2025 Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League championship tournament.
Double-elimination tournament
Wednesday, July 23
No. 8 Gold Star 8, No. 9 Western Massachusetts 7
No. 5 West Haven 6, No. 12 Glastonbury 2
No. 7 Simsbury 1, No. 10 Hamden 0
No. 6 Silk City 4, No. 11 Waterbury 3
Thursday, July 24
No. 1 Bridgeport 7, Gold Star 5
West Haven 1, No. 4 Southington 0
No. 2 Danbury 14, Simsbury 4
Silk City 4, No. 3 Meriden 3
Friday, July 25
Hamden 13, Southington 6, Southington eliminated
Glastonbury 8, Simsbury 6, Simsbury eliminated
Saturday, July 26
Waterbury 2, Gold Star 0, Gold Star eliminated
Meriden 1, Western Massachusetts0, Western MA eliminated
West Haven 7, Bridgeport 5
Silk City 5, Danbury 2
Sunday, July 27
Waterbury 10, Hamden 6, Hamden eliminated
Meriden 11, Glastonbury 3, Glastonbury eliminated
Monday, July 28
Danbury 11, Waterbury 3, Waterbury eliminated
Silk City 4, West Haven 3
Tuesday, July 29
Bridgeport 3, Meriden 2, Meriden eliminated
Friday, August 1
Bridgeport 4, Danbury 3, Danbury eliminated
West Haven 5, Bridgeport 3, Bridgeport eliminated
Saturday, August 2
At Memorial Field, Simsbury
West Haven 5, Silk City 2
Final: West Haven 5, Silk City 0
West Haven 5, Silk City 2
At Simsbury
West Haven (17-10-1) 112 001 0 — 5-6-1
Silk City (15-13-1) 010 010 0 — 2-2-4
Kyle Egidio, Sam Ametrano (7) and Luke Anderson; Chris Strout, Nate Cordner (6) and Alyis Godbee; WP: Egidio; LP: Strout; 2B: Hersh (W); HR: Canon Marshall (S); Highlights: Egidio (W) 6 IP, 2 hits allowed, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts, M. Spadaccino (W) 1-2, 2 RBI. Sean Cleary (W) 2-2; With the win, West Haven handed Silk City their first loss in the double-elimination championship tournament and forced a decisive game for the league title
West Haven 5, Silk City 0
At Simsbury
Silk City (15-14-1) 000 000 0 — 0-4-0
West Haven (18-10-1) 320 000 x — 5-6-1
Ryan Zeigler, Sam Formus (5) and Cooper Ames; Logan Huzi, Steve Cifarelli (5) and B Hersh, R Black (7); WP: Huzi; LP: Zeigler; Save: Cifarelli; 2B: Derk Porto (WH), Lucas Ametrano (WH); Highlights: With a complete game performance, Huzi (WH) pitched 4.1 innings, allowed four hits, walked two and struck out two as West Haven won the CCBL championship for the third time since 2021; Reliever Steve Cifarelli got the save with 2.2 IP, 1 hit and 4 strikeouts; L Ametrano (WH) 2-3, 1 run scored, 2 RBI; B Hersh (WH) 2-3, Derek Porto (WH) 1-3, 3 RBI; Ryan Zeigler (S) 4 IP, 5 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts
2025 Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League final standings
Team | Record | Pts. | Pct. |
Bridgeport Barnums | 19-2-2 | 63 | .870 |
Danbury Lakehounds | 13-9-1 | 50 | .587 |
Meriden Riptide | 13-10 | 49 | .585 |
Southington Black Knights | 13-9 | 48 | .591 |
West Haven Sailors | 12-9-1 | 47 | .568 |
Silk City Sluggers | 11-12-1 | 47 | .479 |
Simsbury Sabercats | 10-11-2 | 45 | .478 |
Gold Star Generals (Groton) | 10-11-2 | 45 | .478 |
Western Mass. Pioneers (Agawam) | 7-15-2 | 40 | .333 |
Hamden Miners | 7-12-3 | 39 | .386 |
Waterbury Silverbacks | 7-13-1 | 36 | .357 |
Glastonbury Arrows | 6-15-1 | 35 | .295 |
3 points for a win, 2 points for a tie, 1 point for a loss |
Previous CCBL champions
Double-elimination tournament
Championship game
2024: Bridgeport Barnums 5, Southington Black Knights 2
2023: West Haven Sailors 15, Wallingford Silver Storm 4
2022: Hamden Miners 9, Wallingford Silver Storm 6
2021: West Haven Sailors 7, Manchester Eagles 1
2020: Brass City Bombers 13, Manchester Eagles 1 (6)
2019: Manchester Mavericks 8, Glastonbury Arrows 3
2018: Simsbury Sabercats 2, Wallingford Silver Miners 0
Best-of-3 championship series
2017: Glastonbury def. Manchester Mavericks, 2-0
2016: Southington Shock def. Manchester Mavericks, 2-0
2015: Southington def. Glastonbury, 2-0
2014: Southington def. Glastonbury, 2-0
2013: West Hartford Thunder def. Manchester Mavericks, 2-1
2012: Tobacco Valley Renegades def. Simsbury, 2-1
2011: Southington def. Tobacco Valley, 2-1
2010: Southington def. Tobacco Valley, 2-0
2009: Southington def. Simsbury, 2-0
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 Connecticut Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2025 and the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.
