CMNLL: Cardinals take three

Three up and three down had new meaning for the Costa Mesa National

Little League Majors Division Cardinals last week.

The Cards took on Marlins, Red Sox and Yankees last week and came away

with three straight wins, 3-1, 6-4, and 7-0.

In the win over the Marlins, Tim Morley struck out five over five

innings, while Evan Van Geem closed out the game with two scoreless

innings of work.

Garrick Williams, Eddie Tomasek, Steve Shelton, Peter Pfautz and Chris

Falbo were each strong on defense, while Starnes Arnold (two hits, two

runs scored), Tomasek (one run scored) and Daniel Freeman (a hit and an

RBI) led the attack.

In the win over the Red Sox, Arnold was 3 for 4 with three runs

scored, Tomasek had a double and a run scored, Falbo singled and scored

and Matt Biagi added a walk and a run.

On defense, Williams and Freeman led the way.

In the win over the Yankees, Falbo pitched a complete-game shutout

with six strikeouts, while Williams, Tomasek, Van Geem, and Peter

Frydendall led the defensive charge.

Tim Morley, Freeman and Biagi each scored for the Cardinals, while

Arnold, Williams and Van Geem also contributed to the run production.

In other Majors Division action:

Dodgers 3, White Sox 2 - Mike McDaniels pitched a complete game with

11 strikeouts to lead the Dodgers to victory.

Brandon Grimmett and Cory Weikel each had RBI hits for the Dodgers,

while Parker Roth and Ian Abernathy each added key hits.

Astros 6, Yankees 5 - Pitchers Caleb Burgess and Austin Evett combined

to strike out eight Yankees in the Astros’ win.

The Astros’ defense was highlighted by the play of Matt Pisarski,

Lawrence Thunnel, Kevin Wright, Bradley Fisher, Drew Bertoni and Brandon

Esping.

On offense, the Astros were led by Fisher, Evett, T.J. Lankford,

Jordan Alcazar and Ricky Campo.

Diamondbacks 9, Marlins 3 - Austin Elliott had three hits and three

RBIs to lead the Diamondbacks over the Marlins.

Kyle Miller came through with a key double and two RBIs, while Allan

Kincaide added a two-run single.

Aaron Quella and Riley Hart also added RBI hits for the D-Backs.

Elliott also combined with Brandon Maurer on the mound to hold the

Marlins’ offense to a minimum.

Other offensive stars for the Diamondbacks included Trevor McDonald,

Ryan Redding and Taylor McClanahan.

The D-Backs’ defense was anchored by two double plays as well as a

nice catch in center field by Andrew Ayala.