Staples’ Jules Cicero congratulated by Coach Jack McFarland after reaching third base in the Wreckers’ FCIAC playoff win over Greenwich last week. But after being ousted from the tourney Monday, Staples aims to rebound in the state tournament. / Photo by Mark Sikorski 

By Andy Hutchison

STAMFORD — The underdog Staples High baseball team saw its hopes for an FCIAC championship end in a 3-0 conference semifinal playoff loss to Trumbull on Monday.

The N0. 3 Eagles blanked No. 7 Staples at Cubeta Stadium and the Wreckers will now have to wait for the start of the state tournament, after Memorial Day, to get back to game action.

Andrew Oppenheimer pitched well for the Wreckers, allowing three runs on six hits, walking three and striking out five batters.

The Wreckers managed just three hits as Jules Cicero, Jack Farnen and Luke Oakley all singled.

The Wreckers were coming off a 15-0 win at No. 2 Greenwich in the quarterfinals last Friday.

Andy Hutchison has been covering school sports — including Staples athletics — as well as news and feature stories in Fairfield County, since the 1990s.

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