Westfield’s Carter Cousins, rear, slides under the tag of Worcester North third baseman Jack Fenlon during a 13-year-old Babe Ruth state tournament game. Westfield plays Portland (Maine) in an eastern regionals tourney game Tuesday in Newtown, Conn. (Photo by Frederick Gore/www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com)
NEWTOWN, CONN. – After enjoying an “off” day Tuesday, the Westfield Babe Ruth Baseball 13-Year-Old All-Stars are set to return to action in the eastern regionals tournament.
Westfield will square off against Portland (Maine) in the semifinal round of the New England Regionals tourney Tuesday at High Meadow Field in Newtown, Conn. First pitch is at 4 p.m.
Wesfield advanced to the semifinals with wins over Arlington (Mass.), 10-8, and Waterford (Conn.), 7-3.
In Sunday’s dramatic comeback victory over Waterford, two key players – pitcher Carter Cousins and outfielder Bailey Collier – were injured in unrelated plays. Cousins was transported to the hospital after colliding with first baseman Mike Nihill on a fly ball out in the first inning, and was initially, unofficially diagnosed with a head/neck injury. Collier was injured diving for a fly out on the final play of the game.
Both players are said to be in “good” condition, according to team officials.
The winner of Tuesday’s semifinal game will advance to the championship, which will be played Thursday, beginning at 4 p.m.
The winner’s bracket representative will only need to win once, while the loser’s bracket team will need consecutive victories in the double-elimination tournament. The second game, if necessary, would be played 30 minutes after the completion of the day’s first game.
The loser of Tuesday’s semifinal game will need to win on Wednesday, as well.
