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• Baseball: Stephen Barston's RBI double in the bottom of the sixth inning gave the Darien 13's a dramatic 2-1 victory over Bethel in the first round of the I-84 playoffs.
Darien advances to play top seed Newtown on Wednesday. Michael O'Malley led off the sixth with a walk, stole second base, went to third on an error, and scored on Barston's hit.
Tyler Costantino pitched four solid innings, striking out four. Barston relieved him in the fifth and tossed three scoreless frames, striking out five for the win.
The offense was led by Barston (single, double, RBI) and Andrew Enzor (single, double). Costantino, Jake Frasca, and Danny O'Boyle also had hits.
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Jamie Schofield drove in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly.
• Girls Lacrosse: Emily Tropsa, who helped lead Darien to the CIAC Class M girls lacrosse state title in June, has verbally committed to attend Gettysburg College in the fall of 2012, the Blue Wave Sports Blog reports.
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Tropsa, a rising senior, earned all-FCIAC and all-state honors in the spring.
Gettysburg won the NCAA Division III national championship last season, defeating Bowdoin 16-5 in the finals
• Golf: Woodway's Mike Ballo Jr. followed up a first-round 74 with a 71 to make the cut in the 77th Connecticut Open at the Brooklawn County Club in Fairfield.
Ballo completed 36 holes at 3-over 145, leaving him nine shots off the lead heading into Wednesday's final round. The cut came at 147, with the low 40 scores, plus ties, getting to play on Wednesday.
Danbury's Frank Bensel carded his second straight 3-under 68 to take a two-shot lead.
First-round David Pastore of Greenwich, who plays out of the E-Club in Fairfield, followed up a 66 with a 5-over 76 to fall to a tie for 12th at 142, six shots off the lead.
Greenwich's Daniel Balin, who plays out of Burning Tree, continued his steady play with a 2-under 69, leaving him alone in fourth at 139.
Greenwich's Country Club's Jason Caron followed up a first-round 73 with a 67 to move into a tie for fifth with Wilton's Brian Murphy at 140. Pastore and Murphy are amateurs.
Among other local players, Shorehaven's Jerry Courville is tied for eighth at 141 (71-70) and Redding's Jim St. Pierre is deadlocked for 12th after his second straight 71.
Weston's Bernie D'Amato, another amateur, just missed the cut after his second straight 74. The top 40 low scores, plus ties, advanced to
Wednesday's final round.
Other area players who made the cut were Greenwich's Reed Howard (145), Fairfield's John Deigan (146).
Defending champion Kyle Gallo of Kensington, who is seeking a record fifth Connecticut Open title, shot a 69, but is still seven shots behind Bensel in a tie for 18th.
The final round gets under Wednesday at 8 p.m.
If you see anything in our scores, standings, or schedules that requires updating, please e-mail sports editor Bob Birge at bob.birge@hotmail.com
