LC Junior Baseball/Softball Assn. Game Results

BABE RUTH DIVISION

Red Sox (Borland) -16 A’s (Gosselin) -14

The Sox and A’s slugged it out and the game wasn’t over until the Sox’s second baseman made a fine catch of a line drive to end the A’s last rally. Offensively, the A’s pounded out 12 hits, with Gosselin, Zane Schwartz and Alex Rosen and Richie Maloff collecting two, and Kien Warren, Sean Fitzpatrick, Sean Mintie and Robert Schneider each contributing one. Gosselin, Schwartz and Rosen each drove in two runs, and Mintie and Maloof each had booming doubles that knocked in runs. (Coach Gosselin)

The Red Sox and A’s played a slugfest that wasn’t finalized until the A’s last out in the bottom of the fifth. The Red Sox prevailed, 16-14, on nine hits, hustle, and smart baserunning.

The Red Sox bats were led by Connor Ring going 4-for-4, Hunter Doty going 2-for-2, and contributions by Erik Borlund, Thor Blough (who also had a sacrifice fly), and Paul Lee. Jack Paton (Mr. Snow cone) earned his made spectacular catches in the first inning, while Sam Wolff, Jack Hale, Steve Shushnar, and Weston Doty contributed on defense

McGlashan and Erik Borlund handled the “pitching” for the Red Sox yielding 12 hits and three walks to a good hitting As a team, the ed Sox were without Luke Sanborn who was out with an injury. The Red Sox and their fans thank the As for a fun and exciting baseball game. (Coach

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Washington Nationals (Kendall) -14 Orioles (Hanson) - 4

The Nationals won their eighth game of the season in a rare evening where all 12 players on the team scored at least one run. Jason Yost led the team with three hits. Troy Marderosian had a triple, double and four RBIs, Cole Kendall and Brian McGuigan had two hits each and Brice Gumpel and Aidan Apel each added a hit. Kendall pitched three no hit innings, recording his seventh win of the year and McGuigan closed the game out with a save. (Coach Kendall)

All three Orioles’ pitchers (Shoemake, Longo and Bladwin) had good showings. Josh Hanson was incredible at shortstop, he was making bullet throws to first and had an amazing leaping catch to boot. Catcher Brendan Shoemake made some great throws to second and a terrific throw to Chris Bache for an out at third. Center fielder Dodge Williams made a running catch and throw to home.

First baseman Sam Taylor had a great game, with leaping saves for outs. Offensively, a double by Chris Longo started off the fourth inning, and a double by Sam Taylor in the fourth drove in three runs for the Orioles. (Coach Hanson)

Dodgers (Knopf) - 7 Angels (Markowitz) - 1

Hats off to the Dodgers who put together a great game on the field and at the plate. Michael Knopf pitched a brilliant game. (Coach Markowitz)

The Dodgers had one of their best games of the season as they shut down a very strong Angels’ team, 7-1. The powerful Dodgers jumped on Angels’ pitching early and steadily increased their lead throughout the game. Mike Knopf doubled twice and walked three times. Kevin Hurlbutt singled and walked twice, scoring twice. Kevin Oechsel singled and walked, Jamie Dick singled and Sean Leddee walked and scored, as did Maxx Srinivasan.

Oechsel, playing in unfamiliar territory, made a great play in right field as did Ryan Develle at second. Srinivasan snagged a tricky fly ball to deep right field off the bat of Angels’ slugger Kevin Swick.

The story of the night may well have been the play of Michael Knopf. Buoyed by solid defensive play, Knopf went the full six innings, pitching a no-hitter and allowing only one unearned run and striking out 13 Angels in the process. The Angels’ defense was typically solid, playing six innings of error free-ball. Keith Enterante in particular made a spectacular shoe string grab of a line drive off the grass to nail one Dodger runner. Dodger catcher Jamie Dick was solid behehind the plate. The team came away with their fifth win of the season. (Coach Knopf)

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BRONCO DIVISION

A’s (Stoner) -- 2 Rockies (Slaught) -- 1

A combined two-hitter by Bercut Smith and Brad Stoner, along with some clutch defensive plays, spurred the A’s to a 2-1 win. Smith went the first four inning, giving up an unearned run to the Rockies leadoff hitter, then never looked back as he struck out several batters and allowed only one hit to get the win.

Then Stoner came on even stronger for the save, allowing only two Rockies to reach base. Back-to-back strikeouts sent down the heart of the Rockies’ batting order in the sixth inning.

The A’s got hits from Chris Green (who had the winning RBI), Matt Bender, Tyler Steele, Bercut Smith (who later scored) and Brad Stoner. Kyle Herron scored the game winning run and threw out a hitter at first on a ground ball to right field. Jordan Johannes and Alec Wade helped keep the Rockies at bay. It was a well-played, well-pitched game on both sides. (Coach Stoner)

Mets (Singelyn) - 19 Cubs (Powers) - 5

The Cubs were overwhelmed by the hot hitting Mets as the Mets blew the game open in the fourth and fifth inning. The Cubs were paced by Whitefield and Dowling with two hits apiece. (Coach Powers)

The Mets had a great day at the plate combining for 19 hits in their win over the Cubs. Steven Roux and Mike Singelyn each got hits and Dan Andersen had a great day going 3-for-3. Nick Kern had four doubles and Matt Singelyn made a clutch play at third to end the fifth inning. Dan Andersen and Daniel Wyatt both had great defensive plays at second base and Devon Willis reached base and scored.

Orioles (Swanson) -- 5 Angels (Gokey) -- 4

The Orioles concluded interleague play by winning a tight contest with the Angeles, 5-4. Matt Jones and Stephen Hernandez each added singles and scored. Daniel Jung also singled for the Orioles. Matt Krugler picked up an RBI on a well hit ball.

Andrew Burger pitched three scoreless innings and Ryan McAleenan closed out the final two innings allowing only one unearned run. (Coach Swanson)

Yankees (Cioffi) -- 7 Dodgers (Georgino) -- 8

The Yankees had the lead 5-2 going into the bottom of the sixth when the Dodgers tied the game, However, the Yankees scored two more runs to pull ahead in the top of the seventh inning. The Yankees committed three more errors that allowed the Dodgers to catch up.

Avery Schwartz went 2-for-2 with a walk and scored twice while Cole Ramseyer got his third home run with two RBI. Ramseyer also scored twice. Patrick Patao hit a double to start off the third inning and scored, earning a game ball. Ryan Schiller had an RBI and caught all seven innings including one foul tip.

Schiller also tagged out the runner at home in a double play turned by Hayes at first base with an assist from second baseman Cole Ramseyer. Andrew Kenwood got a game ball for his timely RBI in the seventh inning.

John Hayes had a smashing single down the first base line. Eisenberg got his bat on the ball every time he came to the plate and had a great assist at third base for the last out of the fourth inning. Zhi Low got wood on the ball at every at bat and walked after seeing nine pitches in the seventh inning.

As for pitching, Ramseyer hurled the first two innings while Kawamura threw eight pitches in the third inning to retire the side. Schwartz threw the third and fourth inning, seeing only six batters. Hayes was steady in the seventh inning, but without the infield behind him, the game got away. (Coach Schwartz)

The Dodgers battled back for the win in the bottom of the seventh inning against a tough Yankees team. Leo Higley had an awesome game pitching four strong innings, making two great defensive plays and leading off the deciding seventh with a solid single.

Tommy Bartholetti was again perfect as catcher throwing out two runners and he also added a clutch single and RBI in the seventh. Zane Bodmer pitched three solid innings to keep the Dodgers close at the start. Clayton Weirick also got a double.

Erick Lankey scored the winning run after reaching base by hitting the ball hard. Coleman Monroe (two singles) knocked in a run and was solid at shortstop. Bennett Sorensen with smart at bats reached base twice. Derek Georgino ( two hits, two RBI) reached base three times and made numerous plays at shortstop gunning down runners from the hole. (Coach Georgino)

Astros (Higa) --0 Padres - 8

In a game where the Astros had to come from behind to get a lead and then hang on in the bottom of the seventh to beat the Padres. Leading the offense were Patrick Xu with three runs scored, three hits, including a single, double and a triple. Justin Higa with three runs scored, Brian Park with two runs scored, two hits, one a triple, and Andrew Park with a run scored, four RBI and two hits with a triple that knocked in a run to tie the score. J. C. Cooper and a hit. (Coach Higa)

Red Sox (Gartside) -10 Nationals (Anderson) - 9

The Red Sox won a see-saw battle, 10-9. Brendan Greene had two hits and scored three runs. Sean Moriarity had two hits. Jake Johnson had a single and a run scored. Cameron Aenlle-Rocha walked twice and scored a run. Bryce Hopkins played well

Lucas Gauthier had a steady game catching and a scorched double. He threw a runner out at third. Roy Yu had an RBI hit. Randy Gartside had a run-scoring single. Chad Eggerts had two doubles. (Coach Gartside)

Rockies (Slaught) -10 Cubs (Powers) - 6

The Cubs came to play and battled throughout the game having the tying run at the plate in the seventh before falling to a strong Rockies’ pitching staff.

Chad Powers pitched three innings to start the game yielding one run on no hits. The Cubs jumped out to a one run lead in the first inning.

Whitefield scored in the fourth and Thea James led off the fifth with a triple. Bromley had a hard hit in the fifth as the Cubs scored two runs that inning. After scoring two runs in the seventh, the Cubs had the bases loaded but couldn’t score and the game ended. Overall, the Cubs played solid defense committing just two errors during the game. (Coach Powers)

Stoner) -12 Cardinals (Herzer) -11

The 0-7 Cardinals led the entire game but it wasn’t enough to beat the undefeated A’s for a 12-11 loss.

Defensive standouts were Peter Gilmour with a spectular catch at third base, and Kevin Marchetti with a fantastic catch in left field. Gilmour had three hits. Lance Bird had a double, Kevin Marchetti, Liwon Lim and George Dupas all had singles as well. Zac George and Cole Herzer both doubled and singled, and Jake Rubendall had two singles. (Coach Herzer)

Astros (Higa) - 0 Yankees (Cioffi) - 0

No report filed.

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JUNIOR DIVISION

Wahine Surfers (Monroe) -10 Sparks (Johnson) - 6

The Wahine Surfers unleashed 11 hits in the 10-6 victory over the talented Sparks team. Lauren Barsamian, Kelsey Orange, Annie Monroe all crushed the ball and had multiple hits. Camille Betance, Hannah Docherty, Lynn Gilmour and Samantha Shackel added RBIs with their bats. Defensively, Presley Maron and Lexi Lorenz had great stops in the outfield. Annie Monroe had three strikeouts to seal the victory. (Coach Monroe)

Green Gecko Girls (Galper) -14 California Chicks (Musso) - 5

The California Chicks lost to the Green Gecko Girls, 14 - 5. Birthday girl Katie Benson bashed a beautiful base hit to left center field. Blake Dietrich, Shelly Grochow, and Shelly Musso also had nice hits. On defense, Justine Wilson showed nice form at catcher.

After the game, the team celebrated Katie’s birthday with cupcakes and an off key singing of “ Happy Birthday”. (Coach Musso)

Almost Burnt Marshmallows (Yoon) - 13 Purple Pirates (Swanson) - 7

The Purple Pirates came up a bit short losing the rubber game of the season series to the Almost Burnt Marshmellows, 13-7. Lauren Streeter played well. Karlie Garrity reached base twice and scored once. Maddy McCollum, Jessica Davidson, Tracey Andrews and Emily Swanson all scored. Kelly Jacobs pitched a strong two-and-one-third innings, striking out five batters. Courtney Perry made her pitching debut in the game, striking out one. (Coach Swanson)

Angels (Markowitz) - 8 Sparks (Johnson) – 6

No report filed.

MUSTANG-10 DIVISION

Pirates (Helbing) - 9 Dodgers (Bradley) - 3

In a game that was much closer than the score indicated, the Pirates got by a tough Dodger team, 9-3. Danny Stratz was the star of the game, getting two hits and Ryan Helbing has a big two-RBI single that allowed the Pirates to take the lead. Shan Haupt and Joe Mudie provided hits with Ben Strockis and Michael Glidewell using their speed to steal bases. Jacob Yonan had another great performance with Matthew Van Wyk, Greg Preiss, Kerry Moore and David Lamb providing the defensive back-up. (Coach Helbing)

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Angels (Gosselin) -8 A’s (Brown) - 2

The Angels played their best game of the season, and needed to, against the tough A’s. Angels’ pitchers Clay Smith, Ryan Gosslein and George Steckbeck combined for 11 strikeouts and only allowed four baserunners. Offensively, the team started well, scoring first on base hits by Smith, Steckbeck, Aaron Broberg and Matthew Schwartz, and an RBI fielder’s choice sandwiched around walks to Gosselin and Shane Bell. Gosselin and Spencer Jackson added hits later in the game. Adam Fazzi also scored two runs for the team and ran the bases well. (Coach Gosselin)

The A’s Billy Adier took a ball on the chin in warmups, and then the A’s took one on the chin against the Angels in an 8-2 lost.

Brock Hudnut scored the A’s only runs. Defensively, Juan Carrasquero and Ben Whitefield fielded hard hit balls and turned them into outs. Also, Travis Dark was solid at short and second, throwing home to Jacob Brown for an out.

Brown and Dark hooked up to pick off a baserunner. Michael Greenberg played well in the field, as did Hudnut at first base. Greg Lupica made his first start of the year and recorded a one-two-three inning in the third. (Coach Brown)

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Yankees (Selsor) -13 Red Sox (Lee) - 7

The Red Sox ran into the Yankee buzz saw and fell 13-7. The Red Sox had numerous walks but couldn’t get the timely hit to score any runs.

Henry Rowe got on three times and scored. Kevin DePriest robbed a Yankee of extra bases with a catch of a line drive in center field.

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White Sox (Williams) -12 Giants (Fuelling) - 5

The White Sox played a very good game against the Giants. The pitching was the first item that was right on track. Daniel Paton threw three innings, getting seven strikeouts. He was followed up by Stephen Szot pitching two innings and getting five strikeouts.

The White Sox were hot with 15 hits lead by Matt Finkelberg’s going 3-for-3 and Phillip Kwak going 2-for-2 and scoring each time he got up to bat.

Christopher Knapp had the biggest hit of game with a very well hit ball to deep right center. The White Sox ran the bases well and scored 12. Daniel Paton had a momentum changing catch in deep left field (foul territory) to put the brakes on the Giants.

The Giants mounted a strong attack in the fourth and the White Sox struggled to work through it for the win. (Coach Williams)

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Red Sox (Lee) - 3 Angels (Gosselin) - 2

The Angels fell to the Sox 3-2, with the Sox playing one of the best defensive games this coach has seen at any youth level.

Angels’ pitchers threw very well, with Clay Smith, Ryan Gosselin, David Bywater and George Steckbeck combining for several strikeouts and allowing only two hits. Offensively, the team swung the bats well, but the Sox made all the plays.

Fazzi had the lone hits for the team and Steckbeck and Jackson Spencer each scored runs. (Coach Gosselin)

The Red Sox won a tight game, 3-2, that showed what fielding can do for a team. The Angels regularly got their bats on the ball and their fielders made every play. Ryan Hobart stopped a hard chopper at third and threw a runner out. Julian Terrile caught a fly in the outfield and Kevin DePriest stopped two grounders at second base in the sixth and threw the runners out.

Jeff Lee threw a runner out from shortstop and had an unassisted double play at third. Grant Owen and Austin Gartside kept throwing strikes to the Angels. Dante Orlandini led the hit parade (if you call four hits a parade) with a single. (Coach Lee)

MUSTANG-9 DIVISION

Dodgers (Bathke) -10 Yankees (Schaedel) - 3

The Dodgers won their third game in a row, this time in come-from-behind fashion to beat the Yankees, 10-3. Eric Bathke banged a double to tie the game in the third, 3-3. Then the floodgates opened and the Dodgers poured it on. Every Dodger ended up coming to the plate as they put back-to-back five-run innings on the board.

Other big hits were produced by George Baydian, Adam Home and Clay Massimino. Defensive gems were made by Tommy Fraher and Grant Haxton. The Yanks were led by J.P. Schaedel’s scoreless two innings of pitch

(Coach Bathke)

The Yankees started strong behind two no-hit innings by J.P. Schaedel. Joey Robertson earned the game ball for his heroics behind the plate. First, he threw out his sixth would-be base stealer of the season. Second, he hustled to retrieve a lose ball when two infielders collided and nailed a second runner.

Joey also had the biggest hit of the game, a deep drive to center field and he later singled, helping the Yankees to a 3-0 lead after two innings. J.P. Schaedel also played a nice first base and had two hits.

Also hitting safely were Trent Bauer, Kevin House, and Alex Orloff. Congratulations to the Dodgers for their patience at the plate to score a come-from-behind victory. (Coach Schaedel)

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Pirates (Jacinto) -11 White Sox (Canyon) - 6

The Pirates played well against the White Sox. Collin Morikawa pitched two shut out innings and got on base all four times.

Jax Jacinto had two doubles that he turned into home runs with good base running. Austin Muller, Sage Prescott ( two singles) and Austin Ruiz all had hits for the Pirates. Matthew Gorski and Austin Muller pitched well. Alex Khalsa played great at second. Jax Jacinto and Warren Bohannon reached base safely. (Coach Jacinto)

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A’s(Heer)-8 Angels (Cheung) - 7

The Angels suffered their first defeat of the season to a very talented A’s team. The Angels jumped out to an early 2-0 lead behind the pitching of Kyle Cheung. He held the powerful A’s lineup to no hits while striking out five. Scotty Platista reached base four times and Richie Colburn had two RBIs.

The A’s defense played outstanding throwing out two runners at home and holding the Angels scoreless with bases loaded and no outs in the fourth. The Angels had a chance to win the game with Johnny Brandt pitching as he struck out five.

Down 8-5 going into the bottom of the sixth, the Angels rallied hard behind key hits by Johnny Brandt and Richie Colburn came up one run short losing 8-7. (Coach Cheung)

In perhaps the most exciting game this year, the A’s and Angels played a tight match that wasn’t decided until the final out.

The Angels jumped out to a 2-0 lead holding the A’s scoreless until they tied the game in the top of the third inning behind a double. The Angels came back strong in bottom of the inning to move ahead 5-2 but key defensive plays, including a put out by Ryan Newquist at second base to catcher Christopher Madsen at home limited the Angels offensive attack to three runs.

The A’s came back in the fourth to pull ahead 7-5 behind some key hits by Christopher and Thomas Phillips. With no outs and the Angels loading the bases, Ryan came in on relief and retired the side, including a putout at home and two strikeouts.

The A’s added more runs, but the Angels came back strong with a key hit by Richie Colburn to pull the Angels to within one. The Angels loaded the bases in their final at bat, but couldn’t score.(Coach Heer)

PINTO DIVISION

Yankees (Sabourin) - 8 Red Sox (Johnson) - 6

In this hard fought game that finally went to the Yankees, Graham Massimino stands out offensively with three runs that included a double. Defensively, pitcher Brandon Sharman and first baseman Graham Massimino accounted for all three outs.

Sharman also caught a hit for the first out of the game and threw to Jonathan Stewart at first for a double play. Pitcher Sean Kawamura had three strikeouts and Jonathan Stewart accounted for two more in the sixth. (Coach Johnson)

The Yankees played great team defense in a close win over the Red Sox. Jordan Berkely provided several key defensive stops and gave them the spark they needed to stop a strong Red Sox offense. Michael Calmette made his pitching debut striking several and forcing two others into grounding out during his two innings on the mound. (Coach Sabourin)

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Rockies (Schuiz) -15 Orioles (Hutchens) - 8

No report filed.

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Giants (Hayes) - 9 Dodgers (Varraveto) - 8

Charlie Steckbeck’s game winning single in the bottom of the sixth inning scored Matthew Sox to lift the Giants past the Dodgers.

Eckerle led the offense with a triple, single, and three RBIs. Aidan Phillips drove in two runs with a key hit in the second inning.

William Borrelli and Steckbeck had two apiece, and Calvin Lim reached base three times. John Monroe singled also. Defensively, Eckerle made a great play on sharp line drive and doubled off the runner at third to shortcut a Giants’ rally.

Develle, Spencer, and Monroe all played solid defense for the Giants. Giant pitching got off to a great start by only facing three batters in the fifth and Spencer closing the sixth with three strikeouts. (Coach Hayes)

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Cubs (Stephens) -10 Astros (Browning) - 5

No report filed.

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Cardinals (Badaruddin) -12 Pirates (Eggertsen) - 4

Matthew had a marvelous game. He struggled at the plate early, but once he faced live pitching he bore down. Daivon also delivered a home run and three players were perfect at the plate: Rijul (2-for-2), Connor (3-for-3 with a double), and Ben (3-for-3) running his fastest trying to leg out a ground ball (he’s getting faster!). Alex was the first player to face live pitching, he was fearless.

On the defensive side, Ryan took the mound for our team, and he was bold and confident, Connor also pitched like a seasoned veteran. Of course, that was made possible by brave performances at catcher, first by Jonathan and then by Sean. Earlier in the game, Bryce looked good as he gathered up a ground ball and patiently made his throw to first for the putout. And Daivon wowed the crowd with an unassisted double play when he caught a fly ball and doubled up the runner at first. (Coach Badaruddin)

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Red Sox (Johnson) -17 Blue Jays (Welsh) - 0

In this win by the Red Sox, all but one player hit and scored at least one run. Offensive highlights of this game included three hits by Daniel Lee, a homerun by Graham Massimino and two runs each by Paul Broberg and Cory Miller. Chris Henry and Ivan Verbin each scored a run and later had an RBI. Defensively, Sean Kawamura accounted for three outs including two fly catches. Graham Massimino made three outs by himself and assisted in two others. (Coach Johnson)

Pixie Division”

Small Fries (Pernecky) - 1 The Green Goblins (Gorman) - 1

No report field.

ROOKIE DIVISION

“Dirt Devils (Preiss) - 5 Bad News Behrs (Powers) - 4

Bad News Behrs had the Dirt Devils beat till the very end. Shelby Hopkins made an impressive hit over the left fielder’s head that could have ended the game had it not veered foul at the last second- whew! The Dirt Devils got the win in their last at bats.

Caroline Kenney and Melissa Horner both hit doubles bringing two runs each. Offensively, Missy Horner supplied some awesome pitching and Caroline Kenney pitched with the bases loaded only allowed one run it for the win. (Coach Preiss)

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Battling Bears (LC Books & Toys) (O’Leary) - 4 Mighty McFlurries (Bender) - 3

La Canada Books and Toys’ Battling Bears won a nail bitter. Kara Thompson and Loren Shin combined to pitch an awesome game.

O’Leary scored two runs, while Kara and Vivian Kambe each scored one run. Vivian also got the Battling Bears’ only hit. The Battling Bears left the bases loaded twice, but were still able to secure the victory. (Coach O’Leary)

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Blue Belle Starz (Bradley) -10 Gray Matter (Lam) - 1

It took some timely hitting and clutch pitching for the Blue Belle Starz to earn a victory over Gray Matter. Samantha Brown and Jamie Van Slooten were all tough at the plate, keeping rallies going. Kyla Bradley and Alyssa Stolmack each worked out of jams, giving up only one run in the game. (Coach Bradley)

Impressive play by the Blue Belle Starz when it counted held Gray Matter to one run despite having the bases loaded on more one occasion. The highlight of this game was having Akemi Elguea in the line-up after recovering from a hand injury that has sidelined her since week one. (Coach Lam)

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The Mighty Juicers (Fuller) - 9 Golden Retrievers (Witt) - 8

A see-saw game was played against an inspired Golden Retrievers team. Maria Caire had a hit and scored 2 runs. Taylor Page had a hit and two runs scored. Dee Dee Logan had a hit and one RBI. Lauren Fuller got on base three times.

Moe had two RBIs and got on base twice. Amber Graves and Lydia Tavera each scored once. Margaux Alexander had a hit.

Erin Salmi had an outstanding day in the defensive field. (Coach Fuller)

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SENIOR DIVISION

Patriot Babes (Eaton) - 6 Cherry Bombs (Cornwall) - 4

Both teams left it all on the field in a fun and well played game. The Cherry Bombs can only think what might have been as they could not get their runners home.

But give credit to the clutch pitching of Brette O’Brien and solid fielding by the Patriot Babes. The Cherry Bombs had moments defensively highlighted by an unassisted double play by Zoe Demos at shortstop and a major-league-catch in right field by Katherine Propper who snagged a smash rip by Charlotte Kay that probably would have gone to the right field fence.

Campbell Owen played well behind the plate with a pick-off throw to second and hustle play to tag out a runner trying to steal.

Antonopolis and Lauren Christopher kept up their strong batting with a couple of big hits each. Megan Cornwall pitched and only gave up two walks, and showed great courage staying in there to pitch to the last couple of batters after taking a line drive off her body.

Coach Cornwall)

Muller Masonry’s Patriot Babes came out on top against a well-coached Cherry Bombs team. Brette O’Brien pitched an outstanding game with Alex Eaton coming in the sixth to end the game. Megan Cornwall pitched a good, solid game for the Cherry Bombs.

Defensively, MacCarley and Mimi Spindle made two great catches in the infield while Clara Johnson’s play at third base was flawless. The Patriot Babes were hitting on all cylinders. Hits by Janna Johnson, Charlotte Kay, Angela Furhmann, Brette O’Brien and Alex Eaton gave the

offense all it needed for a solid 6-4 win. (Coach Eaton)

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Purple Strikers (Ferri) - 7 Wild Things (Valencia) – 6

No report filed.

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Blasters (Martel) -11 Green Apple Snapple (Trueblood) -8

The Blasters outlasted the Green Apple Snapple, 11-8, in an exciting, hard-fought contest. Solid hits were struck by Rebecca Whalen who continued her torrid hitting. Brette O’Brien won the contest, pitching on her 12th birthday.

Erica Tavera hit the ball extremely hard and made a great defensive play at first. Shirley Drange was solid on both offense.

Great baserunning by Ivana Tasic, O’Brien, and Koko Tavera kept the pressure on the defense throughout the game. (Coach Martel)

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Purple Strikers (Ferri) -10 Blue Crew (Cox) - 0

A rough outing for the Blue Crew as the bats never woke up in a 10-0 loss. Kudos to opposing pitcher, Katie Clancy, for a well pitched game.

Shelby Comstock took the mound for the Blue Crew and pitched well in her first start for the team. Claire Hilsen was nailed trying a delayed steal while trying to manufacture some runs. Andie Evans played a beautiful pop up from behind the plate.

Ashley Fejtek made a beautiful play, throwing a runner out from right field to first base. (Coach Cox)

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The Gillespie Girls (Warner) -11 Patriot Babes (Eaton) - 1

Liza Gillispie visiting the team on crutches must have inspired the rest of the Gillespie Girls, as they bounced back from their last defeat to beat the Patriot Babes.

Lauren O’Leary pitched and Sumner Hanula and Ali Preiss caught. Sumner walked and had two hits and scored three runs. Lauren O’Leary scored and had some big hits. Ali had two hits and a RBI and scored a run.

Selsor had two hits and a walk and scored one run. Serra Brenner had a hit and got hit by the pitcher. Kendal Millard got a double and made some nice plays in the field, almost getting a runner at third with a tag. Illiana Durazo walked, while Lauren Loadvine played both right field and third base. (Coach Warner)

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Blasters (Martel) - 9 Cherry Bombs (Cornwall) - 9

The Cherry Bombs and Blasters played to an entertaining tie, 9-9, as both teams missed several chances to win. Molly Peitzman tripled for the Blasters, but it was her unassisted double play with the bases loaded in the fifth that was the play of the game.

Aluwahlia’s daring race home from third on a dropped ball ignited the scoring. Hannah Peitzman scooted around the bases for another run.

Erica Tavera and Rebecca Whalen added key hits, while Shirley Orange and Koko Tavera made nice plays defensively.

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Heefner-Sierra Madre-10 Goldberg-Jamison (Goldberg) - 4

Los Gringos Locos ran into a very tough Sierra Madre squad who had several strong hitters in their line-up. Even in defeat, the Goldberg team had some outstanding moments led by Kate Hansen’s two doubles to the deep part of the outfield. Faye Oakes reached base in all three times at bat and Chelsea Meeks had two hits and another stellar defensive performance at second base. Casey Forgey filled in at first base and made several impressive defensive plays as well. (Coach Goldberg)

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SUPER SENIOR DIVISION

Heefner-Sierra Madre – 10 Goldberg-Jamison (Goldberg) - 4

Los Gringos Locos fell just short of their best come back all year against a terrific team from Sierra Madre. Down 6-1, the team scratched back behind strong pitching by Robin Jamison and clutch hitting up and down the line-up but left the tying run on base in the last inning. Chelsea Meeks reached base all three times, including a big double, and also had another great defensive effort.

Goldberg made two exceptional catches in the outfield, turning one into a double play, while also contributing a key hit Faye Oakes, Kate Cullen and Kelly Barnes also had key hits and defensive plays in what was one of the most exciting games of the season for the LGL squad. (Coach Goldberg)

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Goldberg-Jam/son (Goldberg) -13 Martinez-Sierra Madre -

In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, the Los Gringos Locos team broke out the big bats for a season-high run total. Ten different players reached base at least twice but it was actually the defense that stole the show. Kate Hansen played a flawless game at catcher.

Chelsea Meeks made six putouts from second base and also smacked the ball. Katie Goldberg made two more running catches and reached base three times. Kelly Barnes dove to stop another hit in centerfield. On offense, 26 runners reached base .Faye Oakes and Gabrielle Badie were big parts of the hit parade as well. (Coach Goldberg)

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Taslc-Parker (Tasic) - 8 Borst-CSA ()-3

Another fantastic outing by Meredith Horner for the Red Hot Chicks. She was flawless with seven strikeouts and allowed only two earned runs.

The infield was like glue with great plays by Jelena Tasic and Katherine Ring. Catching was Carolyn Hotchkin who had the best game behind the plate. Bats were hot too which set the pace for a six-run rally in the third inning by the Chicks. (Coach Tasic)