Coginchaug left-hander Kolby Pascarelli allowed 1 hit, walked 2 and struck out 11 in 6 innings, and Griffin Biro got the final three outs as the Blue Devils defeated Old Saybrook 4-0 Monday in Shoreline Conference baseball action in Durham.
Pascarelli, who has committed to play at UConn, won for the second time in two starts. He heaped praise on his fellow senior, the right-hander Biro.
“Everybody underestimated Griffin at a younger age and he’s proved to be a top pitcher in the league,” said Pascarelli. “I am very proud of him and his determination. I think me and him work very well together because we like to mix up our pitches and keep hitters on their toes.”
Connor Willett had 2 hits and scored a run and Jeremy Mangiameli and Jack Konopka drove in a run each for the unbeaten Blue Devils (4-0). Pascarelli, Mike Garofalo and Evan Faiella scored a run each.
Jake Butler took the loss for the Rams in 5 1/3 innings of work.
Noah Hester and Nicholas Scalzo had hits for the Rams (1-4), who were coming off Sunday’s 10-2 win over Portland.
In other Shoreline baseball games Monday, Hale-Ray beat Westbrook 6-2; Haddam-Killingworth beat East Hampton 16-6; Valley Regional beat Cromwell 5-4; North Branford knocked off Morgan 3-1 and Old Lyme beat Portland 4-3.
Coginchaug hosts Hale-Ray (4-0) on Tuesday at 4pm in a matchup of the Shoreline’s only two teams without a loss.
Hale-Ray 6, Westbrook 2
Hale-Ray senior Matt Lauria allowed 3 hits and struck out 15 in his second victory of the season. The Noises improved to 4-0. Nate Wanderman doubled and drove in 3 runs for Hale-Ray. Jack Naccarato had a double for Westbrook (0-5).
H-K 16, East Hampton 6 (6)
Alden Halfinger had 3 hits, scored 3 runs and drove in 2 and Callen Powers went five innings for his second win of the season for the Cougars (4-1). H-K scored 6 runs in the first, 3 in the fifth and amassed 7 in the sixth. The host Bellringers outhit the Cougars 12-11 but committed 5 errors.
Nick Glynn doubled twice and drove in 3 runs for H-K, and Matt Miranda (3 runs, 3 RBIs), Rocco Nappi (2 runs, 3 RBIs) and Alec Erskine (2 for 4, run, RBI) had big days at the dish for H-K.
Dan Cascio was 4 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI for East Hampton (2-2), James Quinn had 3 hits and Colby Camp was 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs.
Old Lyme 4, Portland 3
Riley Warecke threw 6 innings for the win, giving up 3 runs (none earned) on 4 hits, with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts, and Colbe Andrews pitched a 1-2-3 seventh for the save. Jimmy Creagan led the Old Lyme offense with 2 hits. His two-out double in the fifth drove in Alex Roth to put us back in the lead.
Teddy Williams drove in 2 runs for the Highlanders (1-4). The Wildcats (2-3) have won 2 straight.
Xavier 7, Wilbur Cross 3
Mitch Bludnicki and Tiernan Powers drove in 2 runs apiece as the Falcons improved to 4-0 with the win in New Haven. Right-hander Colin Loria went the distance, allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits with no walks and 8 strikeouts. Bludnicki, Powers and Jack Swierczynski had 2 hits each and Drew Kron scored twice. Xavier led 6-3 through 4 innings.
SOFTBALL
Cromwell 7, Valley Regional 1
Jamie Anderson and Lily Kenney had 2 hits apiece for the Panthers (3-1) in their third straight win.
V 100 000 0 1-6-1
C 202 102 X 7-8-0
WP: Lily Kenney; LP: Kenzie Mule
Haddam-Killingworth 10, East Hampton 0
Kaleigh Bodak pitched 6 strong innings, allowing only 2 hits and striking out 11, for her second victory of the season. H-K scored 3 runs in the second inning when freshman Keira Czarkowski cleared the bases with a double. In the fifth, Ivy McNiel tripled home Chey LaTouche and scored on an Ella McGlynn single.
The Cougars added 3 insurance runs in the sixth to seal their fourth victory against no losses. East Hampton fell to 0-4.
BOYS GOLF
Hand 153, Xavier 173
At Madison Country Club
Medalist: Matt Doyle (H), 36
Scoring: Hand–Doyle 36, Connor Quinn 37, Will Fitzgerald 40, Matt Gagliardi 40; Xavier–Finn Russell 39, Chris Drisdelle 44, Gavin Coletti 44, John Carrozzella 46.
Records: Hand 2-0, Xavier 0-3.
Morgan 185, Old Saybrook 208
At Clinton Country Club (Front 9, white tees, par-36)
Medalist: Jason Cohen (M), 37
Scoring: Morgan–Cohen 37, Nicholas Schmidt 47, Drew Nye 49, Tyler Greenhouse 52; Old Saybrook–Garrett Brady 40, Drew Kulmann 47, Guiseppe Sinibaldo 55, Rylan Murphy 66.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Morgan 18, Cromwell 3
Halftime: Morgan, 14-3
Scoring: C–Lilliam David 1 goal, Bridget Russ 1g, Erin Sokolowski 1g; M–Carley Schmidt 6 g, 1a; Maeve Madura 3g, 3a; Brooke Carlisle 3g, 2a; Lindsay Narracci 3g, 2a; Cailin Steahle 2g, 1a; Alex Shields 1a.
Goalies: C–Megan Carta (8 saves); M–Marin Stopkoski (2 saves). Shots: C–5; Morgan–27.
Records: Cromwell 0-4, Morgan 3-0.
Mercy 19, Haddam-Killingworth 11
Halftime: Mercy, 15-5
Scoring: M–Shae Kelley 1goal; Ava Arcesi 2g, 1a; Kaylie Zemke 2g, 1a; Maddy Carbone 3g, 4a; Kylie Fordyce 3g, Lily Schoonmaker 8g, 3a; HK–Yumi Imai 1g; Carly Rettberg 1g; Grace Cassidy 3g; Morgan Madore 3g 1a; Sophie Gromala 3g, 3a.
Records: Mercy 1-2, H-K 0-2.
BOYS LACROSSE
Middletown 13, Rockville 6
MHS Scoring: Ben Sipples 5 goals, 1 assist; Liam Ardito 4g, 1a; Liam Aristotle 1a; Gabe Boyle 1g; Aaron Mierz 1g, 1a; Marshall Alleyne 4a; Jake Bowen 1a.
Record: Middletown 1-0.
BOYS TENNIS
Newington 5, Middletown 2
Singles
Matt Utter (N) def. Nathan Robillard (M) 6-0,6-0
Nikhil Vishwanath (N) def. Jonathan Baldwin (M) 6-1,6-0
Ryan Huston (M) def. Tim Davis (N) 6-2, 6-1
Marc Pantano (N) def. Kenyon Fignar (M) 6-1, 6-4
Aaron Hober (N) def. Matthew Cavanaugh (M) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
Marcello Pollak and Connor Cavanaugh (M) def. Shiven Patel and Sami Khan 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (10-7)
Bryce Mayo and Mohammed Rahman (N) def. Jessie Baldwin and Matthew Bogli (M) 6-0, 5-0
Records: Middletown 0-2; Newington 2-0
GIRLS TENNIS
Old Lyme 7, Portland 0
Singles
Abigail Sicuranza def. Ava Hurley 6-3, 6-1
Callie Bass def. Kylie Walsh 6-0, 6-1
Sam Tan def. Jordan Shortell 6-0, 6-0
Livie Bass def. Mia Lopinski 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
Lauren Wallace/Alexis Fenton def. Allison Scott/Natalie Przestrzelski 6-0, 6-1
Fiona Hufford/Izzy Reynolds def. Tatum Hair/Hailey Carlson 6-2, 6-2
Aggie Hunt/Beatrice Hunt def. Amelia Hair/Isabella McClelland 6-2, 6-0