CMNLL: Majors Diamondbacks double-up Cardinals

Pitcher Austin Elliott struck out nine over five innings to lead

the Diamondbacks to a 4-2 win over the Cardinals in Costa Mesa National

Little League Majors Division action.

Brandon Maurer pitched the final inning of relief to preserve the win

for the D-Backs, while Elliott, Aaron Quella, Trevor McDonald and Ryan

Redding each came through with clutch hits.

Taylor McClanahan caught the entire game for the D-Backs and threw out

a runner at third base.

The Cardinals were led by Andrew Monette, Peter Frydendall, Garrick

Williams, Evan Van Geem and Starnes Arnold.

In other Majors Division action:

Astros 2, Dodgers 1 - Caleb Burgess pitched an eight-strikeout,

complete-game gem for the Astros in their win over the Dodgers.

Trailing, 1-0, Brandon Esping singled and scored on a double by Matt

Pisarski, who later broke the tie when he scored on a passed ball.

The Astros’ defense was led by big catches from Cory De Angelo and

Bradley Fisher.

In Minor A Division action:

Dodgers 10, Diamondbacks 9 - Down six runs, the Dodgers used a late

rally to defeat the Diamondbacks.

Nick Urbanic had a two-run double, scoring Mareo Morales and Bryce

McClain, while Nick Pederson pitched quality relief for the Dodgers.

Other offensive and defensive contributors included Jordan Mueller,

Frank DeNoewer, Nolan Carr, Alex Grosek, Aaron Gross, Troy McClanahan and

Ryan Maxwell.

In Minor B Division Action:

Rockies 9, Marlins 2 - Mitch Pfautz, Nick Federiconi and Spencer

Roberts each reached base and scored to lead the Rockies over the

Marlins.

Blake Youngquist reached base three times, while Sean Anderson, Ryan

Churney and Spencer Roberts each a quality at-bats for the Rockies.

Defensively, the Rockies were led by Sean Anderson, Kohl Jones and

Brian Bray.

In T-Ball Majors action:

For the Cardinals, in their contest with the Dodgers, Brandon

Dieckhoff hit an inside-the-park home run, while Tyler Rios clubbed a

grand slam. Defensively, Jake Stone, Garrett Hope, Andres Hernandez and

Kaia Seagondollar led the glove work.

In T-Ball Minors action:

For the Astros, in their matchup with the Diamondbacks, Dennis Piens

had two hits, while solid defense was keyed by Garett Henscheid, Zac

Riedle and Nicholas Rubio.