Sports

Team With Naugatuck Players Wins Roberto Clemente State Title

The Overlook Blacksox 8 and under baseball team was crowned state champions of the Roberto Clemente baseball division recently at Municipal Stadium. Some of the coaches and players on the team are from Naugatuck.

The team beat Watertown, Cheshire and Prospect to win the title and advance to the North Atlantic Regionals beginning this weekend.

In the photo, standing Top Row: left to right:  Manager - Orlando Ortiz, Assistant Coach - Darren Gasperri, Assistant Coach Mike Minervino, Assistant Coach - Matt Bessette, Coach - Mike Brown. Middle Row left to right: Evan Swanson,  Vincent Borghese, Christian Watson, Jeremy Ortiz, Ryan Delmonte,Mikey Deitelbaum, Vinny Santopietro. Front row kneeling left to right: Isiah Shaw, Logan Bessette, Logsn Brown, Andres Effes, Darren Gasparri.


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