Ocean View pounds Westminster in Majors play

Ocean View Little League’s Majors division All-Star team used an eight

run first-inning explosion to make quick work of host Westminster, 17-3,

in the District 62 Little League All-Star Tournament on Saturday.

Ocean View sent 12 batters to the plate in the first inning, and

picked up seven hits.

Brett Sterbens and Steven Martinez had RBI singles, Scott Melchert

delivered a two-RBI double, Jon Grothe had a two-RBI single and Nick

Orendorff had a RBI.

The game was called after four innings of play.

Overall, Ocean View, which advanced in the double elimination

tournament and played Fountain Valley Wednesday, pounded out 18 hits and

one walk.

Joseph Park had three hits, four RBI and scored four runs, Melchert

had three hits, four RBI and scored once, Grothe had three hits, two RBI

and scored twice, Sterbens had two hits, an RBI and scored once,

Orendorff had a hit, two RBI and scored twice, Scott Baxter had two hits

and scored a run, Troy Davis doubled and finished with three RBI and

Martinez had a hit, RBI and scored twice.

In other District 62 action:

Seaview 2, Huntington Valley 1

Carl Eberts delivered a two-out RBI in the top of the sixth inning as

Seaview rallied in its final at-bat to defeat Huntington Valley, 2-1, in

a first round game at Robinwood Little League.

Tyler Chapman began the sixth inning comeback with a leadoff double

and, with one out, Michael Lucas singled to score Chapman and tie the

game. That set the stage for Eberts.

Seaview’s Greg Davis pitched four innings and allowed just one hit to

Huntington Valley, a first-inning home run to left field by Mike Mendez.

Jonathan Schoenberger pitched the fifth and Cort Ross closed with two

strikeouts in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Hunter White pitched a strong game for Huntington Valley with 10

strikeouts and five hits.

9/10 DIVISION

Ocean View 8, Fountain Valley 0

The pitching of Cole Tischer, Jordan Maddox and Zack Couey shut down

Fountain Valley during Saturday’s first round action at Westminster

Little League.

Tischer went four innings and allowed two hits and didn’t give up a

walk. Maddox and Couey each pitched an inning.

Tischer also finished off a four-run rally in the second inning with

an RBI single giving Ocean View a 5-0 lead.

Beau Amaral had a two-RBI single in the frame, leadoff batter Brandon

Holland singled and Blake Cestr doubled.

Amaral finished with two hits and three RBI and Couey singled twice to

pace the offense. Shortstop Jason Aden, who had several strong plays

early in the game to squelch Fountain Valley rallies, led the way on

defense.