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05/07/2017 12:00 AMBaseball
The Indians’ baseball squad was an offensive juggernaut last week by putting up 59 runs between its three victories to improve to 10-4, while also qualifying for the State Tournament.
Guilford made states in its first game of the week and did so in convincing fashion with an 18-0 victory over Career on May 1. Kevin Cargos pitched six innings and had six strikeouts to get the win. Charlie Danaher hit a grand slam and had five RBI, Logan Hitchcock cracked a solo homer, and Logan Driscoll notched two RBI for the Indians.
“We are on our third game in four days, and we play the next two days, so it was important for us to get some length out of our starting pitching. Kevin gave us exactly what we needed. He was tremendous, throwing a ton of strikes and keeping the game 0-0 through three innings until we found our offense,” said Head Coach Brian Hayden. “We got some good at-bats in the fourth from Hitchcock, John Luke Cianciolo, and Driscoll. From that point, our offense came together. Charlie put a great swing on the ball with the bases loaded for a home run, and that put the game out of reach. Getting win No. 8 was big for us today.”
The Indians kept the offense coming with a 20-4 win versus divisional foe Cross that put them at 3-1 in the Oronoque.
Guilford won another rout with a 21-0 final over West Haven the next day. The Indians pounded out 21 hits in the victory. Hitchcock went 4-for-4 with four RBI, Matt Donlan was 3-for-3 with three RBI and five runs scored, plus Kam Miles and Cianciolo each had two hits and two RBI. Jack Strand worked four scoreless innings for the win.
“The past three days, we’ve scored 60 runs in three games, and we have taken advantage of some mistakes, but for the most part, have put great swings on the ball,” Coach Hayden said. “Our guys showed up tonight with a purpose. In the first inning, Kam Miles had a great at-bat and took the ball the other way to get us two runs. In the second inning, Charlie Danaher put a ball in the right-center gap on a hit and run scoring two. From that point on, the hitting was contagious. Logan Hitchcock and Matt Donlan were locked in all night. When our guys trust the approach and their mechanics, they’re as good as anyone.”
Softball
Guilford recorded two victories last week to net itself a State Tournament berth with mark of 8-3. The Indians are also 3-1 in SCC Hammonasset Division.
The Indians took a 3-0 loss to Sacred Heart Academy on May 2. Kate Napieckowski’s infield single with the bases loaded brought the winning run home with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Ava Gladwin had two hits for Guilford. Amanda King struck out eight and gave up only four hits in the loss.
Guilford rebounded with a 9-0 shutout of Branford the next day. King scattered three hits and struck out 12 for the win. She also went 2-for-3 with homer and two RBI at the plate. Jordyn Goldstein and Leah Kornguth each had three hits for Guilford. Emily Torre got the scoring going with a two-out RBI double in the first inning. Delaney Kenney contributed an RBI double.
Then on May 4, the Indians defeated Career 20-2 to seal their states bid.
Boys’ Outdoor Track
In a home tri-meet against Foran and North Haven on May 2, the Indians’ 4x100 relay team of Jordan Lembo-Frey, Sam Sessions, Thomas Larkin-Wells, and Corey Sondak set a new school record of 44.2 seconds while winning the event. The former record of 44.9 seconds had been set in 1977.
Guilford swept the relays at the meet with the team of Joseph Walters, Rhys Kalama, William Smith, and William Dinauer winning the 4x800 in 8:55.10, and the team of Sessions, Caleb Benedict, Joseph Walters, and Corey Gambardella taking the 4x400 in 3:36.10. Individual winners included Lembo-Frey in the 100 (11.2), Gambardella in the 800 (2:04.6), and Finn Davidson in the 1,600 (4:39.1). Guilford’s dual-meet record is now 4-7.
At the Middletown Invitational on May 6, the 4x400 relay of Smith, Benedict, Lembo-Frey, and Gambardella took third with a time of 3:30.14. Lembo-Frey was fourth in the 200 (22.65) and Gambardella finished fourth in the 800 (2:00.72). Josh Stern qualified for the Class MM State Championship in the 3,200 with a time of 10:18.55.
Girls’ Outdoor Track
Guilford split a dual-meet on May 2 versus North Haven (losing 89-52) and Foran (winning 92-47) and is now 6-4-1 on the year.
Top performers were the 4x800 relay of Andrea Basilicato, Elissa Strand, Kamryn Morro, and Paige White, which won with a mark of 11:03. Kelsi Putnam won the 1,600 in 5:31, Rachel Lauzier took second in the 100 in 12.9 seconds, White was second in the 400 in 65.0, Meredith Bloss captured first for the 3,200 (4:24.80), while Sofia Migani was runner-up in the high jump at 4-6. The Indians’ 4x400 relay of Chloe Shaw, Jess Bohan, Strand, and Jacqui Guerra finished first by running at 4:24.
On May 6, Guilford competed at the Middletown Invitational, where Bloss won the 3,200 in a season-best time of 11:26. The 4x800 relay of Strand, Putnam, Julia Esposito, and Shaw prevailed with a season-best 9:57. Also, Guerra took second place in the 1,600 with a time of 5:22.
Girls’ Tennis
Guilford won two of its three matches last week, including a big triumph over Lauralton Hall, to move to 8-4 on the season.
Guilford took a 5-2 loss to Hand on May 1. The Indians’ wins came from Claire Dinauer (5-7, 6-2, 6-1), plus the doubles team of Elaina Griffiths and Annabelle Wang (7-5, 7-5).
The Indians then defeated defending Class M state champion Lauralton Hall, 4-3, on May 3. Guilford’s victors on the afternoon were Faren Roth (6-0, 6-0), plus the duos of sisters Charlotte and Molly Babbin (6-2, 6-2), Sam Stofflet and Emily Dietzko (6-2, 6-0), and Griffiths and Wang (6-3, 6-2).
After that, Guilford shut out Cheshire 7-0 on May 4. Wins came from Dinauer (6-1, 6-1), Roth (6-1, 6-0), Acadia Hall (8-4), and Emma Rand (7-5, 6-4), as well as the Babbin sisters (6-0, 6-1), Stofflet and Dietzko (6-0, 6-2), and Griffiths and Wang (6-0, 6-0).
Boys’ Tennis
Guilford split a pair of recent matches to move to 10-2 on the year.
The Indians were edged, 4-3, against Amity on May 1, but they then bounced back with a 7-0 sweep of Law on May 4.
Boys’ Lacrosse
The Indians are now 5-7 after losses to Hand, Fairfield Prep, and New Fairfield last week.
Guilford first took a 10-7 loss to Hand on May 1. John Delucia (3 goals), Jack Ring (3), and Austin Wallace scored goals for the Indians in the game.
The Indians then dropped a 14-11 decision to Fairfield Prep on May 3. Contributing on the stat sheet were Ring (3 goals), Delucia (2 goals), Shane Molloy (2 goals), Jack Dacey (2 goals), Sean Russell (1 goal), and Ben Levy (1 goal).
Guilford finished the week with an 18-8 loss to New Fairfield on May 6.
Golf
The Indians notched their second victory of the year last week and are now 2-6 this season.
Guilford started the week with a 172-178 loss to Hand on May 1. The Indians then took a 170-194 loss to Cheshire on May 3. After that, Guilford got in the win column with a 172-178 victory over Shelton on May 4.
Crew
On May 3, the Guilford crew program took part in a five-school meet against Old Saybrook, Valley Regional, E.O. Smith, and host Old Lyme.
For the boys, the Indians’ varsity team finished second in a three-boat race, second varsity was first out of two, and novice was tops out of two.
On the girls’ side, the varsity boat finished first out of five, second varsity was first out of three, third varsity was first place out of four, first (out of 3) and second (out of 2) novice also prevailed, and fourth novice was fourth out of four.