Cubs clinch first half title

Behind the 15-strikeout performance of pitchers Dave Fogler and

Ryan Little, the Cubs whipped the White Sox Saturday, 12-4, to clinch

the first half Minor B Division championship at Huntington Valley Little

League.

“Our pitching was awesome and little Dave was in a zone,” Cubs Manager

Nick Mazzone said.

Jeremy Carrillo went 2 for 3 to lead the White Sox on offense.

In other games:

Dodgers 12, Cardinals 3

Tanner Sierra went 3 for 4, and John Cristopolous and Shawn Stiffler both

doubled among two hits to lead the Dodgers; David Wright and Kasey

Bustamante each had two hits for the Cardinals.

Yankees 13, White Sox 12 Robert Rahon tripled and singled and Nick Refice and Chris Halamandoris

each doubled for the Yankees; Brandon Hughes went 3 for 3, Tanner Class

hit a pair of doubles, and Jeremy Carrillo and Dalton Heikka both tripled

and singled for the Sox. Cubs 5, Marlins 2

Ryan Little went 2 for 2 wit ha double and teammate Brian Schwartz

doubled to account for aall of the Cubs’ offense; the Marlins, who had

six more hits than the Cubs, got two hits apiece from Christian Slaton

and Robert McKinley, and three unassisted and six assisted out from first

baseman Danny Tierney on defense.