Bedford Wins State Little League Tournament, Advances to Regionals

The second day of the New Hampshire Little League State Tournament saw Bedford crowned 11/12 year-old State Champions with and exciting 15-7 win over Rye in the afternoon.

Rye started strong, putting five runs on the board in the top of the first inning and adding another one when Griffin Matthews sent a ball over the fence in the second inning. After that, Rye struggled to bring runners home even with a late-game double from Will Hindle in the 6th inning.

Cam Fregaeau, Rye’s starting pitcher, pitched three strikeouts during his two innings in the game, but he could not fend off Bedford’s batters who rang up five runs in the bottom of the first inning, including a three-run dinger from TJ Crowley. That wasn’t the only high-scoring hit for Bedford, however, as Adam Roy knocked another three-run homer out of the park in the third inning.

Throughout the game, major offensive contributions were made by Bedford’s Michael Pratte – who got on base in each of his five at-bats, and scored one run in each of the first four innings – and Kyle Lavigne who had three hits, three runs scored, and four RBIs.

After shaking off some first inning nerves, Bedford’s starting pitcher Zach Fletcher threw three strikeouts in the first three innings of the game. Griffin Matthews took over at the halfway mark and added another six strikeouts in the last three innings.

With this win, Bedford’s 11/12 team takes the title and advances to the Regional Tournament in Bristol, CT to compete against the winner of the Connecticut vs. Rhode Island game. If you can’t go and cheer the boys on, the game will be carried live on Tuesday, August 11th at 4:00pm on ESPN3.