Staples senior Alec Burns at his Commitment Signing Ceremony. Alec will be playing for New York University next year.
Congrats to the 2017 Staples High School Baseball Team for being named “Sportspersons of the Year” by the Fairfield County Sports Commission.
Gatorade Player of the Year
Ben Casparius
–Staples all-time hit leader
–CT all-time hit leader
First Team All State
Ben Casparius
Chad Knight
May 30 – Cheshire 6 – 0
May 31 – Wilton 3 – 0
June 3 – Westhill 12 – 11
June 6 – Ridgefield 7 – 3
June 10 – Amity 5 – 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staples | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Amity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Record | Staples 18 – 8 (12 – 4 FCIAC) | |||||||||
| Battery | Chad Knight W (4 – 1) & Matt Stone | |||||||||
| Extra Base Hits | HR – Chad Knight, 3B – Chris Drbal, 2B – Ben Casparius | |||||||||
| Highlights | Chad Knight – 7 IN, 1 ER; 2 RBI | |||||||||
| Links | http://www.gametimect.com/baseball-knight-staples-bust-amitys-championship-stranglehold-win-first-class-ll-championship/ | |||||||||
| Gallery | Click to view pics from the game | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staples | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Ridgefield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Record | Staples 17-8 (12 – 4 FCIAC) | |||||||||
| Battery | Ben Casparius W (5 – 2) & Matt Stone | |||||||||
| Extra Base Hits | 3B – Ben Casparius, Chad Knight; 2B – Matt Stone | |||||||||
| Highlights | Ben Casparius – 7 IN, 3 ER, 14 K | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staples | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 2 |
| Westhill | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Record | Staples 16-8 (12 – 4 FCIAC) | |||||||||
| Battery | Staples – Goldstein, Stone (3) Chad Knight (3) W (3 – 1) & Matt Stone | |||||||||
| Extra Base Hits | Ben Casparius – 2HR, Chad Knight 2B | |||||||||
| Highlights | Ben Casparius – 2 HR, 6 RBI; Max Popken – 4 hits; Harry Azadian, Chad Knight, Matt Stone – 2 hits | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staples | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Wilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Record | Staples 15-8 (12 – 4 FCIAC) | |||||||||
| Battery | Staples – Ben Casparius W (4-2) & Matt Stone | |||||||||
| Extra Base Hits | 2B – Harry Azadian | |||||||||
| Highlights | Ben Casparius – 7 IP, 0 ER, 14 K | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Staples | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | x | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Record | Staples 14-8 (12 – 4 FCIAC) | |||||||||
| Battery | Staples – Chad Knight W (2-1), R Stone (7) & Matt Stone | |||||||||
| Extra Base Hits | HR – Ben Casparius; 2B – Chris Drbal | |||||||||
| Highlights | Chad Knight – 6.1 IN, 9K, 0 ER; Ben Casparius 2 RBI’s | |||||||||
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FCIAC Player of the Year
Ben Casparius
All FCIAC
Chad Knight – OF
All West Division
Chris Drbal – OF
Ryan Fitton – P
Matt Stone – C
Honorable Mention
George Goldstein – P
Max Popken – INF
Robert Stone – P
