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07-09-09 06:32 PM
TC Legion
Marlborough, Connecticut
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Home of the Tri-County Senior Legion Baseball Team
Andover, Hebron, Lebanon, Marlborough
Post 197, Marlborough
Hartford Game Moved To Colt Park, Field No. 2
Just heard from Hartford coach and the site of tonight's game has changed. Game is still at Colt Park, but has been moved to Field No. 2. For easier access to Field No. 2:
From I-91 North, take Exit 27 (Airport Road). At the end of the exit, take a left onto Brainard Road, then take your first left onto Airport Road. At the second light (after passing the entrance to 91-South and going under the highway), take a right onto Locust Street. Follow Locust for about 3/4 of a mile to a stop sign and take a left onto Wawarme Avenue. Follow Wawarme to the end (past entrance to Colt Park) and take a right onto Wethersfield Avenue. Take Wethersfield Avenue to Stonington Street and take a right. Parking lot for Field No. 2 will be at the end of Stonington Street.
Alternate route: Route 2 over the Founders Bridge, following the "Downtown Hartford" exit. Continue straight through light at the bottom of the exit ramp, then make a left onto Main Street. Follow Main until fork, then stay to the left as Main turns into Wethersfield Avenue. Follow Wethersfield Avenue to Stonington Street and take a left. Parking lot for Field No. 2 will be at the end of Stonington Street.
Suspended Games, Makeup Set
Working around field availability in an effort to make sure we get in all of our zone games, we've made the following adjustments to the upcoming schedule:
July 9: Completion of suspended game against Hartford (tied 5-5 in top of seventh) will be at 5 p.m. at Colt Park prior to our regularly scheduled game against Hartford.
July 13: Completion of suspended game against Glastonbury (tied 1-1 in bottom of the ninth) will be at 5 p.m. at Glastonbury High School prior to our makeup game against Glastonbury (July 2 rainout).
Everyone should note that all regular-season games need to be completed by July 19, so any off days that remain on the schedule could be dates used for any games lost to weather.
Upcoming Schedule
What's on tap in the next few days:
Thursday (July 9) vs. Hartford at Colt Park
Arrival time: 4:15 p.m.
Start time: 5 p.m. (completion of suspended game, followed by regularly scheduled game)
Directions: Directions: From I-91 North, take Exit 27 (Airport Road). At the end of the exit, take a left onto Brainard Road, then take your first left onto Airport Road. At the second light (after passing the entrance to 91-South and going under the highway), take a right onto Locust Street. Follow Locust for about 3/4 of a mile to a stop sign and take a left onto Wawarme Avenue. Go about 500 yards and you'll see the entrance to Colt Park on your right.
Alternate route: Route 2 over the Founders Bridge, following the "Downtown Hartford" exit. Continue straight through light at the bottom of the exit ramp, then make a left onto Main Street. Follow Main until fork, then stay to the left as Main turns into Wethersfield Avenue. Follow Wethersfield Avenue to Wawarme and turn left onto Wawarme.
Complete schedule
T-C College Report: Pollock Goes In First Round To D-backs
Notre Dame junior A.J. Pollock (Hebron/Marlborough) was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 17th overall pick in the major league draft on June 9. Pollock, who played three summers with the Tri-County American Legion team under his father, Al Pollock, and Al Garray, was the first Connecticut native selected in the first round since Norwalk's Pete Tucci (31st pick, 1996, Toronto). A centerfielder, Pollock was named to the all-Big East first team for the second consecutive season in 2009, finishing with a team-high average of .365, the third consecutive season he has been the Irish's leading hitter. He led the team in numerous other offensive categories, as well, including OBP (.443), runs (69), hits (88), doubles (19), triples (5) and stolen bases (21 in 25 attempts).
As a shortstop with the T-C Legion team (then known as Legion East), Pollock was the youngest player selected for 2003 Legion "Futures Game" (.418 in 46 games). He followed that up with back-to-back All-Star selections in Zone 7, batting .472 in 44 games in 2004 and .464 in 43 games in 2005, when he was also a recipient of the Zone 7 Sportsmanship Award.
More news reports on the draft: Hartford Courant // Chicago Tribune // Arizona Republic
MLB.com // Fort Wayne News-Gazette // South Bend Tribune
Mark DiTommaso (Hebron) finished his freshman season with a 6-1 record and 3.35 ERA in 13 appearances (nine starts) for Western New England College, which won The Commonwealth Coast Conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA Division III Regionals. WNEC finished the season 30-17.
Sacred Heart sophomore Matt Fitton (Lebanon) went 5-3 in 16 appearances (11 starts) for the Pioneers, who went 29-27-1 overall and 16-10 in the Northeast Conference.
Southern New Hampshire's Ryan Quinn (Lebanon) was named Northeast-10's third team after a senior season in which he went 5-5 with a 3.50 ERA in 12 starts. Quinn struck out a single-season school record 100 batters, while walking 21 in 87.1 innings of work. He finished with 168 career strikeouts, third on the list at SNHU, which went 14-26-1 overall this season.
Junior Jeff Raymond (Marlborough) wrapped up his first season at Keene State with a 4-2 record and 3.80 ERA in 10 appearances (six starts) on the mound. The Owls went 25-16 overall.
Matt Grosso (Marlborough) appeared in 20 games (nine starts), primarily as a DH, in his first season eligible at Notre Dame after transferring from Maine.
Sean Scanlon (Lebanon) made 10 appearances (two starts) as a freshman at Roger Williams, picking up his first win of the season in The Commonwealth Coast Conference tournament. Roger Williams finished the season 21-20-1.
Here's more on the former and current Tri-County Senior Legion players who competed in college baseball in 2009:
Mark DiTommaso (Hebron, Fr.): Western New England College / Player bio / '09 stats /// 2008 T-C bio
Matt Fitton (Lebanon, So.): Sacred Heart University / Player bio / '09 stats /// 2008 T-C bio
Matt Grosso (Marlborough, Jr.): Notre Dame University / Player bio / '09 stats
A.J. Pollock (Marlborough/Hebron, Jr.): Notre Dame University / Player bio / '09 stats
Ryan Quinn (Lebanon, Sr.): Southern New Hampshire University / Player bio / '09 stats
Jeff Raymond (Marlborough, Jr.): Keene State / Player bio / '09 stats /// 2007 T-C bio
Sean Scanlon (Lebanon, Fr.): Roger Williams University / Player bio / '09 stats /// 2008 T-C bio
Other T-C alumni who have recently competed at the collegiate level:
Erik Ackerman (Andover): Community College of Rhode Island, 2005-07
Cody Garray (Andover): UConn-Avery Point, 2006-08
Aaron Guilbeault (Lebanon): Manchester Community College, 2008
Chris Kessing (Andover): Assumption, 2004-07
Tim Reiser (Marlborough): Scranton (Pa.), 2004-08
Liam Shea (Lebanon): Western New England College, 2007-08
Complete list of Legion players from Connecticut currently playing in college
If we are missing any players, or if you have some information that would interest Tri-County fans, please email Len Lampugnale at lampugnale@comcast.net or Al Garray at mona.s.monograms@snet.net
State Goes To Wood
As the national debate on the subject of wood vs. metal continues to heat up, seven of Connecticut's eight zones have voted to play with wood this summer (2009), meaning the state tournament -- and most, if not all, non-zone games -- will be played with wood since a majority of zones will be going that way.
Some Helpful Links
Tri-County Baseball, Inc.
American Legion Baseball national site
American Legion Baseball state of Connecticut site
Jaycee-TD Banknorth League: Good for directions to lots of fields
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