NBLL Majors: Giants down Mariners

NEWPORT BEACH - Michael Kordich pitched a complete game for the

Giants in their 5-2 win over the Mariners in Newport Beach Little League

Majors Division action Sunday.

Kordich was helped by the defensive work by Jamie Kline, Connor Childs

and Tommy Hutchison.

After the Mariners tied the game in the third inning thanks to a triple

by Tony Jones, the Giants scored a run in the bottom of the third and two

in the fifth to take control.

In other Majors Division action:

Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 1 - Scott Colton threw a complete game,

allowing only one unearned run on only three hits for the Diamondbacks in

their 4-1 win over the Cardinals.

Wyatt Cole, Hunt Rychel and Greg Garte were the hitting leaders for the

D-Backs.

Sam Stafford, Paul Neff and Braden Ross led the pitching for the

Cardinals.

Yankees 3, Giants 0 - Matt Hauser, Kyle Schneekluth and Mike Orozco

combined to throw a no-hitter for the Yankees in their 3-0 win over the

Giants Saturday.

Giants’ pitchers Tom Money and Phillip Bannan combined to allow only two

hits in the pitchers’ duel.

Angels 6, Red Sox 4 - Barrot Hendrickson hit a two-run double to bring

home the winning runs for the Angels in their 6-4 win over the Red Sox.

Jonathan Cabin, Avery Fenton and Brandon Mason each had multi-hit games

for the Angels.

Steven Hillgren, Jon Angelo, Scott Leimkuhler and Alex Matthews led the

hit parade for the Red Sox.

Angels 4, Cardinals 1 - Geoffry Grant allowed only one run through six

innings as the Angels knocked off the Cardinals, 4-1.

Steven Hinton pitched just as well for the Cardinals, striking out 13 and

allowing only two hits.

The two hits, however, were back-to-back home runs by Jonathan Cabin and

Ryan Lance.

Giants 6, Diamondbacks 3 - Strong defense by Zack Powers, Zack Milder and

Jamie Kline led the Giants over the Diamondbacks, 6-3.

Kevin Dearen and Jaffer Kattan paced the offense, while the Giant

pitchers of Tom Money, Michael Kordich and Phillip Bannan held the

D-Backs to three hits.

Greg Garte pitched five innings and had eight strikeouts for the

Diamondbacks.

Angels 7, Mariners 2 - Alex Goodman reached base three times, scoring

twice to lead the Angels over the Mariners, 7-2.

Matt Paul led the Angels’ defense, while the Mariners got solid efforts

from Eric Eadington, Willie Harrison and David Tomkinson.

Diamondbacks 6, Braves 1 - Spencer Wampole allowed only one run on three

hits, leading the Diamondbacks over the Braves, 6-1.

Wampole and Greg Garte each had two RBIs to lead the D-Backs’ offense.

Matt Benvenuti, Shawn Maxwell, Scott Colton and Hunt Rychel chipped in

defensively.

Braves 8, Mariners 3 - Pitchers Evan Zoller, Jordan Taormina and Tyler

Ellis combined for 12 strikeouts to lead the Braves to an 8-3 win over

the Mariners.

Matt Burgner had two stolen bases and scored two runs for the Braves,

while the defense was led by Thomas Dialynas and Paul Knezevic.