Adams, Massingill power River Dogs to victory

Brett Adams hit his first home run of the year and Jackson Massingill

tripled twice for the Newport Harbor River Dogs in their 9-5 victory

over the Corona del Mar Angels in Pony baseball action.

Newport scored six times in the fourth inning to stake the big

lead.

Adams’ shot was a two-run blast over the right-center-field fence.

Massingill has four triples in his last two games and has eight RBIs

in that span, including five against the Angels.

Peter Hapke went 3 for 3 with two singles and a double while Dan

Winkle added an RBI and a triple. Adams finished with two RBIs as

Glen Christiansen, Kory Kough and Michael Thagard each had one hit.

Massingill and Hapke each threw three innings, with Hapke tallying

the win in relief. They combined for four strikeouts and allowed only

two runs between them.

Winkle pitched one inning to record the save.

The win made the River Dogs 2-0-1 in a three-game span.

In other Pony play:

* River Dogs 10, Newport Harbor Pelicans 10

The game featured 25 hits and 16 walks in only six innings.

Massingill went 2 for 4 with three RBIs wile Thagard and Hapke

each knocked in two runs. Both Hapke and Thagard went 3 for 4 with

two singles and a double. Hapke scored twice along with Kough, who

walked three times.

Matt Briant walked twice in three at-bats and scored one run while

Tim High was hit by a pitch and scored once. Winkle, Adams and

Christiansen each singled.

Spencer Smith, Thagard and Winkell combined on the mound.

* River Dogs 4, Newport Harbor Snappers 3

Nathan Todd struck out the last two batters with the bases loaded

to end a Snapper rally in the bottom of the seventh inning to

preserve the victory.

Thagard pitched two scoreless innings as Massingill tagged out two

runners trying to score.

Drew Harris pitched six innings for the Snappers, allowing only

three runs. Vincent Newsom went 2 for 3 with a run scored.

Smith tallied three strikeouts in three innings for the River Dogs

while Thagard added two innings. Smith went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and

Hapke also got two hits in three at-bats.

High went 2 for 2 while Adams knocked a hit.

AYSO Region 97 sign-ups

Newport-Mesa AYSO Region 97 is holding fall soccer registration at

Mariners Elementary School on Saturday, June 7, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m

in the multi-purpose room.

Boys and girls ages born prior to Feb. 1, 1999 through age 18 are

eligible and early registration is $85 for the first player in a

family, $75 for the second player in the family and $65 for

additional players in the same family. After June 15, the regular

registration fee is $125 per player.

Anyone new to the region or who has not previously signed up, must

bring a birth certificate. Players born before July 31, 1994, will

need to have their skills evaluated at registration.

For information, visit www.newportayso.com or call (949) 642-6296.