MVLL Seniors beat Continental Ranch Little League (CRLL) Seniors from District 5 (Tucson) for the second consecutive night. Mountain View (MVLL) won the game 5-2 and as a result won the 2011 Arizona State Senior Baseball Championship.  MVLL won its initial game of the tournament but lost its second game thus putting them in the must-win elimination bracket.  Must-win they did as they won 5 consecutive games finishing with a record of 6-1.  

by Rene Salazar

MVLL came out strong and beat Tucson Continental Ranch tonight 5 – 2. MVLL was led by Ben Disbrow, Chase Haserot, and Matt Dishner with timely base hits that moved runners around to score. Michael Salazar pitched 6 solid innings allowing only 1 earned run and keeping Tucson off balance all night. Andrew Dufek came in to close out the game in the 7^th to secure the win. MVLL came through the losers’ bracket and had to beat Tucson Continental Ranch twice to secure the championship.  MVLL beat Winslow twice, Tucson Sunnyside and Yuma once each before beating Tucson Continental Ranch twice to earn the Championship.  WOW!!!!!!

MVLL will now move on to the Western Regionals in Ontario, California.  The team will leave on Monday to participate in opening ceremonies.  MVLL (Arizona) will open against Redmond LL from Redmond, Oregon on Wednesday evening at 6:00 PM. MVLL will play 4 pool play games against Oregon, Southern California, host team from Chino, CA, and Washington.  The top two teams in each pool will advance to the semi finals on Monday, August 8^th.

For more info on the 2011 Senior Baseball Western Region tournament go to:

by Ben Zismann

The nightcap was one of the best contested games I've seen all tournament.  Gilbert National and McCormick Ranch were evenly matched and tied going into the 6th.  Both teams had some amazing pitchers and hits were at a premium.  Gilbert National capitalized on some great contact hitting, winning the game 5-4 in the bottom of the 6th.

Congratulations to McCormick Ranch Little League for the exciting baseball that they displayed as they won district  and made it to the semi-finals of state. 

D12 Sunnyside played a nearly perfect game and beat D9 Yuma West 6-0 to become the 2011 Arizona State Junior Baseball Champions.  The game was held in the Cactus League stadium home to the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies (Salt River Fields at Talking Stick).  The crowd for each team was quite loud and encouraging while the teams and coaching staffs showed great sportsmanship.

The McCormick Ranch Bulls beat Arrowhead 7-2 to advance to the Championship round in Tucson.  The Bulls are now 4-1 and have won 3 elimination games in a row.

by Mark Swartz

The Bulls are the #2 seed from the North Sectional heading to Tucson to play the South Sectional #2 seed. There are now 4 teams of 14 left competing for the State Championship. Arrowhead LL had a 2-1 lead as the Bulls came to the plate in the top of the 6^th. After Zach Nimtz reached on an error, Dylan Sproul doubled to tie the score. Frank Racioppo hit a three run homer after the Bulls played some small ball to score 6 and take the game from Arrowhead. Blake Paugh went the distance for the Bulls and pitched very well.

Next game is Tuesday Night @ 8PM at Canyon Del Oro Little League.

handout below is championship round in Tucson

Arizona's Districts 6 and 14 squared off in double header tonight to determine the Big League Baseball State Champion.  With an experienced and older team, District 6 prevailed with 12-0 and 10-0 over a younger but gritty team from District 14. 

Our Arizona State Champion will now advance to play at the Western Region Big League Baseball Tournament at Bremerton, WA, July 16-22, 2011. Click here for information on that tournament.

North Scottsdale Little League (NSLL ) beat Arcadia Little League (ARLL) 10-0 in the Championship Game.  NSLL was relentless tonight as they scored 1 run in the 1st inning, 2 runs in the 2nd, 1 run in the 3rd, 1 run in the 4th, and 5 in the 5th.  With the win, NSLL defended their 2010 title.

NSLL will now move on to the Arizona State North Pool Play being hosted by our district at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.  Play begins on Monday, July 18th.  Information can be found by clicking on the link at the left "2011 State Junior Baseball." 

McCormick Ranch (MRLL) beat Mountain View (MVLL) 8-0 tonight and by doing so also won the 2011 Arizona District #6 Little League Baseball Championship. MRLL won all 7 of its games while MVLL's only 2 losses came at the hands of MRLL during this Championship Final Series.

 MRLL won its sixth Arizona District #6 Little League Baseball Championship in the past 15-years.  Their next stop is the State Championship Northern Bracket that will be held in Flagstaff beginning on July 18th.

Congratulations to MRLL and all its supporters.  Best of luck at state and ...?

Arcadia Little League (ARLL) had lost all 4 games it had played versus McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) in District 10/11s All Star Baseball play since 2009; including a 13-3 loss earlier in this tournament. Tonight's first game started off following history as MRLL took a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the 4th inning.  But in that bottom of the 4th, ARLL scored 7-runs and went on to win 11-5 forcing a second game. 

In game 2, MRLL jumped out to a 3-0 lead after 1-inning, but ARLL answered back with 7-runs in the top of the second inning.  MRLL did not go away as they are just too good a team to do so. MRLL fought back and before you knew it was a 7-6 game with ARLL hanging on to the slim lead. ARLL then came back with 2 runs and when MRLL came to bat in the bottom of the 6th the score was ARLL 9 MRLL 6.  MRLL narrowed ARLL's lead to 9-7 and had the bases loaded with 1-out.  The MRLL batter lined a ball to right center where the center fielder made a great catch and then dropped the ball in the transfer from mitt to throwing hand.  The runner on 3rd base thinking the ball had not been caught raced home but soon realized that it was ruled a catch.  He reversed his direction toward 3rd base but the alert ARLL fielders threw to 3rd base just beating him there for a double-play, the 3rd final out of the inning, and the last of the Championship Game.  Final Score, ARLL9 - MRLL 7.

Congratulations to both teams for a very hard fought tournament!!

Using a 6-run 3rd inning, Mountain View Little League (MVLL) went on to a 9-0 win over McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL).  It was MVLL's first District 9/10 Baseball Championship.

Congratulations to the team and the entire league.  MVLL will next play at the state tournament being held at Reach 11 starting on July 18th.  More information will be provided when it is made available.

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