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Weekly scoreboard: August 18-31, 2025

by
Gerry deSimas, Jr., Collinsville Press
August 31, 2025

Sunday, August 31
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 7, Portland 3

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 7, Portland 3
At Hartford
The Yard Goats used a four-run fourth inning and another big game from Julio Carreras to defeat the Portland Sea Dogs 7-3 on Sunday afternoon in front of 6,611 fans at Dunkin’ Park. Yard Goats starting pitcher Connor Staine worked five strong innings, while Carreras homered for the second straight game and drove in three runs to help the Yard Goats close the homestand with a victory. Trailing 2-0, Hartford scored four runs in the fourth inning. Jared Thomas walked and scored on Charlie Condon’s RBI triple to put Hartford on the board. Roc Riggio followed with a sacrifice fly to tie the game 2-2. Jose Cordova doubled, Benny Montgomery ripped an RBI double, and Julio Carreras lined an RBI single to left, giving Hartford a 4-2 lead. Carreras extended the lead in the seventh inning with a solo home run to left-center field, making it 5-2. In the eighth inning, Juan Guerrero singled, stole two bases, and scored on a fielder’s choice by Cordova. Carreras then added his third RBI of the game with a single to center, scoring Riggio for a 7-2 lead. Connor Staine earned the victory, allowing just two runs on three hits over five innings, while Juarez picked up his fourth save. Staine retired the side in order in the second and fifth innings while recording his third victory.

Saturday, August 30
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
UConn 59, Central Connecticut State 13
PRO BASKETBALL
Minnesota 94, Connecticut 70
PRO BASEBALL
Portland 4, Hartford 3 (10)
PRO SOCCER
Hartford 3, North Carolina FC 2

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
UConn 59, Central Connecticut State 13
At East Hartford
Central Connecticut (0-1) 7 3 3 0 — 13
UConn (1-0) 14 21 10 14 — 59
First quarter
CC: Elijah Howard 2 run (Jack Hennessey kick), 12:54
CT: Skyler Bell 80 pass from Joe Fagano (Chris Freeman kick), 10:15
CT: Bell 12 pass from Fagano (Freeman kick), 1:05
Second quarter
CT: Cam Edwards 73 run (Freeman kick), 11:24
CT: Fagano 4 run (Freeman kick), 8:21
CC: Hennessey 20 FG, 3:20
CT: Reymello Murphy 3 pass from Fagano, 0:34
Third quarter
CT: Victor Rosa 20 run (Freeman kick) 12:33
CC: Hennessey 29 FG, 7:02
CT: Freeman 29 FG, 3:43
Fourth quarter
CT: Jackson Harper 19 pass from Nick Evers (Freeman kick), 13:02
CT: MJ Flowers 16 run (Freeman kick) 2:38
Individual statistics
RUSHING: UConn – Cam Edwards 6-115, Mel Brown 9-83, MJ Flowers 5-32, Oliver Lundberg-Coleman 4-30, Victor Rosa 2-27, Terrence Smith 1-8, Joe Fagano 3-0, Nick Evers 1-minus 2; Team 2-minus 43; Central CT – Elijah Howard 11-59, Brady Olson 3-20, Davon Smith Jr 6-13, Donny Marcus 9-12, Jadon Turner 6-12, Brett Griffis 3-8, Michael Trovarelli 2-4
PASSING: UConn – Joe Fagano 18-25-0, 260, Nick Evers 8-11-0, 83; Tucker McDonald 1-2-0, 45; Central Connecticut – Brady Olsen 8-19-0, 118; Brett Griffs 1-4-0, 11
RECEIVING: UConn: Jackson Harper 5-42, Skyler Bell 4-135, Raymello Murphy 4-26, Thai Chiaohioa-Bowman 3-31, Chris Parker 2-59, Juice Vereen 2-38, Louis Hansen 2-22, Nader Hirchi 1-19, Shamar Porter 1-6, Alex Honig 1-4, Mel Brown 1-3; Central Connecticut – David Pardo 2-64, Peter Cleary 2-47, Donovan Wadley 2-16, Donny Marcus 1-3, Jadon Turner 1-0, Ricky Ortega 1-minus 1

PRO BASKETBALL
Minnesota 94, Connecticut 70
At Uncasville
Former Sun guard DiJonai Carrington had 18 points, three assists and three steals as the Minnesota Lynx rolled to a 94-70 win over the Connecticut Sun on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 8910 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Alanna Smith had 18 points for the Lynx (31-8) while former UConn star Naphessa Collier had 17 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Minnesota shot 51 percent from the floor while the Sun shot just 36.2 percent had a season-low three steals. Tina Charles led the Sun (10-29) with 14 points and eight rebounds while Marina Mabrey added 14 points and four rebounds. Aaliyah Edwards had 11 points and five rebounds off the bench for Connecticut, her highest scoring total with the Sun so far.

PRO BASEBALL
Portland 4, Hartford 3 (10)
At Hartford
Four Hartford pitchers combined to strike out a franchise-record 19 batters but the Yard Goats fell in 10 innings, 4-3 to Portland in front of 7,135 on Saturday night at Dunkin’ Park. Hartford erased two late Portland leads, including a game-tying home run by Julio Carreras in the ninth, but a tenth-inning sacrifice fly from Portland proved to be the difference. Konner Eaton was brilliant in his first start at Dunkin’ Park, striking out a career high 12 batters across five innings on 81 pitches. His 12 strikeouts were one shy of tying the Yard Goats franchise record. The Sea Dogs jumped ahead in the first inning when Ronald Rosario hit a two-run home run, giving Portland a 2-0 lead. The Yard Goats answered in the bottom half of the first when Charlie Condon hit into an RBI groundout, cutting the Portland lead to 2-1. Hartford tied the game in the seventh when Jared Thomas roped an RBI single, tying the game 2-2. Thomas drove in Cole Carrigg, who bunted for a single and then stole second in the prior at-bat. Portland reclaimed the lead in the ninth when Marvin Alcantara hit a solo home run, giving the Sea Dogs a 3-2 advantage. The Yard Goats wasted no time in the bottom half of the ninth, as Carreras blasted a lead-off solo home run off Portland reliever Jeremy Wu-Yelland, tying the game 3-3 and forcing extra innings. Juan Chacon hit a sacrifice fly in the tenth, putting the Sea Dogs ahead 4-3. Hartford reliever Wilnton Herrerra struck out five batters in two innings of work.

PRO SOCCER
Hartford 3, North Carolina FC 2
At Cary, N.C.
Hartford (8-8-3) scored two goals in the final eight minutes to beat North Carolina in USL Championship play and remain undefeated (7-0-1) in their last eight games. Hartford tied the game at 2-2 when Michee Ngalina shot from just inside the 18-year penalty box and deflected the ball off a North Carolina defender Tristian Dodge with four minutes left in regulation. In extra time, Hartford’s Emmanuel Samadia served a perfect corner kick into the box in the 93rd minute. Adrían Diz Pe soared above everyone else to get a head on it and redirect the ball into the far corner, well out of reach of NC goalie Oliver Semmle for his first goal of the season.
Hartford (8-8-5) 1 2 — 3
North Carolina (10-8-3) 1 1 — 2
Goals: Hartford – Samuel Careaga (5th minute), own goal (86), Adrian Diz Pe (Emmanuel Samadia 93); NC – Oalex Anderson (Patrick Burner 34), Raheem Somersall 80; Shots: Hartford 16-8; Shots on target, 6-4, Hartford; Corner kicks, 5-3, Hartford; Saves: North Carolina 4-2

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Friday, August 29
PRO BASEBALL
Portland 6, Hartford 2

PRO BASEBALL
Portland 6, Hartford 2
At Hartford
The Portland Sea Dogs erupted for six runs in the first inning, which was enough to lead them to a 6-2 victory over the Hartford Yard Goats on Friday night at Dunkin’ Park. Benny Montgomery and Jose Cordova each cranked solo home runs for the Yard Goats who have dropped three of the first four games to Portland. The Sea Dogs scored all six runs in the first inning against starter Jack Mahoney. However, the right-hander settled down and retired 11 consecutive hitters, including the side in order in the second through fourth innings. He went five innings and threw 90 pitches.

Thursday, August 28
BOYS GOLF
Newington 165, Farmington 167, Avon 171. Medalist: John Lahtinen (F) 37 at Golf Club of Avon, par 36
Simsbury 150, Lewis Mills 162. Medalist:Blake Alibozek (S) 35 at Fairview Farm, par 36
PRO BASEBALL
Portland at Hartford, 7:10 p.m.

BOYS GOLF
Newington 165, Farmington 167, Avon 171
At Avon
Newington (165): Dylan Dindinger 39, Matthew Brown 40, Jack Hanrahan 43, Sam Lewandowski 43, Dane Labbe 44
Farmington (167): John Lahtinen 37, Chase Becker 41. Krish Desai 44, Griffin Rourke 45, Holden Wisniewski 45
Avon (171): Geoff Machado 38, Andrew Moran 43, Jack MacDonald 43, Will Abbott 47, Jude Turner 48
Medalist: John Lahtinen (F) 37 at Golf Club of Avon, par 36
Records: Avon 1-3

Simsbury 150, Lewis Mills 162
At Harwinton
Simsbury (150) Blake Alibozek 35, Elijah la Tour 36, Parker Shen 37, Grayson Connolly 42, Mason Smoliga 49
Lewis Mills (162) Gavin Lubinsky 38, Will Dixon 44, Colton Dutilly 43, Nick Skibisky 41, Ryan Braley 40
Medalist: Blake Alibozek (S) 35 at Fairview Farms, par 36
Records: Lewis Mills 2-1

Wednesday, August 27
PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 101, Dallas 95
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 9, Portland 8 (11)

PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 101, Dallas 95
At Arlington, Texas
Rookie guard Leila Lacan had a career-high 22 points, six assists and four steals to lead the Connecticut Sun to a 101-95 win over the Dallas Wings on Wednesday night. The Sun (10-28) scored a season-high 101 points and have won five of their last seven games. Marina Mabrey notched 18 points and four rebounds for the Sun. Tina Charles also notched 18 points, along with five rebounds and three assists. Rookie guard Saniya Rivers and rookie forward Aneesah Morrow each tallied 11 points to round of the Sun’s double-digit scorers. Dallas (9-30) played without No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers, out with an illness, and lost their sixth straight game. Rookie guard Aziaha James leading the team with 22 points and six assists while forward Myisha Hines-Allen added 18 points with seven rebounds.

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 9, Portland 8 (11)
At Hartford
Jared Thomas delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Hartford Yard Goats rallied past the Portland Sea Dogs 9-8 at Dunkin’ Park. Hartford trailed by two runs in the 11th before storming back to tie the game on Cole Carrigg’s two-run single and then winning it on Thomas’ game-winning hit. The Yard Goats, who overcame a 5-1 deficit in the ninth inning, are a half game out of a playoff spot with 16 games remaining in the regular season.

Trailing 5-1 in the ninth inning with two outs and the bases empty the Yard Goats scored four runs off the Sea Dogs bullpen. Braylen Wimmer had a RBI double, Dyan Jorge had a RBI single, and Nic Kent tied the game with a clutch two-run single, forcing extra innings. After both teams scored a run in the 10th inning, Portland scored two runs in the 11th inning, highlighted by RBI hits from Drew Ehrhard and Ronaldo Hernandez, taking an 8-6 lead. Hartford refused to give up. With two outs in the bottom of the 11th, Carrigg blooped a game-tying two-run single. Thomas followed by lining the walk-off RBI single to right center, scoring Kent to end the game.

Tuesday, August 26
BOYS GOLF
Simsbury 153, Avon 160. Medalist: Parker Shen (S) 37, Blake Alibozek (S) 37 at Simsbury Farms, par 37
Lewis Mills 155, Farmington 167. Medalists: Griffin Rourke (F) 38, Will Dixon (LM) 38, Ryan Braley (LM) 38 at Fairview Farms
PRO BASEBALL
Portland 6, Hartford 2

BOYS GOLF
Lewis Mills 155, Farmington 167
At Harwinton
Farmington (167) Griffin Rourke 38, Chase Becker 46, John Lahtinen 43, Holden Wisniewski 40, Brady Borkowski 48
Lewis Mills (155) Gavin Lubinsku 39, Will Dixon 38, Colton Dutilly 40, Nick Skibisky 40, Ryan Braley 38
Medalists: Griffin Rourke (F) 38, Will Dixon (LM) 38, Ryan Braley (LM) 38 at Fairview Farms
Records: Lewis Mills 2-0

Simsbury 153, Avon 160
At Simsbury
Avon (160) Jude Turner 39, Geoff Machado 39, Andrew Moran 40, Jack MacDonald 42, Jacob Blackwell 43, Matteo Geddo 43
Simsbury (153) Parker Shen 37, Blake Alibozek 37, Elijah la Tour 39, Nicholas Matteo 40, Graydon Connolly 42
Medalists: Parker Shen (S) 37, Blake Alibozek (S) 37 at Simsbury Farms, par 37
Records: Avon 1-1

PRO BASEBALL
Portland 6, Hartford 2
At Hartford
Jared Thomas had a multi-hit night, but the Hartford Yard Goats lost to the Portland Sea Dogs 6-2 in front of 6,189 fans at Dunkin’ Park. Thomas’ two-hit performance included an RBI double in the third inning and a single in the ninth. Charlie Condon’s 22-game on-base streak ended tonight after mashing four homers in six games against Somerset. The Yard Goats, Sea Dogs and Somerset Patriots are all within 2.5 games of each other for a playoff spot in the Eastern League’s Northeast Division with 17 games to play. Whomever finishes first among Hartford, Portland and Somerset in the Northeast Division will face first half winner Binghamton in the playoffs. Somerset currently has a half-game lead on Hartford and 2.5 game lead over Portland.

PRO BASKETBALL
Sun’s Charles honored by WNBA
Connecticut’s Tina Charles was named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week after helping the Sun to their first three-game winning streak of the season with victories over Washington (twice) and Chicago. In the three wins, Charles averaged 19.0 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists. She had 13 points and nine rebounds in a 80-69 win over Washington on August 19. Two days later, Charles had a team-leading 21 points, points. Six rebounds and two steals in a 67-56 win over the Mystics. On Saturday, Aug. 23, Charles had 23 points and 10 rebounds in a 94-84 win over Chicago with her 200th career double-double.

Monday, August 25
PRO BASKETBALL
New York 81, Connecticut 79

PRO BASKETBALL
New York 81, Connecticut 79
At Brooklyn, NY
Sabrina Ionescu, who missed Saturday’s loss to Atlanta after injuring her foot last week, returned to the New York lineup and blocked an attempt from Connecticut’s Lelia Lacan with 2.2 seconds left to secure the victory. Lacan finished with a career-high 22 points, three rebounds and three assists for Connecticut (9-28) Lacan had two steals for the 13th time in a Sun uniform this season. After a steal, Lacan had a chance to tie the ballgame but Ionescu blocked her shot. The Sun trailed by as many as 17 in the game but rallied late to get a shot to win.

Sunday, August 24
ROAD RACING
Lobster Loop Road Race: Caleb Davis (Simsbury) 16:35 for 3.1 miles at Canton; Top woman: Lauren Longley (Canton) 19:55
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 1, Somerset 0

ROAD RACING
2025 Lobster Loop Road Race
At Canton
Winner – Caleb Davis, Simsbury 16:35 for 3.1 miles, 2. Brady Morrison, Canton, 16:41, 3. Chris Chisholm, Farmington, 17:55, 4. Pat Dennen, Avon 18:10, 5. Tim Brodeur, Windsor Locks 18:48, 6. Jeffrey McDermott, Farmington, 19:00, 7. Samuel Herman, Granby, 19:01, 8. Liam Vincent, Canton, 19:22, 9. Greg Vincent, Canton, 19:26, 10. Evan Raineault, Canton, 19:35, 11. Lauren Longley, Canton, 19:55, 12. Marcos Krause, Danbury, 20:02, 13. Elliot Via, Naugatuck 20:08, 14. Eric Gamari, Torrington, 20:24, 15. George Mastrogiannis, Canton, 20:27
Top 10 women: 1. Lauren Longley, Canton (11^th overall), 19:55 for 3.1 miles, 2. Rebecca Stephenson, Unionville (19) 20:44, 3. Lindsay Willig, Canton (21) 20:50, 4. Shana Brierley, Bolton (24) 20:59, 5. Sarah Saindon, Avon (33) 21:39, 6. Amber Zaharchuk, Burlington (44) 22:15, 7. Judith Fever, Canton (51) 22:38, 8. Abigail Van Hoof, Avon (55) 22:56, 9. Lyric Wilson (63) 23:19, 10. Kate Blaisdell, New Hartford (64) 23:20
NOTE: There were 495 finishers in the race. Longley won for the second straight year, the first woman to repeat race champion since 2016-17.
Complete race results

Runners take off for the 33rd annual Lobster Loop road race in Canton on Sunday morning.

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 1, Somerset
At Bridgewater, NJ
Yard Goats infielder Nic Kent cranked a solo home run, and starter Konner Eaton and three relievers combined on a two-hit shutout 1-0 victory against the Somerset Patriots on Sunday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark. The Yard Goats won five of six games against the second place Patriots to move within a half game of a playoff spot with 18 games remaining in the regular season. The Yard Goats open an important six-game homestand against third-place Portland on Tuesday (7:10 PM) at Dunkin’ Park.

The Yard Goats scored the only run of the game in the fifth inning as Nic Kent smashed his fourth home run, a leadoff blast over the left field fence off Somerset starter Carlos Lagrange. It is the second time this week that the Yard Goats beat the top pitching prospect in the Yankees organization. Konner Eaton was called up from Class-A Spokane and pitched five solid innings for the Yard Goats to earn the win in his Double-A debut. The left-hander worked around traffic early in the game before retiring 11 of the final 12 batters faced including the side in order in the fourth and fifth innings. The Patriots only had one hit after the third inning.

Saturday, August 23
PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 94, Chicago 84
PRO BASEBALL
Somerset 5, Hartford 3
PRO SOCCER
Hartford 3, Rhode Island 0

PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 94, Chicago 84
At Chicago
Records: Connecticut 9-27, Chicago 9-27

PRO BASEBALL
Somerset 5, Hartford 3
At Bridgewater, N.J.
Yard Goats slugger Charlie Condon blasted his fourth home run in three games, but the Yard Goats fell to the Somerset Patriots 5-3 and had their four-game win-streak snapped on Saturday night at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Condon has five home runs and 9 RBI over his last six games since Sunday. The Yard Goats trailed 3-0 until Julio Carrerras cracked a two-run double to make it a 3-2 game in the fourth inning. Somerset defeated the Yard Goats for the first time this week to remain with the final playoff spot by 1.5 games, with 19 games remaining in the regular season.

PRO SOCCER
Hartford 3, Rhode Island 0
At Hartford
Kyle Edwards recorded a goal and assist while Samuel Careaga and Owen Presthus found the net as Hartford Athletic took a 3-0 victory against Rhode Island FC at Trinity Health Stadium to extend its undefeated streak and earn its first victory in El Clamico in the series’ history.

Friday, August 22
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 4, Somerset 3

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 4, Somerset 3
At Bridgewater, NJ
Yard Goats slugger Charlie Condon cranked a go-ahead two-run home run in the third inning helping Hartford to a 4-3 victory at TD Bank Ballpark. Hartford has won the first four games of the series to move within a half game of Somerset for a playoff spot with 20 games remaining in the regular season. Condon, who smashed two homers on Thursday, has hit four home runs over his last five games along with 8 RBI. Five of his seven Eastern League homers against the Yankees affiliate. Hartford starter Michael Prosecky earned his third win and went five innings, allowing just two runs and recorded five strikeouts. Relievers Carlos Torres, Evan Shawver, Bryce McGowan, Welinton Herrera and Austin Smith worked the final four frames and allowed just one run.

Thursday, Aug. 21
BOYS GOLF
Avon 158, Hall 167. Medalist: Geoff Machado (A) 38 at Rockledge CC, par 36
Conard 150, Simsbury 153. Medalist: Blake Alibozek (S), Nolan Leonard (C), Ryan Barnum (C) 35 at Simsbury Farms, par 36.
Lewis Mills 169, NW Catholic 173. Medalist: Will Dixon (LM) 37 at Wampanoag CC, par 36
PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 67, Washington 56
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 4, Somerset 3 (8)
Hartford 5, Somerset 3

BOYS GOLF
Lewis Mills 169, Northwest Catholic 173
At West Hartford
Lewis Mills (169) Gavin Lubinsky 42, Will Dixon 37, Ethan Sholtis 51, Colton Dutilly 47, Nick Skibisky 45
Northwest Catholic (173) Liam Sullivan 40, Keegan Dubois 46, Brendan Jaroch 48, Gavin Power 49, Ben Keenan 42
Medalist: Will Dixon (LM) 37 at Wampanoag CC, par 36
Records: Lewis Mills 1-0, NW Catholic 0-1

Avon 158, Hall 167
At West Hartford
Avon (158) Geoffrey Machado 38, Andrew Moran 39, Jude Turner 40, Will Abbott 41, Henry Isaac 45
Hall (167) Will Werkmeister-Dana 40, Cameron Hosmer 42, Carter Persa 42, Kyle Rueckert 43, Charles Debassio 44
Medalist: Geoff Machado (A) 38 at Rockledge CC, par 36
Records: Avon 1-0, Hall 0-1

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 4-5, Somerset 3-3
At Bridgewater, N.J.
The Hartford Yard Goats swept a doubleheader against the Somerset Patriots winning 4-3 in eight innings, and 5-3 on Thursday night at TD Bank Ballpark. Hartford has won the first three games of the series to move within 1.5 games of Somerset for a playoff spot with 21 games remaining in the regular season. In game one, the Yard Goats broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning on a fielding error by Yankees top prospect George Lombard Jr. which allowed Cole Carrigg to score. In game two, Charlie Condon smashed two homers and had 3 RBI in a 5-3 victory. Dyan Jorge broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning on a two-out single, scoring Benny Montgomery giving the Yard Goats the lead. In game one, Somerset scored the first run of the game on three straight hits against Yard Goats starting pitcher Connor Staine. The New Jersey native settled down and retired the next 12 batters faced, including the side in order in the second, third and fourth innings. After leaving runners in scoring position in the three previous innings, Hartford would cash in and score three runs to tie the game on five consecutive hits in the seventh. The Yard Goats scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as Jose Cordova hit a ground ball that shortstop George Lombard Jr. couldn’t handle and Carrigg came in giving Harford a 4-3 lead. Reliever Austin Smith got all three batters faced for the save. In game two, Hartford broke the 3-3 tie on a two out single by Jorge in the sixth inning against reliever Hayden Merda, scoring Benny Mongomery to make it 4-3. Condon smashed a solo homer in the seventh to give the Yard Goats a 5-3 lead. Yard Goats relievers Mason Green and Victor Juarez fired three scoreless to end the game.

PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 67, Washington 56
At Uncasville
Records: Connecticut 8-27, Washington 16-20

Wednesday, August 20
PRO SOCCER
USL Jagermeister Cup Quarterfinal: Hartford 2, San Antonio 0
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford at Somerset, ppd., rain

PRO SOCCER
Hartford 2, San Antonio 0
At San Antonio
Hartford (9-8-7) 1 1 — 2
San Antonio (11-8-5) 0 0 — 0
Goals: Mamadou Dieng (H) 36, Marlon Hairston (H) 56; Shots: San Antonio 15-12; Shots on net: Hartford 6-2

Tuesday, August 19
PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 80, Washington 69
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 5, Somerset 0

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 5, Somerset 0
At Bridgewater, N.J.
Yard Goats starting pitcher McCade Brown fired six scoreless innings and was backed by a three-run second inning, and two-run third inning as Hartford defeated the Somerset Patriots 5-0 on Tuesday night at TD Bank Ballpark. Relievers Welinton Herrera and Bryce McGowan finished the final three innings as the Yard Goats recorded their first shutout win since July 30. Brown retired 18 of 20 batters faced and only allowed a walk and single while earning his fourth win of the season. The Yard Goats (22-23 second half) are now within 3.5 games of the N.Y. Yankees affiliate, Somerset (26-20), for the final playoff spot in the Northeast Division with 23 games remaining. The Yard Goats scored three runs in the second inning off Yankees top pitching prospect Carlos Lagrange. Benny Montgomery started the rally with a leadoff single, followed by a single by Bryant Betancourt and a walk to Braylin Wimmer. Jose Cordova’s ground ball double play scored Montgomery, giving Hartford a 1-0 lead. However, the Yard Goats continued to add on with two out. Dyan Jorge came up with an RBI single scoring Betancourt and Cole Carrigg contributed with a double, scoring Jorge and giving the Yard Goats a 3-0 lead.

PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 80, Washington 69
At Washington
With a big assist from the bench, the Connecticut Sun beat the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night in Washington, 80-69 at CareFirst Arena. Saniya Rivers led the Sun (7-27) with 17 points and four rebounds while Olivia Nelson-Ododa had 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench. Both Rivers and Nelson-Ododa came off the bench. Tina Charles added 13 points and pulled down nine rebounds. The Sun recorded a season-high 45 bench points in the game, as they snapped their 13-game road-game losing streak with the victory. The Mystics (16-19) were led by Sonia Citron with 19 points and three assists. Shakira Austin followed with 12 points and seven rebounds. Jade Melbourne rounded out their double-digit scorers with 11 points and four assists. The two teams meet again on Thursday in Uncasville.