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Weekly scoreboard: August 5-17, 2025

by
Gerry deSimas, Jr., Collinsville Press
August 17, 2025

Sunday, August 17
CONNECTICUT MEN’S BASEBALL
25 Plus Best-of-3 Championship
Game 3: Southington 4, Collinsville 0, Southington wins series, 2-1
PRO BASKETBALL
Indiana 99, Connecticut 93, OT
PRO BASEBALL
Harrisburg 11, Hartford 2

MEN’S BASEBALL
Southington 4, Collinsville 0
At Canton
Southington (17-10) 211 000 0 — 4-8-1
Collinsville (20-7) 000 000 0 — 0-4-2
Mark Creamer and Scott Iwaniec; C Warner and Johnny Cuscovitch; WP: Creamer; LP: Warner; Highlights: Southington wins game 3 to win 25 and over division of CT North Men’s Senior Baseball for second straight year. Creamer (S) 7 IP, 4 hits allowed, 3 strikeouts, 2 walks. Mike Scott (S) 2-4, 1 run scored, A Munoz (S) 2-3, RBI, Scott Iwaniec (S) 1-3, 2 RBI; Tom Nicoletti (C) 2-3; Warner (C) 7 IP, 2 strikeouts, 2 walks.

Collinsville shortstop Tony Nicoletti waits for the ball as Southington’s Dan Smallacombe slides into second base in game 3 of the Connecticut North Men’s Senior Baseball championship series Sunday in Canton at Bowdoin Field. Southington won game 3 and the title, 4-0. More game photos

PRO BASEBALL
Harrisburg 11, Hartford 2
At Hartford
Yard Goats slugger Charlie Condon cranked a long home run to left field in Hartford’s 11-2 loss against the Harrisburg Senators Sunday afternoon in front of 6,483 fans at Dunkin’ Park. Yard Goats reliever Victor Juarez retired seven of the eight batters he faced, striking out three. The Senators scored three runs in the second inning and Viandel Pena hit a grand slam home run in the third inning as Harrisburg swept the six-game series. Cole Carrigg had an RBI double for the Yard Goats, who start a road trip on Tuesday in Somerset, New Jersey.

PRO BASKETBALL
Indiana 99, Connecticut 93, OT
At Uncasville

Saturday, August 16
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Championship
Game 2: Bethlehem 4, Tri-Town 0, Bethlehem wins series, 2-0
CONNECTICUT MEN’S BASEBALL
25 Plus Division, Best-of-3 Championship
Game 1: Collinsville 5, Southington 3
Game 2: Southington 10, Collinsville 1, series tied 1-1
PRO BASEBALL
Harrisburg 11, Hartford 9
PRO SOCCER
FC Tulsa 1, Hartford 1

TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Bethlehem 4, Tri-Town 0
At Waterbury
Bethlehem (23-4) 300 010 000 — 4-8-0
Tri-Town (21-6) 000 000 000 — 0-6-2
Austin Brown, Tyler Duffy (8) and Jesse Swartout; Bobby Chatfield, Matt Sheedy (8) and Brian Carr; WP: Brown; LP: Chatfield; 2B: Swartout (B); 3B: none; HR: none; Highlights: Brown 7 1/3 IP, 6 hits allowed, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts; Duffy 1 2/3 IP, 4 strikeouts; Ryan Ponte (B) 2-4; Brian Carr (T) 2-3

Players from Bethlehem celebrate their first Tri-State League championship since 2010 after Saturday’s win over Tri-Town in Waterbury.

MEN’S BASEBALL
Collinsville 5, Southington 3
At Canton
Southington (15-10) 000 021 0 — 3-8-5
Collinsville (20-5) 000 410 x — 5-6-1
Mark Creamer and Scott Iwaniec; Jake Bryant and J Custovitch; WP: Bryant; LP: Creamer; 2B: Dan Abramoske (C); 3B: Iwaniec (S); Highlights: Bryant complete game, 7 IP, 8 hits allowed, 4 strikeouts, 1 walk; Dan Abramoske (C) 2-3, RBI; Creamer (S) complete game, 6 IP, 6 hits allowed, one walk; RJ Ingriselli (S) 2-3, RBI, Charlie Reyes (S) 2-3, RBI

Southington 10, Collinsville 1
At Canton
Collinsville (20-6) 100 000 0 — 1-3-1
Southington (16-10) 210 007 x — 10-9-2
Angel Valentin, Jake Bryant (2), J Lamonte (6), Jeff Mulhall (6) and C Warner; Dan Smallacombe, Mike Scott (7) and Abi Polanco; WP: Smallacombe; LP: Valentin; 2B: Ben Burnett (S), Charlie Reyes (S), Scott Iwaniec (S); HR: Iwaniec (S); Highlights: Scott Iwaniec (S) 2-4, 1 run scored, 5 RBI, Ben Burnett (S) 2-3, 1 RBI, Mike Scott (S) 1-3, 2 runs scored, RBI; Matt Moran (S) 1-2, 2 runs scored, RBI. With the win, Southington forces decisive game 3 on Sunday for the championship.

PRO BASEBALL
Harrisburg 11, Hartford 9
At Hartford
Roc Riggio and Cole Carrigg hit three-run homers for the Yard Goats but the Hartford was defeated by the Harrisburg Senators 11-9 in front of 7,138 fans on Saturday night at Dunkin’ Park. Eight of the nine runs driven in by Hartford came from home runs. Along with Riggio and Carrigg’s home runs, Braylen Wimmer and Nic Kent also hit solo shots. Wimmer is now batting a stellar .318 in 24 games with Hartford. Jose Cordova has three multi-hit showings in his last four games.

PRO SOCCER
Hartford 1, FC Tulsa 1
At Hartford
Hartford battled to a 1-1 tie with FC Tulsa, the Western Conference leader, in a USL Championship game on Saturday night at Trinity Health Stadium in Hartford. The Athletic are 3-0-2 in their last USL Championship contests. Tulsa (11-3-6) took a 1-0 lead in stoppage time at the end of the first half when Hartford defender Joe Farrell accidentally knocked the ball into his own net for an own goal. Hartford tied the game in the 46th minute when the Athletic’s Emmanuel Samadia perfectly placed a ball in front of the goal and Kyle Edwards headed the ball into the back of the net, equalizing the game. The second half was a relentless, high-energy affair, with both sides pushing forward in search of a winner. Big tackles, clutch saves, and rapid transitions defined the remainder of the match, but neither team could find the breakthrough before the final whistle. Hartford is 6-8-5.

Friday, August 15
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Championship
Game 1: Bethlehem 4, Tri-Town 3, Bethlehem leads series, 1-0
PRO BASEBALL
Harrisburg 3, Hartford 2 (10)

TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Bethlehem 4, Tri-Town 3
At Torrington
Tri-Town (21-5) 100 002 000 — 3-7-1
Bethlehem (22-4) 210 000 001 — 4-10-0
Miles Scribner and Joe Grantmeyer; Kyle Banche, Carson Donovan (6) and Chase Beloin; WP: Donovan; LP: Scribner; 2B: Greg Campbell (B), Austin Patenaude (T); 3B: Brett Davino (B) 2, Willy Yahn (T); Highlights: Plowboys take 1-0 lead in the series on a RBI single by Ryan Reynolds in the bottom of the ninth; Donovan (B) with 4 innings of shutout relief, allows 1 hit, strikes out 2; Davino (B) 3-3, RBI, 1 run scored, 2 triple; Reynolds 2-3, GW RBI; Danny McCarty (T) 2-3, Patenaude (T) 2-4, double

PRO BASEBALL
Harrisburg 3, Hartford 2 (10)
At Hartford
Jose Cordova had three hits, including a solo home run, but the Hartford Yard Goats fell to the Harrisburg Senators 3-2 in 10 innings in front of 6,149 fans on Friday night at Dunkin’ Park. Cordova’s solo shot gave the Yard Goats a 1-0 lead in the seventh inning, but multiple two-out RBI knocks from Carlos De La Cruz put the Senators on top. Yard Goats starting pitcher Ben Shields was outstanding. The southpaw struck out the side in the first inning and struck out eight batters in five scoreless frames. Shields has pitched to a 1.80 ERA in 15 innings since joining Hartford. Cordova gave the Yard Goats a 1-0 lead in the seventh inning when he hit an opposite-field homer off Senators reliever Luke Young. Cordova has had six hits in his last three games. Harrisburg answered in the following inning on a De La Cruz RBI single off Yard Goats reliever Blake Adams to tie the game up at 1-1. In the 10th inning, Seaver King scored Johnathon Thomas on a leadoff double to give the Senators a 2-1 lead. De La Cruz hit a two-out RBI single, pushing Harrisburg’s lead to 3-1. Hartford’s Cole Carrigg scored Dyan Jorge on a roped double to right centerfield, cutting into the lead to make the score 3-2, but the Yard Goats couldn’t bring Carrigg home to end the game.

Thursday, August 14
PRO BASEBALL
Harrisburg 8, Hartford 6

PRO BASEBALL
Harrisburg 8, Hartford 6
At Hartford
The Yard Goats offense scored six, but a decisive five-run fifth inning lifted the Harrisburg Senators to an 8-6 victory in front of 7,014 on Thursday night at Dunkin’ Park. Hartford took a 3-2 lead in the fourth, but the Senators followed it with four RBI singles and a double in the fifth to take a 7-3 lead. Hartford battled back when Cole Carrigg blasted a three-run home run to draw the Yard Goats within one, but were unable to overcome the deficit, losing by a final score of 8-6. Carrigg also threw out a runner trying to score at home plate for his 17th outfield assist. The Yard Goats responded with a three-run fourth inning when Carrigg scored on a dropped third strike, Braylen Wimmer hit an RBI single, and Jose Cordova hit an RBI double off Senators’ starter Jackson Kent, giving Hartford a 3-2 lead. The Yard Goats scored three in the sixth when Carrigg launched a three-run home run, cutting the Senators’ lead to 7-6. The score remained 7-6 heading into the ninth inning, when De La Cruz hit a solo home run for the Senators, pushing their lead to 8-6.

Wednesday, August 13
PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 71, Chicago 62
PRO BASEBALL
Harrisburg 4, Hartford 2

PRO BASKETBALL
Connecticut 71, Chicago 62
At Uncasville
Records: Connecticut 5-26, Chicago 8-24

PRO BASEBALL
Harrisburg 4, Hartford 2
At Hartford
The Yard Goats had the winning run at the plate in the ninth inning but could not complete the comeback, falling short to the Harrisburg Senators 4-2 in front of 6,607 at Dunkin’ Park. Hartford’s pitching staff combined for 14 strikeouts. Yard Goats starting pitcher McCade Brown struck out six over 3.1 innings, allowing just three hits and one run. The right-hander retired 10 of 13 batters faced including the side in order in the first inning. Harrisburg regained the lead in the seventh inning on Sam Brown’s solo home run to left field, making it 2-1. Delino Deshields Jr. doubled in the eighth for Harrisburg, scoring Matt Suggs from second base on the play. Deshields later scored on a wild pitch, giving Harrisburg a 4-1 lead. The Yard Goats cut into the deficit in the same inning as Zach Kokoska led off the inning with a solo home run to right field, his 12th home run of the season, trimming the score to 4-2. Yard Goats relief pitcher Sam Weatherly worked out of a bases loaded jam in the ninth to keep Hartford within striking distance, as the Yard Goats brought the winning run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth, before the Senators closed out the game.

Tuesday, August 12
PRO BASEBALL
Harrisburg 5, Hartford 3

PRO BASEBALL
Harrisburg 5. Hartford 3
The Yard Goats hit three solo home runs, but a late rally lifted the Harrisburg Senators to a 5-3 win Tuesday night at Dunkin’ Park. Hartford jumped ahead in the second inning when Braylen Wimmer launched a solo home run to give the Yard Goats a 1-0 lead. Jack Mahoney held Harrisburg scoreless through three innings before allowing three runs in the fourth. After retiring the first two batters, Mahoney surrendered a solo home run to Branden Boissiere, an RBI double to Sam Brown, and a run on a wild pitch to make it 3-1. Hartford tied the game on solo home runs from Julio Carreras and Bryant Betancourt, but a two-RBI single in the ninth from Carlos De La Cruz led the Senators to a 5-3 win. All five Harrisburg runs were scored with two outs. The Yard Goats added a run in the sixth when Betancourt hit a solo home run, tying the game 3-3. The score remained 3-3 heading into the ninth, when De La Cruz drove in two on an RBI single, pushing Harrisburg ahead 5-3.

Monday, August 11
PRO BASKETBALL
Golden State 74, Connecticut 57

PRO BASKETBALL
Golden State 74, Connecticut 57
At San Francisco
Records: Golden State 16-15, Connecticut 5-26; Highlights: Golden State’s Tiffany Hayes and Cecilia Zandalasini each tallied 17 points to lead the expansion Valkyries past the Sun on Monday night. Janelle Salaün added 16 points of her own, going 4-of-7 from three-point range. Rookie forward Aneesah Morrow led Connecticut with her third double-double of the season – 14 points and 13 rebounds. Olivia Nelson-Ododa was the only other Sun player in double figures with 12 points, four rebounds and two assists. The team’s leading scorer, Tina Charles, did not play with the Sun opting to rest their best player. Aaliyah Edwards notched eight points, the most thus far in her Sun career. She also added five rebounds and two blocks in 18 minutes off the bench.

Sunday, August 10
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Playoff semifinals, game 3
Tri-Town 4, Burlington 3, Tri-Town wins series, 2-1
Bethlehem 5, Wolcott 2, Bethlehem wins series, 2-1
PRO BASKETBALL
Las Vegas 94, Connecticut 86
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 11, Altoona 4

TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Bethlehem 5, Wolcott 2
At Bethlehem
Wolcott (19-7) 000 000 002 — 2-8-1
Bethlehem (21-4) 300 100 01x — 5-6-1
AJ Martinez, D Cardinale (5) and Josh Dunne; Ty Boisvert, Carsten Donovan (8) and Jesse Swartout; WP: Boisvert; LP: Martinez; 2B: none; 3B: none; HR: Greg Campbell (B) 2; Highlights: Campbell (B) 2-3, 2 runs scored, 4 RBI, Ryan Reynolds (B) 2-3, 1 run scored; Ty Boisvert (B) 7 IP, 3 hits, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts; Drew Rocca (W) 2-4, 1 run scored, AJ Martinez (W) 2-4. Nick Sconziano (W) 2-4. With the win, Bethlehem wins series and advances to Tri-State League finals

Tri-Town 4, Burlington 3
At Litchfield
Records: Tri-Town 21-4, Burlington 19-6. With the win at Community Field, the Trojans advance to the Tri-State finals for the fifth consecutive year where they face Bethlehem for the fourth straight season.

PRO BASKETBALL
Las Vegas 94 Connecticut 86
At Las Vegas
Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson became the first player in WNBA history with more than 30 points and 20 rebounds in a single game to lead the Aces to a 94-86 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday night at Michelob Ultra Arena. Wilson finished with 32 points and 20 rebounds along with five assists and two steals as Las Vegas (18-14) pulled away in the fourth quarter. The Aces led by three with 3:33 left in the third quarter before an 8-0 run pushed the lead to 11 points. The Sun (5-25) could no closer than seven points the remainder of the way. Jackie Young added 21 points and had a team-high six assists for Las Vegas.

The 25th loss is the most in a single season in Sun history. The Sun were 10-24 in 2013. Marina Mabrey led the way for the Sun with 22 points, four rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes played. It marked her second-straight contest with five three-point field goals made. Saniya Rivers added 17 points with four assists and three steals. Leila Lacan rounded out the Sun’s double-digit scorers with 13 points, a team-high five assists and two steals.

Connecticut’s Bria Hartley (14) drives to the basket against Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson (22) and Jewell Loyd (24) during Sunday night’s WNBA game in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 11, Altoona 4
At Altoona, Pa.
The Yard Goats scored 11 runs on 15 hits, and put together back-to-back four-run innings to beat the Altoona Curve 11-4 on Sunday afternoon at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Braylen Wimmer had four hits, Charlie Condon had three hits, including a home run, Jose Cordova had two hits and two-RBI and Benny Montgomery had two hits, two-RBI and scored three runs as the Yard Goats earned a split in the six-game series. Michael Prosecky pitched 5.2 innings, allowing just a pair of runs with three strikeouts for his second straight win. Four of the first five games in this series were decided by one run. Charlie Condon gave the Yard Goats their tenth run with a solo home run in the seventh inning, a line drive blast into the left field bleachers, and it was 10-2 Hartford. It was Condon’s fourth homer since the No. 1 prospect was promoted to Double-A last month. Jared Thomas belted an RBI single in the eighth inning to make it a 11-2 game. The Yard Goats return to Dunkin’ Park for their next homestand on Tuesday night (7:10 PM) and host the Washington Nationals affiliate, the Harrisburg Senators.

Saturday, August 9
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Playoff semifinals, game 2
Burlington 6, Tri-Town 1, series tied 1-1
Bethlehem 11, Wolcott 0, series tied 1-1
PRO BASEBALL
Altoona 3, Hartford 2 (10)
PRO SOCCER
Hartford 4, Birmingham 1

TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Burlington 6, Tri-Town 1
At Torrington
Tri-Town (20-4) 000 000 001 — 1-9-3
Burlington (19-5) 120 030 00X — 6-7-2
Bobby Chatfield and Bryon Carr; Derek Duffy and Zack Martin; WP: Duffy; LP: Chatfield; 2B: Casey McDonald (T), 3B: Taylor Donofrio (B); Highlights: Duffy went the distance to earn the win, striking out 11 and scattering nine hits. He had no walks. Taylor Donofrio (B) 2-3, triple, one RBI; Zack Rinkavage (B) 2-3; Casey McDonald (T) 2-4, 1 RBI, double; Austin Patenaude (T) 2-4, Danny McCarty (T) 2-4, 1 run scored, Cooper Johnson (T) 2-4

Bethlehem 11, Wolcott 0
At Wolcott
Bethlehem (20-4) 100 040 006 – 11-11-0
Wolcott (19-6) 000 000 000 — 0-3-5
Austin Brown, Carsen Donovan (8), Matt Sibilia (9) and Chase Belisle; Ben Bianchi, D Fernandes (5) and unknown; WP: Brown; LP: Bianchi; 2B: Brett Davino (B), Nate Cormier (B), Ryan Ponte (B); 3B: Jon Wilson (B); Highlights: Three Plowboy pitchers limit Wolcott to 3 hits, walked 1 and struck out 10; Nate Cormier (B) 2-3, 1 run scored, 3 RBI; Jon Wilson (B) 1-4, 1 run scored, 3 RBI; Ryan Ponte (B) 2-4, RBI; Drew Rocca (W) 2-3

PRO BASEBALL
Atloona 3, Hartford 2 (10)
At Altoona, Pa.
Hartford let a 2-1 lead slip away in the eighth inning and lost to the Altoona Curve 3-2 in 10 innings on Saturday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Hartford led 1-0 early, and 2-1 in the eighth before the Curve tied the game in the eighth and then won it on a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, preventing the Yard Goats a third consecutive win. Yard Goats starter Ben Shields pitched five innings and allowed just one run on two hits and had six strikeouts. He retired 15 of 18 batters faced in his second start since being acquired from the Yankees organization. Hartford took a 2-1 lead with a run in the sixth inning, and was once again helped by a fielding mistake. Julio Carreras reached on a throwing error, stole second base and eventual scored on a fielder’s choice ball hit by Nic Kent. Kent cracked a line drive into right field, however, Zach Kokoska has to make sure it was going to fall in and was thrown out at second base. The Yard Goats did not score in the top of the tenth, and Altoona won the game in their final-at-bat. The automatic runner P.J. Hilson advanced to third base on a popout near the backstop which was caught by catcher Bryant Betancourt. Mitch Webb hit a fly ball to deep left field and Hilson tagged and scored the game-winning run.

PRO SOCCER
Hartford 4, Birmingham 1
At Birmingham
Mamadou Dieng scored two goals, including a penalty kick, as the Hartford Athletic won their fourth straight USL Championship match Saturday night with a 4-1 win over Birmingham. With the win, Hartford (6-8-4) moved into seventh place in the USL Championship Eastern Conference. The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. Dieng now has nine goals on the season, just two shy of the club record of 11 set in 2024. He has scored five goals in the last three games. Kyle Edwards and Adewale Obalola also scored for Hartford while Obalola, Michee Ngalina, and Samuel Careaga had assists. Enzo Martinez scored in extra time for Birmingham (4-9-7), who is 0-3-1 in their last four matches.

Friday, August 8
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Playoff semifinals, game 1
Tri-Town 8, Burlington 4, Tri-Town leads series, 1-0
Wolcott 5, Bethlehem 3, Wolcott leads series, 1-0
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 3, Altoona 2 (10)

TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Wolcott 5, Bethlehem 3
At Bethlehem
Wolcott (19-5) 020 200 010 — 5-11-1
Bethlehem (19-4) 010 010 010 — 3-9-0
Aiden Bisallion, AJ Martinez (7) and Joe Dunne; Kyle Banche, Jason Johnson (6), Matt Sibilia (9) and Jesse Swartout; WP: Bisallion; LP: Banche; Save: Martinez; 2B: Brett Davino (B) 2, Carson Lentini (W) 2, Drew Rocca (W), 3B: Davino (B); HR: none; Highlights: Carson Lentini (W) 2-4, AJ Martinez (W) 2-5, Josh Dunne (W) 2-4, 3 runs scored; Davino (B) 3-4, 1 RBI, 2 doubles, triple; Ryan Ponte (B) 2-3, 1 run scored; Banche (B) 5 IP 8 hits allowed 5 walks, 9 strikeouts. Three Bethlehem pitchers combined to strike out 16 and walk 8. For Wolcott, Bisallion struck out seven and walked 6 in 6 IP. Martinez 3 IP, 3 hits, 4 strikeouts to earn the save

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 3, Altoona 2 (10)
At Altoona, Pa.
The Yard Goats defeated the Altoona Curve 3-2 in 10 innings on Friday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Zach Kokoska broke the 2-2 tie and scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning on a wild pitch, and Victor Juarez pitched around a first and second situation in the bottom of the inning as Hartford beat Altoona for the second straight game. The Yard Goats had a 2-0 lead in the ninth inning before the Curve started the frame with back-to-back home runs to tie the game. Yard Goats starter Connor Staine fired 5.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts, and Evan Shawver worked 2.1 shutout innings before Victor Juarez closed out the final three frames to earn his sixth win. Charlie Condon and Roc Riggio each had two hits for the Yard Goats. In the 10th inning, the Yard Goats took a 3-2 lead on a wild pitch by Ryan Harbin and Zach Kososka scored from third base. In the bottom of the inning, the automatic runner Tres Gonzales tried to go from second to third on a grounder to shortstop and was thrown out by Jorge. The next batter grounded into a fielder’s choice, and after a walk, Juarez got Gourson to fly to left field to end the game.

Thursday, August 7
PRO BASKETBALL
Los Angeles 101, Connecticut 92
PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 10, Altoona 5

PRO BASEBALL
Hartford 10, Atloona 5
At Atloona, Pa.
Hartford infielder Nic Kent had a single, double, triple, drove in four runs and scored twice, as Hartford defeated Altoona 10-5 on Thursday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Kent gave the Yard Goats a 3-0 lead in the first inning with a 3-run double which highlighted a five-run inning against Washington Depot, Connecticut native, Dominic Perachi. Charlie Condon, Benny Montgomery, and Braylen Wimmer also had three hits as part of a 14-hit attack helping the Yard Goats to their first win in the six-game series. Hartford’s bullpen worked seven innings and allowed just three runs and had eight strikeouts. The Yard Goats are a half game out of a playoff spot behind Somerset. The Yard Goats scored five runs in the first inning with a two-out rally against Perachi. The Yard Goats loaded the bases with a single, a walk and a hit-batsman. Julio Carraros then walked, forcing home Braylen Wimmer and giving the Yard Goats a 1-0 lead. Nic Kent followed by cracking a three-run double to the cap in right center field, scoring Charlie Condon, Jose Cordova and Julio Carreras to make it 4-0. Next, Ronaiker Palma doubled home Kent and it was 5-0 Hartford.

PRO BASKETBALL
Los Angeles 101, Connecticut 92
At Los Angeles
Five Los Angeles Sparks players scored in double figures as the Sparks beat the Connecticut Sun, 102-91 on Thursday night. Dearica Hamby led Los Angeles (14-15) with 21 points, five rebounds and five assists while Rickea Jackson scored 20 points. Kelsey Plum had 18 points and five assists while former UConn star Azura Stevens scored 10 points. LA’s Julie Allemand had a triple double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. For the Sun, Marina Mabrey and Tina Charles both finished with 19 points and seven rebounds. Following Mabrey and Charles, was Bria Hartley with 16 points and three assists. Leila Lacan scored 10 points and had a career and season-high seven assists, and three steals.
The fourth quarter began with five Sun points from a Mabrey three-pointer and a Lacan layup to tie the game at 74. The Sparks then scored five points of their own to regain the lead, 79-74. Los Angeles extended their lead on a 6-2 run until Charles drew a foul and went to the line to make two, 84-78 with 6:14 left in the game.

Wednesday, August 6
PRO BASEBALL
Altoona 1, Hartford 0
PRO SOCCER
Hartford 2, Miami FC 0

PRO BASEBALL
Altoona 1, Hartford 0
At Altoona, Pa.
Hartford left-handed pitcher Sean Sullivan turned in his second consecutive scoreless start and fired 7.2 shutout innings with six strikeouts, however, Altoona scored a run in the ninth inning on a bases loaded walk to defeat Hartford 1-0 on Wednesday evening at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Sullivan retired the first 14 batters of the game and sat down 22 of 25 batters faced before turning things over to the bullpen in the eighth inning. Sullivan lowered his ERA in the Eastern League to 2.34. Nick Cimillo drew a bases loaded walk in the ninth inning, scoring Duce Gourson for the only run of the game as the Curve beat the Yard Goats for the second straight game. Sullivan retired the side in order in the first three innings using just 54 pitches over that span. He continued to dominate getting the first two batters in the fifth inning before Omar Alfonzo dumped an 0-2 pitch into center field for the first Curve hit.

PRO SOCCER
Hartford 2, Miami FC 0
At Hartford
Mamadou Dieng scored on a penalty kick and Junior Moreira scored early in the second half as the Hartford Athletic earned a 2-0 win over Miami City FC on Wednesday night at Trinity Health Stadium in USL Championship action. Hartford (5-8-4) has won three straight USL Championship matches and is 4-1-1 in their last six matches. Dieng was named USL Championship Player of the Week on Monday after scoring twice in Hartford’s 4-0 win over New Mexico United last week. With those two goals, he became the all-time leading scorer in Athletic history with 19 goals in his second season. Miami slips to 5-9-4 on the year. With the win, Hartford moves two points from eighth place and the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Tuesday, August 5
PRO BASKETBALL
Phoenix 82, Connecticut 66
PRO BASEBALL
Altoona 6, Hartford 5

PRO BASKETBALL
Phoenix 82, Connecticut 66
At Phoenix
Records: Phoenix 18-11, Connecticut 5-23. Highlights: Phoenix’s Alyssa Thomas had a triple double with 13 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Mercury past the Sun. DeWanna Bonner had 18 points off the bench for Phoenix while Satou Sabally had a game-high 23 points and six rebounds. Marina Mabrey finished with 18 points and three assists. Following Mabrey, Tina Charles finished 16 points, a team-high seven rebounds, and two blocks. Rounding out the double-digit scorers was Leila Lacan with 10 points, five rebounds, and a career-high tying six steals.

PRO BASEBALL
Altoona 6, Hartford 5
At Altoona, PA
The Yard Goats rally fell short in a 6-5 loss to the Altoona Curve on Tuesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The Yard Goats trailed 6-4 and scored a run in the eighth inning, and had two runners on in the ninth inning when the game ended. Bryant Betancourt drove in four runs and had a pair of doubles but the Yard Goats three-game win-streak was snapped. Yard Goats outfielder Jarred Thomas had a hit to extend his hit-streak to seven consecutive games. The Yard Goats scored three runs in the first inning against Altoona starter Po-Yu Chen. Hartford loaded the bases with two walks and a hit batsman and Bryant Betancourt cleared the bases with a 3 RBI double, scoring Cole Carrigg, Roc Riggio and Benny Montgomery, giving the Yard Goats a 3-0 lead before the Curve came to the plate.

Monday, August 4
TRI-STATE BASEBALL
Wolcott 7, CT Sliders 4, Wolcott wins series, 2-1

Wolcott 7, CT Sliders 4
At Wolcott
CT Sliders 001 100 200 — 4-7-2
Wolcott 002 000 50x — 7-12-1
Glover, Sokolski (7) and Campbell; Mike McCormack, A.J. Martinez (5), Dillon Fernandes (7), Aiden Bissallion (9) and Josh Dunne, Ryan Ciampi (9); WP: Fernandes; LP: Sokolski; Save: Bissallion; 3B: Carson Lentini (W); Highlights: With five runs in seventh, Wolcott wins best of 3 series to advance to the Tri-State semifinal; Drew Rocca (W) 2-4, 3 RBI, Josh Dunne (W) 2-3, 1 run scored; Nick Sconziano (W) 2-4, 1 run scored; Carson Lentini (W) 2-4, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, triple