Southington Junior Legion team wins first ever Zone 1 title

For the first time ever in Zone 1, the Southington Post 72 Junior American Legion baseball team was tops, going 20-4 in Zone 1, besting Bristol by one game (it was the first Junior Legion Zone Title since 2007). The team goes into the tournament as the No. 3 team in the state and will get a double bye. Its first game will be on Monday, July 25, against either No. 14 Branford (14-6, got an opening round bye), No. 30 Glastonbury (11-9) or No. 19 South Windsor (15-9). Monday's contest will be in Southington at 4 p.m. A win and the P72s advance to the eight-team single elimination round of the state tournament that takes place starting next Wednesday, July 27. For full details, visit http://ctalbb.com/.

UPDATE (7-26): The team defeated Branford, 5-2, Monday, July 25. They lost in the single-elimination Final 8 against Trumbull at Veteran's Field in Windsor Locks, 2-1 in eight innings, on July 28.