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5/12/11 Majors Division:  Angels 0 Braves 11
By: Jennifer Sievers

     In the first of two games on the Majors field on Thursday the Braves were a dominant force.  Pitcher for the Braves was Braydon Salzman who pitched another shutout for his team.  The starting pitcher for the Angels was Anthony Martinez.  The first two runs of the game were scored in the first inning when Jason Mayorga of the Braves hit a home run.  Then Michael Baker hit a single to bring in Nathan Crocker.  In the following inning Brian Schlossler came in to pitch for the Angels, but the Braves scored two more runs when Jason Mayorga was hit by the pitcher to bring in Jacob Sievers and Braydon Salzman stole home.  In the 4th Daniel Meyers hit a double to score another run followed more runs including a tripple hit by James Williams.  At the end of the 4th the Braves had 9 runs.  In the 5th inning Ben McConnell pitched for the Angels and the braves scored two more runs to bring the final score to 11 - 0. 

5/12/11 TIEBREAKER: Majors Division- Angels 5  Braves 4

     Following the regular game the Braves and Angels had a tie breaker game to finish a game played earlier in the season.  This time the Angels were triumphant winning 4 to 5.  Pitchers for the Braves were Jason Mayorga and Devin Lacy.  Pitchers for the Angels were Stephen Kotkosky and Brad Vega.  The winning run was scored when the Angels scored on a walk with bases loaded. 

05/11/11 Minor B Division:   Mets 10 vs. Mudcats 12  

by:  Laurie Skorheim

       Great baseball between the Minor B Mets and Mudcats on Wednesday night at OVLL. Mets started off strong with Tristan Kennedy pitching allowing no runs for the Mudcats in the first inning. Mets got on base and Nate Skorheim found himself playing pickle only to steal home in the end, followed by Lucas Pantel with another steal to home. Mets score  2 going into the second inning. Kennedy still pitching for the Mets along with aggressive defense again don't allow any runs for the Mudcats.  Eddie Chiu hits a big one, followed by Sean Headley and then Kai Nakamura with the RBI.  Jimmy Campbell stole home to bring the score up to 7 for the Mets.  But, the Mudcats Alec Muirhead started a rally hitting it to the fence in the third bringing home two runners. The fifth inning, Mets take the lead again with a RBI by Jimmy Campbell. But, the Mudcats were ready and came back to win the game by two. 

Game 1-OVLL Playoffs: 05/14/11 Minor B Division:  Mets 5 vs. Lookouts 10 
By:  Laurie Skorheim

    It was the first round of tournament play for the Minor B Mets on Saturday playing the Lookouts. There were 22 stolen bases by the Mets, Jimmy Campbell taking 6 of those, both Nathan Skorheim and Edison Chui had RBI's and were able to steal home. Pitching for the Mets on Saturday was, Tristan Kennedy, Nathan Skorheim and Lucas Pantel, pitching 116 pitches total with 9 total strike outs. The Lookouts were leading 10 to 1 in the 5th inning. Jimmy Campbell caught a pop fly for the second out, followed by an out at home, with an assist from Lucas Pantel to stop the runner from scoring. Bottom of the 5th, Mets started a rally with a few good singles bringing the score to 10 to 5. But no further runs would give the win to the Lookouts who played a great game!

5/14/11 Farm Division:  Sun Devils vs. Waves (no score kept)

by:  Kevin Carlin

Past teams played on:  I have played on the Rockhounds and the Bees.

Favorite Coach: Blokdyk   High School likely to attend: Ocean View

Other sports you play: In the summer, I surf and during the fall and winter, I snowboard and play soccer.

Goals and Aspirations:  I want to be a pro in any sport.

What I will miss about OVLL:  I will miss all of my teammates, my coaches, and all of my friends that are on the Rays.

Fondest memory at OVLL: My fondest memory at Ocean View Little League was in Minor B. I won the Sportsmanship Award. It was my first year playing so I didn't know what to expect.

Past teams played on:  T-ball Cardinals, Farm Rockies, Minor C Royals, Minor B Orioles, Minor A River Cats, Majors Dodgers (twice), Majors Nationals + 3 Winterball Teams.

Favorite Coach: Dad and Mike Vercoe   High School likely to attend: HB or Mater Dei or ??

Other sports you play: Basketball and football

Goals and Aspirations:  Play high school and college baseball and get drafted by a warm weather team.

What I will miss about OVLL:  Playing with my friends and hanging out at the field. All Stars!!

Fondest memory at OVLL: Playing in San Bernardino in front of 14,000 friends and fans and a national ESPN audience - TWICE!!

Message to OVLL: Always play hard from the first pitch to the last out.

Past teams played on: Bulls, Sidewinders, Yankees

Favorite Coach: All     High School likely to attend: Don't know yet 

Other sports you play: Soccer, Karate, Football

What I will miss about OVLL:  is the 200 foot fence.

Fondest memory at OVLL: was the game when I pitched a shutout and hit two runs in the same game.

Message to OVLL: Whether you think you can or you think you can't you are right. BELIEVE!!

Sunday, March 27th 

Do you believe in genetics? You don't have to go to MIT to find an answer to that question. Just ask a coach at OVLL, because they know that if Marcus Mayorga can hit one over, Jason can probably do the same, and if Jason is hitting them out of the park, Daniel can certainly follow their lead. Trevor and Brandon Windisch have an inside homerun derby going on between each other. Is it any surprise that one of last years' All Star heroes, "Mondo Duarte," is being shadowed by brother Daniel Duarte. Last but not least, let's remember the Meyer Brothers that hit homeruns on the same team, at the same game, on the same day just last year.