District 62 tournament winds down with title games
Mike Sciacca
Ocean View Little League will not repeat as the District 62 Tournament
of Champions.
Fountain Valley No. 1 saw to it that there will be a new district
champion in 2001, as it beat Ocean View’s top playoff entry, 12-4, Monday
at Costa Mesa American Little League.
Fountain Valley, which outscored its first three tournament opponents,
29-7, was to meet surprising Costa Mesa National No. 1 in Wednesday’s title game.
Costa Mesa National No. 1 prevented an all-Fountain Valley final by
beating Fountain Valley No. 2, 4-2.
Also on Monday, Huntington Valley No. 1 advanced to Wednesday’s final
by shutting out Fountain Valley No. 1, 3-0. The Marlins challenged
Seaview No. 1, a 4-2 winner Monday over Ocean View No. 2, 4-2.
In the Minor B final, it was another Huntington Valley-Seaview
showdown as Huntington Valley No. 1 whipped Costa Mesa National No. 1,
7-1, while Seaview No. 2 upended Huntington Valley No. 2, 9-2.
Ocean View, however, did manage to win the Senior Minor District 62
banner Monday by edging Westminster No. 1, 5-4, in the division final.
MINOR A DIVISION
Huntington Valley 3, Fountain Valley 0
The Marlins advanced to the division final by posting their first
shutout of the season.
Barry Luke and Tanner Phillips combined to one-hit Fountain Valley No.
1, and the duo was supported by the solid defense of third baseman Julian
Herrera and shortstop Michael Chairez.
Kyle Ball pitched all six innings for the Mets and gave up just four
hits, but the Marlins were able to capitalize on aggressive baserunning
to score two, first inning runs.
Rob Toth’s second-inning single scored Herrera for the game’s third
run.
Huntington Valley No. 1 2, Seaview No. 1 1
Trevor Carberry’s hard hit single to the right field fence in the
bottom of the eighth inning drove in Danny Hurtado (who had a leadoff
double) with the winning run for Huntington Valley in this second round
contest Saturday.
Huntington Valley pitchers Tanner Phillips, Barry Luke and Jimmy
Miller combined to strike out seven and give up three hits to the 33
batters they faced.
Seaview hurlers Donald Sneed, Kyle Boswell and Josh Amaral combined to
strike out 10 and yield just four hits to 36 batters.
The Marlins’ defense, led again by Chairez at shortstop and Bennet
Allen at second base, got out of a bases loaded jam with no out in the
fifth inning. Seaview catcher Brian Visnoski had an outstanding game
behind the plate as he stopped potential game winning runs for Huntington
Valley, including one with two out in the bottom of the sixth inning to
send the game into extra innings.
In other tournament games:
MAJORS
Ocean View 1 10, Robinwood 2 7
The Ocean View Mets used two grand slams and three home runs overall
to overcome a poor defensive outing to defeat the Robinwood Cardinals.
Ocean View No. 1 received grand slams from Michael Cherf, who homered
over the left field fence in the first inning, and Troy Davis, who also
homered to left in the fourth inning for a 9-2 lead.
Jon Grothe hit a solo home run in the second inning to give the Mets a
5-0 lead.
Grothe also singled twice, walked, added another RBI, scored three
runs and pitched four innings, giving up two runs on one hit and three
walks, with seven strikeouts.
Cherf also doubled, Jeff Hennes singled twice and Scott Melchert
closed the door on the Cardinals by striking out five in the final two
innings.
Usually a sound defensive team, the Mets committed eight errors, five
over the final two innings.
Other scores:
MAJORS
Ocean View No. 1 6, Seaview No. 2 1
Robinwood No. 2 6, Costa Mesa American No. 1 5
Fountain Valley No. 1 9, Huntington Valley No. 2 2
Westminster No. 1 3, CM National No. 2 0
Fountain Valley No. 1 8, Westminster No. 1 1
CM National 18, CM American No. 2 0
Ocean View No. 2 11, Seaview No. 1 0
Fountain Valley No. 2 5, Robinwood No. 1 3
Huntington Valley No. 1 5, Westminster No. 2 2
CM National No. 1 11, Ocean View No. 2 1
Fountain Valley No. 2 11, Huntington Valley No. 1 3
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