Walters no-hits Dodgers as Astros prevail, 1-0

Astros pitching ace Dallas Walters pitched a complete game

no-hitter to lead his ballclub to a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers and

highlight Saturday’s Majors Division play at Ocean View Little League.

The defensive struggle also featured a strong pitching performance by the

Dodgers’ Stephen Donahue, who allowed six hits.

The victory by the Astros reversed a 1-0 Dodgers’ win on opening day.

The only run in the game came in the first inning, as consecutive hits by

Kris Bernard, David Jacobs, and Walters produced a 1-0 Astros’ lead.

Bernard led all hitters with three hits, and scored the game’s lone run.

In other games:

Cardinals 5, Mariners 1

The Cardinals shut down the Mariners behind the pitching of Brett

Sterbens, Cole Shandrick, and Chris Palmer, while the offense was led by

Nick Mendoza’s two hits and a double and run scored by Sterbens. For the

Mariners, Nick Orendorff singled and scored and Thomas Yoo doubled.

Reds 14, Angels 0

The unbeaten, division-leading Reds pounded out 18 hits, with every spot

in the batting order getting a hit. James Kang led the barrage with three

hits, both Dylan Nicholson and Robert Peck had two hits, and pitchers

Kang and Nicholson combined on the shutout. The Angels received hits from

both Kyle Marvin and Brian Hoops.