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Old Pro 8, Alhouse 3
Date of competition: Thursday, June 10, 2010
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Second-seeded Old Pro knocked defending champion and top-seeded Alhouse out of the Palo Alto Little League City (Majors) Tournament with an 8-3 victory in the consolation finals on Thursday at Hoover Park. Old Pro advances to Saturday's championship game at Middlefield Ballpark at 2 p.m. A challenge game, if necessary, will be played Sunday (3:30 p.m.), also at Middlefield.
After falling behind by 3-1 after just 1 1/2 innings, Old Pro struck for three runs in the bottom of the second to retake the lead for good at 4-3. Ole Erickson led off with a single and Tench Coxe followed with another single. Itai Palmon doubled home Erickson and Daniel Douty grounded out to score Coxe and tie the game. Justin Hull then lofted a popup that the Alhouse first baseman caught in foul territory. Palmon tagged up and scored when the first baseman turned his back after making the catch. That held up for the deciding run.
Old Pro scored twice more in the third when pinch-hitter Eli Sorensen blooped a single over the second baseman's head to score Jai Correa, who had gotten aboard on a fielder's choice. Coxe then lofted a sacrifice fly to score Henry Hughes, who had doubled. Hughes hit a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth. Jonathan Davis led a 13-hit attack with a double and two singles for Old Pro.
Alhouse managed just two hits, both off Correa, the winning pitcher. He was relieved in the third by Zeke Coxe, who retired eight straight batters before an error ended the string of outs in the sixth. He retired nine of 10 before Hull came in to get the last hitter, sending Old Pro to the title game.
Palo Alto Little League City Tournament
Consolation finals
At Hoover Park
Alhouse 030 000 -- 3 2 1
Old Pro 132 02x -- 8 13 3
WP -- Jai Correa. LP -- Josh Yuen.
HR -- Hughes (OP). 2B -- Lewis (A); Plambeck, Palmon, Hughes, Z. Coxe, Davis (OP). 3 hits -- Davis (OP). 2 hits -- Hughes, Ericksen (OP).
posted by Keith Peters on Jun 10, 2010 at 5:42 pm
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posted by Keith Peters on Jun 10, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Zeke Coxe came on in relief in the top of the third and retired eight straight hitters and nine of 10 to held Old Pro wrap up an 8-3 win over top-seeded Alhouse in the consolation finals of the Palo Alto Little League City Tournament. Photo by Keith Peters/Palo Alto Online.
Henry Hughes of Old Pro was all smiles after hitting a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning in Thursday's playoff victory. Photo by Keith Peters/Palo Alto Online.
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posted by Keith Peters on Jun 11, 2010 at 9:22 am
Henry Hughes (12) of Old Pro scores in the third inning after getting aboard with a double. Alhouse catcher Ryan Chang awais the throw during Thursday's consolation finals of the Palo Alto Little League City Tournament. Photo by Keith Peters/Palo Alto Online.
