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New Canaan Scores and Standings: June 8
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New Canaan's Curt Casali, a catcher at Vanderbilt, was taken by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the Major League Baseball amateur draft on Tuesday.
A senior, Casali was chosen with the 317th overall pick and could be assigned to the Connecticut Tigers, who play in the short Class A New York-Penn League.
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Casali ranks second on the Commodores in doubles (20) and RBI (50), trailing only third baseman Jason Esposito, another Connecticut native who was taken in the second round by the Baltimore Orioles.
Esposito, a native of Bethany who attended Amity High School, is batting a team-high .362 with eight home runs and 55 RBI.
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Casali is a .310 hitter with six homers and 50 RBI for the Commodores (50-10), who will host a Super Regional this weekend for the first time in school history.
Vanderbilt takes on Oregon State in a two-out-of-three series beginning on Friday with the winner advancing to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
According to Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin, Casali has been one of the best backstops in the highly competitive Southeastern Conference.
"There are not many kids who possess the size, arm strength and catching ability that Curt does," Corbin said. "Besides being a quality catcher, Curt has distinguished himself as one of the better offensive players in our league."
The 6-3, 220-pound Casali is the older brother of Andrew Casali, a sophomore shortstop on this year's New Canaan's team, whose season ended Tuesday with a 2-1 loss to Farmington in the CIAC Class L semifinals.
Curt Casali was named All-State in baseball 2005-07 and in football 2007, helping lead the Rams to an FCIAC baseball championship as a junior. He also quarterbacked New Canaan to a football state title as a senior.
Named the New Canaan Sportsman of the Year in 2007, Casali lettered four years in baseball, three in football and two in basketball at New Canaan.
Another Connecticut player taken in the draft was Bethel's Matt Barnes, a junior righthander from UConn who was tabbed by the Boston Red Sox in the first round with the 19th overall pick.
The New York-Penn League begins on June 17.
-- New Canaan won its third straight CIAC Class L boys tennis state championship on Tuesday at the Yale University courts.
The Rams ended Tuesday with 24 points, giving them an insurmountable lead over second-place Hand (17 points).
New Canaan sent three doubles teams into the semifinals and one -- No. 7 seed Nick Laub - into the singles quarterfinals.
Laub lost to No. 2 seed Ted Berkowitz of Fairfield Warde,7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-4 on Tuesday in match that was suspended due to rain on Monday.
New Canaan's top-seeded doubles tandem of Patrick Newtown and Jacon Reiss lost to No. 3 seeds Daniel Adajian and Reid Andren of Fairfield Warde 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals on Tuesday.
In the girls Open draw, New Canaan's Courtney Gallagher, the No. 13 seed, fell to top seed Kimmy Guerin of Weston, 6-0, 6-1.
New Canaan Baseball/Softball Inc.
Cal Ripken Baseball>Bantam 8
The Hoyt Livery Bakersfield Blaze and Charleston River Dogs played to a 9-9 tie on Saturday.
Jackson LaSusa tossed two scoreless innings for the Blaze while Jack Finnigan and Charles Brossy each had one scoreless frame. Cory Pickering, Landon Bachman and Griffin Deane were the hitting leaders.
Cal Ripken Baseball>Major 60
Cubs 11, Nationals 6 (Friday)
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
Baseball (At Nolan Field, Ansonia
New Canaan vs. Farmington, 3:30 p.m. (Class L, semifinals)
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Girls lacrosse (at Fairfield Ludlowe)
New Canaan vs. Darien, 6;30 p.m. (Class M, semifinals)
Boys lacrosse (at Fairfield Warde)
New Canaan vs. New Fairfield, 4:30 p.m. (Class M, semifinals)
STANDINGS
- Baseball
West Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Danbury* 14-4 17-6 Staples* 13-5 18-5 Greenwich* 11-7 11-10 Trumbull 8-10 9-11 Bridgeport Central 5-13 7-13 Westhill 3-14 3-16 Central Division FCIAC Record Overall Record McMahon* 14-4 16-5 Norwalk* 12-6 14-8 Fairfield Ludlowe
8-10 8-12 Ridgefield 7-11 9-11 Stamford 6-12 8-12 Harding 1-17 2-18 East Division FCIAC Record Overall Record St. Joseph* 16-2 19-3 New Canaan*
12-6 13-8 Fairfield Warde*
11-7 13-8 Wilton 11-7 13-7 Trinity Catholic 9-9 9-11 Darien 9-9 10-11
Bassick
*- clinched playoff spot
0-17 0-19
- Softball
West Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Westhill* 18-0 20-1 Danbury* 13-5 16-6 Staples 10-8 11-8 Greenwich 8-10 9-11 Trumbull 7-11 8-12 Bridgeport Central 3-15 3-16 Central Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Stamford* 11-7 14-8 Fairfield Ludlowe* 10-8 14-9 Norwalk 9-9 9-11 Ridgefield 9-9 9-11 McMahon 3-13 5-14 Harding 0-17 0-19 East Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Darien* 15-3 20-3 St.Joseph* 15-3 15-6 New Canaan* 13-5 15-6 Fairfield Warde 11-7 13-8 Wilton
10-8 10-10 Trinity Catholic 4-14 4-16 Bassick 1-17 1-17
- Boys Lacrosse
West Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Ridgefield* 9-1 14-5 Greenwich* 8-2 10-7 Staples* 7-3 13-4 Danbury 3-7 8-7 Trumbull 2-7 3-13 Westhill 2-8 6-10 Stamford 1-9 6-10 East Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Darien* 10-0 17-2 New Canaan* 8-2 10-7 McMahon*
8-3 12-5 Wilton* 7-3 12-6 Fairfield Ludlowe* 5-6 9-7 St. Joseph 4-6 8-8 Norwalk 1-8 8-8
Fairfield Warde
*-clinched playoff spot
- Girls Lacrosse
West Division FCIAC Record Overall Record Staples* 10-0 14-4 Danbury* 7-3 10-7 Greenwich* 6-4 11-5 Ridgefield* 6-4 10-7 Norwalk 3-8 7-9 Stamford 2-8 6-10 Trumbull 1-9 4-12 East Division FCIAC Record Overall Record New Canaan* 9-1 11-6 Wilton* 9-1 17-1 Darien* 8-2 11-8 Fairfield Ludlowe* 7-3 10-6 Fairfield Warde 5-6 9-7 McMahon 4-7 7-8 St. Joseph 1-9 2-14
