| AAU team doubles its pleasure in Iowa Journal Inquirer Staff Writer (As originally published in the Journal Inquirer) WEST DES MOINES, Iowa. – The Team Connecticut 13-year-old AAU team keeps rolling. Team Connecticut, in its first AAU tournament, won its seventh straight game with a doubleheader victory Wednesday with wins over Sports Page of Kansas City, Kan., 8-0, and the Wisconsin Chargers, 8-7. Team Connecticut is slated to play the defending champion New-England, Mariners today at 6 p.m. in the medal round. "We have a very exciting team and today we never gave up," Team Connecticut Manager Rich Armstrong said. "This is the most powerful team I've ever been associated with. I've never seen so much talent, not just as ball players, but as kids." In the win over Kansas City, Dan Henry of Mystic and Chip Rourke of Jewett City combined for a one-hitter. Brett Burnham of South Windsor stroked a pair of singles, while Adam Greenberg of Guilford tripled and singled. Brian Calder of Southington starred defensively at second base. Against Wisconsin, Connecticut came back from 2-0 and 7-5 deficits led by East Hartford 's Wendell Anderson, who belted a three-run homer and added a sacrifice fly. Burnham provided the difference with a two-run homer in the fourth that put Team Connecticut ahead to stay. Henry picked up the win in relief of Rourke. Rourke had relieved starter Mike Panaroni. |
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