CMNLL Majors: Dodgers take care of Astros

COSTA MESA - Parker Roth hit his first home run to go along with a

single and four RBIs to lead the Dodgers to an 8-3 win over the Astros in

Costa Mesa National Little Majors Division action.

Mike McDaniels went 5 for 5 with three RBIs, while Matt Jeranko went 3

for 4 with five runs scored for the Dodgers.

Brandon Grimmett and Justin Long each had two hits, while Dodger

teammate Jessie Guevarro had a single and two RBIs. Cory Weikel also

added a key hit.

Ian Abernathy pitched four strong innings with nine strikeouts for the

Dodgers, while Jeranko struck out four over the final two innings.

In other Majors Division action:

Cardinals 5, Marlins 0 - Pitcher Tim Morley tossed a complete-game

shutout with seven strikeouts to lead the Cardinals over the Marlins.

Eddie Tomasek, Evan Van Geem, Starnes Arnold and Daniel Freeman and

Morley each scored for the Cardinals, while on defense, Chris Falby and

Garrick Williams each made stellar plays.

Diamondbacks 10, Astros 1 - In total team win, the

Diamondbacks were led by the all-around play of Brandon Maurer, Austin

Elliott, Ryan Redding, Trevor McDonald, Allan Kincaide, Kyle Miller,

Taylor McClanahan, Aaron Quella, Andrew Ayala, Riley Hart and Matthew

Redding.

Dodgers 4, Diamondbacks 2 - A four-run first inning was all the

Dodgers needed in their win over the D-Backs.

Brandon Grimmett had a two-run single to spark the Dodgers’ offense,

while Juan Guzman, Bryan Bennett, Brian Sankey and Justin Long also

helped the offense.

Mike McDaniels pitched three effective innings with four strikeouts,

while Long pitched the final three innings with three strikeouts.

Marlins 14, Astros 10 - Despite the loss, the Astros were led by an

inside-the-park grand slam by Matt Pisarski.

Caleb Burgess, Drew Bertoni, Jordan Alcazar, Ricky Campo, Bradley

Fisher and T.J. Lankford also contributed to the Astros’ offense and

defense.

In Minor B Division action:

Cardinals 8, Devil Rays 6 - Leading the Cardinals to victory was Isaac

Vu, Billy DiGirolamo, Greer Holden, Kyle Prevel and Tyler Sullivan.

Rockies 10, Dodgers 8 - Blake Youngquist and Ryan Churney each had

strong hits to lead the Rockies.

Spencer Roberts anchored the Rockies’ defense, while pitcher Kohl

Jones ended the Dodgers’ rally with a strikeout.

Rockies 11, Devil Rays 5 - Pitcher Kohl Jones pitched three effective

innings to lead the Rockies over the Devil Rays.

Sean Anderson, Mitchell Pfautz and Nick Federiconi each had key hits,

while Michael Delaney, Spencer Roberts, Ryan Churney anchored the

Rockies’ defense.

After the Devil Rays rallied to tie the game, Blake Youngquist sparked

a seven-run Rockies’ outburst.

In T-Ball Minor Division action:

For the Astros, in their contest with the Dodgers, strong play was

exhibited by Conner Pearce, Jason Rodriguez and Zac Riedle.