Sandy Hook, CT — Down to their final couple of outs, Newtown High School’s baseball team came through in the clutch with a run to tie the game and force extra innings. Then came a two-out rally; single, walk, pinch-hit single. Ballgame.

Monroe, CT — If you were looking for a little suspense this spring the Newtown High School baseball diamond, or whatever field the Nighthawk sluggers were visiting, was the place to be. Among 20 regular-season games were 11 decided by a single run — including the Nighthawks’ last three, and four of their final five matchups heading into the postseason. Newtown went 6-5 in those nail-biters and posted a 13-7 overall mark and earned the No. 4 seed and a conference tournament quarterfinal-round home game.

Sandy Hook, CT — Playing six games in nine days can take a toll on a pitching staff, but consecutive combined shutouts, and three such dominant pitching outcomes during this stretch, by Newtown High School’s hurlers gave the Nighthawks a spark and helped them pull out a couple of hard-fought victories and one blowout win against South-West Conference rivals on the baseball diamonds.

Sandy Hook, CT — The ultimate remedy for the disappointment of a walk-off loss: the thrill of a walk-off win.