4, RBI, 2 singles, double) and Connor Smedberg (2-3, 2 singles). In the sixth inning Brendon Rossmeisl started the West Hartford rally with a single followed by Smedberg’s single and a 2 RBI single by Smith to take the lead. Monos followed up with an RBI single to secure the 3 run lead for the win. Also contributing to the offense was Dylan Robinson with a single in the 5th inning. West Hartford played very well defensively executing a double play in the 4th inning.
Sunday, July 13
Travel B Beats Canaan 8-6 in 7 Innings
Travel B won a hard fought 7 inning game against a power hitting Canaan team in their first game in the Barkhamsted Tournament. James Levere pitch 5 1/3 strong innings leaving the game with the B team down 6-5 in the 6th inning. Subby Buccheri entered the game with men on 2nd and 3rd with one out in the 6th. He got two quick outs. In the 7th, Buccheri and Josh Singer ledd off with back-to-back hits and scored on a ground out by Jon Greenfield and a single by Sam Turner. Buccheri shut down Canaan in the 7th by getting three quick outs on the first four batters. The B Team improved it record to 3-0.
Wednesday, July 9
Travel B Beats Avon 10-3
The young Travel B All-Stars kicked off their season with a solid win against Avon in the Farmington Tournament. With eight of its twelve players only 11 years old, the B Team figure they will have to work extra hard to keep up with teams that are predominantly made up of 12 year olds. The B team fell behind 3-1 in the 2nd inning but rallied back behind the strong pitching of James Levere (1-0) who pitched 4 innings and solid relief from Braden Chuilli. Travel B's offense was led by P.J. Melly, Jimmy Scheibel and Subby Buccheri who each had 2 hits and scored 5 runs combined. Defensive stars for Travel B were Josh Singer, Henry Fracasso and Chris Errico, who caught the whole game.
Friday, July 11
Travel B Beats Burlington A 7-3
The Travel B team improved its record to 2-0 with its second win in the Farmington Tournament. Jonathon Greenfield earned the win with 4 1/3 innings (8 K's, 3 hits) pitching in relief of Braden Chiulli. The offense was powered by Matt Luther who had 3 hits, 2 RBI's and scored a run. James Levere had a good offensive game with 2 hits and 3 runs scored. Josh Singer and Henry Fracasso also played well.
Friday, July 11
Travel A Team Posts 3-1 Record in War at the Shore Tournament
The Travel A Team had a great July 4th weekend at the War at the Shore Tournament in East Lyme finishing with a 3-1 record. There were 5 teams in the tournament: the Long Island Braves, Team Explosion-Mattingly, West Hartford Travel A, the Connecticut Angels and the Connecticut Heat. All of the tournament games were played on fields with 70 foot bases and a 50 foot pitchers mound. The new dimensions allowed for leading, stealing and required the Travel A pitchers to pitch from the stretch for the first time. The kids adjusted very well to these last minute changes and did a great job performing under these new conditions. Travel A won its first three games in the tournament and headed into the championship round as the #1 seed before falling to the Long Island Braves. Here are highlights from the four games:
Travel A 12, Connecticut Heat 1
Pitchers John Roberts (3 K’s) and Charlie Fisher (3 K’s) shared the pitching duties allowing only 1 run on 4 hits. The offense was led by Andy Monos (3-4, solo home run, 2 singles, 2 RBI's, 4 runs) and Fisher (2 run home run). Also contributing to the offense were Brendon Rossmeisl (2 for 4, 2 singles, 3 RBI's) and Glynn Baron (2-4, 2 singles, RBI). Roberts also doubled with 2 RBI's while Connor Smedberg, Bobby Marconi, and Dylan Robinson each had one hit. Defensively, on a play to 3rd base, Bobby Marconi threw to Conner Smedberg to pick off a runner trying to steal.
Travel A 9, Team Explosion-Mattingly 8
In a hot afternoon game, Travel A won this 5 inning one hour and forty-five minute time limit game. Brendon Rossmeisl (5 K’s), Andy Monos and John Roberts (2 K’s) shared the pitching duties giving up only 7 hits. West Hartford's offense was led by Roberts, Bobby Marconi (2 RBI’s) and Charlie Fisher (2 RBI’s) who each had triples that rolled to the 296 foot fence. Monos (2-3, RBI) and Jack Martin (2-3, 2 RBI’s) each contributed a pair of singles for the win. Also contributing to the offense were Dylan Robinson, Glynn Baron, Walter Hansen (RBI) and Brendan Smith each with a hit. Defensively, Connor Smedberg had a hot glove at 3rd base to prevent Team Explosion from getting any more runs. In the bottom of the 5th, Martin and Hansen’s RBI’s combined to give West Hartford the win.
Travel A 11, Long Island Braves 3
Glynn Baron (2 K’s) and Charlie Fisher (3 K’s) split the mound duties in this one giving up only 3 runs on 5 hits. West Hartford’s offense was led by Baron (2-3, home run, double, 3 RBI’s) followed by Connor Smedberg (3-4, triple, 2 singles, RBI). Jack Martin (2-2, 2 singles, RBI) and Fisher (2-3, 2 singles). John Roberts (2-2, double, triple, RBI) had two powerful hits. Also contributing to the offense were Jake Karas, Brendan Smith, Brendon Rossmeisl, Andy Monos and Bobby Marconi each with a hit. Defensively, Rossmeisl had a hot glove at shortstop while Walter Hansen had a heads up play behind the plate to help shut down the Braves offense.
Long Island Braves 10, Travel A 4
In this playoff round game, the Long Island Braves (4th seed) beat Travel A in the rematch game which was stopped after one hour and forty-five minutes because of the time limit rule. Connor Smedberg (3 K’s) and Brendon Rossmeisl (3 K’s) split the duties on the mound. West Hartford’s offense was led by Dylan Robinson (2-2, 2 singles) followed by Glynn Baron (1-3, home run, RBI). John Roberts, Smedberg, Jack Martin, Rossmeisl, Walter Hansen and Jake Karas each contributed a hit.