By Kristin Frank – Staff Reporter

As the school year comes to an end, so does a successful season for the Law baseball team.

The Lawmen bounced back from a three-win season a year ago and qualified for states this spring.

The team defeated E.O. Smith in the first round of the state tournament on May 31 and will next face East Haven in the second round.

The baseball captains include Robert Griswold, Frankie Mucciacciaro, and Evan Carollo. These three boys have led their team on and off the field this season.

The captains all agree that their team has improved by having a stronger sense of communication on the field.

“Our team has gotten better from last year’s by becoming more of a unit and playing for the entire team instead of playing for themselves,” Griswold said.

The juniors on the team are just as focused as their captains, which helped out this season.

“I think I’ve helped by my work ethic,” junior Mitchell Smith said. “Other guys see how hard I work and being focused during practice led them to work just as hard.”

Even though he is one of the youngest players out on the field during games, Carl Maxwell has added to the team’s success.

“I’ve just tried to help the team in anyway I can and perform when my number is called,” Maxwell said. “I’m looking forward to improving on the season we had this year.”

This season was filled with many memorable games, including a win over Fairfield Prep on May 13. The two teams played at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport. Another notable win came on Senior Night when Law defeated Hale -Ray 9-0. In that game, Carollo pitched a perfect game to end his successful regular season.

“My favorite game this season was the Harbor Yard game,” Griswold said. “ It was an intense game and was our best overall performance of the year.”

Mucciacciaro believes the reason the Lawmen won more games than last year is by the chemistry built this year during practices and games between the players. Also, his teammates all share a common goal that everyone is focused on out on the field.

All players have had personal goals they wished to accomplish this year as well.

“This year I have been doing a lot better with hitting my spots on the mound,” senior Kyle Frey said. “As for the team, we are starting to understand each other more and getting used to playing with one another.”

There are only a few moments left of high school ball for the seniors on the team. They have all grown closer throughout the years and a couple are continuing to play summer baseball in a few weeks.

“I will miss the guys I’ve been playing with all my life and the memories I have made on the team,” Carollo said.

Griswold, on the other hand, will continue his career by not only playing for a team in the summer, but playing in college, Division I ball for LIU-Brooklyn.