Northern Connecticut Girls' Softball League
** 2007 U-12 League Tournament **
Sterling Field, West Hartford
The 2007 NCGSL U-12 league tournament was held on Saturday and Sunday, July 28-29th at Sterling Field in West Hartford. Pool play on Saturday determined seeding for Sunday's single-elimination bracket. Teams played other teams in their group for a total of three Saturday games each. The team groups, designated as Group A (1-3-5-7-9)(Tolland, Granby, Ellington, Glastonbury, Canton) and Group B (2-4-6-8-10) (Willington, Suffield, Windsor, West Hartford, Enfield) were determined by the final league standings. For Saturday pool play, games were 80 minutes in length, with home team determined by coin toss. A mercy rule of 10 runs after 5 innings was in effect. Tie games counted as ties.
Results of Saturday's Games
- 9:00AM Games
Field 1: #3 Granby 9, #7 Glastonbury 4.
Field 2: #5 Ellington 10, #9 Canton 3.
Field 3: #8 West Hartford 13, #4 Suffield 7.
Field 4: #6 Windsor 9, #10 Enfield 6.
- 10:30AM Games
Field 1: #1 Tolland 10, #9 Canton 0.
Field 2: #3 Granby 2, #5 Ellington 0.
Field 3: #2 Willington 15, #10 Enfield 4.
Field 4: #4 Suffield 7, #6 Windsor 7 (tie).
Saturday Morning Game Photos
- Lunch Break / Regular Season Awards
Regular Season Division Winners :
West Division - Granby (Coach: Cathy Bruner).
East Division - Tolland (Coach: Tony Valenti).
NCGSL 2007 U-12 M.V.P. Awards.
West Division : Erin Walsh, Granby (top right).
East Division : Alyssa Valenti, Tolland (bottom right).
2007 U-12 Teams and Awards
- 12:30PM Games
Field 1: #1 Tolland 7, #7 Glastonbury 2.
Field 2: #3 Granby 7, #9 Canton 6.
Field 3: #2 Willington 10, #8 West Hartford 3.
Field 4: #4 Suffield 11, #10 Enfield 6.
- 2:00PM Games
Field 1: #1 Tolland 10, #5 Ellington 0.
Field 2: #7 Glastonbury 8, #9 Canton 5.
Field 3: #2 Willington 9, #6 Windsor 0.
Field 4: #8 West Hartford 13, #10 Enfield 6.
Saturday Afternoon Game Photos
SEEDING FOR SUNDAY GAMES
#1 - Tolland (3-0) (2 runs allowed).
#2 - Willington (3-0) (7 runs allowed).
#3 - Granby (3-0) (10 runs allowed).
#4 - West Hartford (2-1) (23 runs allowed).
#5 - Windsor (1-1-1) (22 runs allowed).
#6 - Suffield (1-1-1) (26 runs allowed).
#7 - Ellington (1-2) (15 runs allowed).
#8 - Glastonbury (1-2) (21 runs allowed).
#9 - *Canton (0-3) (25 runs allowed).
#10 - *Enfield (0-3) (33 runs allowed).
*For teams that played 4 Saturday games, their game where the most runs were allowed was dropped from their total.
Sunday's Schedule - Single Elimination
Teams were seeded for Sunday according to their record on Saturday. First tiebreaker was fewest runs allowed per game, then most runs scored per game. Sunday games were 90 minutes long, except the final, and higher seed was home team. International tie breaker was used if the game was tied after 6 innings or 90 minutes. The mercy rule of 10 runs after 5 innings remained in effect.
- First Round Games (9:00AM)
Field 1: #8 Glastonbury 11, #9 Canton 5.
Field 2: #5 Windsor 9, #4 West Hartford 3.
Field 3: #3 Granby 8, #6 Suffield 2.
Field 4: #7 Ellington 12, #10 Enfield 5.
Sunday Morning Game Photos
- Quarter-Final Games (10:45AM)
Field 1: #1 Tolland 10, #8 Glastonbury 3.
Field 2: #7 Ellington 8, #2 Willington 6.
Semi-Final Game Photos
- Semi-Final Games (12:45PM)
Field 1: #1 Tolland 8, #5 Windsor 6.
Field 2: #3 Granby 9, #7 Ellington 1.
Championship Game Photos
- Championship Game - Tolland 7, Granby 1
Tolland successfully defended their U-12 tournament championship title with a 7-1 victory over West Division champs Granby. Jessica Olson was the winning pitcher, going the distance and giving up just two hits and a walk.
The tournament title was a total team effort, with solid pitching, timely hitting and consistent defense throughout. Granby was led by their two young star pitchers, Bayley Bruner and West Division MVP Erin Walsh.
* * CONGRATULATIONS TOLLAND - NCGSL 2007 U-12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPS * *
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