A 9-5 loss to Waterford (Conn.) Post 161 on Sunday morning knocked Shrewsbury Post 397 out of the American Legion Northeast Regional Tournament at Holy Cross’s Fitton Field.

Chesapeake won five consecutive games for the title, capping its run with a victory over Cherry Hill, New Jersey, in a clash of state champions. In the final, Trey Campos and Ryan Gocio combined

WORCESTER — As Connor Rice approached the plate to take his team’s biggest at-bat of the American Legion Northeast Regional Tournament, longtime Shrewsbury Post 397 coach Frank Vaccaro delivered some advice.

Shrewsbury Post 397 pitcher Shamus Clancy reacts after Waterford Post 161's Alexander Picardi hits a solo home run in the sixth inning during the American Legion Northeast Regiona