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Ridgefield 4, Newtown 5
Varsity Baseball

Hawks Sluggers Come Through In A Pinch, Earn Thrilling Walk-Off Victory (By Andy Hutchison of The Newtown Bee)

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.

Notre Dame Catholic 0, Newtown 9
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Pitching Continues To Shine For Nighthawk Baseball Team (The Newtown Bee)

Sandy Hook, CT — Make it ten games in which Newtown High School’s baseball team has surrendered two or less runs. The Nighthawks followed up a 5-1 win over Brookfield on May 1 by duplicating the outcome in a 5-1 win at Stratford two days later. After a 3-2 loss at Maloney on April 4, the Nighthawks shut out visiting Notre Dame Fairfield, at Fairfield Hills, 9-0 on May 8. The Nighthawks improved to 10-7 overall heading into their final three regular-season matchups.

Saint Joseph 8, Newtown 4
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Stellar, Shutout Pitching Sparks Baseball Team During Busy Stretch (By Andy Hutchison of The Newtown Bee)

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.

Pomperaug 4, Newtown 5
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Walk-Off Win! Hawk Sluggers Bounce Back Versus Panthers (By Andy Hutchison of The Newtown Bee)

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

Newtown 1, Weston 2
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Hawk Sluggers Get Contributions From Newcomers During Winning Streak (By Andy Hutchison of The Newtown Bee)

Weston, CT — A combination of veteran and inexperienced/ new-to-varsity players were expected to contribute, and that has been true to form in the early going for Newtown High School’s baseball team. The Nighthawks, following a couple of losses to begin the season, carried a three-game winning streak into a s scheduled visit to Weston on Wednesday, April 12. Newtown has gotten tremendous pitching during this stretch, posting a shutout and allowing a combined three runs in as many games.

Newtown @ Francise T Maloney
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Defending SWC Champ NHS Sluggers Swinging For More Playoff Success (By Andy Hutchison of The Newtown Bee)

Meriden, CT — Newtown High School’s baseball team is striving to be the best in both the South-West Conference and Class LL state, and whether or not the Nighthawks enter into the postseason as the top team in the regular season, this squad knows it is a whole new ballgame in the playoffs.

Stratford 1, Newtown 3
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Opponent In A Pickle: Rundown, Base Running, Pitching Help Sluggers Win (By Andy Hutchison of The Newtown Bee)

Sandy Hook, CT — Newtown High School’s baseball team manufactured runs with aggressive base running — eight successful steals in nine attempts — and prevented runs with stellar pitching and fielding, including a wild rundown, to earn a 3-1 victory over visiting Stratford on May 5.

Newtown 6, Brookfield 2
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Hawk Sluggers Top Tough Brookfield, Put Up Crooked Numbers In Win Over Kolbe (By Andy Hutchison of The Newtown Bee)

Brookfield, CT — Newtown High School’s baseball team visited Brookfield on May 3 and handed the Bobcats only their second loss with a 6-2 victory. Jake Hossler pitched a complete game four-hitter, walking two and striking out eight. Ryan Verdi had three hits, including a double and homer, knocked in two runs, and scored a run. Matt Pietrorazio had a hit, walk, two runs batted in, and run scored. Josh Rosen singled, drove in a run, and scored. Sam D’Aprile walked and scored. Hayden Conklin had two hits and an RBI. The Nighthawks fell behind 2-0 after two innings and put up all of their runs in the fourth inning.

New Fairfield 6, Newtown 8
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Picking Each Other Up: Hawk Sluggers Get Contributions From Throughout Lineup (By Andy Hutchison of The Newtown Bee)

Sandy Hook, CT — Perhaps more than in any other sport, baseball requires clutch contributions from different individuals on any given day. With a batting lineup of nine hitters and a pitching rotation of a handful of hurlers, along with a relief corps, not to mention bench players, there is no telling who will come through from one contest to the next. For Newtown High School’s baseball team, this has been all the more prevalent with some younger and bench players stepping in — and stepping up — in the absence of starters put due to injury and illness.