Giants hold off Yankees at the plate

A throw to the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning by Kevin

Stoops secured a big victory by the Giants.

The first baseman relayed the ball to catcher Nick Hansen whose

tag at the plate stopped a Yankees base runner from scoring the tying

run, preserved a 3-2 victory in Ocean View Little League Minor A

Division action.

The win allowed the Giants to maintain a share of the division

lead with the Angels.

Both teams are 8-2.

The play was set up when Giants’ centerfielder Scot Bailey fielded

a one-hopper. Bailey attempted to get the Yankee hitter out at first

base, but his long throw was late.

Stoops took the throw and, noticing another Yankee base runner

heading for home, threw to Hansen.

The Giants scored their three runs on eight hits which included a

triple by Mitchell Grant and two hits each by Bailey and Lars Jensen.

The Giants, however, stranded nine base runners.

Jensen and Austin Barlow shared pitching duties and combined to

hold the Yankees to two runs on four hits while striking out eight.

In other games:

Minor B Division

Tigers 10, Orioles 4

Clayton VanDoren and Christian Abe combined pitching efforts to

post 16 strikeouts for the Tigers.

Tiger bats were paced by Abe who singled three times.

Jake Strickler, Brandon Wooten and Jordan Adams each had two hits.