NHBA Mustangs: Newport ‘B’ All-Stars fall short

FOUNTAIN VALLEY - The Newport Harbor Baseball Association Mustang

Division “B” All-Star team showed some late-inning heart, but lost to

Dana Point, 12-10, in an elimination game at the District 3 Tournament

Friday at Mile Square Park.

“We managed to bring our ‘A’ game with us, but we simply ran out of

innings,” Manager Ty Peterson said.

Newport was led by Justin Faber, who went 3 for 4 with three RBIs.

Eric Holland went 4 for 4, while Coby Peterson and Peter Kinney combined

for five hits and three RBIs.

Newport trailed, 9-4, before a fifth-inning rally pumped new life into

the troop.

Zack Gagnon started the fireworks with a single. He scored on a double

by Peterson, making it 9-5. Holland followed with a single, scoring

Peterson and Justin Faber closed out the rally with a two-run double,

bringing Newport to within one.

Dana Point answered with three runs in the top of the sixth and

Newport responded with two in the bottom of the sixth, but could get no

closer.

Gagnon, Braden Cluck and Jack Grace each had key hits for Newport,

while Bobby Okvist made two nice defensive plays in right field.