Rushing perfect for Red Sox

Jacob Rushing put on a perfect performance on the mound Saturday to

lead the Red Sox to an 8-0 shutout of the Yankees in Majors Division

action at Seaview Little League.

Rushing sent the Yankees down in order in each of the six innings

and didn’t allow a hit, striking out 13. In addition, Rushing aided

his cause with a triple and single at the plate.

Jordan Sobelman had a double and single, and Nolan Heyer and

Quentin Moscaritolo each had a pair of hits for the Red Sox.

In other Majors Division action:

Red Sox 12, Angels 9

Jacob Rushing went three-for-three with a triple, three RBIs and

two runs scored to power the Red Sox victory.

Dominic Granado had a two-run double, Matt Kibby doubled, Quentin

Moscaritolo had two hits and an RBI, and Nolan Heyer provided a hit,

an RBI and struck out six to get the pitching win.

Jordan Bender and Lane Hepburn had one hit and one RBI each for

the Halos.

Pirates 13, Cubs 9

The Cubs bolted out to what appeared to be a safe 8-0 lead, but

the Pirates staged a rally to post the comeback win.

Winning pitcher Nick Pedevilla struck out eight in the final five

innings.

Taylor Campbell went three-for-three, Jacob Yusko doubled twice

with an RBI, Aaron Anguiano had a two-run double and singled, Gerald

Marcucci singled twice with two RBIs and J.D. Keef hit a clutch

double to score the winning run for the Pirates.

The Cubs’ Ryan Ortolf hit a two-run double, Steven Malone doubled

and hit an RBI single, Clayton Mase had two hits and an RBI, and

Connor Mase had a two-run single.

Cubs 2, Angels 0

Cubs’ starter Ryan Ortolf struck out five in three innings, and

relief pitchers Clayton Mase and Steven Malone helped to combine on a

one-hit shutout.

Vincent Wetzel tagged a triple and scored on Ortolf’s RBI single.

Tony Boozan had an RBI single.

Charlie Miller pitched a complete game with six strikeouts and

also provided the Angels with their only hit on offense.

Pirates 15, Yankees 9

As they had in an earlier game against the Cubs, the Pirates had

to overcome a huge deficit to pull out a victory.

They trailed the Yankees, 9-2, before mounting a comeback in a

game that featured 23 total hits.

Ruben Munoz struck out eight in three innings and had a double on

offense. Kyle Curtis doubled, Troy Baljeu singled twice with three

RBIs, and Allon Rhoten singled twice for the Yankees.

Gerald Marcucci doubled twice with an RBI, Taylor Campbell had

three hits and scored four runs, Christian Anderson had two hits and

four RBIs, Nick Pedevilla had two hits and two RBIs, Lauren

Czerniachowski singled twice with an RBI, and Aaron Anguiano had two

hits and got the pitching win for the Pirates.

At Huntington Valley Little League:

Minor A Division

Padres 10, Pirates 5

The Padres combined a 14-hit attack with solid pitching to defeat

the Pirates.

Garret Garcia struck out three in three innings pitched, Alex

Alagata struck out five in a three-inning stint and Tyler MacLeod

came on in the sixth inning to work the Padres out of a bases-loaded,

no-outs jam to end the game.

Tyler Morton and Steven Tovatt doubled, Garcia hit a long ball off

the top of the left-field fence, and Diggy Busak, Christian Milner,

Reece Kinsbursky, Zach Williams and Logan Taylor each singled for the

Padres.

At Ocean View Little League

Minor A Division

Giants 9, Royals 4

Aaron Miali went three-for-three and Dane Perkins allowed no hits,

while striking out 10 in four innings to lead the Giants.

Perkins, Andrew Wall, Jake Bauers and Grant Mayeaux each added two

hits to the Giants’ attack.

Casey Hayes led the Royals on offense with a double and struck out

four in two innings.

Red Sox 9, Padres 4

The Red Sox improved their record to 6-1-1 with the victory over

the Padres.

Dee Atwood threw two innings to get the win, and Zack Gates

pitched the final four innings to record the save.

David Feirstein reached base four times and scored twice, Trevor

Braff walked twice and scored a run, Tyler Carlson scored twice, and

Joey Blood continued his hot hitting by sending a double to the wall

in the fourth inning.

Conner Cassotta and Tyler Hammock had key hits in the fifth inning

to spark the Red Sox offense and put the game away for good.

Giants 8, Diamondbacks 6

The Giants exploded for 11 hits, including back-to-back home runs

by Grant Mayeaux and Dane Perkins, in defeating the Diamondbacks.

Mayeaux and Robert Cornwell each finished with three hits, Troy

Gross had two hits, and Kyle Jepson and Jake Bauers each had a hit.

Bauers pitched the first three innings and gave up three hits,

while Mayeaux finished the game and worked his way out of a

bases-loaded jam.

The Diamondbacks were led by Shane Carter, who had two hits and

scored twice.

Padres 10, Yankees 5

Wyatt Albert struck out eight in three innings and hit two doubles

on offense to lead the Padres.

Stuart Morton pitched two innings of relief and struck out three.

Alec Villalobos pitched the sixth and struck out the final batter.

Joseph Amaral had a key third-inning RBI single, Branden Williams

went three-for-three and Mitchell Vega and Roger Lemberg each

singled.

The Yankees’ Billy Fay homered for the second time this season.