Robinwood, Huntington Valley to battle for crown

The race for the District 62 Little League All-Star 9/10 Division

title has come down to a battle between Huntington Valley and

Robinwood.

Host Huntington Valley won the opening game of the best-of-three

series to determine the district champion, 11-1, Monday night.

Sam Mikulak homered to highlight a game that was halted by the

mercy rule.

Huntington Valley swept three opponents in impressive fashion to

win the Area 1 half of the tournament bracket and Robinwood turned in

a similar feat in Area 2 play to set up a best-of-three showdown at

Wardlow Park for the district crown.

That series opened this week at Huntington Valley Little League.

Huntington Valley’s road to the Area 1 title and a berth in the

district final began with a 7-3 win over Costa Mesa American,

continued with a 10-8 decision over Fountain Valley and ended last

Saturday with their second win over Costa Mesa American, this one, a

14-3 drubbing.

Robinwood, meanwhile, rolled to the Area 2 title at TeWinkle

School by edging host Costa Mesa National, 5-4, then ran away from

Seaview, 18-4, before wrapping up Area 2 play last Saturday with an

11-3 win over Ocean View.

Other scores:

Area 1

(at Huntington Valley LL)

Costa Mesa American 4, Westminster 3

Fountain Valley 3, Westminster 2

Costa Mesa American 10, Fountain Valley 3

Area 2

(at Costa Mesa National LL)

Seaview 15, Ocean View 5 Ocean View 6, Costa Mesa National 4

Ocean View 7, Seaview 5

JUNIOR LEAGUE ALL-STARS

(at Westminster LL)

Fountain Valley won the District 62 Junior League championship by

edging host Westminster, 6-4, last Saturday.

It was Fountain Valley’s second win over the host league in the

tournament, the first coming on July 10 by an 8-4 score.

Fountain Valley also defeated Robinwood, 4-0, en route to the

title.

In earlier tournament games:

Huntington Valley 5, Robinwood 4

Bryan Visnoski pitched all eight innings for Huntington Valley and

struck out 13 while giving up just two hits.

It took pinch runner Jeremy Sullivan, however, to score on Peter

Bryson’s sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a

4-4 tie and lift Huntington Valley to victory.

Bryson was pinch-running for Finau Fiaseu who reached base on a

walk.

Earlier, Fiaseu had singled in two runs in the fifth inning.

Visnoski also scored two runs and Patrick Hart, who caught all

eight innings, also scored a run.

Other scores:

Westminster 23, Huntington Valley 0

Huntington Valley 5, Robinwood 4

SENIOR LEAGUE ALL-STARS

Huntington Valley rode the pitching of John Pollock to a 5-1

victory Monday over Robinwood at Westminster Little League.

In earlier tournament action, Huntington Valley edged host

Westminster, 12-11