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The Inn wins Lincoln Glen AA championship

ByKevin Sparrer

Never count out the Inn. Holder's Country Inn came out of the loser's bracket in the league tournament to win the Lincoln Glen Little League AA championship this spring.

Holder's fell behind in the final game of the tourney 3-2 against Winchester Ranch, who had originally put Holder's into the loser's side in the first game of the tournament. But this time Holder's was able to battle back in the bottom of the fifth with a three-run inning and held on for the win.

The weekend before, Holder's met Winchester Ranch again. This time, Holder's won without falling behind in a 5-2 defensive battle.

The day before on June 9, Holder's took on and defeated Blach Construction in a big hitting battle. The game ended 17-14 and allowed Holder's the opportunity to take on Winchester Ranch in the championship round.

On June 6, Holder's fought through regulation and on into extra innings with Johanson and Yao after finishing six frames in an 8-8 tie. Holder's scored three runs in the top of the eighth on a three-run blast to take the lead. Johanson and Yao fought back with two runs in the bottom of the eighth, but the third run remained elusive and Holder's took the win.

The first game of Holder's tournament play was against Winchester Ranch. Winchester took the win in the last moments, scoring a run in the bottom of the sixth to win 9-8.

The members of Holder's Country Inn team included Alex Alvarado, David De La Rocha, Phillip Fry, Audrey Haight, Jacob Holder, Robert Lim, Reilly MacDonald, Chad Mills, Tommy Nichols, Mason Oldroyd, Justin Ortiz, Kevin Tucker and Alec Varsamis.

Lincoln Glen's Ebert Construction won the major division championship. The team members included Mark Amann, Joe Castignani, Ben Clancy, Jordan Crocker, Chris Giuffre, Zach Holback, Taylor Meeker, Todd Meeker, Graham Moore, Kenneth Olugbode, Kristoffer Olugbode and Christian Poncetta.

Yoder Insurance won the AAA crown. The team members included Dane Archer, David Espinola, Jake Feinman, Jon Gullett, Grant Hoffman, Jayson Kadlecek, Jordan Milligan, Brandon Rausch, Joey Sanfilippo, Joe Sullivan, Kenny Sullivan and Ryan Vong.

Willow Glen Kiwanis finished first in the A division. The members of the team included Kevin Abel, Rudy Amann, Matt Bell, Andrew Bullock, Jeffrey Clayton, Clay Crisafulli, Ethan Darragh, Cameron Myers, Ethan Ordentlich, William Stelter, Tyler Suarez and Clay Wilson.