McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the 6th and beat Arcadia Little League (ARLL) 4-3.  MRLL won both games in the championship series by 1-run indicating how close these 2 teams are.

MRLL is not unfamiliar to winning the District VI Championship as it won last year and has won the title a total of 7 times.  The only league to accomplish the feat more is North Scottsdale Little League with 9 championships.  With these 2 leagues feeding into Chaparral High School is it any wonder that Chaparral does so well!

In the early game, Arcadia Little League (ARLL) defeated McDowell Mountain Little League (MMLL) 13-6.  MMLL came out and scored 5 runs in the top of the first but could not hold on for the victory. With the win, ARLL wins the semi-final matchup and moves on to the finals.

McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) defeated Mountain View Little League (MVLL) 16-3 in the night cap. The game was closer than the score indicated as MRLL led by just a 6-2 score before blowing it open with 10 runs in the top of the 6th inning. By virtue of its win, MRLL advances to the finals to play ARLL.

In the first game of their best of three semi-final, McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL)  beat Mountain View Little League (MVLL) 14-10. Similarly, Arcadia Little League (ARLL) and McDowell Mountain Little League (MMLL) began their best of three semi-final.  ARLL won 13-1.

The two early games last night finalized the pairings for the next step in this tournament.  The two undefeated teams in Pool A squared off with McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) coming out on top with a 13-9 victory over McDowell Mountain Little League (MMLL).  With multiple homeruns by both teams, the fans on the hill needed to keep close attention on the field. While that was going on Mountain View Little League (MVLL) captured the second seed in Pool B by defeating Fountain Hills Little League (FHLL) 16-6.  Arcadia Little League (ARLL) who had already secured the #1 in Pool B the night before, played East Scottsdale Little League (ESLL) and won 27-0.  In the other nightcap, North Scottsdale Little League (NSLL) beat Desert Foothills Little League (DFLL) 14-12.

As a result MRLL is the #1 seed in Pool A and will play the #2 seed in Pool B, MVLL, and ARLL the #1 seed in Pool B will play the #2 seed in Pool A, MMLL.  These playoffs are a best 2 out of 3 series with the winners moving on to finals which is also a best 2 out of 3 series.

The two early games finalized the seeding for the playoffs.  McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) defeated McDowell Mountain Little League (MMLL) 13-9.  There were many of a home run hit in this matchup of previoulsy unbeatens.  As a result, MRLL grabbed the #1 seed in Pool A, while MMLL took the #2 seed in Pool A.  Mountain View Little League (MVLL) defeated Arcadia Little League (ARLL) 16-6 in the other early game. Consequently, ARLL took the #1 seed in Pool B and  and MVLL took #2 seed.  In the next round, the top 2 teams in the pool advance with a cross over of #1 in one pool playing the #2 in the other.

In Pool A, McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) and McDowell Mountain Little League (MMLL) won their respective games tonight.  MRLL beat North Scottsdale Little League (NSLL) 13-5 while MMLL beat Desert Foothills 10-2. With these wins, MRLL and MMLL have won-loss records of 2-0.  This assures them both of advancing to the semi-final playoffs.  However, the winner of their game tomorrow night at 5:15  on field #2 will be the Seed 1 of Pool A.

In Pool B, the picture is a little less clear. Arcadia Little League (ARLL) came back from a 4-0 deficit in the top of 6th inning to score 7 runs and beat Mountain View Little League (MVLL) 7-4.  ARLL is now 2-0 and has won the Pool B's first seed.  MVLL's record fell to 1-1. Fountain Hills Little League (FHLL) evened their record at 1-1 with their 5-2 victory over East Scottsdale Little League (ESLL).  MVLL and FHLL will play at 5:15 tomorrow evening on field #3.  The winner of their game will advance to the playoffs.