| | Published April 15th, 2009
| Lafayette Little League Scores, April 6 - April 11
| | Submitted by Todd Bequette | | |
Majors Division, April 6 - 11
Dodgers 5 Cardinals 2
Jack Eisner was 2 for 2 and slammed a double off the left field fence to power the Dodgers. Matt Bostwick and Greg Genovese chipped in with two hits a piece and Ethan Lindgren drove in two insurance runs in the sixth with a clutch single.
Yankees 4 A's 3
Pitching and defense was key for the Yankees in a tight game at Buckeye Field. Will Brueckner pitched out of a bases loaded jam in the third, and struck out six in two and a third innings of work. Johnny O'Malley got the save with a scoreless 6th, the A's hopes dying when Brueckner and Ben Miller combined on a sparkling 6-3 putout. For the A's, Jake Berry, Cameron Dunmire and Chris Hansen combined to strike out 8 Yankee hitters.
Giants 9 Cubs 6
With both teams missing key players , the teams combined for 18 hits. For the Cubs, Drew Ventrelle and Ryan Leamy each went 2 for 3 at the plate, while the Giants relied on a team effort and solid defense.
Cubs 15 Cardinals 7
The Cubs pounded out 18 hits, including 4 each from Tommy Henderson and Drew Ventrelle, 3 each from Will Price and Alexie Shurtz, and 2 from Leo Barakos. Will McCandless saved a run for the Cubs, throwing out a runner at the plate from left field, and Alexander Grace scored twice. The Cardinals rallied late, led by hits from Kyle Everly, Logan MacDonald, and Will McKay. Ben Lenz pitched well in 2 innings of work and Trent Nemanic also collected a hit.
Yankees 12 Red Sox 1
The east coast rivalry went to the Yanks, as Johnny O'Malley, Ben Miller, Will Brueckner
and Joey Hewitt all had multi-hit games. The Yankees pitchers combined for 12 strikeouts, limiting the Redsox to 2 hits, one each by Matt Jorgensen and Dylan Foster. Jorgensen also had a stellar day at shortstop for the Redlegs.
Giants 5 A's 0
Giants pitchers Jack Cassidy, Adam Remotto and Trevor Martinho dominated, allowing only 1 hit over 6 shut-out innings. In his Majors debut, having been called up from AAA, Sam Dinerman was 2 for 2 with a double and single. For the A's, Jake Berry went 1 for 2 and Cameron Dunmire starred on the mound.
Angels 13 Dodgers 4
The Angels jumped to an early lead and never looked back. Doug Nimura and Bryan Stone drove in 3 Angel runs to back the solid pitching of Nimura, Cole Galagher, Jack Stryker, Max Flower and Grant Young. Jack Eisner ripped an RBI triple for the Dodgers and Tyler Henderson and Alex Baldwin both scored two runs.
AAA Division, April 6 - 11
Cubs 13 Mets 5
The Cubbies outslugged the Mets in the first game at Chaney Field after Spring Break. For the Mets, Joey Moran and Dimitri Katsanos combined for three scoreless innings on the mound and Evan Levy scored two runs. Recent AA call-up Sungwoo Jun contributed with the glove and scored a run.
Yankees 16 Marlins 1
Yankee hurlers Kevin McConnell, Colin Fogarty, Matty Vicencio and Nicky Henderson combined on a 1-hitter while facing just 2 over the minimum. Meanwhile, the pinstripers got two hits each from Vicencio, Henderson, McConnell, Fogarty and Justin Plummer. For the Marlins, Jack Lewerenz and Jonathan Barnes were the offensive stars.
Dodgers 8 Cubs 2
Dexter Varrelman, Tyler Ewing and Thomas Higgins chipped in RBI singles for the winners as the Dodgers won the first of a double-header. Jason Cornell , Ewing and D'Amante all pitched scoreless innings for the Dodgers. For the Cubs, Michael Bone starred defensively.
Dodgers 6 Angels 5
The Dodgers won their second game of the day, topping the Angels in a nail-biter. Thomas Higgins was 2 for 3 with a double, triple and 3 RBI while Jason Cornel added another scoreless inning on the mound.
Yankees 12 Cardinals 6
Yankee slugger Justin Plummer carried the day, driving in 4 with a homer and a double. Ben Ross (2 hits, 1 run) and Kyle Bunting (1 hit, 1 run, 1 RBI) chipped in for the Yankees. The Cards got doubles from Kyle Ashburn and Nikolaus Moore and Jake Lillienstein scored 3 runs.
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