Griffin keys Angels

Sandon Griffin threw the final three innings, allowing no runs while

striking out four and walking two to help lead the Newport Beach

Little League Angels past the Padres, 4-3, in a Majors division

baseball game this past weekend.

Griffin also scored two runs, including the winning run in the

last inning after his leadoff double to centerfield. Cort Hastings

and Nathan Wagner had key hits as well for the Angels, who have won

four straight.

Griffin has now struck out 40 batters in 19 innings, walking nine

and yielding just one earned run. He is 2-0, including a

complete-game no-hitter on March 17. His nine-inning no-hit streak

was ended on a bloop single to right field Saturday by the Padres’

Steven Moorehead. Griffin is hitting .429 at the plate.

In Newport Harbor Baseball Association play:

* Cardinals, Pirates

The Cardinals and the Pirates faced off in a Shetland National

baseball game Saturday, with Austin Payne leading the way for the

Cards. Payne had an RBI shot to right field that advanced P.J.

Rollins and Matthew Fisher and brought in Chad Deegan, all of whom

had hits. Malcolm Davis and Barron Banta excelled in the field.

* Back Bay Funding 5, Wide Open 4

Kyle Flagg had three hits and two RBIs to lead Back Bay Funding

over Wide Open, 5-4, in a Mustang division baseball game March 19.

Steven Duhoux had a hit and two RBIs while Cole Chapin and Robert

Lyons contributed offensively with base hits. Kory Cably got the win

with two scoreless innings and six strikeouts. Jake Prater, Bryan

Shollin, Nathan Mayhugh and Garrett Byers all aided in the win.

* Back Bay Funding 7, Islands 1

Robert Lyons had three hits and four RBIs to lead Back Bay Funding

over Islands, 7-1, in a Mustang division baseball game March 20.

Lyons’ bases-loaded triple led to a five-run third inning. Steven

Duhoux and Zachary Wade also had triples to lead to the offense.

Pitchers Kyle Flagg, Lyons and Kory Cably, pitched scoreless innings.

Bryan Shollin, Jake Prater, Garrett Byers and Nathan Mayhugh all

aided in the win.