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Jul, 2017

Pony-13 World Series day two recap

The Asia-Pacific Zone representatives and the East Zone Champions both pitched tremendously well and received timely hitting in their two winner's bracket games Saturday to advance their respective squads to the semifinals of the Pony-13 World Series in Whittier, California on Sunday. While in the two loser's bracket games, the West Zone Champions and Caribbean Zone representatives stayed alive thanks to big innings at the plate that led to comfortable leads.

Perris, California 8 Brownsville, Texas 6

Day two at the Pony-13 World Series in Whittier, California began with a battle between West Zone Champion Perris, California and South Zone Champion Brownsville, Texas. Thanks to a six-run bottom of the fifth inning and solid defense in the top of the sixth, Perris was able to outlast Brownsville to advance 8-6.

Perris got on the scoreboard first in the bottom of the first inning, when Isaac Torres doubled home Harvey Pena Jr. from first base to make it 1-0, but David Loera was caught stealing second and Torres was picked off at third to end the inning.

Perris starting pitcher Ricardo Tafolla Jr. was perfect threw the first three innings, while adding five strikeouts, before Brownsville got to him the top of the fourth. Raul Gonzalez led off the inning with a single, he stole second and was moved to third on a groundout. Rian Rosales knocked Gonzalez in with a single to shallow left field. Christopher Gonzalez singled, and Jacob Marroquin scored Rosales when he hit the third-consecutive single of the inning. Cesar Cruz's double cashed in both Gonzalez and Marroquin, completing the scoring for the inning and giving Brownsville a 4-1 lead.

Brownsville added to its lead in the top of the fifth, when Gonzalez recorded a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Gilberto Ibarra (5-1).

Perris made its comeback in the bottom of the fifth with six-consecutive hits that led to five runs, and Preston Anderson's RBI single to center field scored Chase Antillon gave the West Zone champs a 7-5 lead that it would not surrender. California added to its lead in the bottom of the sixth, when Antillon doubled to center field, scoring Torres (8-5).

Texas made one last effort in the top of the seventh, when Hugo Garcia Jr. led off the inning with a double and later scored on Gonzalez's single to left field to cut the lead to two, but Marroquin grounded into a fielder's choice to end the game.

Four Perris hitters recorded multi-hit games, while Loera and Antillon had two RBI apiece. Rosales paced Brownsville with three hits, while Gonzalez and Cruz both had two RBI. Tafolla Jr. and Pena Jr. both combined for 11 strikeouts on the day.

Perris advanced to Game #9 to face Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Sunday with the win, while the loss eliminated Brownsville.

Stats (Perris-Brownsville): HERE

Nassau, Bahamas 17 Whittier, California 6

Caribbean Zone representative Nassau, Bahamas was able to turn 17 walks and 19 stolen bases into 17 runs, as it defeated Host Whittier, California 17-6 in Game #6 to stay alive at the Pony-13 World Series.

Whittier's Vincent Lara Jr. started off the scoring in the bottom of the first inning, when he scored on a passed ball during Jason Sandoval's at-bat to give his team an early 1-0 lead.

But that lead would be short lived, as Nassau went on to score nine runs in the bottom of the second inning to control the game. The Bahamians recorded six hits (three extra-base hits) and three walks during the inning. 

Both teams traded runs over the next five frames, when Nassau went on a roll again in the top of the fifth. Eight Nassau players reached first base by way of a walk or a hit by pitch in the inning, as Norman Bastian also recorded a sacrifice fly and Malique Charlton hit a RBI single (17-4). Whittier's Eric Soto hit a two-RBI single in the bottom of the fifth, but the offense did not do enough to evade the 10-run rule, as Nassau walked away victorious 17-6 in a shortened game.

Five Nassau base runners scored multiple runs in the ball game, while Bastian paced the squad with five RBI.

The win advanced Nassau into Game #10 to take on Lansing, Michigan Sunday, while the loss eliminated Whittier.

Stats (Nassau-Whittier): HERE

Seoul, Korea 7 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico 1

The four-man Seoul pitching staff of Seo Jun, Lee Heon, Bong Hoo and Cho Tae kept the Tijuana bats at bay all evening long, as the Asia-Pacific Zone representatives defeated the Mexico Zone Champions in Game #7 Saturday at the Pony-13 World Series.

Seoul broke open the scoring the top of the first inning, when Kang San doubled to center field, scoring Ru Taek and Lee Woo to take an early 2-0 lead. Tijuana would get a run back in the bottom of the first, when Manuel Estrada Alarcon scored on a Seoul error.

The Koreans added to their lead in the top of the second, when a Taek single scored Kim Hyeok, and San drove in Byeon Hyun on a groundout. Nam Han also recorded two RBI on a single later in the inning (6-1). Seoul's pitching staff dominated over the next five innings, as it only allowed one hit and two runners to advance into scoring position.

Woo scored on a passed ball later in the top of the fourth, as Seoul won convincingly 7-1.

Taek, Woo and San led the offensive charge for Korea by recording eight of the team's 12 hits. The trio also recorded five runs scored and five RBI on the night.

The victory propelled Seoul into the semifinals Sunday afternoon, while the loss dropped Tijuana to the loser's bracket to take on Perris Sunday morning.

Stats (Seoul-Tijuana): HERE

Johnstown, Pennsylvania 11 Lansing, Michigan 0 

East Zone Champion Johnstown, Pennsylvania played a complete game, as its offensive and defensive prowess was on display in an 11-0 victory over North Zone representative Lansing, Michigan in Game #8 at the Pony-13 World Series. With the win, Johnstown advanced to the semifinals Sunday.

Johnstown used a seven-run top of the second inning to take a comfortable lead and continued to add on later in the game to win a 10-run rule shortened game.

The East Zone Champions' pitching duo of Lucas Nicodemus and David Gresh combined to pitch five, shutout innings, while striking out 10 Lansing batters and allowing just three hits and a walk on the evening.

Six Johnstown hitters recorded extra-base hits on the day, as four batters collected multiple hits. Jared Dowey paced the club with four runs scored, and Joshua Little led the team with four RBI.

The victory propelled Johnstown into the semifinals Sunday evening, while the Lansing loss dropped the squad into the loser's bracket to take on Nassau Sunday afternoon in an elimination game.

Stats (Johnstown-Lansing): HERE

Make sure to follow all of the action tonight, pitch-by-by via the tournament's electronic scoring gamecasts on Game Changer here. Stay tuned all weekend long on PONY.org and WEST.PONY.org, and look for additional content on PONY’s social media. Give Whittier Pony Baseball a Like on Facebook as well.

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