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The Fairfield County Captains 14u team won the 2025 GHVBL Summer D2 Championship 1-0! 

Jacob Scalzo pitched a complete game shutout!

The Fairfield Captains 14u Summer 2025 squad captured 2nd place in the Battle of the Capitol tournament in Albany, NY on 5/26 as well as 2nd place in the Brian Moore Memorial Fund  tournament in Massapequa, NY on 7/13!

Congratulations to the Fairfield County Captains 16u team for winning the 2023 East Coast Elite tournament June 30-July 3 on Long Island.  Clutch hitting, excellent pitching and outstanding defense resulted in a 4 and 1 record during the tournament including a 6-4 championship game victory!

The Fairfield County Captains 15u team won the 2023 GHVBL Summer Championship 5-4 on a walk of sacrifice fly. The team won 9 out of their last 10 games of the summer!

The Fairfield County Captains 16u team won the 2023 GHVBL Summer Championship 5-1!

The Fairfield County Captains 14u team won the 2023 GHVBL Spring Championship 4-3!

A diving catch behind 2nd base by Quinn Hammon to end the game topped off an incredible playoff run after securing two key earlier wins 8-5 and 6-4!

The Fairfield County Captains 13u team won the 2022 GHVBL Fall Championship 3-1!

Defense, pitching and team chemistry were the catalysts all season!

The Fairfield County Captains 14u team won the 2022 Youth World Series in Salisbury, MD!!

After dropping the first 2 games of the tournament the Captains ran the table with 4 straight wins to capture the championship!

The Fairfield County Captains 13u team won the 2020 GHVBL Summer Championship 2-0! 

The Fairfield County Captains 14u team won the 2020 GHVBL Summer Championship 3-2!  

The Fairfield County Captains 16u team won the 2020 GHVBL Summer Championship 8-4!  

The Fairfield County Captains 14u team won the 2020 GHVBL Fall Championship 10-4!   

After going 10-4 during the regular season, the Captains won three straight single-elimination playoff contests, capped by a 6-3 victory over Stamford in the title game Nov. 3.

Myles Gythfeldt of Ridgefield was the winning pitcher in all three playoff games, including a 3-0 complete-game shutout over Bethel. Gythfeldt pitched 15 innings over the three games, allowing a total of six hits, one earned run and one walk while striking out 13 batters. He finished the fall season with a 7-0 record and an ERA of 0.78 in 46 innings.

Hunter Jewell (Ridgefield) added solid defense at shortstop while Chris Amato (Weston) batted .459 (17-for-37) with six doubles, two triples, a home run, and 13 RBIs over the course of the season.

Lintel was solid in the bullpen for the Captains, finishing with four saves, two wins, and a 1.96 ERA.

Justin Heinsohn also pitched well during the season, allowing no earned runs in 15.2 innings.

Competing against both international and domestic opponents, the Fairfield County Captains went 4-1 in pool play and then reached the playoff semifinals, losing to the eventual runner-up team from the Dominican Republic.

Following that setback, the Captains defeated a team from Oneonta, N.Y., in extra innings to secure a top-three finish.

Leading the way on the mound for the Captains was  Hunter Jewell of Ridgefield. After pitching a no-hitter during pool play against a team from Wawautosa, Wis., Jewell allowed only a contested infield hit in a playoff victory over a team from Milan, Mich.

Offensively, the Captains were led by Danny Weiss (Ridgefield - .400 batting average, seven RBIs), Aiden Stern (Ridgefield - .300 batting average, nine runs scored), and Justin Heinsohn (Ridgefield - .333 batting average).

Stern also pitched for the Captains and had a win and a save, while Heinsohn contributed several highlight-reel defensive plays at first base.

Competing against both international and domestic opponents, the Fairfield County Captains went 4-1 in pool play and then reached the playoff semifinals, losing to the eventual runner-up team from the Dominican Republic.

Following that setback, the Captains defeated a team from Oneonta, N.Y., in extra innings to secure a top-three finish.

Leading the way on the mound for the Captains was  Hunter Jewell of Ridgefield. After pitching a no-hitter during pool play against a team from Wawautosa, Wis., Jewell allowed only a contested infield hit in a playoff victory over a team from Milan, Mich.

Offensively, the Captains were led by Danny Weiss (Ridgefield - .400 batting average, seven RBIs), Aiden Stern (Ridgefield - .300 batting average, nine runs scored), and Justin Heinsohn (Ridgefield - .333 batting average).

Stern also pitched for the Captains and had a win and a save, while Heinsohn contributed several highlight-reel defensive plays at first base.