NHBA Pony team splits

The Newport Harbor Baseball Association’s Pony team of 13- and

14-year-olds completed in the Irvine Pony Memorial Day tournament and

finished 2-2.

Newport defeated Irvine, 11-6, and, 11-8. Newport scored six runs

in the top of the second inning in the 11-6 game to stake a six-run

lead.

Ben Frazier went 3 for 3 with three RBIs while Erik Bonn and Brock

Schuler each provided solid infield work. Jackson Massingill threw

out a runner attempting to steal second base.

Garrett Gordon went 2 for 3 with two RBIs while Peter Hapke, Bonn,

Austin Carden, Massingill, Niko Hernandez and Schuler each tallied

one RBI apiece.

Schuler struck out three in three innings while Cameron Chase

stuck out one in one inning and also picked up the save. Ian

Abernathy also added an inning on the mound.

Jerry Whitney blasted a double with the bases loaded in the third

inning to score two runs and key a six-run outburst by Newport in the

11-8 victory.

Also adding to the offense was Troy Seeber, who scored twice, went

3 for 4 with a double and knocked in three RBIs. Hapke and Carden

each walked once and scored two runs while Massingill had two RBIs.

Chase, Schuler and Tyler McGill each singled with McGill adding an

RBI.

Hernandez got the win in relief after going three innings with two

strikeouts. Chase started the game and went two innings.

Newport allowed only six hits to Whittier, but a sacrifice fly in

the bottom of the seventh inning produced a 5-4 Whittier victory.

Massingill and Frazier hit back-to-back home runs in the third

inning as Newport took a 4-3 lead.

Carden and Schuler combined to record six strikeouts and induced

nine groundball outs.

Massingill had two RBIs while Frazier and Bonn each added one.

Bonn doubled as did Gordon.

Hapke, Whitney, Hernandez and Schuler all singled.

Newport scored four runs in the seventh inning, but fell short

against West L.A., 11-7. Massingill ripped a double to right-center

field to score two runs in the seventh. Frazier later followed with a

blast over the left-center field fence to score two runs.

Hapke went 3 for 3 and scored three runs while Whitney added a

single and RBI. Gordon and Bonn each had two hits with Spencer Smith

adding a single for Newport.

McGill started and struck out one in 3 1/3 innings while Gordon

went two innings in relief with one strikeout.