Congratulations Connecticut Hackers – 8/24/2009

Posted by Bob on August 24, 2009 under Daily Blogs | Be the First to Comment

The Connecticut Hackers, a Naugatuck-based adult baseball team, won its third consecutive

Southern Connecticut National Adult Baseball Association (NABA) championship defeating the Bridgeport All-Stars 3-2 in Sunday’s deciding game of the best-of-three championship series played  at Quigley Field in West Haven.  The victory ended another successful season for the Hackers, who also were the regular season champions.

Despite a brilliant pitching performance by Mike Fox, the Hackers trailed Bridgeport 2-1 entering the bottom of the ninth.  With runners on first and second with no outs, Catcher Craig Vincelette tied the game with a single to center field.  One out later, Ryan Strout lined a single to right to score the winning run from third.

Many thanks to Hackers Player/Manager Mike Doran for inviting me to throw-out the first pitch.  It did not take long to realize the Hackers were a great group of guys and fantastic ball players.  While a scheduling conflict forced me to leave after the fifth inning, I thoroughly enjoyed the game and was impressed by the quality of play.

For more detailed information, please see Ken Morse’s coverage in this week’s edition of the Citizens News.