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By Dick Sparrer There were teams from Sunnyvale and Cupertino in the two fields, but it was all Sunnyvale Metro when it came time to determine championships in Little League girls softball play in District 44 Tournament of Champion (TOC) action last week. The Metro Eagles pulled out a 10-9 thriller against the Sunnyvale National Rosebuds in the finals of the girls major division tournament, and the Metro Tornadoes rolled to a 12-4 win over the Sunnyvale Southern Diamondbacks in the girls junior division title game. The Eagles, who opened with a 15-3 win over the Cupertino American Tornadoes, scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull out the 10-9 win over the Rosebuds in the major division final. The Rosebuds had beaten the Sunnyvale Southern Wildcats 9-7 in the first round of the tourney. Emily Rubin belted a two-run home run to spark a seven-run rally in the first to give the Eagles the early lead in the game. But the Rosebuds came back in the second and third to take an 8-7 lead. Patricia Chavez scored what appeared to be an insurance run in the top of the sixth, and the 'Buds took a 9-7 lead in the bottom of the sixth. But three hits and an error led to three runs for the Eagles, and they pulled out the win and the championship. Nikki Burchell was the winning pitcher for the Eagles, who held the Rosebuds to just six hits. Metro's Tornadoes joined the Eagles in the TOC winner's circle with a 12-4 win over the Southern Diamondbacks in the junior finals. Jackie Desjardin tossed a five-hitter, striking out 15 along the way, to lead the Tornadoes to the win in the championship game. Desjardin ripped four hits to knock in a pair of runs in the win and Audrey Gallien added three hits and scored three times for the Tornadoes. Emily Henderson ripped a two-run homer in the first for the Diamondbacks. Emily Pool had two hits and scored twice ,and Kelly Verstegen struck out six in four innings but was stuck with the pitching loss. The Tornadoes had opened the tourney with a tight 4-2 win over the Cupertino American Tempest. Desjardin allowed just one hit and struck out six in three innings of work to get the win. Major division The Red Sox of the Los Altos Little League pulled out a tight 2-0 win over the Cupertino National Cardinals in the finals of the major baseball TOC. The Sunnyvale Serra Giants opened the tourney with a 4-1 win over Sunnyvale Southern, but the Giants lost 9-1 to the Moreland Indians a game later. Sean Denny cracked a solo homer in the first for the only run of the day for the Giants. Minor division In the District 44 baseball minor division TOC, Santa Clara Briarwood beat Santa Clara Westside 13-8 in the championship game. Briarwood had earned its place in the finals with a tight 8-5 win over the Orioles of the Sunnyvale Metro Little League. Mark Cilker and Jordan Deek had two hits apiece for the Orioles in the game, and Mikey Hauan and Jack Bigham each slapped run-scoring singles. The Cupertino National Blue Jays ripped the Los Altos A's 9-2, but then were eliminated 12-5 by the Mountain View White Sox. Jason Kearns ripped a double in the game for the Blue Jays and also struck out four in three innings on the hill. In other action, the Sunnyvale Southern Rangers blanked Tri-Cities 10-0 before falling 7-3 to Briarwood. Mikkie Louthan gave up just two hits and struck out six to get the pitching win, and Arian Afrasiabi picked up the save. Ryan Rouleau and Riley Cressler each singled and doubled and Louthan added two hits. Rouleau and Kevin Hinds each drove in three runs in the win, and Afrasiabi knocked in a pair. Sacin Radhakrishnan and Jonathon Cousins each singled for Tri-Cities. The Rangers were eliminated a game later by Briarwood's Mets. Louthan doubled for the Rangers in the game. Junior division Daniel Tabarez ripped a homer, a single and a three-run double to lead the Sunnyvale National A's to an 11-7 win over the Los Altos Giants in the junior baseball TOC. Brandon Poss went the distance to pick up the mound win for the A's. Richard Kureski ripped a triple and Taylor Yemm was the winning pitcher for the Tri-Cities Cardinals in a rousing 12-0 win over the Cardinals of Cupertino American. Kevin Graf allowed just two hits and fanned 10 over four innings to pick up the mound win for the Cupertino National Rangers in a 7-2 win over the Sunnyvale Serra Reds. |
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