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Greenwich Scores and Standings: July 22
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Here is the schedule for the first two days of the American Legion state tournament.
Day - 1 Saturday, July 23 (games shortened to seven innings because of threat of thunderstorms)
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at Muzzy Field in Bristol
Game - 1 9:30AM Unionville (15) (Zone 1) vs. Oakville (2) (Zone 5)
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Game - 2 12 PM Norwalk (10) (Zone 4) vs. Niantic (7) (Zone 6)
Game - 3 3:30PM Trumbull (14) (Zone 4) vs. Windsor Locks (3) (Zone 8)
Game - 4 6:30PM New London (11) (Zone 6) vs. Bristol (6) (Zone 1)
at Palmer Field in Middletown -
Game - 5 9:30AM Southington (13) (Zone 1) vs. West Hartford (4) (Zone 7)
Game - 6 12 PM Bethel (12) (Zone 5) vs. Greenwich (5) (Zone 4)
Game - 7 3:30PM Stamford (16) (Zone 4) vs. Branford (1) (Zone 2)
Game - 8 6:30PM Avon (9) (Zone 1) vs. Middletown (8) (Zone 3)
Day - 2 Sunday, July 24
at Muzzy Field in Bristol
Game - 9 9:30AM Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
10 * Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
11 3:30PM Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
12 * WInner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
at Palmer Field in Middletown
Game 13 9:30AM Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6
14 * Loser game 7 vs. Loser Game 8
15 3:30PM Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6
16 * Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8
The Greenwich Redbirds have earned another crack against Black Rock in the section one junior softball league tournament as each team posted victories Thursday to advance to Sunday's 5 p.m. final.
Black Rock routed Oxford 10-0 to finish 3-0 in pool while Greenwich defeated Bristol 9-4 to finish at 2-1.
In the earlier meeting, Black Rock blanked Greenwich, 14-0. The winner of Sunday's contest advances to the state final.
The Greenwich senior American Legion team, the No. 5 seed after a 23-4 regular season, will face No. 12 Bethel in the first round of the state tournament on Saturday. The game will be played at 12:30 p.m. at Palmer Field in Middletown.
The eight zone winners gained automatic berths into the 16-team double elimination tournament. The other eight teams were determined through a play-in tournament Tuesday and Wednesday.
Three other teams from Zone Four -- Trumbull, Norwalk and Stamford -won games Wednesday to also qualify.
Norwalk takes on Niantic at Muzzy Field in Bristol at 12:30 p.m., Trumbull faces Windsor Locks in Bristol at 3:30 p.m. and Stamford battles Branford at 3:30 p.m. in Middletown.
Bethel advanced with a 5-2 win over Berlin on Wednesday in the play-in tournament.
After an off day Tuesday, the Greenwich Redbirds face Bristol on Wednesday in the section one junior softball league tournament.
Greenwich is 1-1 in the tournament, losing to Black Rock 14-0 and beating Oxford, 13-2.
The top two teams play for the sectional championship on Thursday.
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
American Legion senior state tournament
Greenwich vs. Bethel, 12 p.m., at Palmer Field, Middletown
Junior League Softball sectionals, finals
Greenwich vs. Black Rock, 5 p.m.
SUNDAY'S SCHEDULE
American Legion senior state tournament
Greenwich vs. TBA
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STANDINGS
3-24-0 6 Team Record Points *Stamford Jr 20-6-0 40 Ridgefield Jr 20-7-0 40 Trumbull Jr 19-7-0 38 Norwalk Jr 15-11-0 30 Fairfield Jr
14-13-0 28 Darien/NCJr
13-13-0 26 Wilton Jr 11-15-0 22 Westport Jr 10-16-0 20 Greenwich Jr 9-17-0 18 Bridgeport Jr 0-26-0 0