McCormick Ranch and Mountain View Little Leagues remain the only two undefeated teams in this double elimination tournament.  They will faceoff tomorrow night (Tuesday, June 24th) at 7:30 PM.  The winner will play for the District 6 championship on Saturday night (June 28th).  The loser will drop down to the elimination part of the bracket and will wait until Thursday for their next game.

Desert Foothills and Fountain Hills suffered their first losses tonight and dropped down to the elimination bracket. The former will play East Scottsdale at 5:30 tomorrow while the latter will play Arcadia at 7:30 PM.

In an exciting see-saw battle of the 2 remaining undefeated teams, host McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) prevailed with a 13-9 victory over Mountain View Little League.  With the win, MRLL advanced to the championship game on Saturday night (06/28/08) at 5:30 PM but will have to wait until Thursday night to know who their opponent will be. 

Desert Foothills Little League and Fountain Hills Little League both kept their championship dreams alive by winning their respective elimination games.  The two teams will face off against each other Wednesday night at 7:30 PM.

McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) beat Mountain View Little League (MVLL) 14-3 in tonight's Championship Game.  MRLL went 4-0 in the tournament while MVLL finished with a 3-2 record with its only losses to MRLL.

MRLL has now won 3 of the last 4 District 6 9-10 Tournaments.  They will play their first game at the state tournament in Casa Grande on July 16th at 6:00 PM (corrected time).  Their opponent will be District 7's (Mesa/Apache Junction) Four Peaks Little League.

The State tournament for 9/10s baseball will be held in Casa Grande July 16-24.  By clicking on the handout below, a page will open up for you to download the bracket and location information.

Updated information will be available at www.eteamz.active.com/casagrandell

McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) picked up exactly where they left off at the District 6 tournament on June 28th.  They scored 6 runs in the top of the 1st inning and led District 7's Four Peaks Little League (FPLL) 6-0 after 1-inning. 

FPLL then clawed their way back in to the game and reduced the MRLL lead to just 6-5 after 4 innings.  It appeared that FPLL had all the momentum.  It was time for a MRLL patented explosion of runs.  In the top of the 5th inning, MRLL scored 10 runs and went on to win 16-5 in a 5 inning mercy rule shortened game.

MRLL will face District 13's Chandler National North Little League tomorrow at 6:00 PM.

Updated information will be available at www.eteamz.active.com/casagrandell

In a see-saw battle McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) lost 10-9 in 7 innings to District 13's Chandler National North Little League (CNNLL).  CNNLL led 4-0 only to have MRLL come back with a 5-run inning to take the lead.  CNNLL tied the game at 5.  That is where the score stood until MRLL scored 4 runs in the top of the 7th inning.  CNNLL was not dissuaded and scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to claim the victory.

MRLL now moves down to the elimination part of the bracket -- that is "win or go home."  Their next game is Friday, July 18th at 7:00 PM.

Updated information will be available at www.eteamz.active.com/casagrandell

In another see-saw battle McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) lost another heart breaker in the bottom of the 7th inning.  This time District 12's Pantano Little League (PLL) was the culprit.   PLL won by a 7-6 score.  This being MRLL's second loss, their storied season has come to an end.  Clearly the two consecutive 1-run losses in extra innings indicate how easily things could have been different.  MRLL represented District 6 well and we are likely to hear more from this group of players in the years to come.  Congratulations!!!

Updated information will be available at www.eteamz.active.com/casagrandell

The Arizona District VI 10/11 baseball tournament is a best 2 out of 3 affair with Arcadia Little League (ARLL) playing Mountain View Little League (MVLL).  ARLL, playing at home, won tonight 9-2 to take a 1-0 series lead.

The tournament now switches venues to MVLL's home, Scottsdale Ranch Park.  The next game is tomorrow night (Thursday, June 26th) at 5:30.  IF ARLL wins they will be our champion.  If MVLL were to win, the series would be extended to a third and deciding game.  The championship would be decided in a second game tomorrow night -- approximately 30-minutes after the first game.

After no news from this tournament, I found that the bracket had been updated and Mountain View Little League is 3-1 which is good enough to advance to the playoff round.

By clicking on the headline or the handout below, a page will open that will provide you with an opportunity to download the bracket.  Ongoing updates can be found at http://www.az9littleleague.com/.

Game 1 Wednesday, 7/16 vs. District 12 (Tucson)

MVLL was defeated by District 12, 19-4 in their first pool play game.  Tucson scored 2 runs in the top of the 1^st inning.  Zac Basile made a diving catch in centerfield for the second out to stop their momentum.  MVLL came back with 3 runs of their own in the bottom half of the first inning.  The score after two innings was 5-3 with Tucson leading.  The next two innings Tucson’s hitting proved too much for MVLL pitching.  Zachary Rubel lead MVLL with two hits one being a home run.  Avi Goodman, Jimmy Kerr, Chance Hughes and Zac Basile all had hits for the MVLL team. 

Game 2 Friday 7/18 vs. District 7 (East Mesa)

In a reversal of their first game fortune MVLL All Stars came out on the wining end defeating East Mesa 18-2.  A strong complete game pitching performance by Zachary Rubel and team defense by MVLL holding East Mesa to 3 hits the entire game were some of the highlights of this game.  Alec Kvamme (3 for 4), Zachary Rubel, Jimmy Kerr, Chance Hughes, Zac Basile and Jack Blew were all (2 for 4), Chad Piccolo was 1 for 1 with three walks, Race Carter was 1 for 1, Ryan Salvatore had a walk and Matt Milke helped in leading MVLL to their first win in pool play.

Game 3 Saturday 7/19 vs. District 14 (Gilbert)

MVLL continued their winning ways in a defensive battle with Gilbert in the end MVLL defeated Gilbert 4-1.  Conner Valocchi pitched 5 and 1/3 innings allowing no earned runs.  Chance Hughes closed the game for MVLL getting the last two batters out.  Outstanding team defensive was played by MVLL with Zac Basile to Jimmy Kerr catching an East Mesa player attempting to steal second.  Chance Hughes in centerfield made a sliding catch in centerfield in the fifth inning and Jack Blew playing second base made a diving catch of short pop up behind first for the final out of the game.Gilbert scored there only run in the bottom of the fourth inning.  MVLL came back in the top of the fifth with 3 runs with Jack Blew and Race Carter on base Zachary Rubel hit a three run homerun.  This was Rubel’s second homerun in pool play.  Zachary Basile lead off the sixth inning with a single, stole second and third and scored an insurance run on Alec Kvamme’s single down the third base line.  Chance Hughes, Zachary Rubel, Jimmy Kerr, Zac Basile, Alec Kvamme and Conner Valocchi all had hits for MVLL.

Game 4 Monday 7/21 vs. District 10 (Verde Valley)

MVLL with a victory would be assured of moving on to the semi-final round.  Zachary Rubel pitched a complete game as MVLL defeated Verde Valley 7-3.  MVLL scored three runs in the top of the third inning to take a 3-0 lead.  Verde Valley came back in the bottom of the fifth inning with two runs to close the gap to 3-2.  MVLL players sensed that a few insurance runs were needed.  They scored 4 runs in the top of the sixth inning to take a 7-3 lead.  Zachary Rubel finished his complete game performance with two strikeouts in the bottom of the sixth inning to seal the victory.  MVLL offense was lead by Jimmy Kerr who was 3 for 4, Zachary Rubel and Chance Hughes were 2 for 4 and Zac Basile was 2 for 3.  Conner Valocchi, Avi Goodman, and Jack Blew also got hits for MVLL.  MVLL will play the winner of Pool A on Thursday, 7/24 with the winner advancing to the Championship game on Friday.

Ongoing updates can be found at http://www.az9littleleague.com/.

Pool play is now complete and the playoff pairings have been finalized.  The playoffs are single-elimination.  Mountain View Little League (3-1), the number 2 seed in Pool B, will face District 5's Canyon Del Oro, the undefeated number 1 seed from Pool A .  The game is at 7:30 tonight.

By clicking on the headline or the link below, a page will open that will provide you with an opportunity to download the bracket.  Ongoing updates can also be found at http://www.az9littleleague.com/.  The handout below has also been updated with the records of the teams. 

District 5's Canyon Del Oro, the undefeated number 1 seed from Pool A, defeated Mountain View Little League (MVLL).  Congratulations to MVLL for their long run at the state tournament.

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Arizona District 9 and Kingman Little League will host State 10-11 Baseball All Stars State Tournament, Pool Play Format, July 16-July 25 at Kingman Southside Park Field Complex. 1220 W. Topeka, Kingman, AZ 86401.

The Arizona District 6 Little League Baseball Tournament got underway tonight.  For an updated bracket, please go the All Stars Tournament link on the left and choose the Little League 11-12s baseball link.

Mountain View Little League (MVLL) and McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) are the two remaining undefeated teams in the tournament.  MVLL is in first place in Pool A while MRLL is in the same position in Pool B.

Tomorrow night's games are the final ones in Pool Play.  They will decide who the four teams that will advance to semi-final play on Monday, July 7th.

McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) remained undefeated (3-0) and took the number one seed in Pool B.  MRLL cruised through the bracket outscoring its opponents 43-4.  McDowell Mountain Little League (MMLL) took the second seed in Pool B with a 2-1 record. 

Pool A's standings were not finalized until the final out of the North Scottsdale Little League (NSLL) and Mountain View Little League (MVLL)  game. With Desert Foothills Little League's (DFLL) win in the early game and NSLL's victory in the late game, there was a 3-way tie for first place.

The first tie-breaker in this situation (where none of the 3 teams who were tied beat the other two) is the runs allowed ratio.  Using this method, once the the first team is determined the remaining two teams break their tie based upon their head-to-head contest.  

NSLL needed to win by 4 runs to achieve the lowest runs allowed ratio and to advance to the semi-finals. NSLL needed a two out hit in the top of the 6th inning to score the decisive fourth run and then held on to its 4-0 lead in the bottom half of the inning. 

NSLL will now play MMLL at 5:00 PM while MVLL will play MRLL at 7:30 PM on Monday, July 7th.

McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) and McDowell Mountain Little League (MMLL) finished 1-2 in Pool B or the RED Pool.  North Scottsdale Little League (NSLL) and Mountain View Little League (MVLL) finished in the same positions in Pool A or the BLUE pool.  In tonight's first games of the best 2 out of 3 semi-finals, the RED pool teams won by sizeable margins: 

MMLL 14 -- NSLL  2 

MRLL 9 -- MVLL 1

The same match-ups will occur tomorrow (Tuesday, July 8th) night as MRLL and MMLL will attempt to wrap on their respective series and move on the finals.

McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) continued its winning ways with 14-7 victory against the host Mountain View Little League (MVLL). The win advances MRLL to the district championship finals.

MRLL must await the winner of the semi-final series between North Scottsdale Little League (NSLL) and McDowell Mountain Little League (MMLL). NSLL evened the semi-final series at 1-game apiece with a 13-2 victory.  Their series concludes at 7:00 PM (please note this time change) tomorrow night (Wednesday, July 9th).

McDowell Mountain Little League (MMLL) beat North Scottsdale Little League (NSLL) 3-2 in the rubber game of their 3-game semi-final series.  MMLL will now play McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) in a best 2 out of 3 Championship series for the District 6 title.  The first game is Thursday, July 10th at 7:30 PM at Scottsdale Ranch Park.

One historical note:  this is the first time in McDowell Mountain Little League's history that they will be playing for the Championship at the 11/12 year old level.

McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) and McDowell Mountain Little League (MMLL) completed the previous night's game that was suspended due to rain with MRLL winning 10-0 in 4 innings.

The second game of the evening was a much tighter affair.  MMLL jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning.  MRLL fought back to take a 5-2 lead over the next several innings.  However, just as some started to believe that MRLL might win the game and the championship, that persevering group from MMLL scored 3 runs in the top of the 5th inning to tie the game at 5.  For the first time in the tournament, MRLL was being challenged in the late innings.  Fans started to wonder how would they respond to this challenge.  MRLL answered the question very quickly in the bottom of the 5th as the inning's lead-off better belted a solo homer. MRLL added two more runs and the score now stood at 8-5 after 5 complete innings. MMLL was not done, however, as they scored a 6th run and had the tieing run at second base in the top of the 6th inning.  The final score was 8-6 in favor of MRLL. 

MMLL accomplished their best showing at the District Tournament as the runner-up. MRLL went undefeated with a 7-0 record outscoring its opponents 84-18.  This was MRLL's 5th District Championship (previous titles were in 1997, 1998, 2000, & 2004)*. 

*Only North Scottsdale Little League has more district titles with 7.

McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) faced District 13's Ahwatukee Little League (ALL) in game 1 of the state tournament.  After giving up a grand slam in the bottom of the first, they found themselves in an unusual position -- down 4 runs.  Despite this deficit and the ever powerful ALL team, MRLL never let their heads drop.  Instead they used the long ball to their advantage.  MRLL hit 5 home runs of their own -- 3 by players who never had hit a home run -- on the way to a 12-5 victory.

MRLL will face District 4's Maricopa Little League (MLL) at 1:00 PM tomorrow (Thursday, July 17th).   MLL won their first game 5-0 versus District 11's Mt. Graham Little League.

Updates to the schedule can be found at http://www.eteamz.com/cllbaseball/index.cfm. 

McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) faced District 4's  Maricopa Little League (MLL) in game 2 of the state tournament.  MRLL scored 5 runs early and then held on for a 10-5 victory. MRLL's record in pool play is now 2-0.

MRLL will face District 11's Mt. Graham Little League at 4:00 PM tomorrow (Friday, July 18th). 

Updates to the schedule can be found at http://www.eteamz.com/cllbaseball/index.cfm. 

McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) faced District 11's Mt. Graham Little League (MGLL) in game 3 of the state tournament.  MRLL prevailed 15-2 and their record in pool play is now 3-0.

MRLL will face District 12's Randolph Little League at 10:00 AM tomorrow (Saturday, July 19th). 

Updates to the schedule can be found at http://www.eteamz.com/cllbaseball/index.cfm. 

After winning their first 10 games (7 at the district level and 3 at the state level) the McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) Bulls tasted defeat at the hands of District 12's Randolph Little League (RLL).  RLL came in to the game with a record of 1-2 but had defeated District 13's Ahwatukee Little League the previous morning. 

MRLL jumped ahead to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first only to see RLL score 5-runs in the bottom of the inning.  Playing catch-up the rest of the game, the Bulls narrowed the RLL lead to 6-4, but that was the closest it would become.  The final score was 8-5.

 UNOFFICIAL STANDINGS  for Pool B through Saturday, July 19th (not including runs allowed ratio):

	W	L
D5 Canyon View	3	0
D14  Desert Ridge	3	1
D6 McCormick Ranch	3	1
D12 Randolf	2	2
D4 Maricopa	1	2
D13 Ahwatukee	0	2
D11 Mt. Graham	0	4

After losing their first game on Saturday, McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) Bulls went back to a formula that had been very successful for them: long balls with outstanding fielding and pitching.  With several players hitting home runs and a complete game by Austin Love, the Bulls beat District 14's Desert Ridge Little League (DRLL) 9-1. MRLL's record now stands at 4-1. 

MRLL's next game is Thursday, July 24th at 7:00 PM versus District 5's Canyon View Little League (CVLL).  At this time, CVLL is the only undefeated team in the pool but has only played 3 games.  CVLL must now play 3 consecutive days/nights.

At the moment, there are still MANY scenarios that would allow MRLL to move on to the playoff round.  The clearest one is for MRLL to defeat CVLL and become the number 1 seed.  Please stay tuned as we will see how it will all shake out.

Updates to the schedule can be found at http://www.eteamz.com/cllbaseball/index.cfm. 

POST SCRIPT: Updated unofficial bracket after games on July 22nd:

	W	L
D5 Canyon View	4	0
D6 McCormick Ranch	4	1
D12 Randolf	3	2
D14 Desert Ridge	3	3
D13 Ahwatukee	2	2
D4 Maricopa	1	4
D11 Mt. Graham	0	5

The McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) Bulls must win tonight if their dreams of winning the state tournament are to continue.  The Bulls play the undefeated District 5's Canyon View Little League (CVLL).  The reason for this "must win" is that should the Bulls lose they would fall in to a tie with D12's Randolph.  Randolph holds the tie breaker with MRLL based upon their victory versus the Bulls  (please see standings below).  The game is at 7:00 PM tonight. 

Updates to the schedule can be found at http://www.eteamz.com/cllbaseball/index.cfm. 

	W	L
D5 Canyon View	5	0
D6 McCormick Ranch	4	1
D12 Randolf	4	2
D14 Desert Ridge	3	3
D13 Ahwatukee	2	3
D4 Maricopa	1	5
D11 Mt. Graham	0	5

District 5's Canyon View Little League (CVLL) defeated the McCormick Ranch Little League (MRLL) Bulls 12-11 in 8 innings.  As a result, the Bulls record was 4-2 which tied them with D12's Randolph.  Randolph holds the tie breaker with MRLL based upon their victory versus the Bulls  and consequently, MRLL was eliminated from the tournament.

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The team that wins the District 6 tournament will advance to play at the State level.  The state tournament is being held in Mesa.  By clicking on the headline, you will be taken to a page where you can download information on the state tournament.

Arcadia Little League(ARLL)scored 11 runs in the top of the 7th and then held on to beat Fountain Hills (FHLL) 23-19.  The 4-hour game ended just after 11:30 PM (local time). 

ARLL will play Mountain View Little League (MVLL) in the championship game on Thursday at 5:00 PM.  Should ARLL win that game, both ARLL and MVLL would have one loss.  As a result, the two teams would play one more game at approximately 7:30 PM to determine the District 6 Junior Baseball Champion.

Mountain View Little League (MVLL) defeated Arcadia Little League (ARLL) 14-2 to win the District 6 Junior Baseball Championship.  MVLL defended its 2007 title by sweeping through the double-elimination tournament undefeated while outscoring its opponents 44-5. 

MVLL will play its first game at the state tournament on Wednesday, July 16th at 5:30 PM in Mesa at Fitch Field.  Their opponent will be District 13's Tempe-Guadalupe.  In addition to checking back at this website for their progress at the state tournament, information can be obtained at www.azd7.com. 

As had been chronicled at this web site, Mountain View Little League (MVLL) swept through the double-elimination District 6 tournament undefeated while outscoring its opponents 44-5. The road at the state tournament began much tougher as MVLL led by only a 1-0 score after 2 innings.  MVLL then erupted for 8 runs in the top of the 3rd inning keyed by an inside-the-park grand slam by Greg Hopkins.  This was more than enough runs for Keaton Boysen who pitched all 5 innings as MVLL went on to beat District 13's Tempe-Guadalupe 21-1.

MVLL will play a team from District 4 tomorrow (Thursday, July 17th) at 7:30 PM.  Tournament information can be obtained at www.azd7.com. 

Mountain View Little League (MVLL) kept their record unblemished with a hard fought 5-2 victory over District 4's Casa Grande Little League (CGLL). MVLL scored a run in the bottom of the 1st and the score remained 1-0 until the 5th inning.  In the top of the 5th, CGLL tied the game at 1.  However, with renewed energy, MVLL scored 3 runs to take the lead 4-1.  MVLL added an insurance run in the bottom of the 6th to make the score 5-1.  CGLL was not quite done and added a run in the top of the 7th to make the final score 5-2. 

MVLL will play Mesa American Little League (MALL) from the host District 7 on Saturday, July 19th at 7:30 PM. 

Tournament information can be obtained at www.azd7.com. 

MVLL will play District 5’s Coronado Little League (CLL) on Monday, July 21st at 6:00 PM at Autry Field #1.

Mountain View Little League (MVLL) ran their record to 4-0 by defeating District 5’s Coronado Little League (CLL) 7-2 in 5 innings.  The game was shortened by one of our typical Monsoon storms.

CLL jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after one inning as MVLL had to adjust to CLL's slower paced pitcher. It remained that way until the top of the 3rd when MVLL exploded for 4-runs.  The big hit in that inning was Keaton Boysen's bases loaded clearing triple.  MVLL subsequently tacked on an insurance run in the fourth inning and 2 more in the fifth. Colton Mills and Cody Erickson provided all that was needed on the bump.

As per the original schedule, MVLL is scheduled to play District 11’s Mt. Graham Little League (MGLL) on Tuesday, July 22nd at 8:00 PM at Autry Field #1. However, changes may be made to the schedule due to the rain.  Therefore, please check with the team to be sure that is still their schedule. 

Mountain View Little League (MVLL) ran their record to 5-0 with a 12-5 victory over District 11’s Mt. Graham Little League (MGLL).

MVLL's next game is on Thursday, July 24th at 7:30 PM at Fitch Field #3 versus District 1’s Blue Ridge Little League (BRLL).  This is their final game of pool play.

Mountain View Little League (MVLL) completed Pool Play undefeated (6-0) by beating District 1’s Blue Ridge Little League (BRLL) 11-1 in 6 innings. MVLL used a balanced offensive attack and 6 different pitchers in defeating BRLL.  Ryan Sandry, Colton Mills, Keaton Boysen, Cody Erickson, Stratton Williams and Greg Hopkins held D1 in check as MVLL kept pitchers eligible for its semi-final game. By virtue of its play in Pool Play, MVLL is the number 1 seed in Pool A. 

MVLL's next game is a semi-final single elimination game on Saturday, July 26th at 8:00 AM (yes in the morning) at Gene Autry Field against District 3's High Desert, Pool B's second seed.  The other semifinal will match Pool B winner Douglas from District 8 vs. Pool A second seed Casa Grande from District 4.

Mountain View Little League (MVLL) used an 8-run top of the first to beat District 3's High Desert 14-4 in 5 innings. District 8's Douglas beat District 4's Casa Grande 7-2 in the other semi-final.

The state final game is now scheduled for 11:00 AM today.

After Douglas scored 5 runs in the top of the first, Mountain View came back to win 9-6.  Keaton Boysen pitched a complete game.

CONGRATULATIONS MVLL!!!

More info to come.

Here is a recount from one of coaches of what has transpired so far:

7/26/08
Whoa,

With the utmost in sportsmanship and humility, the MVLL Junior all stars completed an important milestone; they won the Arizona State Championship for Junior Division Little League baseball.  This is a first for MVLL at this level of play. This win earns them a birth in the regional tournament to be played in southern California beginning Tuesday 7/29/08 as the Arizona representative. With Just about 50 teams remaining in the hunt for Little League World Series Champions, anticipation and excitement are at a fever pitch.

Here is a quick recap of the road traveled so far.  Since all star selection in June, this team has had an evenly paced practice schedule and one scrimmage game.  The District 6 tournament featured four teams.  MVLL played only two of the three other teams due to scheduling of the double elimination bracket.  The team won three straight games to finish as district 6 champions in impressive fashion.  With one win over Fountain Hills LL and two wins over Arcadia LL, the Mountain View team put up an impressive offensive display, outscoring opponents 44-5.

Moving on to the state tournament was exciting for the players.  This was a chance to play 13 other District winners from around the state. The two pool format with full round robin allowed a fair assessment of all teams head to head.  Mountain View played 6 pool play games and was victorious in each.  They continued the impressive offensive run and outscored these 6 opponents 61-14.

Winners and runners up from each pool met for a day of elimination baseball, where the tough reality of competitive sports hits home -- loser goes home and only one of 4 very good teams advances.  Mountain View, with an historical hex of playing poorly in early morning games, committed to a very early work out on elimination day and won the semi final game 14-4 in five innings.  The final was played less than an hour later in very hot conditions, no surprise in Arizona.  Mountain View fell behind 5-0 in the top half of the first inning and things looked bleak.  But the pitcher and players persevered and ultimately whittled away the lead and took a three run lead of their own.  The teams traded runs late in the game with the final score 9-6.

The entire team contributed in important ways in each game.  Solid and deep pitching, steady defense, supported this terrific offense outscoring 11 opponents 128-29.  There are countless individual accomplishments which will not be detailed here, the team won this as a team and will continue the road to the regional tournament in California as a team.

MVLL Junior All Stars 2008

¬     Adam Bloom

¬     Keaton Boysen

¬     Cody Erickson

¬     Bryce Hammond

¬     Greg Hopkins

¬     Matthew Lewis

¬     Colton Mills

¬ John Rapisarda

¬     Ethan Rickert

¬     Ryan Riggs

¬     Michael Salazar

¬     Ryan Sandry

¬     Luc Trotta

¬     Stratton Williams 

Manager:  Steve Erickson

Coach:    Rory Rickert

On Tuesday, July 29th, Mountain View Little League will start its bid to represent not only Arizona District 6, not only Arizona, but Little League's Western Region at the 2008 Junior Baseball World Series.  By clicking on the headline above or the following link, you will be taken to the official Western Region web site: http://www.littleleague.org/series/2008divisions/jlbb/qualify/uswest.htm

Or you can click on the following link to go to California District 55's web site for their updates on the tournament: http://www.district55.org/2008JRWR.html

To download the 2 pools brackets, click on the handout below.

Greg Hopkins doubled home Bryce Hammond and Matt Lewis in the top of the 9th inning, and Ryan Sandry and Keaton Boysen pitched 6 scoreless innings in relief as Mountain View Little League (MVLL) defeated West Valley Little League of Eagle, Idaho by a score of 7-5.  Idaho scored 5 runs in the 3rd inning to erase Mountain View's early 3-0 lead before MVLL tied the game on RBI's by Lewis in the 5th and Ryan Sandry in the 6th to set up the extra inning dramatics.
 
Mountain View moved to 2-0 in pool play and set up a game against Hilo American/National LL of Hilo, Hawaii on Thursday, July 31st at 4pm.  Hawaii is Pool A's only other undefeated team. 

Click on the following link to go to California District 55's web site for their updates on the tournament: http://www.district55.org/2008JRWR.html or click on the following link to taken to the official Western Region web site: http://www.littleleague.org/series/2008divisions/jlbb/qualify/uswest.htm

The Mountain View Little League Junior All Stars had their 13 game postseason winning streak abruptly ended by Hawaii's Hilo American/National Little league, losing to the Islanders 11-0 in 5 innings.  Hawaii's offense was aided by uncharacteristic MVLL pitching and defense, as the defenders committed their first three errors of the tournament and the pitchers hit six batters and walked two.

Hawaii clinched the top spot in Pool A, while MVLL (2-1) needs a win over Alaska (1-2) in their final pool play game on Saturday morning at 10:00 AM to advance to Monday's semifinal round.

Click on the following link to go to California District 55's web site for their updates on the tournament: http://www.district55.org/2008JRWR.html or click on the following link to taken to the official Western Region web site: http://www.littleleague.org/series/2008divisions/jlbb/qualify/uswest.htm

The Mountain View Little League (MVLL) Junior All Stars lost to Alaska 7-0.  With the loss, MVLL's record at the Western Region Baseball Tournament fell to 2-2 thus eliminating any chances for them to advance to the playoff round.

MVLL won their first 13-games (through District, State and the first 2 games of Regional play) and with the excitement of winning came increasingly high expectations. MVLL then lost their last two games. This kind of roller coaster ride with an abrupt ending often makes it easy for everyone involved to lose sight of all that this team accomplished. Sweeping through District 6 and then the Arizona State tournament are no small accomplishments.  They represented District 6 well at State and Regionals and we can all be proud of that!

Congratulations on a wonderful All Star run!!

The bracket for the State Seniors (14-16 year olds) Baseball Tournament was released today.  Please click on the handout below to download it. 

Mountain View Little League (MVLL) is representing District 6 and will play its first game at the state tournament on Tuesday, July 15th at 5:30 PM against District 12 (Tucson area).

Tournament updated information will be available at www.AZD2.com

An updated bracket with standings can be found by clicking on the headline or by clicking on: http://www.eteamz.com/azdistrict2/news/index.cfm?cat=545443

Mountain View Little League (MVLL) faced the host District 2's Holiday Park Little League (HPLL) on Thursday night (July 17, 2008).  HPLL prevailed with a 7-6 victory dropping MVLL's record to 1-2.

If MVLL had any chance of continuing into the playoff round, they would need to beat the undefeated District 8's Nogales Little League (NLL) team (2-0 while outscoring its opponents 23-5 in those two games) tonight. Unfortunately, NLL came out ahead in another MVLL 1-run loss 5-4.

Congratulations to MVLL who despite their record were in every game and could just as easily have been 3-1. 

An updated bracket with standings can be found by clicking on the headline or by clicking on: http://www.eteamz.com/azdistrict2/news/index.cfm?cat=545443

The Arizona District 6 Big League Baseball team beat the District 5 team to win the state championship.  The D6 team is made up of players from Mountain View, Desert Foothills, and Fountain Hills Little Leagues and have many returning players from last year's state champions.

They will be traveling to Bremerton, Washington to participate in the Western Region Tournament (July 17-22).  There have been many changes to this tournament schedule, but you can download the latest one by clicking on the handout just below this article/picture.

You can stay updated by checking out the following website: http://www.eteamz.com/WAD2/news/ 

The Arizona District 6 Big League Baseball team jumped out to a 2-0 lead.  However, Southern California's District 46 scored the next 5 runs and won by a 5-2 score. 

AZ D6 goes down to the elimination part of the bracket and awaits the loser of the Northern California District #57 and Hawaii District 4 game.  AZ plays next on Saturday, July 19th at 10:00 AM. 

An updated schedule is available by clicking on the handout just below this article.

You can stay updated by checking out the following website: http://www.eteamz.com/WAD2/news/ 

The Arizona District 6 Big League Baseball team jumped out to a 1-0 lead against Northern California's District 57 in the top of the first inning.  Unfortunately that would be their only run as NoCal  went on to win by a 3-1 score.   

Some might consider it a short ride when you are eliminated after 2 games from a double-elimination tournament.  However, if one considers when this process actually started -- approximately 4 years ago -- and the commitment of the coaches and players, it was a long time in coming.  Congratulations on your "long run" and thank you for representing not only District 6 but all of Arizona so well!!

An updated schedule is available by clicking on the handout just below this article.

You can stay updated by checking out the following website: http://www.eteamz.com/WAD2/news/ 

The bracket for the 2008 Arizona State Little League (10/11s) Girls Softball tournament was revised yet again today (times related to the championship game(s)) and added to this web site.  By clicking on the handout below a page will open that will allow you to download it.

Arcadia will represent District 6 and they play their first game on July 18th at 5:00 PM (NOTE TIME CHANGE) versus District 1. 

The bracket for the 2008 Arizona State Little League (11/12s) Girls Softball tournament has been REVISED.  By clicking on the handout below you will be taken to the page where you can download the bracket.

Arcadia will represent District 6 and they play their first game on July 16th at 5:00 PM versus District 5 (please note that date, time and opponent has changed from initial bracket).