Little League Baseball All-Stars: Semi super

MISSION VIEJO - Pitcher Michael Bloom showed no signs of let down,

throwing a complete game to lead Newport Beach Little League Minor A

All-Stars to a 10-4 win over Aliso Viejo in a quarterfinal baseball

matchup in the winner’s bracket of the District 55 All-Star Tournament at

the Youth Athletic Park Saturday.

Bloom, who tossed a no-hitter in a 10-0 first-round victory over South

Mission Viejo June 29, ended four innings with strikeouts. He also

sparkled at the plate, going 2 for 2 with three RBIs and three runs.

It was Newport’s third win without a loss in the tournament.

Newport took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first and scored another

three runs in the second.

The three runs second-inning runs all came with two outs, keyed by

consecutive hits from Michael Borchard, Parker Werline, Bloom and John

Christian.

Aliso got the leadoff batter on in the first two innings only to come

up empty-handed from sound defensive plays from Newport Beach.

In the first, Thomsen fielded a sharply-hit grounder and got a force

out at first while Werline took a one-hopper in right field in the second

and threw to first for another force out.

Newport scored two more runs in the fourth to take an 8-2 lead.

Borchard finished with three hits and three runs while Nick Flamson

had two hits and two RBIs to lead Newport’s hitting attack, which also

featured singles by Werline, Christian, Chris Freeman and Thomsen.

Joey Booth caught all six innings and Ben Capaldi tagged out a runner

at third to end a rally. Chase Carlile made two fine plays in left field.