Padres remain unbeaten, two-time the Marlins, 12-6

The Padres ran their record to 3-0 last weekend by beating the

Marlins, 12-6, in Fountain Valley Youth Baseball Pony Division action.

Justin Ballew was perfect at the plate with a double and three RBI in

a 3 for 3 performance, Mitchell Roemer doubled among two hits, Chad

Blauer singled twice and Erick Koon also doubled.

Vincent DiDomenico, Michael Wolff, Daniel Rogers (double) and Kurt

Slanaker all had key hits as the Marlins rallied briefly to tie the score

at 6-6. Ballew then shut down the Marlin attack with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief pitching and Blauer closed the game by not allowing a

hit or run, and striking out three, over the final two innings.

In other games:

BRONCO MINOR DIVISION

Mariners 14, Devil Rays 13

The Mariners, who earlier in the week defeated the Cubs, 8-7, posted

12 hits against the Devil Rays, but needed Jarin Gonzalez’s sacrifice fly

in the bottom of the sixth inning to produce the victory.

Gonzalez also had a triple in his first at-bat, Curtis Mazelow singled

and doubled, and Ri Hansler singled and had two doubles for the Mariners.