Game 1-
Cleveland, OH-9 v Costa Mesa, CA-10
Costa Mesa, CA grabbed the victory, 10-9, over Cleveland, OH.
The game was tied at nine in the bottom of the seventh when an error scored one run. Ethan Jacob Mitton drove in four runners in the win.
Costa Mesa, CA got on the board in the first inning after Rylan Parker Diaz singled, scoring one run. Cleveland, OH jumped into the lead in the top of the second when Vincent James Salamone doubled, scoring two runs, and Michael Brian Cangelosi singled, scoring one run.
Cleveland, OH captured the lead, 7-5, in the top of the fourth when Jack Alexander Schade doubled, scoring one run, Cangelosi doubled, scoring one run, and Brayden Michael Brooks singled, scoring two runs. Mitton homered to center field on an 0-2 count, which helped Costa Mesa, CA tie the game at eight in the bottom of the sixth. A double by Salamone gave Cleveland, OH the lead, 9-8, in the top of the seventh. Costa Mesa, CA captured the lead, 10-9, in the bottom of the seventh after Aidan Isaiah Ramos Ramirez singled, and Cleveland, OH committed an error, each scoring one run.
Cade Williamson Smith and Ramos Ramirez, M. Kim, Braedon Kieran Becker, and John Jose Falco Molina each collected multiple hits for Costa Mesa, CA. Molina and Smith each stole multiple bases for Costa Mesa, CA. Salamone, the number nine hitter for Cleveland, OH, led the way with three runs batted in.
DeSimone stole two bases. Cleveland, OH turned one double play in the game.
Overall, the team had patience at the plate, accumulating eight walks for the game.
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Game 2-
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico-18 v Manila, Philippines-0
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico beat Manila, Philippines 18-0.
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico won thanks in part to 11 runs in the third inning. Valentin Pullen hit a home run to left field in the third scoring two, singled in the first scoring one, and singled in the third scoring one. Valentin Pullen singled, scoring one run, Eliam Loyd Baez Maldonado singled, scoring two runs, Gustavo E. Piza Rodriguez singled, scoring two runs, Rodrigo Armando Ramos Mejias singled, scoring two runs, Yandiel Serrano Aviles singled, scoring two runs, and Valentin Pullen homered to left field, scoring two runs. Gian A. Lacomba Tapia hit a solo home run to right field in the top of the second. They surrendered one hit and zero runs over one and two-thirds innings, striking out four and walking none.
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico accumulated 14 hits in the game. Ramos Mejias, Zarek Suarez Rodriguez, and Valentin Pullen each collected three hits for the team.
Ramos Mejias stole two bases. Arken R. Vispo and Jay Boy C. Nepomuceno each collected one hit for Manila, Philippines.
Overall, the team had patience at the plate, accumulating seven walks for the game.
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Game 3-
Monterrey, Mexico-10 v Corpus Christi, TX-0
Corpus Christi, TX lost to Monterrey, Mexico 10-0.
Monterrey, Mexico got on the board in the first inning after Wilman Vladimir Angulo Moreno singled, scoring one run. Monterrey, Mexico scored five runs on three hits in the top of the third inning. Mariano de la Garza Chapa, Sergio Alonso Guajardo Ochoa, Abdiel Enrique Zavala Perez, and Mariano Quiroga Villafranca scored.
Joshuah Pablo Garcia started on the mound for Corpus Christi, TX. Leonardo Cuevas Garza stepped on the mound first for Monterrey, Mexico.
Izaiah A Solis and Carvajal were a force together in the lineup, as they each collected one hit for Corpus Christi, TX while hitting back-to-back. Enrique Zavala Perez and Vladimir Angulo Moreno each collected two hits for Monterrey, Mexico. Roberto Garza Vallejo led Monterrey, Mexico with two runs batted in.
Overall, the team had patience at the plate, tallying six walks for the game.
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Game 4-
Long Beach, CA-9 v Carlsbad, CA-0
Carlsbad, CA lost to Long Beach, CA 9-6.
Long Beach, CA got on the board in the top of the first inning after Carlsbad, CA committed an error, and Brayton Rey Paculba doubled, each scoring one run. Carlsbad, CA captured the lead, 4-2, in the bottom of the first when an error scored one run, Jacob Christopher Hubbard doubled, scoring one run, and Connor Vincent Lindsay singled, scoring two runs. Long Beach, CA tied the game in the top of the third thanks to an error, and a single by Paculba. A single by Dylan James Stubblebine gave Long Beach, CA the lead, 5-4, in the top of the fourth.
Carlsbad, CA captured the lead, 6-5, in the bottom of the fourth after Jameson William Benson singled, and Dean Alexander Copple doubled, each scoring one run. Long Beach, CA made the score 8-6 in the top of the fifth after Zachary Mateo Reniff and Stubblebine scored.
Michael Eric Brookshier stepped on the bump first for Carlsbad, CA. Connor Chase Barragan started on the mound for Long Beach, CA. Benson and Alan Jack Jacinto each collected two hits for Carlsbad, CA. Benson stole two bases.
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