Robinwood eliminated, 8-3

Robinwood Little League’s bid to contend for the 2000 District 62

All-Star Tournament Majors Division title was ended by Westminster

Saturday, which scored an 8-3 victory in Area 2 competition at Robinwood.

Hits by Scott Schauer, Gray Bailey, and Stephen Powers gave Robinwood

a 2-0 first inning lead, but it didn’t hold, as Westminster grabbed a 4-2

advantage on two throwing errors and two passed balls. Robinwood narrowed

the gap to 4-3 on Schauer’s RBI sacrifice fly to deep center field, but a

home run by Bryce Cutspec highlighted a four run fifth inning for

Westminster, which extended its lead to 8-3.

Robinwood didn’t quite, however, as it loaded the bases with two out.

Corey Kotler then hit a chopper up the middle and appeared to beat out

the throw at first base, but the base umpire ruled Kotler out, ending the

game.

In other Majors Division action:

Ocean View 10, Seaview 0

Unbeaten Ocean View won the Area 1 title by cruising to its third

Mercy Rule victory of the tournament. Jeff Van Doornum hit a home run and

Trey Valbuena notched the pitching win.

Robinwood 7, Fountain Valley 3

Jessey Cordero’s second inning home run gave Fountain Valley a 2-0

lead, but Robinwood stormed back in the elimination contest. Single by

Gray Bailey and Matt Pluth in the second inning tied the score at 2-2,

then Robinwood scored three runs in the third inning on a single by Corey

Kotler, a home run by Brandon Gladu, a double by Bailey, and a single by

Todd Locken. Daniel Jones completed the Robinwood scoring with a two-run

home run in the fifth.

Ocean View 10, Costa Mesa American 0

Winning pitcher Dallas Walters allowed two hits and struck out nine in

a four inning contest. Trey Valbuena belted a three-run home run and RBI

single, and Hank Conger doubled twice with an RBI among three hits.

Fountain Valley 14, Costa Mesa National 4

Jim Nash and Josh Larson each hit a home run to power Fountain Valley

in the Mercy Rule victory.

Westminster 2, Robinwood 1

Robinwood pitcher Scott Schauer allowed only three hits and struck out

eight, but Westminster got two of those hits on home runs from Corey

Parido and Tony Gutierrez to secure the win. Schauer also doubled and

scored on a Brandon Gladu single to account for the lone Robinwood run.

With two out in the bottom of the sixth, Schauer walked and went to

second base on a passed ball. Gladu then singled to left field and

Schauer headed home from second base, but a perfect throw to the plate by

Westminster’s Matthew Snyder got Schauer for the third out. Thomas Phelps

got the pitching win on a five hit, nine strikeout performance.