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One Down, Four to Go: New Canaan Baseball Beats Wethersfield in States Opener

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In a game with so many twists, turns and storylines, it only seemed appropriate that it would all boil down to the bat of New Canaan’s Erik Jager. The Rams co-captain has had a tough senior campaign at the plate, with a seemingly endless amount of hard hit baseballs that found leather instead of grass. That would all change today. Jager’s clutch bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the defending state champion Rams a dramatic 5-4 win over Wethersfield in the first round of the 2014 Class L playoffs. “It feels great,” Jager told NewCanaanite.com.

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New Canaan Youth Baseball Roundup: May 29

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As the New Canaan Rams prepare for a defense of their Class L State Championship, future Rams saw plenty of action last week on the youth diamonds. The AA Division-leading Yankees continued their winning ways, though the second place Angels were able to keep pace. In the A Division, the Cardinals remained in first place with a tough win over the Padres. AA Division

Yankees–6, Orioles–3

The Karl Chevrolet Yankees defeated the Express Orioles 6-3 in a hard-fought battle. Great pitching from the Yanks’ Cole Schubert held the Orioles attack in check. The O’s offense was paced by great at-bats from Thomas Arnold and Robert Harris. The Orioles defense was stout with great plays from Charlie Besgen and Jack Greiner. Trey Hartnett paced the Yankee offense with a multi-hit game. The Yankees defense was anchored by John Totaro and Colin Sampson.

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New Canaan Pride 9u’s Double Dip Yorkville

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The New Canaan Pride 9u won their sixth and seventh consecutive games of the spring travel baseball season with Sunday’s doubleheader sweep over the Yorkville (NYC) Eagles at Mellick Field. New Canaan 12, Yorkville 2

In Game One, the Pride scored more runs than they would need in the top of the 1st inning, as Nick Burns reached first after being hit by a pitch and stole second. Ian Wearing ripped a single to RF to score Burns for the game’s first run. After Daniel Rogers walked, Eoin Mueller plated Wearing with an RBI single, giving New Canaan a 2-0 lead. Giovanni Cascione drove a triple to the Mellick Field fence to drive in 2, extending New Canaan’s lead to 4-0.

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Wild Wednesday: New Canaan Baseball, Softball Notch Dramatic Wins

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Video by SportsFairfield, New Canaan High School junior Alex LaPolice walk off home run May 21, 2014
[Editor’s Note: The video above is courtesy of SportsFairfield—follow them here on Twitter, covering Fairfield, Trumbull Westport and Wilton.]

In one of the most dramatic days on the diamond in recent memory, the New Canaan Rams baseball and softball teams each pulled off improbable–and important–victories over Trumbull High School Wednesday night. Alex LaPolice’s walkoff grand slam capped off an amazing comeback for New Canaan, who entered the 7th and final inning down 4-0. The Rams seemingly had no answers for Trumbull starter Avery Santos, who went into the seventh inning looking to close out the game having given up just five runs through the first six innings. Santos, however, seemed to suddenly tire in the seventh and lose command of his pitches. Two New Canaan hits, a fielder’s choice, and a hit batter closed the gap to 4-1, loaded the bases and brought the potential winning run to the plate.

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New Canaan Lacrosse Third Grade Roundup: May 19

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As the New Canaan High School varsity team gears up for a defense of their back-to-back FCIAC titles, the youth lacrosse league—New Canaan Lacrosse Association—is in full swing. Here’s a look at some of the action in the third grade division:

North Carolina 5  Duke 4 – North Carolina was able to edge out Duke 5-4 in a very exciting close battle. Ryan Connelly and Cameron Wietfeldt lead the Tar Heels with 2 goals each. Connelly also had 2 assists including the game winning buzzer-beating pass across the crease to Mathew Salmini who scored with 2 seconds left in the game. The Tar-Heels also enjoyed some great all-around gritty defensive play from John Totaro, Andrew Rittenberry, William Webster, and Nathaniel Moor, while the relentless ground ball play of Jerome Roscoe, Hunter Nelson, Holden Busby and Jason Pastushan tilted the possessions in favor of Carolina.