A’s get first, wrap up Orioles

The A’s wrapped up first-place in the Majors Division of Seaview Little League by defeating the Orioles, 8-2.

The Orioles grabbed a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning but the A’s responded with two runs of their own in the bottom-half of the frame and never trailed again.

The A’s pulled away by posting a pair of three-run innings.

Wyatt Critchfield went two for two with a double, Steven Gingrich recorded his first hit of the season that also drove in two runs and catcher Nick Niemiec hit his first career home-run, planting a 0-2 pitch over the left-field fence in the fourth inning.

Brad Owen threw five solid innings for the A’s and allowed two hits with six strikeouts. Closer Conner Ahern struck out two in the sixth.

The A’s finished their regular season with a 7-2 record.

At Huntington Valley Little League:

Majors Division

Yankees 7, Angels 2

The Yankees maintained their lead in the division with a victory against an Angels team that fell into third-place with the loss.

David Mastro and Brodie Barton scored two runs in their first at-bat to put the Halos up, 2-0, but the Yankees came right back to take the lead, doing so on back-to-back homeruns. Jake Weiser hit a two-shot home run followed by Tate Libuano’s solo homerun.

Libuano also struck out seven.

Angels 13, Dodgers 4The Angels racked up seven hits and produced seven runs in the first inning to gain control of the game.

David Clegg, David Mastro, Sean Mastro, Kyle Johnson, Brodie Barton and Allen Marquez contributed to the Angels’ early scoring. The Dodgers got a run back when Jarrett Anton hit a lead-off single and later scored.

Barton struck out five in five innings pitched, Kyle Johnson was in on two double plays and Ryan Fishel came up with some key outs in left field.

At Ocean View Little League:

Majors Division

A’s 1, Twins 0A classic pitchers duel favored the A’s who scored the game’s only run on a throwing error in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Twins pitchers Casey Hayes, Noah Jackson and Drew Stanfield combined to throw a no-hitter at the A’s.

A’s pitchers Grant Mayeaux and Max Gibbs also were outstanding as they struck out 12 and allowed two hits and a walk.

A walk, stolen base and two errors were the Twins’ undoing in the fifth. Mayeaux reached base on a walk and promptly stole second base. The throw from the plate to second base on the play got past the infield and rolled into centerfield. As Mayeaux raced to third base, the throw to third skipped into the dugout and Mayeaux was awarded home.

A’s 3, Mets 2The A’s hung on for the win after the Mets stranded the tying run at second base in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Kevin Engesser doubled among two hits, Max Gibbs and Robert Cornwell each had a single and RBI, Grant Mayeaux tripled and Joseph Ratzlaff singled for the A’s.

Gibbs pitched three innings and allowed one run with five strikeouts. Mayeaux threw the final three innings and gave up the other run while striking out seven. Billy Fay doubled twice with an RBI and Jonah Desjardin singled for the Mets.

Minor B Division

Orioles 20, Mets 2

In a battle between undefeated teams, Hagen Danner hit two home runs to help power the Orioles past the Mets.

Mets 16, Dodgers 9

Chase Urban and Brett Miali led the offensive charge for the Mets who successfully bounced back from their loss to the Orioles.