By Andy Hutchison
WESTPORT — The No. 11 Staples baseball team blanked No. 22 Manchester 9-0 in the Class LL State Tournament’s first round on Monday; the Wreckers will visit No. 6 Hall of West Hartford in the second round on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
Staples did all of its scoring early with a first-inning two-out run batted in by Mark Kelly and four spots in each the second and third innings.
Jules Cicero homered as part of a four-hit, six-RBI day to lead the charge at the plate; Cicero also scored three times. Kelly and Vincent Vega both doubled. Chase Landgraf and Kelly both delivered a pair of knocks.
Cole Landgraf pitched 4 and 2/3 innings, walking three and striking out six.
Andy Hutchison
Andy Hutchison has been covering school sports — including Staples athletics — as well as news and feature stories, since the 1990s. He is the sports editor at the Newtown Bee. He writes for the Monroe Sun. He was director of communications and radio color commentator for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (now Islanders) hockey team. He has won numerous writing awards, including regional and national first-place honors.
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