Booma ousted in Northeast Regional championship game Aug 19, 2008
Rossi, stone-faced and sour the entire night, survived 14 Booma hits and a controversial call in the ninth inning in leading host Bristol to the Northeast Regional championship Monday evening on Muzzy Field. With the victory, the Connecticut team earned a trip to Shelby, N.C., to play in the American Legion World Series, Aug. 21-26. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Booma earns win in American Legion tournament Aug 18, 2008
today at 1 p.m. at Muzzy Field, will need to win twice in order to advance to the American Legion World Series. Booma jumped out in front early on Sunday, scoring single runs in the first two innings before a four-run explosion in the fourth put it in control. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Booma stays alive in American Legion baseball tournament Aug 18, 2008
Booma, which will face Cranston, R.I., today at 1 p.m. at Muzzy Field, will need to win twice in order to advance to the American Legion World Series. Today's winner will face Bristol, Conn. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Portsmouth Post 6 tournament game postponed Aug 16, 2008
Post 2 in the American Legion Northeast Regional was postponed due to rain at Muzzy Field. The game will be played this afternoon, following the completion of a 9:30 a.m. game between Cranston, R.I., and Portland, Maine. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Booma takes aim at Northeast Regional title Aug 14, 2008
Booma will play the second game of the day at Muzzy Field, following the day's first contest between Rhode Island champion Cranston Post 20 (40-8) and Massachusetts' Hanover Post 149 (25-5) at 9:30 a.m.. Later today, Connecticut champion Waterford Post 161 (27-5) will play Maine's Nova Seafood (26-3) out of Portland. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Summer's Best & Worsr Aug 12, 2008
I love Muzzy Field in Bristol. It's a throwback ballpark and it's the prettiest park around. (Middletown Press, CT)
Monday Morning Musings: Week of decision for Legion squads Jul 21, 2008
The Northeast Regional, featuring the champions of the six New England States, New Jersey and host team Bristol, will be played at Muzzy Field in Bristol Aug, 14-18. SMITH AND GOLF WOES. (Middletown Press, CT)
Post 75 now 9-7 in the zone Jul 13, 2008
In a late game from Thursday night, Bristol beat Middletown, 8-3, in a non-zone game at Muzzy Field. Bristol (27-6-1) took a 4-0 lead with a single run in the first on Andrew Tremblay's leadoff home run and three runs in the third. (Middletown Press, CT)
ESPN Adding Feature Films To Its Line May 23, 2008
Several older ballparks, such as Muzzy Field in Bristol (which dates from 1912), make the state attractive for this movie, he said and the tax credit is crucial. Filming would take roughly 45 days, Baldwin said. (FOX61, CT)
MHS prepares for throwing game of New Canaan Dec 3, 2007
Both of those teams are in the playoffs, with Berlin (9-1) in Class M taking on undefeated Bristol Eastern at Muzzy Field in Bristol. Northwest takes on undefeated and top-ranked Ansonia at Jarvis Field in Ansonia. (Middletown Press, CT)
Region 10 BOE approves football program Nov 21, 2007
Home games are played at Muzzy Field in Bristol, with no games played in Burlington. The decision came after Tanner gave a presentation detailing the program, which was discussed by board members and members of the community before they voted to approve the program. (Farmington Valley Post, CT)
Soltis powers Devils Nov 4, 2007
Thanks to a huge second half by Plainville running back David Soltis, the Blue Devils kept the Falcons win total at one as they marched out of Muzzy Field with a 34-21 victory. Soltis was an absolute workhorse, and Plainville (4-4 overall, 3-4 Nutmeg League) had no problem riding him to the win. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Week 8 breakdown Nov 2, 2007
Plainville (3-4) at SP/GT/LM (1-6) Muzzy Field, Saturday, 3 p.m. Excruciating heartbreak has to revert to sudden revival for the Blue Devils, who had last week's big game against Enfield in their hands but let it slip away. The Falcons are led by a Gladiator. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Eagles unbeaten run ends Sep 29, 2007
Who do you think will win the National League East. Wethersfield (1-2) hung tough over the first 18 minutes of the game, as the Lancers had trouble dealing with 6-foot-4 quarterback Gavin Lamb, who tallied over 200 passing yards in the first half with plenty of slants and small-ball that kept the chains moving. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Redcoats pound Falcons from start to finish Sep 23, 2007
Do you think the San Francisco Giants made the right decision in telling Barry Bonds they wont resign him for next year. The Redcoats left little doubt who would be walking off the field after 48 minutes of play were in the books, dominating from the start on their way to a 40-19 win. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Week 1 Breakdown: 'Canes out for revenge against Bristol Central Sep 14, 2007
What punishment should the NFL dole out on the Patriots for spying. Suspend Bill Belichick. (New Britain Herald, CT)
1945 MHS team loses captain Sep 3, 2007
LAST LEGION NOTE: Paul LaFleur, the manager of the Bristol Legion and the team's public address announcer at Muzzy Field, was drafted at the Northeast Regional to be the official Connecticut Legion Representative to accompany Regional Champ Branford to the Legion World Series in Bartlesville, Okla. "I had no plane reservation, no hotel room -- but the Legion took care of things," he said. (Middletown Press, CT)
Branford legion team keeps winning Aug 27, 2007
Next year, the Regional will be held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, a venue that knows a thing or two about all of those things. FOOTBALL: It will be September before the next time I talk to you, and September is dominated locally by high school football. (Middletown Press, CT)
Hot dogs, baseball and summer's best Aug 15, 2007
Muzzy Field in Bristol is the Camden Yards of Connecticut. BEST MOVE: Wood bats. (Middletown Press, CT)
Branford red hot heading into tourney Aug 4, 2007
It all starts today for Branford (22-7) when it faces a familiar foe in seventh-seeded Shelton at Palmer Field in Middletown at 11:30 a.m. The winner plays Sunday at 2:30 p.m. against the Trumbull/Glastonbury winner at Muzzy Field in Bristol while the loser must travel to South Windsor for a Sunday night game at 7 against the Trumbull/Glastonbury loser ... Orange beat Shelton in that opener last year at Muzzy Field. (New Haven Register, CT)
Then there were 16 Aug 4, 2007
It's an even bigger deal when Middletown is involved as the 75ers are this year. Middletown (20-10-2) opens up tonight at 7 p.m. against a very good Waterford (29-4) team, the champions of Zone 6. (Middletown Press, CT)
Legion Tournament starts Saturday Aug 3, 2007
At Muzzy Field in Bristol, games begin at the same time as in Middletown. Bristol (34-8-1), the defending state champion, is one of the favorites to win the state title and a berth in the Northeast Regional in Burlington, VT, later this month. (Middletown Press, CT)
Pitching-rich 75ers set for tourney Aug 2, 2007
In 2006, Middletown won its first three games in the tourney, beating Trumbull 12-10, RCP 14-10, and Waterford 10-1, before losing to Bristol, 8-6, in front of more than 700 fans at Muzzy Field in Bristol. Middletown was eliminated by Orange, 11-3, the next day. (Middletown Press, CT)
Middletown, RCP in field of 16 Jul 30, 2007
The 16-team state tournament features the eight zone champions - Zone 7 champ RCP at 20-4 and Zone 3 playoff winner Middletown (17-9) are the area's participants - and the eight teams that survived this weekend's tortuous single elimination zone tournaments. Because there are zone playoff games today, the pairings won't be announced by the Legion until Tuesday. (Middletown Press, CT)
Middletown takes on Madison Jul 28, 2007
500 record or better) to determine which team from each zone will join the eight zone winners in the formal state tourney which opens next Saturday, Aug. 4, at Palmer Field, Muzzy Field in Bristol and Rotary Field in South Windsor. What sets the zone p/layoff tourneys apart from all other Legion tournaments is that it is single elimination. (Middletown Press, CT)
Indians' run lifts spirits throughout community Jun 16, 2007
"... It seemed like there was a stretch there with a lot of [negative] things going on. And yeah, you hear about it from people out of town." But Newington was able to celebrate its run to the title game with the expected amount of pride, as evidenced by the largely partisan crowd at Muzzy Field in Bristol for the championship game. Of course, it helped that the game had been moved there from Yale Field after rain postponed it the day before. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Best and worst and everything in between Jun 15, 2007
He ended up at Muzzy Field, which is a better facility anyway ... Muzzy Field in Bristol. (Middletown Press, CT)
Amity steals the LL title away Jun 11, 2007
Amity just took care of those details a little bit better, and walked away from Muzzy Field carrying a second consecutive Class LL trophy after beating the Newington Indians 2-1. Speed on the basepaths turned the tide in a classic pitchers' duel. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Jolin no-no, late heroics spell title for Guilford Jun 11, 2007
With a Class L state championship on the line at Muzzy Field, it came down to the game's final at-bat. Dustin Miconi's bloop single into right field scored pinch runner Andrew Golding with the game's only run to preserve Jolin's no-hitter and give No. 1 seed Guilford its first state championship in school history, 1-0 over No. 2 Pomperaug. (New Haven Register, CT)
Russell again key as Amity wins second straight LL crown Jun 11, 2007
Russell struck out 13, including seven straight, on a three-hitter to help top-seeded Amity defend its title 2-1 over No. 3 Newington at Muzzy Field. "I was really up for this game," Russell said. (New Haven Register, CT)
A golden opportunity for the city Jun 11, 2007
That's not only because of the trouble the CIAC had at Yale Field Saturday, trouble that caused an angry Balsamo - with CIAC approval - to pull the Class L and LL games out of Yale in favor of Muzzy Field in Bristol. It's also because Palmer Field has so many advantages over other sites. (Middletown Press, CT)
Trinity unravels late as St. Bernard advances to title game Jun 7, 2007
Top-seeded St. Bernard used a flair single, a misjudged fly ball and an infield error to rally for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and eliminate the Crusaders, 4-2, in the semifinals of the Class S Tournament last night at Muzzy Field. Advertisement "It just happened too quickly," said Trinity shortstop Anas Koummal. (Stamford Advocate)
O'Leary leads Trinity into state semifinals Jun 4, 2007
Trinity Catholic will play at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Muzzy Field in Bristol against top-seeded St. Bernard, a 7-1 winner over ninth-seeded Career Magnet last night. The 16-9 Crusaders, who needed a late-season surge to earn a berth in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference Tournament, have won nine of their last 11 games and O'Leary (8-2) is unbeaten in his last five decisions. (Stamford Advocate)
Time was right for Bunnell Baseball Jun 1, 2007
Bunnell (17-7), the No. 18 seed, faced second-seeded Bristol Central at Muzzy Field on Wednesday. Stratford Star 2007. (Stratford Star, CT)
GHS baseball falls to No. 3 Bristol Central in 8 May 30, 2007
While Greenwich left seven runners in scoring position, Bristol Central's Ryan McDonnell delivered the knockout blow with a two-out hit to center that drove home Aaron Wilkins with the winning run in the Rams' 3-2 victory in eight innings yesterday at Muzzy Field. "I'm proud of my guys. They battled," GHS coach Mike Mora said. (Greenwich Time)
