Diamondbacks win, 7-5, behind Webster’s big hit

Andy Scott Webster came up with the hit of the day during Saturday’s

Huntington Valley Little League Majors Division contest between the

Diamondbacks and Rangers, his two-out home run in the sixth inning

instrumental in the Diamondbacks’ 7-5 victory.

Webster, who also singled, finished the game with four RBI. Teammates

Hiroshi Toshyuki and Patrick Hart also had key hits in the game.

Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jeffrey Andrews struck out nine in four

innings, and was followed by Chase Barnes (one inning, three strikeouts),

and Kord Weber, who put the Rangers down in order in the final inning.

Shawn Stiffler threw two innings of no-hit ball (four strikeouts) for

the Rangers, who received key singles from Stiffler, Michael Wellwood,

Ryan Tulley, and Walt Romaniak.

IN OTHER GAMES:

* Angels 3, Mariners 2

Jimmy Queen threw three innings of no-hit ball Saturday for the

Angels, who held off the Mariners in a 3-2 Majors Division victory in

Huntington Valley Little League action.

Queen struck out five and didn’t allow the Mariners a run in his three

innings of work. Sean Lavenau finished on the mound for the Angels,

getting four strikeouts over the final three innings.

Queen and Lavenau also had singles in an Angels hitting attack that

was led by Kirk Hodgman’s two singles.

Chad Heberden doubled, while Peter Bryson, Karcher Morris, Luke

Patrick, Austin Ray and Anthony Ellis each had singles for the Mariners.

* A’s 12, White Sox 4

Race Parmenter went 3 for 3 with a double and also struck out five and

allowed three hits in three innings pitched. Alex Barnes singled twice,

had three RBI, and struck out three in one inning of pitching, Brian

Wiktorshi singled twice and doubled with two RBI, Pablo McBeth doubled

with an RBI and struck out three in two innings pitched, and Cody Walker

singled twice, to power the A’s.

The White Sox’s four hits were singles by Justin Thompson, Michael

Bogard, Hunter White and Anthony Vidal.

OTHER SCORES:

* White Sox 11, Angels 6

* Diamondbacks 4, A’s 3

* Mariners 4, Rangers 0