Sports Persons of the Year

All of those thousands of times that she laced up her skates in the wee hours of the morning, and all of those hours upon hours she put in on the ice practicing her routines have now set the stage for a lifelong goal to possibly soon come true for Brooklee Han.[br][br]When Han competed in the 2013 International Skating Union World Figure Skating Championships in March in London, Ontario, she put herself in position to reach the ultimate skaters’ goal — the Olympics. She took the next step in September by placing fifth at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy competition in Germany. This event served as a qualifier for six open Olympics spots in ladies’ figure skating.[br][br]Han has dual citizenship and was able to compete as a citizen of Australia because her father, Anthony, is from Australia. Representing Australia made it much more feasible for Han to qualify for the world championships and the Olympics. Her score of 147.16 points earned Australia a spot in the Olympics. Han, who graduated from Joel Barlow High this past spring, is considered a frontrunner to grab that spot for Australia.[br][br]At the World Championships, Han placed 21st out of a field of 35 skaters. She earned her spot in the long program by placing 20th with a score of 48.10 in the short program, which lasts a maximum of two minutes, 50 seconds. Those who placed in the top 24 in the short program qualified for the long program.[br][br]The top 20 finishers automatically qualified for the Olympic Trials so Han just missed out on that.

Allen staked her claim as one of the state’s premier female distance runners with a junior year filled with school records and first place finishes. The Fairfield Warde High standout is now in her senior year and the running community will be watching closely to see if she can continue that ascension.[br][br]After having played soccer during the fall seasons as a freshman and sophomore, last year was the first year Allen ran cross country and was a distance runner for three seasons in one school year. As a newcomer to cross country it didn’t take long for her to rise to elite status by winning the FCIAC Championship and state Class L title.[br][br]The versatility that her great endurance base provides allows her to excel in cross country and also have enough sprinting speed and strength to produce fast times in 400 meters and 800 meters and as a valuable member of relay teams.[br][br]After cross country ended last fall, Allen’s success continued into the indoor track and field season. She won the 1,600 and ran strong anchor legs to lead Warde’s 4×800 relay team to victory in both the FCIAC and state Class L championship meets. Allen set a school record of 4:58.74 in the 1,600 when she placed second at the State Open. She then went on to place third in the New England Championships.[br][br]During the outdoor season, Allen won the 3,200 at the Middletown Invitational with a meet-record time of 10:54.79. She also ran a 2:18.36 in the 800 in a dual meet to set a school record.

It was simply a love for baseball and a passion for umpiring that drove Al Borchetta.[br][br]So passionate was Borchetta about his craft that he kept at it for 66 years to become a ball field institution in lower Fairfield County.
Borchetta, 88, was called to fill in as an umpire for one game this past summer. So that extended his streak of umpiring baseball and softball to 66 straight years, which, coincidentally enough, is the same amount of years he’s been married to his lovely wife, Theresa.[br][br]“I couldn’t finish out the season. My legs were giving way. When you get old, your legs go on you,” this classy gentleman explained with a quick laugh. “I couldn’t do the game justice anymore.”[br][br]Borchetta’s summers usually consisted of umpiring gigs seven days a week for about 60 years. He loved the game and loved the camaraderie with the players and fellow umpires. He umpired games in which Bobby Valentine excelled and he always had a great time bantering with Steve Young when Borchetta was assigned to the field and Young played first base.[br][br]He graduated from Greenwich High School in 1944. He played baseball there for two years, his last year as a junior. When Borchetta was a senior he had to work part-time jobs after school to help support his large family. He was the youngest of seven boys and the second youngest of nine children. Two days after he graduated high school he was en route to Fort Devens in Danvers, Mass., for training to serve his country in the Army.[br][br]One of his greatest memories was when Borchetta, then 10, was at Yankee Stadium and he caught a home run hit by Joe DiMaggio at the end of DiMaggio’s rookie year of 1936.

After a very successful career as a college player, this native of Oslo, Norway is now a professional who won his first ATP point and world ranking at the beginning of the summer. He won two matches to qualify for the main event at the $15,000 Futures tournament in Montauban, France in late June.[br][br]Boe-Wiegaard, who has played in over 150 Futures and Challenges tournaments, was ranked 1,413^th in the ATP rankings in late September after having ascended throughout the summer to be ranked as high as 1,396^th in early August.[br][br]He continues to travel and play in tournaments internationally in his quest to continue to climb in the ATP rankings.[br][br]“Will Boe” began playing tennis at the age of five. He was a five-time All-American at Bates College (Lewiston, Maine) from 2002-2006 and he culminated that superb collegiate career by finishing as the No. 1 ranked singles player in Division III after winning the singles title at the 2006 NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championships.[br][br]Boe-Wiegaard was runner-up in men’s singles in the same tournament in 2005.[br][br]The 2002 Barlow High graduate, who will celebrate his 28^th birthday on Nov. 9, was raised in Connecticut for the past 25 years by his mother, Ingri, an acupuncturist. His younger brother, Thomas, is a mechanical engineer. Will credits his mother for his confidence, diligence and optimism, and he credits his brother for his competitiveness, sense of humor and kindness to others.

Rog had a fantastic junior year at Fairfield Prep as a cross country runner in the fall and as a distance runner during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons. Rog was named the 2010-11 Gatorade Connecticut Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.[br][br]He got his excellent cross country postseason rolling by winning the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Class LL race at Wickham Park with a time of 15:58 that was 10 seconds ahead of runner-up Alex Levine of Danbury. That performance led the Jesuits to fourth place.[br][br]The 5-foot-5 Rog then ran seven seconds faster and placed second in the State Open at Wickham Park, just one second behind winner Bryan Fowler (15:50), a senior from Tolland. Rog was the top Connecticut finisher at the New England Cross Country championships when he placed third.[br][br]Prior to that, Rog was also the individual champion at the Wickham Park Invitational, the Bethel Invitational and the Southern Connecticut Conference Cross Country Championships. He was an All-SCC, All-State and All-New England selection in cross country.[br][br]Rog also excelled during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons. Rog was a double champion at the CIAC Class LL Boys Indoor Track and Field Championships. He set a meet record of 4:21.8 while winning the 1,600 and then he won the 3,200 with a 9:36.66. One week later he won the State Open 3,200 in 9:25.28.[br][br]During the outdoor season, Rog won the 3,200 by 12 seconds with a time of 9:20.98 in the CIAC Class LL Boys Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He finished up state competition by placing second in the 3,200 (9:19.07) in the State Open behind Fowler (9:09.83).

As the starting second baseman and leadoff hitter, Mazzilli was one of the catalysts for one of the most successful seasons in University of Connecticut baseball team history.[br][br]Mazzilli, 21, had a stellar regular season at the plate for UConn and he continued to wield his hot stick in the postseason while helping the Huskies maintain a sustained run in the NCAA Tournament.[br][br]The consistent Mazzilli had one 10-game hitting streak, a nine-game hitting streak twice, and he batted .338 in a team-high 275 at-bats. He had 23 doubles among his 93 hits and 43 RBIs in 65 games. The sophomore infielder also had a .392 on-base percentage and a slugging percentage of .491.[br][br]Mazzilli was named to the All-Big East Second Team, he was honored as an NEIBA Second Team All-Star, and he was a member of the 2011 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team that had an 11-2-1 record this past summer.[br][br]Mazzilli went 6-for-18 (a .333 batting average) with one home run and a double while helping the Huskies win the Big East championship and secure their berth in the NCAA Tournament. And he was even hotter in NCAA play, batting .364 with five RBIs. Included among his 12 hits were two doubles and one triple as he helped lead the Huskies to their first-ever Super Regional appearance.[br][br]Prior to UConn, Mazzilli graduated from the IMG Pendleton School in Bradenton, Fla. He also attended Greenwich High School and Iona Prep.[br][br]LJ is the son of former Major League Baseball player, coach and manager, Lee Mazzilli, who played a valuable role as a key reserve 25 years ago while helping the New York Mets win the World Series.

Colby’s stellar high school career as a standout two-sport athlete at Joel Barlow High came to a conclusion in June, and has already begun his quest to use his versatile talents to play two sports as a collegian. [br][br]A three-year starter for the Falcons’ football and baseball teams, Colby earned division, conference and state honors for his exploits. [br][br]As a quarterback for the football team, Colby rushed for 1,308 yards during his senior year to surpass the 3,000-yard milestone in career rushing yardage. He twice earned selection as the All-Southwest Conference quarterback and was an All-State honorable mention pick as an all-purpose player. [br][br]Perhaps the most memorable highlight of Colby’s high school football career occurred early in the 2009 season when he led an incredible comeback in the fourth quarter to help the Falcons pull out a 36-35 victory at home over New Fairfield. The Falcons scored 23 points in the fourth quarter and rallied back from a 13-point deficit. Colby rushed for a touchdown, then fired a TD pass and completed the game-winning two-point conversion pass in the fourth quarter. [br][br]Colby had a career batting average of over .300 as a three-year starting outfielder for Barlow’s baseball team. He batted a robust .476 as a senior and was named to the All-SWC team. Colby was also a two-time All-Patriot Division selection and All-State in baseball. [br][br]Off the field, Colby also received recognition during his senior year being named to the All-State Academic team. Last spring he was also Barlow’s recipient of the SWC Leadership Award. [br][br]The 5-foot-9, 170-pounder, who also played basketball his senior year at Barlow, is now a defensive back for the Division III Salve Regina football team. He also plans on playing for the baseball team in the spring.

The Summer of 2010 will be a summer to remember forever for 11 players and three coaches on the Fairfield American Little League baseball team. [br][br]Fairfield won district, state and New England regional championships to qualify for the prestigious Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. Fairfield American became the first team from the town to reach the Series, winning 21 of its 24 postseason games. [br][br]The Fairfield youngsters did it with their baseball skills, naturally. But they also did it with grace, humility, pride and a special mental toughness in which they had the knack for pulling out late comeback victories. Their first three victories in the New England regional all came via dramatic comebacks. [br][br]Fairfield defeated the team from Auburn, Wash., 3-1, in its opening game of the Little League World Series before Fairfield was eventually eliminated by Auburn, 9-5, in a rematch in the losers’ bracket. [br][br]Nick Nardone, Eddie Magi, Jack Quinn, Patrick Calabrese, Connor Daley, Chris Howell, Nate Klein, Billy McGrath, Patrick O’Leary, Tom Ryan and Liam Wurzel were the 11 players who are now in their own special baseball fraternity forever. Chris Daley was the manager and his assistant coaches were Larry Klein and Brian McGrath. [br][br]Nardone was the ace of the pitching staff, he was one of Fairfield’s best hitters and he also played solid defense at shortstop when Magi, the team’s second top pitcher, or anyone else was on the mound. Nardone allowed just one hit in 5 2/3 innings and Magi struck out the final batter to seal the 1-0 victory over Cumberland, R.I. in the New England regional final. [br][br]Quinn was also a top hitter in a deep and balanced batting lineup in which many of the Fairfield players were capable of providing a big home run at a big moment.

Success has followed Cam Atkinson at virtually all levels of play during his hockey career. Such was the case once again last winter when the 5-foot-8, 175-pound forward  had a superb sophomore season and was a key player in leading Boston College to the NCAA championship. [br][br]Atkinson scored two goals to lead the Eagles to their 5-0 victory over Wisconsin in the Frozen Four national championship game on April 10 at Ford Field. Atkinson, who netted a goal in Boston College’s 7-1 victory over Miami in the prior semifinal game, earned All-Tournament recognition. [br][br]That was the final honor of many during a season in which Atkinson led the nation in goal scoring with 30. He also racked up a team-high 53 points, adding 23 assists while playing all 42 games. He won the Norman F. Dailey Award that goes to the program’s Most Valuable Player. Atkinson was also the recipient of the Paul Hines Award as the Most Improved Player in New England and was selected to the All-Hockey East second team. [br][br]Atkinson was the NCAA Northeast Regional Most Outstanding Player after leading the Eagles to victories over Alaska and Yale. Atkinson had three goals, an assist and a plus-5 rating in Boston College’s wild 9-7 victory over Yale that secured the Eagles their berth in the Frozen Four. [br][br]During his freshman season, after he was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the sixth round (with the 157th overall pick) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Atkinson scored seven goals and had 12 assists in 36 games and earned the Bernie Burke Outstanding Freshman Award. [br][br]Atkinson enrolled at BC after a superb prep school career at Avon Old Farms in which he is the only player in school history to win three New England Division I Prep School championships.

While Easton may epitomize a quiet American town filled with tranquility, Charlie Morton has made some loud noise across the U.S. as he makes his mark in the big leagues as a pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The former Barlow High baseball standout became the first Easton/Redding high school graduate to climb all the way to the top of the Major League Baseball mountain when the right-hander made his ML debut for the Atlanta Braves on June 14, 2008 and recorded his first career victory in that game.From the time he graduated in 2002 from Barlow, where he attracted major league scouts’ attention by posting a 1.18 ERA with 78 strikeouts in 40 innings, to his ascent through the minor leagues, Morton has made rapid progress to get to the big show. He came up through the Braves’ system before being traded to the Pirates this past June.The 25-year-old became a regular in the Bucs’ rotation this summer and won his first game in a Pittsburgh uniform on July 3 by tossing six scoreless innings and allowing just one hit against Florida. He set the stage for next year in his last start of the season by wrapping up on the highest of notes. The 6-foot-4 righty turned in the best pitched game of his short, 33-start career, a complete-game, 4-hit, career-high 8-strikeout shutout of the Chicago Cubs on Sept 30.Morton concluded the 2009 campaign with a 5-9 record, to up his overall career win total to 9, and posted a 4.55 ERA in 18 starts. While Easton may epitomize a quiet American town filled with tranquility, Charlie Morton has made some loud noise across the U.S. as he makes his mark in the big leagues as a pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The former Barlow High baseball standout became the first Easton/Redding high school graduate to climb all the way to the top of the Major League Baseball mountain when the right-hander made his ML debut for the Atlanta Braves on June 14, 2008 and recorded his first career victory in that game.From the time he graduated in 2002 from Barlow, where he attracted major league scouts’ attention by posting a 1.18 ERA with 78 strikeouts in 40 innings, to his ascent through the minor leagues, Morton has made rapid progress to get to the big show. He came up through the Braves’ system before being traded to the Pirates this past June.The 25-year-old became a regular in the Bucs’ rotation this summer and won his first game in a Pittsburgh uniform on July 3 by tossing six scoreless innings and allowing just one hit against Florida. He set the stage for next year in his last start of the season by wrapping up on the highest of notes. The 6-foot-4 righty turned in the best pitched game of his short, 33-start career, a complete-game, 4-hit, career-high 8-strikeout shutout of the Chicago Cubs on Sept 30.Morton concluded the 2009 campaign with a 5-9 record, to up his overall career win total to 9, and posted a 4.55 ERA in 18 starts.

It only took 2 minutes and 30 seconds, but in reality it was four months in the making. It took the Fairfield Giants Pop Warner Junior Midget Cheerleaders less than three minutes to produce a national championship winning routine. However, that short time was the culmination of hundreds of hours of practice and dedication that led to a once in a lifetime experience.A total of 30 girls ages 11-13, led by head coach Tina Martin, went to Florida in December to compete against 350 teams from 50 states. And when that final 2:30 was done, the cheer team had captured the first-ever national title for the town of Fairfield and the Southern Connecticut Pop Warner conference.From their first day of practice on August 1, the team committed itself to a season of excellence that they hoped would result in a trip to the national championships in Orlando in December. Most of the young girls on the squad had been cheering together for the past three years. This was going to be their last shot at a national title in their age bracket. One title after another was secured, 10 different first-place finishes in all, as Fairfield rolled through the region, state and New England qualifying, which finally gave them that coveted spot in the national finals at Disney World.That short span of time on December 10 produced plenty of excitement back in Connecticut as Fairfield honored its national champs with a parade in January and the team was invited to the state capitol in Hartford to be recognized for making short work of the rest of the nation’s cheerleading competition in 2008.

Success has followed Connie Jones wherever she has landed, and her Greenwich High boys’ tennis team is a reflection of that winning aura. A woman coaching a boys’ high school sport is not as rare as it once was, but for great coaches the gender of their pupils is a non-factor.This past year Jones was recognized not only for the long-run of success the Cardinals have had under her tutelage (142-9 since 2002), but for yet another singularly outstanding season that resulted in two more trophies in the Greenwich trophy case. In what has become somewhat matter-of-fact, Jones’ squad captured both the FCIAC and Class LL state titles in capping a 20-1 campaign. That makes seven straight conference crowns and five consecutive state championships, earning Jones both the National High School Coaches Association and Connecticut HS Coaches boys’ tennis coach of the year award.While her total success rate is obviously impressive (235-34 overall record, 9 FCIAC and 7 Class LL titles), Jones’ real gift is in spreading her knowledge of tennis to all levels of play. She is national coach for the United States Tennis Association, a tennis pro in Port Chester and this summer she coached the USTA Eastern Aces regional team in the annual World Team Tennis Junior Nationals.Her background as a Division I tennis star at Rollins College in Florida, where she is in the school’s Hall of Fame, and an ultra-successful, undefeated in four years high school player, started the winning breeding she possesses.  A stint on the Virginia Slims women’s tour in the ‘70’s gave her a chance to play against the best in the world. Now as a high school coach, she carries with her that personal philosophy of “challenge only makes you stronger,” always scheduling the toughest out-of-conference competition she can find to give her team that winning edge.

At the age of 14, Kazmierczak proved this year that he is not only one of the area’s and state’s rising young soccer stars, but also that he is set to make an impact at the national level as well.Kazmierczak was selected in the first round by the United States Soccer Federation as one its youngest under-16 Academy Program players. This USSF program is the primary vehicle for identifying and developing the finest youth soccer talent in the country. He has started that national profile by playing with the South Central Academy Club of New Haven, one of 64 designated USSF clubs in the nation.Leading up to that selection, Kazmierczak developed his local and state soccer resume as a striker for his Beachside Premier Soccer club, leading the team to consecutive Connecticut state soccer championships in U-13 and U-14. He was the team’s top scorer in State Cup play with 2 goals and 4 assists during the playoff championship run this year. He also led his Fairfield Country Day School varsity team to two undefeated league seasons. Kazmierczak showed his versatility at FCDS by leading the team in scoring the past two years as a three-year starter at center midfielder. He also found time to play baseball and basketball.A product of the Easton youth soccer programs since he was 5-years-old, he is a high school freshman at Hopkins School in New Haven, where he is playing varsity soccer. Community service work is also a big part of Kazmierczak’s athletic life as he raised over $5000 in charitable contributions when he won the U-14 division of a 7-mile road race that benefited the American Heart Association’s American Stroke program.

After finishing fourth in the FCIAC standings and losing a first-round playoff game to eventual league champion Greenwich, the Fairfield Warde girls’ soccer team entered Class L state tournament play as an unassuming ninth seed. Five straight wins later, the state soccer community was paying full attention as the Mustangs claimed their first ever state championship in girls’ soccer.The late-season surge gave Coach Tom Cunningham’s squad a 15-5-1 final record, but most importantly that last victory gave them something the school had never accomplished before. The 1-0 shutout of 2nd seeded and perennial girls’ power Farmington was the fourth consecutive shutout that senior co-captain goalie Julie Arduini turned in to end the season on the highest of notes.Co-captain Meg Pengue,  the tournament MVP, netted a corner kick played by Allie Davis for the only goal of the game to complete the dream season.After posting a 3-1 win over East Haven in the first round, three consecutive 2-0 triumphs over Sheehan, Wilton and Berlin propelled Warde to the finals. In the semis against Berlin, Emily Bengermino scored both goals.Leading the team in scoring throughout the season was a pair of All-FCIAC second team selections, forwards Sabrina Siciliano and Sarah Duffy. The Mustangs offense came from a ball control style of play initiated by midfielders Natalie Wagner and Michelle Pullen. Davis anchored the defense at sweeper and was a first-team All-Conference pick.

Now in her 44th year at Greenwich Academy, Angela Tammaro is GA athletics. She is the school’s athletic director as well as the field hockey and girls’ lacrosse coaches. Every young lady that participates in the Academy’s highly-successful athletic programs is shaped by Tammaro’s winning philosophy.Tammaro’s efforts were twice recognized on the national stage in 2008 as she was formally inducted into the National Field Hockey Coaches Hall of Fame in January, and then followed that up by being selected for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in April. She has won over 600 games in both sports and both teams have won 24 straight regular season Fairchester Athletic Association titles.Her lacrosse team finished at 20-2 and won both the FAA regular season and playoff championships, the 23rd time the Gators have won the post-season tournament. One of those losses for the private school was a one-goal defeat to FCIAC power Darien.The lacrosse and field hockey field is deservedly named after Tammaro, who oversees 15 varsity sports as the AD. In past years she also had coached basketball, ice hockey and squash.Tammaro has earned legendary status since her lacrosse playing career at Boston University from 1960-62. She was actually inducted into the lacrosse hall of fame as a player, as she concluded her on-field activity in 1975. She has also been active in all areas of the sport, serving as an assistant coach for the U.S. national team from 1979-1988. Tammaro was also a national lacrosse umpire from 1966-1985, and served as a vice-president for six years for the United States Women’s Lacrosse Association.

A two-sport standout at Joel Barlow High, Matt Lisi was a team leader and top player for both the basketball and baseball teams. Lisi’s on-field performances earned him plenty of post-season honors during his four years as a Barlow athlete, but the fact that he was a two-year captain in both sports showed he was as well-respected for his off-the field leadership.[br][br]Lisi’s efforts in his senior basketball campaign lifted Barlow to 14 wins and the Class M state semifinals, where they dropped a one-point decision to Waterford. The Falcons also knocked off Class M’s top-ranked Cheney Tech in the tournament. The 5-11 sharp shooting guard, who swished 81 three-pointers during the season, averaged 21.3 points, three rebounds and 1.5 assists per game to earn All-State honors. He finished with 1,111 career points.[br][br]Other post-season accolades included being named the team MVP and All Southwest Conference for the second straight year. He was also selected to represent Connecticut in the prestigious JCC Schoolboy Classic, as well as being named first team all-area by the Danbury News Times newspaper.[br][br]While the Falcons baseball squad had a tough 2007 season, Lisi finished his four-year letter winning baseball career with All-Colonial SWC honors for the second consecutive year as the team’s starting centerfielder.[br][br]An honor roll student, Matt now attends St. Mary’s College in Maryland.

The list of honors Ed McCarthy accumulated in his four years as a starting offensive lineman for Yale University’s football program is seemingly endless. The accolades started his freshman year when he became the first offensive lineman to claim a major award when the Ivy League named him Rookie of the Year. By the time he completed his senior year in the 2006 season, McCarthy had etched his name deeply into the Yale football tradition.[br][br]In his four seasons he made 39 straight starts. His senior campaign, in which he led the Bulldogs to a share of the league championship with an 8-2 (6-1 Ivy record), saw him named as an Associated Press Division 1-AA First Team All-America. He was named first-team All-American by four other organizations, including the prestigious Walter Camp Foundation in New Haven, which hand out post-season awards.[br][br]His prowess in the classroom equaled his outstanding efforts on the gridiron. He had a 3.69 GPA as history major, and was a finalist for the Draddy Award, the academic Heisman of college football. That history of academic and athletic excellence began for McCarthy in high school where the Fairfield Prep graduate won the Brisette Award as Prep’s top scholar-athlete.[br][br]McCarthy continued a family tradition at Yale as his father John was a two-year offensive guard starter in the late sixties, and his uncle Ed was a starting quarterback for the Elis in 1964.

When you have a chance to represent your community in any world championship, it’s always a thrill and an honor. For 15 youngsters and four coaches from Greenwich, that opportunity came this summer as the town’s Cal Ripken 12-year-old All-Stars captured the New England title to qualify for the Ripken World Series.The team was one of 16 teams from around the world to make it to Aberdeen, Maryland for the pool play format tournament. While the Greenwich squad finished 1-3 and did not advance to the next round, it didn’t take a bit of luster off their once-in-a lifetime achievement. A state title and New England crown still sit very well atop their collective heads.For coaches Larry Hoff, Bill Mills, Lou Ragusa and Matt Vlahovich, contributions from the entire team are what made this group successful. There was standout pitching from Jonathan Mills and Sam Dent. Excellent hitting from shortstop Dylan Callahan, right fielder Zack Mulhern and Mills, who all hit over .400 in the Series, and third baseman Brandon Muto, who led the team in batting overall. The club also had outstanding defense and plenty of speed on the base paths to engineer their victories.The Greenwich 12s joined the 2004 squad as the only other town team to reach the Ripken Series. Other team members included: Christian Fazio, Sam Fraser, Kevin Flynn, Max Hoff, Sam Latto, Ned Oliver, Liam O’Neil, Chris Ragusa, Zac Simmel, and Brett Steinberg.