BASEBALL Costa Mesa National Little League Minor...

BASEBALL

Costa Mesa

National Little League

Minor A

Mets 10, Cubs 6: Max Hume had a triple, a ground-rule double and

drove in two runs to lead the Mets to a 10-6 victory over the Cubs in

a Costa Mesa National Little League Minor A playoff game May 23.

Jesse Paz, Aaron Wood, Christian Aguilar, Manolo Laguna and Brooks

Watkins also had key hits for the Mets. Paz and Wood combined for 10

strikeouts. Sammy Borkton had two great catches in the outfield.

T-ball

Braves, Pirates: Joey Wakely made solid plays from third base and

left field for the Braves. Matty Rodgers had two extraordinary

putouts, one after a dive to third base. Rohan Ronvelia hit a

towering fly ball over the left fielder’s head. Liam Jason made a tag

at second after a throw from center field. Gavin Kane made a put out

at third. Sarah Bordelon, Kevin Volk, Sophie Beazley and Cameron

Shirmer each had solid hits.

Cubs, Padres: In the second inning, Katie Kuttler hit a single to

deep left and Riley Lord drove the ball back through the box for the

Cubs. Jason Chesemore hit the team’s first home run with a powerful

drive to center that landed a few yards short of the fence. Logan

Twardowski kept on top of the action at first base in the first

inning.

Newport Harbor Baseball Association

Pinto

All-Star team: The NHBA Pinto American All-Star team captured

second place in the Irvine Pony Memorial Day tournament. The team won

its division by defeating Whittier All Stars, 20-16, and Tustin All

Stars, 19-12, on Saturday. On Sunday, the Newport team beat Irvine

Red All Stars, 14-3, to clinch its division and reach the semifinals.

In semifinal play Sunday evening, Newport beat Tustin, 12-11.

Trailing by three runs in its last at-bat, the team rallied to win,

as Jeremiah Sheldon, Sean Korkmaz and Adam Freeman all singled with

one out. Sheldon then scored to cut the lead to 11-9. Cameron Jabara

then sent a grounder to third. The third basemen fired the ball

toward second base attempting to start a double play. The ball went

wide of the base and into right field allowing Korkmaz and Freeman to

score. Jabara then came in to end the game.

Newport lost in the championship game, 26-13, Monday to the Irvine

Blue All Stars, finishing tournament play 4-1, marking the best

finish by NHBA Pinto American in the 15-year history of the Irvine

tournament.

Other players on the team are Vincenzo Bartelone, Matthew Brodie,

Steven Faulconer, Toni Holland, Shane Mitchell, Dillon Murphy, Jack

Rapillo and Jordan Teisan.

Pitch, Hit & Run

Vinnie Bartolona, Chase Kapana and Brennan Callahan were overall

champions in their respective age groups of the Pitch, Hit & Run

competition hosted by the city of Newport Beach May 15 at Bob Henry

Park.

SOCCER

AYSO

Girls under-10

Boomerangs: The AYSO girls under-10 Corona del Mar Boomerangs

soccer team went undefeated this spring season to finish 8-0. The

team includes Lauren Dean, Jaime Smith, Eliza Clark, Molly Keasey,

Katie Scott, Ashley Rhodes, Victoria Abbott, Allison Gordon and Holly

Tarbell. The team is coached by Dave Scott and Vince Abbott.

CAMPS

Youth baseball camps spanning four weeks will take place this

summer at Newport Harbor High.

Director Joel Desguin, Newport Harbor’s varsity baseball coach,

along with Orange Coast head man John Altobelli, will lead three

weeks of youth camps (ages 6-10) and one week of instruction for

middle school students ages 11-14.

Youth camps run June 27-30, July 18-21 and July 25-28. The middle

school camp runs July 11-14. Camp days for all ages last from 9 a.m.

to noon.

Cost is $150 per camper with a family discount of $125 a player.

Players need to bring a glove, hat, baseball pants and sunscreen

and are asked to label all equipment.

Players will be split into age- and skill-appropriate groups.

Instruction will focus on basic skills and fundamentals, along with

sportsmanship and exposing campers to game experience.

All players will receive a T-shirt and snacks.

Newport Harbor is located at 600 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach.

Call (949) 760-3399 for information or visit www.newportharbor

baseball.com, where an application may be downloaded.

Payments are due in full at the time of application.

Space is limited to the first 50 applicants.