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Simsbury aiming for District 6 banner

Baseball ImageTournament baseball and softball is in full swing across the state in Little League.

In Major Division baseball (ages 11-12), Simsbury is two wins away from winning its first District 6 championship since 2010. 

Simsbury (5-0) faces Burlington (5-0) on Friday night in the semifinals of the double elimination portion of the D6 tournament in Harwinton. The winner advances to Sunday’s D6 title game at 5 p.m. in Terryville while the loser will face Torrington Nationals (4-2) at 3 p.m. in Harwinton in the consolation final. 

A second game, if necessary, will be held on Monday night in Terryville at 6 p.m. The District 6 champion advances to the Division II tournament – a four-team double elimination event in Thomaston at Reeves Field beginning July 16 and running through July 21. 

Avon (2-2), Canton (2-2) and Granby (2-2) did not finish among the top four teams in pool play to advance in the District 6 tournament. Avon had played in the last 10 District 6 finals, winning six times. 

East Granby (3-1) finished third and qualified for the double elimination portion of the tournament. But they lost to Burlington, 10-4 on Wednesday and were eliminated by Torrington, 11-1 on Thursday night. Simsbury whipped Torrington Nationals, 10-1 on Wednesday night. 

In the District 6 Major Division softball tournament (ages 11-12), Torrington (6-3) went undefeated in the double elimination portion of the D6 tournament to win its second title in three years. Torrington beat Burlington, 13-5, slipped past Granby, 5-4 and won the title with a 3-1 win over Granby. 

Torrington, Granby and Burlington were each 3-1 in the pool portion of the tournament. Simsbury was 2-2. Avon and Canton didn’t enter teams this spring. 

In the Division II regional tournament, Torrington went 1-2, beating Wallingford, 6-3 but losing twice to Seymour, 12-0 and 11-1. Seymour won the Section I championship with an 11-1 win over North Branford to earn a berth in the best-of-3 state championship series against Mystic/Groton this weekend in Orange. 

Seymour is the defending state champion while this is the third visit to the finals by Mystic in the last four seasons.

Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.

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