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Bethel 13's 2007 Travel Team --District 4 Champions!!
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REGIONAL TOURNAMENT UPDATE - 8-4-2007
Norwalk, CT 9 Wakefield,MA 1
Goffstown, NH 18 St. Albans, Vermont 0
Manchester, NH 12 Central Maine, Maine 5
Cumberland-Lincoln, RI 10 Westfield, MA 3
Manchester plays against, Cumberland-Lincoln, RI on 8-4 @ 3:00PM
Norwalk is scheduled to play Goffstown on 8-4 @ 5:30PM
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Babe+Ruth+13s%3a+Goffstown+comes+out+swinging&articleId=41027e25-a139-49ab-ad81-cdd3ffe93a7d
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Ruth+13s+roundup%3a+Manchester+pours+it+on+in+opener&articleId=55d8591d-28d6-4e1e-9c4b-80b436daef83
(links may need to be cut and pasted to your web browser)
Bethel 13's Wrap Up Season With 2nd Place in Dot Bondi Tournament
July 29, 2007 - --
The Bethel 13's completed their 2007 summer season with a disappointing loss to their rivals from Ridgefield. The Final score was 16-6 and Bethel finished as runner ups in the Dot Bondi Tournament.
Congratulations to the young men and a BIG THANK YOU to the coaches, parents, siblings and friends for their support.
Remember: "WE ARE BETHEL!!"
Norwalk 2007 Babe Ruth U13's State Champs
July 28, 2007 - --
In what has become expected, the Norwalk U13 Babe Ruth team won again this time making them Connecticut State Champions for the Babe Ruth U13 Division. Norwalk held the high scoring Simsbury team to just single digits in the 8-4 win and finished the tournament undefeated. The win paves the way for Norwalk's invitation to the Regional Torunament scheduled to be held in Golffstown,New Hampshire.
Thanks to Trumbull Babe Ruth for hosting this years event, congratulations to all the teams, Waterford, Hamden, Shelton, New Cannan, Trumbull, Simsbury, Norwalk and our own " WE ARE BETHEL".
Link to New England Regional Tournament:
http://brlworldseries.com/default.php?do=Tournament&id=216&pid=150
GOOD LUCK NORWALK !!
Bethel Reaches Final of Dot Bondi Tournament.
July 28, 2007 - --
In what started out in a rather quiet pitchers duel, Bethel ended up plating 8 to get the win over Fairfield in the Dot Bondi League Tournament. The final score was 8-5. While many contributed to the win, Mike Kaluta's offensive demonstration and Andrew Guercio's sharp pitching performance in relief brought home the win.
The Championship game is to be held on Saturday July 29th @ 12:30PM in Norwalk at Roton Middle School..
Directions can be be found on links to left on main Screen,,
Good Luck Bethel
Simsbury edges out Hamden..On to Face Norwalk for State Championship
July 26, 2007 - --
Simsbury continues to pour on the runs with another double digit performance in their win against Hamden. The win gives the the right to square off against the vry strong Norwalk team who remains undefeated. The match up will take place on Friday July 27th @ 7:00PM at Unity Park, Trumbull, CT. If Norwalk wins, they will be the State Champions and earn the right to head onto the Regionals. Should Simsbury be victorious, the the two teams will return on Saturday for the final game currently set for 10:00AM...Good luck to both teams...
(brackets have been updated)
Norwalk Goes to State Finals..Awaits Winner of Simsbury-Hamden Matchup..
July 25, 2007 - --
On 7-25 -07, Norwalk beat Hamden 8-0 to reach the finals of the CT State babe Ruth Tournament. Simsbury bested the Host Team, Trumbull by a score of 12-2 and will now face Hamden in the finals of losers bracket.
Hamden-Simsbury will match up on Thursday 6:15PM at Unity Park, Trumbull.
The winner will then go against Norwalk on Friday at 6:15PM.
Bethel Goes 0-2 In States...Focus Now Shifts to League Tournament
July 22, 2007 - --
Unfortunately, the ride did not last long. After a tremendous District run, the Bethel 13's came up short suffering a 21-8 loss to the Host Team in the State Tournament held in Trumbull. As usual, it was one big inning from their opponent that put the end to any hope the 13's had. After falling behind, Bethel came back to tie the score at 8-8. Several miscues in the field, and the inability to get a balanced strike zone allowed Trumbull to take control and hold Bethel in check. Without getting an opportunity to get back in the game, Bethel will now come home, regroup and focus on getting back on track in the Dot Bondi League Tournament. Details to follow...
2007 District Champs
July 15, 2007 - --
WOW --WOW--HOLY COW!!
July 15, 2007 - --
Bethel Battled Southbury winning 2 games on Sunday to Capture the 2007 Babe Ruth 13 Year Old Connecticut District 4 Tournament. Where do you start to describe this challenging, thrilling, heart stopping match up.
In Game 1 of the tournament finals, Bethel had jumped out to a commanding lead only to see Southbury battle back. Fortunately for Bethel they were able to hold off Southbury and come away with a 12-11 victory. The victory set up a final game between the two teams.
Game 2 is one to be remembered by the young men for a long time to come. After the first 6 1/3 innings, Bethel found themselves in what appeared to a no win situation since Southbury was well ahead with a 10-2 lead. Somebody must have forgotten to tell the Bethel players this.
Needing nine runs to take the game, the boys began the battle with 1 out in the seventh. They slowly and methodically got men on base with walks and hits. Before you knew it, they were back in the game. It was now time for Mike Kaluta to come up with a powerful hit to drive in several runs. With Southbury still leading at 10-9 Andrew Guercio came to the plate. With his grandparents in the stands to lend support, he delivered with a hard shot into center field driving home the tying and winning runs. Bethel ends up with the 11-10 victory.
Everyone contributed in some fashion. Robbie Frey was his usual intense self both behind and at the plate. Same goes for Nick Manfreda who consistently was a leader for his team mates. Tyler in his first year with the team, handled the pressure well. Connor used his speed on the base paths and in the field to make some critical catches. Brian Walters, (Mr. EEEEficiency,) got on base when it came to clutch time. Matty O kept the momentum going when the team needed a push, starting a key double play along with Austin L. who had been called upon to play pivotal positions at short and center. Kevin Vaughn and Steve Sieget, (two of the "Bethel Groupies" favorite players,) faced pressure throughout the series. Many times they delivered just what was needed to give their team a boost. Alex was tested several times in the field and on the mound by some tough Southbury players. He kept his cool which prevented his team mates from throwing in the towel.
Kudos' to the Coaches, Ray, Bob and Joe, Along with some assistance from "Tiny", they did not let the young men give up. They showed them how to handle pressure, adversity along with what good sportsmanship is all about. Even had some fun while doing it... A Class Act...
The Tournament win now qualifies them for the Connecticut State Double Elimination tournament being held in Trumbull, CT starting on July 20th. Bethel's first game is currently scheduled for Saturday, July 21st, 2007 at 10AM at Unity Park.
Congrats and Good Luck...
Snapshots of the 13's By Erik Andersen
July 10, 2007 - --
Erik Anderson's view of the 13's...July 15th..v Southbury
Erik Anderson's view of the 13's July 13th v. Ridgefield
Erik Anderson's view of the 13's...July 8th v. Danbury
Erik Anderson's view of the 13's...June 30th v. Darien
2007 States Brackets
States Brackets
July 15, 2007 - --
"Bethel 13 Groupies"
July 14, 2007 - --
..Rah! Rah! Go Bethel 13's ..You are our heroes! We just can't wait for you to become famous..From Your Groupies...Kiss Kiss....
2007 Babe Ruth Districts Brackets
Babe Ruth 13 Year Old Districts
July 7, 2007 - --
Tournament to be held at the Bethel High School and the Bethel Middle School (click on underlined above for brackets or go to handouts)
Then...The Early Years "10's"
Fast Forward Now...Faces Only a Mother Could Love..."13'S"
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