GAME 1: PALMVIEW, TX 6 vs. MON VALLEY, PA 2
Palmview, TX bested Mon Valley, PA 6-2 on Friday.
A double by Braylon Schoch put Mon Valley, PA on the board in the bottom of the second.
Javier Garza singled, which helped Palmview, TX tie the game at one in the top of the third.
A double play gave Mon Valley, PA the lead, 2-1, in the bottom of the fourth.
Palmview, TX took the lead in the top of the fifth inning after Alejandro Leon doubled, and Mon Valley, PA committed an error, each scoring one run.
Palmview, TX added three more runs in the top of the seventh inning on three hits. Leon doubled, scoring one run, and Garza homered to right field, scoring two runs.
Noah Cortez pitched three and one-third innings in relief for Palmview, TX. The reliever gave up one hit and one run (zero earned) while, striking out six and walking none. Edgar Quintanilla stepped on the bump first for Palmview, TX. The starting pitcher gave up two hits and one run (zero earned) over two and two-thirds innings, striking out four and walking one. Camden Matusik stepped on the mound first for Mon Valley, PA. They allowed six hits and three runs (one earned) over six innings, striking out nine and walking one.
Garza provided pop in the middle of the lineup, and led Palmview, TX with three runs batted in. The infielder went 2-for-4 on the day. Alex Bocanegra, Garza, and Leon each collected two hits for Palmview, TX. Arnoldo Soliz stole two bases. Palmview, TX turned one double play in the game.
Schoch led Mon Valley, PA with one run batted in. The outfielder went 1-for-3 on the day. Demaris Tolliver, Aj Watson, and Schoch each collected one hit for Mon Valley, PA.
Palmview, TX will play Tainan City, Chinese Taipei in Game Five on Saturday at 5:00pm. Mon Valley, PA will play Long Beach, CA in Game Seven on Sunday at 2:30pm.
GAME 2: GUAYNABO, PUERTO RICO 12 vs. LONG BEACH, CA 1
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico won big over Long Beach, CA 12-1 on Friday.
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico got on the board in the top of the first inning after Dylan Padilla singled, scoring two runs, and Jehiel Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run.
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico scored five runs on two hits in the top of the third inning. Abdamil Robles singled, scoring one run, Dyego Ramos singled, scoring one run, an error scored two runs, and Alan Colon drew a walk, scoring one run.
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico added four more runs in the top of the sixth inning on four hits. Padilla homered to left field, scoring two runs, Sebastian Quiles singled, scoring one run, and Dereck Garcia hit into a double play, but one run scored.
Gean Figueroa earned the win for Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. They allowed one hit and zero runs over three and one-third innings, striking out seven and walking none. Jacob Brown took the loss for Long Beach, CA. The starting pitcher went one and two-thirds innings, surrendering three runs (one earned) on two hits, striking out two and walking one. Carlos Arroyo and Garcia each appeared in relief for Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Padilla drove the middle of the lineup, leading Guaynabo, Puerto Rico with three runs batted in. The cleanup hitter went 2 for 4 on the day. Arroyo, led Guaynabo, Puerto Rico with two walks. Overall, the team had a strong eye at the plate, piling up seven walks for the game. Arroyo stole three bases. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico stole six bases in the game. They turned one double play and were sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error. Adrian Asencio made the most plays with 11.
Alan Machado, Nicholas Seib, and Ty Gallo each collected one hit for Long Beach, CA. Seib went 1 for 1 at the plate as the outfielder led the team with one run batted in. Long Beach, CA turned on double play in the game.
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico will play in Game 11 on Monday at 4:30 against the winner of Game 5. Long Beach, CA will play Mon Valley in Game 7 on Sunday at 2:30pm.