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The Valley Regional (Deep River, CT) varsity baseball team won Wednesday's home conference game against North Branford (CT) by a score of 9-8.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
North Branford	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	8	11	3
Valley Regional	0	3	4	2	0	0	-	9	11	2

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Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Valley Regional (21-22)

North Branford

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B
	Team Totals	.355	38	31	8	11	7	2	1
2	Ben Stegina (Jr)	.667	4	3	3	2	0	0	0
3	Nico Falcioni (Jr)	.333	4	3	0	1	1	0	0
8	Victor Castillo (So)	.333	4	3	1	1	0	0	0
9	Dom Scalia (Sr)	.400	5	5	1	2	3	1	1
11	John Onofrio (Jr)	.250	4	4	0	1	1	0	0
15	Cam Garrett (Jr)	.333	4	3	0	1	1	0	0
20	Matthew Scalia (Fr)	.000	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
21	Ryan Michonski (Sr)	.600	5	5	2	3	1	1	0
23	Caleb Allen (So)	.000	4	3	1	0	0	0	0

Valley Regional

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B
	Team Totals	.379	33	29	9	11	8	1	2
1	James Marsden (Sr)	.000	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
2	Braeden Sparaco (Jr)	.667	4	3	0	2	3	1	0
3	A. Salbinski (Sr)	.333	4	3	2	1	0	0	1
5	Reed Beighau (Jr)	.250	4	4	0	1	1	0	0
6	Brayden Shea (Jr)	1.000	3	2	2	2	1	0	0
7	Sam Hutchinson (Jr)	.250	4	4	1	1	2	0	1
8	Lucas Rogers (Jr)	.333	3	3	1	1	0	0	0
9	Luke Buccaro (Jr)		0	0	1	0	0	0	0
22	Jack Finnegan (Jr)	1.000	3	2	2	2	1	0	0
24	Colin Carver (Jr)	.250	4	4	0	1	0	0	0

North Branford

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	6	13	2	1	21	.459	.483	.943
2	Ben Stegina (Jr)	1	0	1	1	0	3	.667	.666	1.334
3	Nico Falcioni (Jr)	0	1	2	0	0	2	.500	.333	.833
8	Victor Castillo (So)	0	1	2	0	0	2	.500	.333	.833
9	Dom Scalia (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0	2	.400	1.000	1.400
11	John Onofrio (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	2	.250	.250	.500
15	Cam Garrett (Jr)	0	1	1	0	1	3	.500	.333	.833
20	Matthew Scalia (Fr)	0	2	1	0	0	2	.500	.000	.500
21	Ryan Michonski (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	2	.600	.800	1.400
23	Caleb Allen (So)	0	1	1	1	0	3	.250	.000	.250

Valley Regional

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	3	4	1	1	6	.455	.551	1.007
1	James Marsden (Sr)	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000
2	Braeden Sparaco (Jr)	0	0	1	0	1	.750	1.000	1.750
3	A. Salbinski (Sr)	1	1	0	1	0	.500	1.000	1.500
5	Reed Beighau (Jr)	0	0	0	0	4	.250	.250	.500
6	Brayden Shea (Jr)	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
7	Sam Hutchinson (Jr)	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.750	1.000
8	Lucas Rogers (Jr)	0	1	0	0	3	.333	.333	.666
22	Jack Finnegan (Jr)	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
24	Colin Carver (Jr)	0	2	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500

North Branford

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1	1
2	Ben Stegina (Jr)	1	1

Valley Regional

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	2
6	Brayden Shea (Jr)	2

North Branford

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E	PB	SBA	SB	CS	CS%
	Team Totals	.893	28	18	7	3	0	4	3	1	.250
2	Ben Stegina (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0	0
7	Mike Virginelli (Sr)	1.000	2	0	2	0
8	Victor Castillo (So)	1.000	3	0	3	0
9	Dom Scalia (Sr)	1.000	7	7	0	0
11	John Onofrio (Jr)	.500	2	0	1	1
15	Cam Garrett (Jr)	1.000	3	3	0	0
20	Matthew Scalia (Fr)	.667	3	2	0	1
21	Ryan Michonski (Sr)	1.000	5	4	1	0	0	4	3	1	.250
23	Caleb Allen (So)	.000	1	0	0	1

Valley Regional

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E
	Team Totals	.913	23	21	2
1	James Marsden (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0
2	Braeden Sparaco (Jr)	.000	1	0	1
5	Reed Beighau (Jr)	1.000	10	10	0
6	Brayden Shea (Jr)	1.000	4	4	0
8	Lucas Rogers (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0
9	Luke Buccaro (Jr)	1.000	3	3	0
22	Jack Finnegan (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0
24	Colin Carver (Jr)	.000	1	0	1

North Branford

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP	GS
	Team Totals	5.83	1	.000	3	1
5	JJ O’ Connor (Fr)	0.00			1
7	Mike Virginelli (Sr)	8.75	1	.000	1	1
23	Caleb Allen (So)	0.00			1

Valley Regional

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	7.00	1
2	Braeden Sparaco (Jr)	11.45	1
22	Jack Finnegan (Jr)	2.10	1

North Branford

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	3B	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	11	9	5	3	4	2	33	29
5	JJ O’ Connor (Fr)	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	1	6	6
7	Mike Virginelli (Sr)	4	10	9	5	3	3	1	26	22
23	Caleb Allen (So)	.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Valley Regional

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	11	8	7	6	13	38	32
2	Braeden Sparaco (Jr)	3.2	9	7	6	4	8	26	22
22	Jack Finnegan (Jr)	3.1	2	1	1	2	5	12	10

North Branford

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.379	.455	1	116	3
5	JJ O’ Connor (Fr)	.167	.167	0	22	0
7	Mike Virginelli (Sr)	.455	.538	1	90	3
23	Caleb Allen (So)	.000	.000	0	4	0

Valley Regional

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	#P	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.344	.447	2	163	1	1
2	Braeden Sparaco (Jr)	.409	.500	2	109	0	1
22	Jack Finnegan (Jr)	.200	.333	0	54	1	0

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Game Story

Connecticut High School Baseball - North Branford can't hold off Valley Regional

April 27, 2022: Deep River, CT 06417

In Wednesday's league game, the host Valley Regional Warriors baseball team scored a tight 9-8 victory over the North Branford Thunderbirds.

The Warriors (7-2) will now prepare for their game against Morgan (Clinton, CT). The Huskies go into the Shoreline - Large game with a 5-8 record. In their last game, Morgan tipped East Hampton (East Hampton, CT), 7-1, in a league game.

The Thunderbirds (5-6) will now prepare for their game against Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum, CT). The Cougars go into the Shoreline - Large game with a 8-3 record. In their last game, Haddam-Killingworth tipped Cromwell (Cromwell, CT), 2-1, in a league game.

NBHS @ VRHS Baseball Game Info

Wed., Apr. 27, 2022 @ 4p

The Valley Regional (Deep River, CT) varsity baseball team won Wednesday's home conference game against North Branford (CT) by a score of 9-8.

Rankings & Records

North Branford (21-22)

CT	Class
58	6

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	RF	RA
16-9	11-5	7-4	9-5	.640	.688	155	127

Valley Regional (21-22)

CT	Class
17	2

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
21-3	10-1	12-1	8-1	1-1	.875	.909	220	59

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
North Branford	.8	1.3	.9	.4	.8	1.2	.9	6.2	7.7	2.2
Valley Regional	1.7	1.3	1.7	1.5	1.2	1.8	1.5	9.2	8.7	1.0

Head-to-Head

Valley Regional won on 4/2/2022

4/2 @ 10:30a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Valley Regional 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 10 2
North Branford 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 5 9 2

The Valley Regional (Deep River, CT) varsity baseball team won Saturday's away conference game against North Branford (CT) by a score of 6-5.
Box score
Valley Regional won on 4/27/2022

4/27 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

North Branford 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 8 11 3
Valley Regional 0 3 4 2 0 0 - 9 11 2

The North Branford (CT) varsity baseball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against Valley Regional (Deep River, CT) by a score of 9-8.
Box score
Valley Regional won on 5/24/2022

5/24 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

North Branford 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Valley Regional 1 0 1 3 0 3 - 8 9 2

The North Branford (CT) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference tournament game against Valley Regional (Deep River, CT) by a score of 8-3.
Box score

4/2 @ 10:30a	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Valley Regional	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	6	10	2
North Branford	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	5	9	2

5/24 @ 4p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
North Branford	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
Valley Regional	1	0	1	3	0	3	-	8	9	2

Team Stat Comparison

North Branford		Valley Regional
.273	Batting Average	.322
.389	On Base Percentage	.429
.343	Slugging Percentage	.513
.927	Fielding Percentage	.957
.640	Win Loss Percentage	1.000

Team Leaders

North Branford		Valley Regional	National Avg.
#42 Jake Chopus.500	Batting Average	#12 Jack McPherson.500	.249
#42 Jake Chopus.667	On Base Percentage	#18 Kevin Willets-Johnson.667	.375
#9 Dom Scalia.535	Slugging Percentage	#1 James Marsden.903	.315
#1 Ryan Anderson1.000	Fielding Percentage	#1 James Marsden1.000	.857
#15 Cam Garrett1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#2 Braeden Sparaco1.000	.539

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
North Branford	14-3		Valley Regional	13-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
4/4/22	Haddam-Killingworth	North Branford	(L) 10-1	5/2/22	Valley Regional	Haddam-Killingworth	(W) 13-3
4/28/22	North Branford	Haddam-Killingworth	(W) 6-0	5/9/22	Haddam-Killingworth	Valley Regional	(W) 9-1
5/23/22	North Branford	Haddam-Killingworth	(W) 6-5
4/11/22	North Branford	Morgan	(W) 6-2	4/4/22	Valley Regional	Morgan	(W) 7-5
5/12/22	Morgan	North Branford	(W) 1-0	4/29/22	Morgan	Valley Regional	(W) 12-3
4/13/22	North Branford	Portland	(W) 5-1	5/21/22	Portland	Valley Regional	(W) 13-0
4/15/22	North Branford	Old Saybrook	(L) 6-1	4/18/22	Valley Regional	Old Saybrook	(L) 2-1
4/16/22	East Hampton	North Branford	(L) 10-4	5/11/22	Valley Regional	East Hampton	(W) 4-0
5/9/22	North Branford	East Hampton	(W) 3-0	5/16/22	East Hampton	Valley Regional	(W) 15-0
4/18/22	Old Lyme	North Branford	(W) 8-4	4/20/22	Valley Regional	Old Lyme	(W) 16-1
4/20/22	Hale Ray	North Branford	(W) 10-1	4/22/22	Valley Regional	Hale Ray	(W) 13-0
4/22/22	Coginchaug Regional	North Branford	(W) 10-8	4/25/22	Coginchaug Regional	Valley Regional	(L) 6-2
6/1/22	North Branford	Coginchaug Regional	(W) 9-5
4/30/22	Cromwell	North Branford	(W) 6-1	4/11/22	Valley Regional	Cromwell	(W) 1-0
5/6/22	North Branford	Cromwell	(W) 7-6	5/5/22	Cromwell	Valley Regional	(W) 5-2
5/14/22	Putnam	North Branford	(W) 6-2	5/21/22	Putnam	Valley Regional	(W) 11-0
5/16/22	North Branford	Westbrook	(W) 15-3	4/13/22	Westbrook	Valley Regional	(W) 25-1

Record Breakdown

North Branford (21-22)		Valley Regional (21-22)
16-9	Overall	21-3
12-6	League	11-1
2-2	Non-League	8-1
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
14-3	Common Opponent	13-2
7-4	Home	12-1
9-5	Away	8-1
0-0	Neutral	1-1
2-1	Playoff	2-1
16-9	In-State	21-3
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0