NBLL Majors: Red Sox go 2 for 2

The Red Sox posted three straight wins by the skin of their teeth

last week in Newport Beach Little League Majors Division action.

Strong pitching and timely hitting gave the Red Sox a 3-2 win over the

Cardinals and a 5-3 win over the Mariners.

In the win over the Cardinals, J.R. Dion pitched four string innings

and struck out eight. Kevin Holland and Michael Ford pitched the final

two innings and allowed only one hit.

The Red Sox defense was led by Jacob Goulding, Tim Leber, Kai Youngman

and Reagan Riley, while Grant Gerdau and Goulding each had key hits.

William O’Brien pitched four innings for the Cardinals and also had

two triples and two runs scored.

Aaron Northcraft, John Yesh, Ryan Telles, Sam Stafford, Tyler Brady

and James Petnilli also made contributions for the Cardinals.

In the win over the Mariners, Ford, Holland and Dion combined to

strike out 10, while Goulding, Gerday, Riley, Lever, Drew Brahs and

Youngman each played solid, all-around games.

The Mariners were led by Kevin Rask, Tom Solis, Nick Freeman, Will

Harrison, Devon Kelly, Bobby Manning and Tommy Thomas.

In other Majors Division action:

Braves 7, Yankees 6 - Jake Rangall, who split his lip open when he

collided with a teammate, stayed in the game and corralled a long fly

ball with runners on second and third to preserve the win for the Braves.

Had Rangall left the game following his injury in the fourth inning,

the Braves would of had to forfeit due to a lack of players.

Jordan Taormina hit a towering home run, while David Wheatley, Tom

Koss, Austin Harms, Mitch Williams and Alex Ray each had key hits for the

Braves.

The Yankees were led by Patrick Marin-Finn, Vinnie Saint John and Kyle

Legrand.

Angels 15, Giants 4 - After falling behind 4-0, the Angels exploded

for 15 unanswered runs to pull out the victory.

Ryan Hultan led the Angels’ comeback with a double, single and four

RBIs, while Shane Boras added a double and three RBIs. Geoffrey Grant

contributed to the Angels’ offense with three hits.

For the Giants, Phillip Bannan pitched two scoreless innings, while

Danny Moskovits and Mark Kanow each came through with key hits.

Angels 11, Braves 8 - Michael Page went 3 for 4 with four runs scored

and two RBIs to lead the Angels over the Braves.

Jordan Kurtz added a two-run single, while Geoffrey Grant went 2 for 4

and pitched three-plus innings to secure the win.

The Braves were led by Thomas Koss, who went 3 for 4 and Jordan

Taormina, who went 3 for 3, including two doubles.

Reds 15, Cardinals 3 - Bryan Burke sparked a 16-hit attack with a

three-run double to lead the Reds.

Blaine Nielsen had a two-run home run for the Reds, while Jake

Lemmerman, Tyler Ellis, Ryan Lanni, J.P. Gormly, Brett Bartlett and Ryan

Kent each contributed with key hits.

The Cardinals were led by Ryan Telles, Sam Stafford, Aaron Northcraft

and Sam Stafford.

Giants 8, Mariners 7 - Late inning offensive heroics by Philip Bannan,

Mark Kanow and Kevin Dearen sparked a comeback by the Giants in their win

over the Mariners.

Bannan ended the game with a single, double, triple and two RBIs,

while Mark Kanow added a single, two triples and three RBIs.

Jaffer Kattan and Max Rollins contributed to the Giants’ offense with

key hits, while Danny Moskovits and Bannan each pitched well.

Giants’ reliever Nick Taylor shut down the M’s offense in the final

inning to preserve the win.

In AAA Division action:

Mariners 9, Angels 7 - Hunter Alder, Michelle Zucker, Ryan Gladych,

Zak Maurer-Erickson, Tommy Colton and Sean Tokuyama each delivered key

hits to lead the Mariners over the Angels.

Jon Kiani made a big defensive play in left field to preserve the win

for the Mariners, while Randall Nelson, Anna Palchikoff and Kirk

MacDonald also came through with big hits.

For the Angels, Connor Bannan, Parker Stone, Andrew Mason, Otis

Mitchell Colfax Selby and Eric Mutzke each made offensive and defensive

contributions.

Mariners 9, Cardinals 8 - Anna Palchikoff’s fine defensive play at

second base helped preserve the win for the Mariners.

Sean Tokuyama, Hunter Alder, Zak Mauer-Erickson, Tommy Colton, Kirk

MacDonald and Cory MacDonald each had key hits for the M’s, while

Michelle Zucker pitched two solid innings with five strikeouts.

The Cardinals were led by Brett Weinberger, Michael Epstein, Kevin

Tsou and grant Keligian.

In AA Division action:

Dodgers 8, Mariners 6 - Karl Fletcher, Kyle Danese, Carter Taylor and

David Weiland each came through with key hits to lead the Dodgers over

the Mariners.

Pitchers Nick Flamson, Jarrett Logan and Kyle Danese combined for

eight strikeouts for the Dodgers, while Chris Burke, Chase Nugent and

Gustaf Hellmer anchored the defense.

Dodgers 10, Diamondbacks 3 - Pitchers Kyle Danese and Nick Flamson

combined to strike out 12 to lead the Dodgers over the D-Backs in the

first round of the playoffs.

Gustaf Hellmer, Chris Burke, David Weiland and Carter Taylor combined

to score six runs, while Jarrett Logan, Chase Nugent, Karl Fletcher and

Francesco Impagliazzo were solid on defense.

The Diamondbacks were led by the all-around play of Mattias

Russo-Larson, Peter Weidner, Benny Townsend and Brooks Brady.