Mariners overpower Diamondbacks, 5-2

The Mariners combined a potent offense with a strong pitching game

Saturday to score a 5-2 victory over the Diamondbacks in Huntington

Valley Little League Majors Division play at Inspiration Field.

Cory Sorenson went 3 for 4 with an RBI and Chad Heberden doubled home two

runs to highlight the Mariner offense, and winning pitcher Matt McGwire

threw a complete game, allowing just five hits. McGwire also added an RBI

single on offense.

For the Diamondbacks, Andy Scott-Webster had two hits, Patrick Hart, Josh

Valenzuela, and Steven Thompson each had a single, and both Jenna

Balester and Randy Casillan produced an RBI.

In other games:

Rangers 10, White Sox 7

Cody Steiner and Max Hirsch both doubled among two hits, Ryan Van Herk

had two hits, and both Adam Sciarrillo and David Mendoza doubled for the

Rangers; Shawn Eley went 3 for 4 and Mike Mendez went 2 for 2 to lead the

White Sox.

Angels 12, A’s 4

Joe Byers powered the Angels offense by going 4 for 4 with a triple, two

doubles and five RBI, Michael Hensley had two hits, Frankie Mead had an

RBI double, Sean Lavenau singled home two runs, and Kirk Hodgman had an

RBI single to complete the attack. For the A’s, Jordan Marquette and Andy

Leesor each had two hits, the trio of Brandon Kinney, Brian Wiktorski,

and Curtis Crandell combined on a triple play, and Shayne Robinson turned

a double play.

Rangers 6, Diamondbacks 5

Max Hirsch belted a three-run home run and Max Bottorff went 3 for 3 for

the Rangers; Jenna Balester and Blaine McBeth had RBI doubles and Nick

Martinazzi had an RBI single to lead the Diamondbacks.

A’s 5, Mariners 2

Winning pitcher Shayne Robinson allowed just five hits and was a leader

on offense for the A’s with two doubles and two RBI, and Jordan Marquette

doubled and tripled with an RBI; Scott Lindman’s two-run triple scored

both Mariner runs.

Angels 6, White Sox 5

Frankie Mead, Mitchel Queen, Ricky Pineda, and Damion Loukas each had two

hits for the Angels; both Mike Mendez (double) and Trevor Rock each had

two hits for the White Sox.