JUNIOR LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

ARIZONA GAME 4 AGAINST USA – EAST

1              2              3              4              5              6              7              R             H             E

ARIZONA              0              0              0              0              0              0              0              0              0              0

EAST                      0              0              0              0              0              0              0              0              0              0

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Defensive Summary

MVLL Offensively Summary

MVLL in U.S. final

Mtn. View Jr. Little League makes U.S. finals


by Richard Obert - Aug. 19, 2009 07:09 PM
The Arizona Republic

Saturday's game will be televised by ESPNU at 2 p.m. Arizona time.

Mountain View led 6-0 after four innings. Lucas Jacobi drove in the fifth run with a bases-loaded walk. Jimmy Ditroia drove in the sixth run with a hit.

New Mexico scored three runs in the fifth to make it 6-3. Mountain View added another run in the sixth on Grant Martinez's double.

Scottsdale, Arizona 7
Albuquerque, New Mexico 4

Scottsdale, Arizona, punched the clock at 5 p.m. and in workmanlike fashion defeated the USA Southwest champ Albuquerque, New Mexico, 7-4.
 
It was the third straight win for the USA West champs and the 21st victory in a row since starting post-season play a month ago. New Mexico, which needed a victory, fell to 2-2 in pool play.
 
Arizona pitchers Grant Martinez, Cody Erickson and Ryan Riggs kept New Mexico at bay, allowing four runs on five hits and striking out 10. In three JLWS games, Arizona pitchers have allowed just five runs.
 
Dylan Cozens, Duncan Morfitt and Michael DeRegis each had two hits for Arizona.  Ronald Alderete had two hits for New Mexico.

A record-setting weeknight crowd may be a preview of things to come during the Junior League World Series of baseball at Taylor’s Heritage Park.

Four games are scheduled for Thursday on World Series Field. Each may have a bearing on the USA and International championship games that will take place on Friday.

Thursday’s Schedule
●Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy (1-2) vs. Oranjestad, Aruba (3-0), 11 a.m.
●Yabucoa, Puerto Rico (3-0) vs. Saipan, Mariana Islands (2-1), 2 p.m.
●Jackson, New Jersey (2-1) vs. Scottsdale, Arizona (3-0), 5 p.m.
●Easley, South Carolina (0-3) vs. Middlebury, Indiana (1-2), 8 p.m.

Thursday’s games will conclude pool play in the 29th annual World Series for the best teams of 13- and 14-year-old players from around the globe. The top two teams in the International Pool play at 5 p.m. Friday. The top two teams in the USA Pool play at 8 p.m. Friday.

The International and USA champions meet for the world title at 5 p.m. The final game of the World Series will be televised live on ESPNU and rebroadcast on ESPN2.

Heritage Park is located at 21555 Pardee Road between Goddard and Northline. Tickets are $5 per carload per day or $10 for the entire week. Both fees include parking.

Here are the pool standings entering Thursday’s games:

USA Pool
Scottsdale, Arizona (West Regional Champion) 3-0
Jackson, New Jersey (East Regional Champion) 2-1
Albuquerque, New Mexico (Southwest Regional Champion) 2-2
Middlebury, Indiana (Central Regional Champion) 1-2
Easley, South Carolina (Southeast Regional Champion) 0-3
 
International Pool
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico (National Champion) 3-0
Oranjestad, Aruba (Latin America Champion) 2-1
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (Asia-Pacific Champion) 2-1
Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy (Europe/Middle East/Africa Champion) 1-2
Coquitlam, British Columbia (Canadian National Champion) 0-4

JUNIOR LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

ARIZONA WINS GAME 3 AGAINST USA – SOUTHWEST

7 – 4 FINAL

1              2              3              4              5              6              7              R             H             E

ARIZONA              1              3              0              2              1              0              0              7              10            1

New Mexico           0              0              0              0              3              0              1              4              5              2

Starting Pitcher:      Grant Martinez    PC:  64    Bottom 5^th:  Cody Erickson   PC:  45    Bottom 7^th:  Ryan Riggs   PC:  8

Defensive Summary

1st:  ground out to short stop (Erickson), Strike Out, Walked batter, (passed by to 1^st base, runner advances to 2^nd base, Ground ball

To 3^rd base (Riggs).  

2^nd:  Grounder to 3^rd Riggs, pass ball at 1^st, Runner safe.  Walked batter (runners on 1^st and 2^nd), Strike Out, Bunt pitcher to 1^st base out,

(runners advance to 3^rd and 2^nd base), Strike Out.

3^rd: Ground out to pitcher, Ground out to 1^st, Hit Batter, (passed ball runner advances to 2^nd base), Dropped third strike.

4^th:  Base hit single to RF, hit to pitcher, to short to first, DOUBLE PLAY, Fly out to RF (Jacobi)

5^th: Walked batter, Walked batter,  (pitching change, Erickson for Martinez), Strike Out,  Ground Rule Double, (1 run scores),

Base hit RBI scores 2 runs.  Fly ball to CF (white), walked batter, Strike Out.

6^th: Strike Out,  Fly out to LF (DeRegis), Strike Out………………………

7^th:  Base hit single to RF, base hit single advances runner to 3^rd.  Runners on 1^st and 3^rd.  Fly out to CF, Run scores from 3^rd.

Strike Out,  Strike Out…………..

MVLL Offensively Summary

1^st:  Jacobi Hit by pitch, DiTroia  (Jacobi steals 2^nd)  walked, Erickson dropped by fly ball by CF, Ditroia out at 2^nd force out.

Cozens (Erickson steals, Jacobi advances home) base hit single.  Riggs (passed ball to 1^st, Cozens advances to 2^nd) (Cozens steals

third base on a passed ball by catcher) Riggs K.

2^nd: Martinez ground out to 3^rd base, Anderson deep fly out to LF, Salazar ground out to short stop.

3^rd:  Trotta lead of single, (Pinch Runner White). Jacobi Walked, DiTroia Bunt, passed ball to first base, White and Jacobi score.

Erickson Fly out to LF, DiTroia advanced to 3^rd base. Cozens base hit RBI single. Riggs ground out double play to 2^nd and 1^st.

4^th: Martinez Walked, White pinch runner for Martinez, Anderson K, DeRegis in for Salazar (white steals 2^nd base), DeRegis base

Hit single advancing White to 3^rd base. Trotta Hit by pitch, bases loaded.  Jacobi Walk, White Scores. Ditroia base hit RBI scoring

Jacobi.  Trotta out at the plate.  Erickson ground out to short.

5^th:  Cozens Fly out to 1^st base, Morfitt base hit double to left center, Martinez base hit double, passed Left Field, White Scores.

Anderson Fly out to LF.  DeRegis base hit single, Martinez advances to 3^rd base.  Trotta Fly out.

6^th:  Jacobi ground out to short stop, Jankis K, Erickson Base hit single, White (Erickson steals 2^nd base) fly out to 1^st base.

7^th:  Morfitt out runs a base hit to short, (pinch runner Riggs), Martinez line drive to short, Anderson Base hit single, advancing Riggs to 2^nd base.

(special pinch runner Cozens for Anderson. Salazar K,  Trotta (passed ball runners advance to 3^rd and 2^nd) ground out to 2^nd base.

Mountain View LL rolls again in Junior Series

by Richard Obert - Aug. 18, 2009 08:22 PM
The Arizona Republic

JUNIOR LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

ARIZONA WINS GAME 2 AGAINST USA – SOUTHEAST

10 – 1  FINAL

1              2              3              4              5              6              7              R             H             E

ARIZONA              0              7              2              0              0              0              1              10            12            1

South Carolina     0              0              0              1              0              0              0              1              2              2

Starting Pitcher:      Grant Martinez    PC:  15     Bottom 2^nd: Michael DeRegis   PC:  55       Bottom 7^th:   Ryan Riggs   PC:   12

Defensive Summary

1^st:  Fly out to RF Jacobi, Strike Out, Ground out to 3^rd Riggs.

2^nd: Strike out, Bunt ground out to 3B (2 outs), Strike out

3^rd: Strike out, ground out to short Erickson, reached base on an error on 1B, passed ball runner advances to 2^nd,  runner steals 3^rd base,

Runner attempts to steal home and tagged out by the catcher Trotta.

4^th:  Ground out to 3^rd base Riggs,  Base hit  single to left center field,  Base hit to Left field, runner advances to third, throw out to 2^nd,

Run scores.  Hit to short, throwing error.  Fly out to center field White.

5^th:  Base hit single,  Fly dropped by pitcher, fielders choice out at 2^nd, pitcher to short to first, double play……………..

6^th:  Ground out to short, Fly out to RF Jacobi, (2 outs), and ground out to pitcher……..

7^th:  Ground out to third base, Strike Out, Strike Out…………..

MVLL Offensively Summary

1^st:  Jacobi K, DiTroia ground out to short, Erickson fly out to CF

2^nd: Cozens Hit by Pitch, Riggs Walked, (Runners on 1^st and 2^nd), Martinez bunt infield single, (Bases Loaded), Anderson K,

Morfitt  Walked, (Run Scored), Trotta K, Jacobi base hit double, DiTroia ground rule double, Erickson double, Cozens RBI Double

Riggs K

3^rd:  Martinez reached base on a throwing error, DeRegis Infield Fly to Short stop, (1 out), Morfitt  ground out to pitcher, Martinez advances

to 2^nd base, Trotta reached base on an  error on short, run scores. (Mo white pinch runs for Trotta and advances on a passed ball to score),

Jacobi Walked, DiTroia fly out to RF.

4^th:  Erickson grounds out to the pitcher, White in for Cozens grounds out to 2^nd base, Riggs base hit, Salazar in for Martinez flys out to LF.

5^th:  DeRegis base hit single, Morfitt hit in the gap, DeRegis out at 2^nd (force out), Trotta base hit single, Jacobi walked, (bases loaded), Janikis

in for DiTroia hit to pitcher, force at home and out at 1^st.

6^th:  Erickson ground out to short, White hit by pitcher, Riggs base hit double, white thrown out at 3^rd base.  2 outs.  Salazar ground out to short.

7^th:  DeRegis base hit off the wall single, Morfitt ground out to 3^rd, runner advances.  Trotta fly out to center field.  Jacobi ground rule double,

DeRegis Scores.  Janikis fly out to RF.