Big League Dreams
Riverside
11-Under:
The OC Bandits and Mid Valley Warriors Elite both headed
into Sunday with a 2-0 record. They had
both giving up only six runs, and their run differential was only three runs apart. It’s no surprise that we saw both of them in
the championship game. The 1st and 2nd
Seeds battled with out, with the Mid Valley Warriors holding on to an 8-5 lead
to win the championship
12-Under:
The So Cal Storm had a long road ahead of them on
Sunday. After winning their Quarterfinal
game, they upset the 1st Seed from Pool A to face the 1st Seed from Pool B in
the Championship game. They had met Eaters
BBC on Saturday, and despite giving them a run for their money, came up just
short 3-2. Facing them again, they
fought hard, but were unable to wake their bats up as the Eaters barely escaped
with a 1-0 win.
13-Under:
CV Crush took the unorthodox road to First Place. Going into Sunday as the 4th Seed, they barely
won their quarterfinal game, 5-4. They
were up against 1st Seed T2 Black in the semifinal game. Tied 2-2, the game went into extra
innings. It wasn’t until the 11th Inning
until the Crush’s bats woke up, and boy did they wake up. Putting up 9 runs in the top of the 11th,
they advanced to the Championship game with an 11-2 victory.
In the other Semi-Final game, the Chorizeros were facing the
So Cal Redwings. The two teams had
squared off the night before in Saturday’s last game. They game ended in a tie, and they continued
the battle right into Sunday. In another
close game, the Chorizeros were able to squeeze out a 4-3 victory.
With a game break before the Championship game, the Crush
and Chorizeros entered Sunday’s Championship well rested and fresh. The Crush’s pitching was on point, giving up
just 1 run in their 5-1 victory.
14-Under:
Giving up no runs on Saturday, the So Cal Outlaws entered
Sunday as the 1st Seed and the heavy favorite.
They only gave up five runs in their two wins on Sunday to take home
First Place.
Fountain Valley
Sports Park:
9-Under:
Pacific Palisades Crush entered Sunday as the 4th Seed. After not being able to have everything click
on Saturday, they came into Sunday ready to play. Their pitching was on point, giving up just 9
runs in three games, but their bats were even more impressive. They scored 29 runs in their three game run
to First Place.
10-Under:
Sunday’s 10-Under Playoff games were full of excitement,
close plays, and more than a few moments that turned some coach’s hair
gray. In the Semifinal game, 1st Seed
San Pedro Pirates were facing 4th Seed Stampede. The Pirates were up 3-0 going into the 5th
Inning. Stampede put them within
striking distance, scoring two runs in the top of the 5th. In the top of the 6th Inning with two outs,
Stampede had runners on 2nd and 3rd. A
ground ball to the left side saw all the runners moving. A sharp throw to the plate, and a perfect
block from the catcher resulted in the third out, and the Pirates heading to
the Championship Game.
The US Stars came through the other half of the bracket as
the 3rd Seed. They cruised through their
quarterfinal and semifinal games to get to the Championship game against the
Pirates. The Pirates struck first with a
run in the bottom of the 1st Inning. The
Stars evened it up with one run in the top of the 3rd inning. This would be the score until the top of the
6th Inning. The US Stars were finally
able to knock out the Pirates starting pitcher, and knock in two runs to take a
3-1 lead. The Pirates weren’t able to
match them in the bottom of the 6th Inning.
The US Stars, playing at their home fields, took home the first place
trophy.
11-Under Red:
The 11-Under Red
playoffs were nail-biting and exciting all the way through. The Lunada Bay Berrics struggled on Saturday
buy came back on Sunday to play some great games. They won their quarter final game to face 1st
Seed HB Vikings. The Berrics took a 3-1
lead after the first inning. They
responded to a 4 run inning from the Vikings with 6 of their own to take a 9-5
lead. The Vikings weren’t ready to give
up though. Chipping away with one run in
the 4th, two in the 5th, and finally tying the game up with two outs in the
bottom of the 6th, they sent the game to extra innings. The Vikings
held the Berrics, and scored one in the bottom of the 7th to head to the
Championship.
The other semifinal game proved to be just as nail
biting. 2nd Seed HB Bombers were facing
3rd Seed OC Hurricanes. After two
innings, OC Hurricanes were up 3-1. The
Bombers chipped back with one run in the 3rd, and one in the 4th, tying the
game at 3-3. In the top of the 5th
inning, the Hurricanes scored the go ahead run, and were able to hold of the
Bombers for a 4-3 win.
The Championship Game was a rematch of the final game on
Saturday. HB Vikings won over the OC
Hurricanes 7-1, but that was not foreshadowing to the outcome of the
Championship game. The Hurricanes took
an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st.
The Vikings scored two in the 2nd, but the Hurricanes matched that in
the bottom of the 2nd. The bottom of the
4th inning provided the go ahead run for the Hurricanes. Their starting pitcher threw six strong
innings to close out the game, and the 3-2 victory for the Hurricanes.
11-Under Blue:
Second Seeds proved to be the victors in the 11-Under Blue
Division. The 2nd Seeds from Pool A and
Pool B both upset the 1st Seeds from the opposite pools to advance to the
Championship game. HB Toros and Bat Rays
met for the first time in the weekend in the Championship Game. Tied 2-2 after three innings of hard play,
the Bat Rays put up four runs in the Top of the 5th inning, taking them to a
6-2 win, and a First Place trophy.
12-Under Red:
The West LA Scorpions headed into Sunday with a 2-0 Record,
and only three runs allowed on Saturday.
After a convincing semifinal win, they would face the FV Vulcans. They handed the Vulcans their only loss on
Saturday. The Vulcans came back and fought
hard, but the Scorpions scored a go ahead run in the 4th that would clinch the
championship for them.
12-Under Blue:
BOLD Baseball was looking sharp on Saturday. 2-0 and just giving up one run, they entered
Sunday as the 1st Seed. They kept their
undefeated streak alive, sweeping their playoff games to clinch First Place.
Thank you to all the teams that played in this year’s
Oktoberfest. Here are the Champions and
Runner Ups.
-AC
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