Dodgers earn tie for first in Minor A division

A trio of Dodger pitchers shared the mound and led their team to a

10-2 victory over the Pirates in a Minor A Division game at Ocean

View Little League.

Bryan Perez, Evan Archer and Mark Johnson all took a turn on the

mound and combined to strike out 11 and walk just one.

Quinn Herndon and Montana Merhoff both doubled as the Dodgers

moved into a tie for first place with a 3-1 record.

In other Minor A action:

Yankees 5, Giants 3

The Giants had their winning streak halted at three games by the

Yankees.

Mitchell Grant and Kevin Stoops led the Giants on offense, each

with a three for three performance.

In addition, Grant scored three runs and Stoops had three RBI,

while teammate Lars Jensen singled and doubled.

Jensen and Austin Barlow each pitched three innings for the Giants

and limited the Yankees to four hits.

The Giants, in slipping to 3-1 and into a first-place tie with the

Dodgers, lost despite getting 10 hits.

Huntington Valley Little League

Dodgers 7, Padres 3

Riley Trotter doubled twice and collected three RBI, Ryan Dobis

singled twice with two RBI and Matthew Strickler doubled with one RBI

to lead the Dodgers.

Taylor Nelson and Matthew Steinhaus combined on the mound to beat

the Padres.

Center fielder Anthony Gruppie led the Padres on defense with two

diving catches.

In Minor B Division play:

Ocean View Little League

White Sox 11, Padres 8

Trailing 7-3 heading into their final at-bat, the White Sox came

up with eight runs to stun the Padres.

Triples by Thomas Harer and Matt Kelly ignited the rally that was

further fueled by singles from Joe Varney, Dakoda Muta, Conrad

Massam, Ryan Smith and Brett Berns.

Closer Alec Villalobos recorded two strikeouts in the bottom of

the sixth to secure the White Sox’s comeback victory.