Day 5 of the Little League All-Stars competition was a busy one with 14 games played at four parks. District 5 is starting to wind down and District 12 is just starting so Saturday will be another busy day with 14 more games scheduled with four championships on the line.
In Little League Baseball action from District 5, Oro Valley connected on three home runs against CDO to advance to the Championship Bracket scheduled to start on Monday, June 24 at Mehl Park. Oro Valley (2-1) will face the winner of Western (1-1) and Thornydale (3-1) in the bottom half of the double-elimination bracket and Canyon View (2-0) and Sabino Canyon (3-0) will go up against each other in the upper-half of the bracket.
CDO (1-2) took a 1-0 lead over Oro Valley in the bottom of the second after Sean Young connected on a leadoff double, advanced to third on a passed ball and then scampered home on another passed ball. Oro Valley tied the game up in the top of the fourth on a solo shot from Eddie Guerrero with two outs.
CDO responded with three runs in the bottom of the fourth after Zane Giron hit a double, Young hit an RBI single and Brendan Lawrence followed with another RBI single. Lawrence scored on an error later in the inning for the third run.
Down 4-1, Dane White hit a 3-run home run to tie the game up 4-4 in the top of the fifth but Ethan Devine doubled and scored on an RBI groundout by Austin McGhee to put CDO back up 5-4 heading into the sixth inning.
Max Hendrix started the Oro Valley rally off after he reached on a hit-by-pitch and then Zane Moffit singled to left to put two on for Keanu Bracamonte. Bracamonte delivered on a 3-run shot of his own and Oro Valley led 7-5. Down to their last at bats, Giron hit a line drive to the gap but White came up with a diving catch to keep CDO off the bases and it proved to be a big catch after Young came up next and hit a home run to cut the lead down to 7-6.
White came up with another catch in centerfield and Oro Valley held on for the 7-6 win. Hendrix got the start for Oro Valley and Moffit picked up the save in the sixth. McGhee took the mound for CDO and Young also saw some pitching action.
Young went 3-for-3 with a double, home run and two RBI to lead CDO at the plate
FRIDAY, JUNE 21
D5 BASEBALL 8-10
Thornydale 18, Continental Ranch 2
Sabino Canyon 7, Marana 5
Western 17, Flowing Wells-C 6
Tucson Mountain 2, Oro Valley 1
D5 SOFTBALL 8-10
Thornydale 16, Marana 14
Canyon View 16, Flowing Wells-C 1
D5 SOFTBALL 9-11
Flowing Wells-C 32, Western 25
D5 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
Oro Valley 7, CDO 6
Continental Ranch 14, Tucson Mountain 4
Thornydale 16, Tanque Verde 11
Sabino Canyon 10, Western 3
D12 SOFTBALL LITTLE LEAGUE
San Xavier 12, Sunnyside 7
D12 SOFTBALL JUNIOR LEAGUE
San Xavier 12, Sunnyside 2
D5 BASEBALL 50/70
Tucson Mountain 15, Thornydale 3
SATURDAY, JUNE 22
D5 BASEBALL 8-10
Continental Ranch vs. Western, 5 p.m. Mae (Consolation)
Oro Valley vs. Thornydale, 7:30 p.m. Mae (Elimination)
D5 SOFTBALL 8-10
Thornydale vs. Flowing Wells-C, 7:30 p.m. Pack (Elimination)
D5 BASEBALL 9-11
CDO vs. Western, 5 p.m. Pack (Elimination)
Canyon View vs. Thornydale, 5 p.m. Pack (Elimination)
Marana vs. Oro Valley, 7:30 p.m. Pack
D12 BASEBALL 9-11
Rincon vs. Freedom, 6:30 p.m. Jay
D5 SOFTBALL 9-11
Tucson Mountain vs. Flowing Wells-C, 5 p.m. Pack (Championship)
D5 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
Western vs. Thornydale, 5 p.m. Mehl (Elimination)
Continental Ranch vs. Tanque Verde, 7:30 p.m. Mehl (Consolation)
D12 SOFTBALL LITTLE LEAGUE
San Xavier vs. Sunnyside, 7:45 p.m. Jay (Championship)
D12 BASEBALL JUNIOR LEAGUE
San Xavier vs. Sunnyside, 6:30 p.m. Jay
D12 SOFTBALL JUNIOR LEAGUE
San Xavier vs. Sunnyside, 5:15 p.m. Jay (Championship)
D5 BASEBALL 50/70
Tucson Mountain vs. Thornydale, 6:30 p.m. Pack (Championship)
MONDAY, JUNE 24
D5 BASEBALL 8-10
Sabino Canyon vs. TBD, 5 p.m. Mae (Playoff)
Canyon View vs. Tucson Mountain, 7:30 p.m. Mae (Playoff)
D5 SOFTBALL 8-10
Canyon View vs. TBD, 6:30 p.m. Pack (Championship)
D5 BASEBALL 9-11
Flowing Wells-C vs. TBD, 5 p.m. Pack (Consolation)
D12 BASEBALL 9-11
Copper Hills vs. Sunnyside, 5:15 p.m. Jay
D5 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
Oro Valley vs. TBD, 5 p.m. Mehl (Elimination)
Canyon View vs. Sabino Canyon, 7:30 p.m. Mehl (Playoff)
TUESDAY, JUNE 25
D12 BASEBALL 8-10
Palo Verde vs. Randolph, 5:15 p.m. Dreams
Rincon vs. San Xavier, 5:15 p.m. Dream
Southwestern vs. Santa Rita, 7:45 p.m. Dreams
Copper Hills vs. Sunnyside, 7:45 p.m. Dreams
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26
D12 SOFTBALL 8-10
Sunnyside vs. Southwestern, 6:30 p.m. Jay
FRIDAY, JUNE 28
D12 BASEBALL LITTLE LEAGUE
Rincon vs. San Xavier, 6:30 p.m. Dreams
SATURDAY, JUNE 29
D12 BASEBALL LITTLE LEAGUE
Randolph vs. Copper Hills, 5:15 p.m. Dreams
Southwestern vs. Pantano, 6:30 p.m. Dreams
Santa Rita vs. Palo Verde, 7:45 p.m. Dreams
FRIDAY, JULY 5
STATE BASEBALL 50/70
District 5 vs. District 8, 5 p.m. Udall
THURSDAY, JULY 18
WEST REGION JUNIOR SOFTBALL
(Arthur Pack)
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