Cubs face Brewers for championship

Mike Sciacca, Independent

The Huntington Valley Cubs defeated the Robinwood Rangers Monday,

10-4, to earn a berth in Minor B Division championship game of the 2000

District 62 Tournament of Champions.

Huntington Valley took on the Ocean View Brewers, 7-0 winners Monday over

the Fountain Valley Angels, in Wednesday’s division final.

Huntington Valley struck first in Monday’s meeting with Robinwood,

scoring three runs in its first at-bat.

Leadoff hitter Ryan Little walked, Daniel Tierney followed with a single,

and both were brought home on a sacrifice fly by Cubs cleanup hitter Dave

Folger.

Drew Hainsworth added to the excitement by hitting a solo home run to

bring the lead to 3-0.

Huntington Valley pitcher Shawn Stiffler and Robinwood ace Kyle Anderson

each struck out the side in the second, but the Rangers drew to within

3-2 in the top of the third when Billy Gaskill and Anthony Miele both

walked and scored.

The Cubs, the No. 1 team out of Huntington Valley, responded in their

half of the third when Little walked and stole his way around the bases

to up the lead to 4-2. However, the Rangers’ Brian Fratal hit an RBI

single up the middle to bring Robinwood’s Minor B champs to within 4-3.

From that point, however, it was all Huntington Valley.

In the Cubs’ fourth, Hainsworth singled and Tevah Jones doubled to spark

a four-run rally. They got two more runs in the fifth, after Nick Mazzone

started things with a double.

After the game, Huntington Valley Manager Nick Mazzone recognized

Hainsworth’s home run and the outstanding efforts of Little and Tierney,

two players who were playing despite battling the flu.

“I give all the credit to an outstanding group of dedicated boys who show

up and give full effort every game,” he said. “The great part is that we

have the best group of parents who support this team in every way and

that is what helps us win.”

MINOR B SCOREBOARD (games through June 26):

First Round

HV Cubs 11, Costa Mesa American 0

Costa Mesa National 5, Ocean View Cardinals 4

FV Mets 18, Seaview Dodgers 8

Robinwood Rangers 16, Westminster 4

Ocean View Brewers 14, CM National 4

HV Marlins 5, Westminster 4

Seaview Cubs 8, Robinwood 5

FV Angels 9, CM American 6

Second Round

HV Cubs 15, CM National 4

Robinwood Rangers 8, FV Mets 2

OV Brewers 4, HV Marlins 3

FV Angels 10, Seaview Cubs 0

SEMIFINALS

OV Brewers 7, FV Angels 0

HV Cubs 10, Robinwood Rangers 4