Greenwich Cannons' 8-1 Win Over Trumbull

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Greenwich stayed alive in the Senior American Legion state tournament with an 8-1 win over Trumbull on Tuesday at Muzzy Field.

Greenwich will face top seed and defending legion state champion Branford in another elimination game on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in Bristol.

Greenwich fell into the loser's bracket with a 10-4 loss to Stamford on Monday.

On Tuesday, Greenwich rode a strong outing from starter Dylan Callahan, who allowed one run and only three hits over seven innings.

Callahan yielded just one hit through six innings before Trumbull scored its only run in the seventh. Brendan Hardin had three hits for Greenwich.

Leading 4-1, the Cannons put away the game with four runs in the bottom of the eighth. Callahan did not return after a long rain delay in the eighth.

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Danbury's Frank Bensel carded his second straight 3-under 68 to take a two-shot lead after the second round of the 77th Connecticut Open at the Brooklawn County Club in Fairfield.

First-round David Pastore of Greenwich, who plays out of the E-Club in Fairfield. followed up a 66 with a 5-over 76 to fall to a tie for 12th at 142 - six shots off the lead.

Greenwich's Daniel Balin, who plays out of Burning Tree,  continued his steady play with a 2-under 69, leaving him alone in fourth at 139.

Greenwich's Country Club's Jason Caron followed up a first-round 73 with a 67 to move into a tie for fifth with Wilton's Brian Murphy at 140. Pastore and Murphy are amateurs.

Among other local players, Shorehaven's Jerry Courville is tied for eighth at 141 (71-70) and Redding's Jim St. Pierre is deadlocked for 12th after his second straight 71.

Weston's Bernie D'Amato, another amateur, just missed the cut after his second straight 74. The top 40 low scores, plus ties, advanced to
Wednesday's final round.

Other area players who made the cut were Stamford's Mike Ballo (145), Greenwich's Reed Howard (145), Fairfield's John Deigan (146).

Defending champion Kyle Gallo of Kensington, who is seeking a record fifth Connecticut Open title, shot a 69, but is still seven shots behind Bensel in a tie for 18th.

The final round gets under way Wednesday at 8 a.m..

 -- The next event in the Volvo of Stamford Greenwich Cup series is the Volvo of Stamford Greenwich Cup Triathlon at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday Aug. 7 (entry fee $89).

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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

TUESDAY'S RESULTS

Greenwich Sr. 8, Trumbull Sr 1

WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE

Greenwich Sr. vs. Branford Sr., 3:30 p.m., at Muzzy Field, Bristol

 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STANDINGS