By Michael Letendre
The 2021 Senior American Legion Connecticut State Baseball Championship Tournament field is set.
It’s going to be a single elimination format and all first round games commence on Tuesday, August 3.
Games will be played every day thereafter until a Connecticut State Champion is crowned.
The champions in Zones 1, 3 and 6 were seeded in slots 1-3 in the North region based on winning percentage.
The second place squads were then seeded 4-6.
And in the South, the champions in Zones 2 and 4 were seeded 1-2 based on winning percentage while the second place teams were slotted in the 3-4 positions.
The remaining teams were seeded within their region based on winning percentage.
Meriden, Newington, and Glastonbury were all positioned in the Southern Division to balance the tournament out.
Here’s the first round bracket breakdown:
19U Connecticut American Legion State Tournament Championship
Single Elimination tournament
Northern Region – First Round
*No. 1 Waterford (Bye)
*No. 15 Moosup at No. 2 RCP (Crowell HS)
*No. 14 South Windsor at No. 3 Bristol (Muzzy Field), 6:30 p.m.
*No. 13 Naugatuck at No. 4 Naugatuck (Palmer Field)
*No. 12 Northeast at No. 5 Norwich (Dickenman Field)
*No. 11 Tri-Town at No. 6 West Hartford (Conard HS)
*No. 10 Ellington at No. 7 Avon (Buckingham Field)
*No. 9 Tri-County at No. 8 Willimantic (Recreation Field)
Southern Region – First Round
*No. 1 Madison (Bye)
*No. 2 Danbury (Bye)
*No. 14 Glastonbury at No. 3 Wallingford (Pat Wall Field)
*No. 13 Ridgefield at No. 4 Meriden (Legion Field)
*No. 12 Newington at No. 5 Stamford (Cubetta Stadium)
*No. 11 West Haven at No. 6 Trumbull (Trumbull HS)
*No. 10 Orange at No. 7 Hamden (Hamden HS)
*No. 9 Stratford at No. 8 Westport (Staples HS)
Seeding Breakdown – North
Seed / Team / Record / Winning Percentage
*No. 1 Waterford (20-2, .909)
*No. 2 RCP (16-3, .842)
*No. 3 Bristol (15-5, .750)
*No. 4 Middletown (15-6-1, .705)
*No. 5 Norwich (14-8, .636)
*No. 6 West Hartford (12-7, .632)
*No. 7 Avon (12-7, .632)
*No. 8 Willimantic (14-9, .609)
*No. 9 Tri-County (12-9-1, .568)
*No. 10 Ellington (12-10, .545)
*No. 11 Tri-Town (13-11, .542)
*No. 12 Northeast (10-11, .476)
*No. 13 Naugatuck (9-10, .474)
*No. 14 South Windsor (8-13, .381)
*No. 15 Moosup (7-17, .292)
Seeding Breakdown – South
Seed / Team / Record / Winning Percentage
*No. 1 Madison (16-3, .842)
*No. 2 Danbury (18-7, .720)
*No. 3 Wallingford (16-5, .762)
*No. 4 Meriden (12-5, .706)
*No. 5 Stamford (17-8, .680)
*No. 6 Trumbull (15-9, .625)
*No. 7 Hamden (13-8, .619)
*No. 8 Westport (13-12, .520)
*No. 9 Stratford (12-12, .500)
*No. 10 Orange (10-11, .476)
*No. 11 West Haven (8-9, .471)
*No. 12 Newington (8-12, .400)
*No. 13 Ridgefield (10-15, .400)
*No. 14 Glastonbury (7-14, .333)
Host Teams
South Windsor and Meriden
