Page 4 World Series Journal 20Aug2012 Mahovlich, Washington eliminate Cali WorldWorld SeriesSeries JournalJournal Hurler nearly gets shutout, since 1926 American Legion Baseball 20aug2012 allows 4 hits, strikes out 7 Carl Hennell Undefeated game suspended by rain WSJ Editor To be resumed at 1 p.m. in bottom of 4th with New Orleans ahead, 6-5 SHELBY, N.C.—Bellevue, Wash., pitcher Brandon Mahovlich had a 2-hit The undefeated game of New Orleans’s Brady Williamson rounds third base shutout going into the final inning Sunday the 2012 American Legion on his way to scoring on Tony Fortier-Bensen’s triple night, but allowed another 2 hits and a Baseball World Series was during the first inning Sunday night during the undefeat- run, and earned his third complete-game suspended by rain just be- ed game of the ALWS. fore midnight on Sunday. victory of the season with a 4-1 losers-out Eldon Lindsay / American Legion photo win over Lakewood, Calif., at the ALWS. New Orleans is leading The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Mahovlich had Brooklawn, N.J., 6-5 in the a no-hitter going into the 5th inning, but bottom of the 4th inning finished by allowing 4 hits and a walk over with New Orleans coming 7 innings He struck out 7 and improved to to bat. The game will re- 5-2 on the season. sume at 1 p.m. on Monday. “I threw my fastball a lot tonight and New Jersey had just put used my curveball as my out pitch,” the together a 3-run top of the 18-year-old said. “I think I might have 4th inning to put the game been hitting in the 90s tonight. My game at its current status. plan was to use my fastball and get ahead Victorian Rose photo of batters by spotting up, in and out. I was The North Carolina National Guard posts Lakewood, Calif. 4 hitting my spots; it felt good. I threw about the colors during the opening ceremony of the 85 percent fastballs, 14 percent curves and Nebraska 8 ALWS Friday in Keeter Stadium. about 3 changeups.” Omaha, Neb. 8 The victory improved the Washington New Orleans state champs to 39-14 on the season. They Victorian Rose photo Milford, Conn. 3 advance to play New Orleans Monday Washington 4, California 1 night in the ALWS. Bellevue, Wash., pitcher Brandon Bellevue, WA AB R H BI Matt Sinatro ss 3 0 0 1 New Orleans 7 Bellevue catcher Jim Sinatro hit an RBI Mahovlich delivers a pitch Sunday Nate Anderson cf 4 0 2 1 Ethan Kalin 1b 4 1 2 0 New Orleans, La. 5 double to left-center field in the 1st inning, night against Lakewood, Calif., at Jimmy Sinatro c 3 0 1 1 and the team added 3 runs in the 2nd the ALWS. Mahovlich struck out 7 Clayton Huber dh 3 0 0 0 Mitchell Morimoto lf 3 1 1 0 inning—thanks to 2 bases-loaded walks— en route to a 4-hit, complete-game Aaron Sandefur 3b 3 1 1 0 Bellevue, Wash. 11 victory.The Washington state champs Andrew Kemmerer rf 2 1 0 0 and Washington never looked back. Jake Bakamus 2b 1 0 0 1 Washington 2 Center fielder Nate Anderson and first eliminated the California state Brandon Mahovlich p 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 26 4 7 4 Moline, Ill. 5 baseman Ethan Kalin each went 2-for-4 to champs, 4-1. Lakewood, CA AB R H BI Kyle Clary ss 3 0 0 0 New Jersey help lead Washington in out-hitting Cali- Anthony Timmons dh 2 0 0 0 fornia, 7-4. Kalin had a double; Anderson Nick Resser 1b 2 0 1 0 Florence, S.C. 6 Austin Colvin cf 2 0 0 0 also had a stolen base. which really helped. Then he busted them Javier Alverez lf 3 1 1 0 New Jersey 3 But it was Mahovlich’s show. Andrew Mendoza rf 3 0 0 0 in with his fastball. He kept them guessing Manny Jefferson 2b 3 0 2 0 Brooklawn, N.J 7 “He’s our ace of the staff,” Sinatro said. Brendon Davis 3b 2 0 0 0 the whole game. Tyler McClure ph 1 0 0 1 “We were hoping to save him a little lon- “His curveball was real sharp. His No. 1 Kyler Kolb c 3 0 0 0 Nebraska 8 Quenton Williams p 0 0 0 0 ger but we had a tough game this morning pitch is his fastball, but when his curveball Ryan Hare p 0 0 0 0 Illinois 8 Nebraska will play New Orleans and he came up clutch for us and gave Sam Roberts p 0 0 0 0 is on, he’s got 2 No. 1 pitches. He found a Totals...... 24 1 4 1 South Carolina 2 us another day. He probably hit 90 mph good grip in the bullpen before the game Bellevue, WA...... 130 000 0 - 4 7 1 Lakewood, CA...... 000 000 1 - 1 4 0 South Carolina 10 today, maybe in the later innings in the and later in the game he really started us- E - Sandefur, A.(5). DP - CA 1. LOB - WA 6; CA 5. 2B - high 80s. Kalin, E.(3); Sinatro, J.(6);Reeser,N(3). HBP - Reeser,N. SH Times TBD by N.O.-N.J outcome ing his legs. He’s a big boy—gotta a big - Colvin,A(1). SB - Anderson, N.(3); Bakamus, J.(2); “He spots up real well. We really fo- caboose—and when he uses those legs, the Reeser,N(1). CS - Jefferson,M(2). California 4 Bellevue, WA IP H R ER BB SO cused on trying to get ahead early. And he better he is.” Brandon Mahovlich W 7.0 4 1 1 1 7 California 1 did a real good job with that and painting Manny Jefferson went 2-for-3 to pace Lakewood, CA IP H R ER BB SO Quenton Williams L 1.1 5 4 4 3 0 Connecticut 0 Washington will play New Jersey the corners with both pitches and he even California, which ended its season with a Ryan Hare 4.2 1 0 0 2 3 Sam Roberts 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 had his changeup going low and away, 24-9 record. Washington 4 Page 2 World Series Journal 20Aug2012 20Aug2012 World Series Journal Page 3 N.J. advances to undefeated semi Omaha eliminates South Carolina Kane slides around catcher Raburn tosses complete for walk-off win in 10th game in 8-2 victory Carl Hennell WSJ Editor Carl Hennell WSJ Editor SHELBY, N.C.—Brooklawn, N.J., leadoff hitter Pat Kane went 2-for-4 with an RBI and SHELBY, N.C.—Omaha, Neb., pitcher scored the winning run in the bottom of the Mason Raburn hurled a complete-game vic- 10th inning to help lead the New Jersey state tory to help lead the Nebraska state champs in champs to a 3-2 winners’ bracket victory eliminating Florence, S.C., at the ALWS Sunday over Bellevue, Wash., Sunday afternoon at evening, 8-2. the ALWS. Left fielder T.J. Wood highlighted a 5-run 2nd New Jersey, who returned 15 players from inning with an RBI double and Omaha never last year’s ALWS team, improved to 57-3 looked back en route to improving to 51-9 on the on the season and advanced to play New season. They will play New Jersey on Monday. Orleans in the undefeated semifinal Sunday Raburn used a well-located fastball, along night. Washington fell to 37-14 and faced with a handful of sliders, cutters and changeups, California Sunday evening. to spread 8 hits and 3 walks over 7 innings. All Victorian Rose photo Kane led off the bottom of the 10th inning ALWS third-round games were shortened to New Jersey’s Pat Kane looks up at umpire John Black’s signal after scoring the with a bunt single. It was Brooklawn’s fourth 7 innings because of rain. Raburn survived an winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday, by sliding around Washington hit of the game. He advanced to second on a hour rain delay in the 4th inning and came back catcher Jim Sinatro, at the ALWS. New Jersey beat Washington, 3-2. passed ball then scored when Steven Wilgus out to complete the game. “He’s got a rubber arm,” Omaha catcher Billy laid down a bunt and Washington catcher play. That play spelled the end of Brown’s 7th on Brett Tenuto’s RBI groundout. Lipari said. “He’s a bulldog. It doesn’t matter Jim Sinatro tried to make up for the passed pitching performance as Washington had the Sinatro and Kalin each went 2-for-4 in what the game is, he’s going to go out there and ball by getting Kane at third. But the throw go-ahead run on third base, but Jeff Paglione leading Washington in out-hitting New Jer- throw all his pitches for strikes and get outs. was errant and Kane advanced home, sliding relieved him and got out of the jam. sey, 7-4. Sandefur spread 2 hits and 4 walks He doesn’t throw as hard as our other guys, but around Sinatro as he applied the tag. “With that 9th inning, it wasn’t that I was over 7 innings while striking out 6. that’s not his game. He mixes up his pitches and “I honestly didn’t see the play coming nervous it was that I haven’t finished a 9-in- Victorian Rose photos hits his spots. Omaha 8, South Carolina 2 from behind me,” Kane said. “He was block- ning game yet,” Brown said. “I wasn’t tired Omaha pitcher Mason Raburn delivers Omaha, NE AB R H BI New Jersey 3, Washington 2 (10) “His fastball was working really well. He put a pitch Sunday at the ALWS. Jon Hechtner ss 4 2 1 1 ing the plate. But I saw the ump call me safe and the adrenaline was pumping. I didn’t Bellevue, WA AB R H BI Cale Dineen 2b 5 2 2 0 it on the outside corner when he needed to. All Evan Ryan rf 3 1 2 2 and I saw my teammates’ reaction. It was a know what pitch I was at, but I felt good and Matt Sinatro ss 3 0 0 0 Nate Anderson cf 3 1 1 0 of his offspeed was good, but particularly his Taylor Elman 3b 3 1 1 0 great feeling. didn’t want to come out.” Ethan Kalin 1b 4 1 2 0 added 3 runs in the 4th inning to take an 8-0 T.J. Wood lf 2 0 1 1 Jimmy Sinatro c 4 0 2 0 fastball. Wherever we needed it, he put it there.” Kevin Connolly cf 4 0 1 0 “He (the Washington third baseman) was Brown was economical with his pitches, Clayton Huber dh/p 4 0 1 0 lead. Zach Garrett 1b 2 1 0 0 Left fielder Evan Ryan went 2-for-3 with a Adam Wilson dh 4 1 1 0 playing me up all game and taking the bunt using a high 80 mph fastball most of the Mitchell Morimoto lf 3 0 0 0 Cameron McCrae and Zach Shields each had Jacob Rosen 3b 4 0 1 0 double and 2 RBIs and second baseman Cale Billy Lipari c 3 0 0 0 away but I guess he lost focus for that one time. He spread 7 hits and 2 walks over 8 2/3 Brandon Fischer rf 4 0 0 0 2 hits to pace South Carolina, which was held Mason Raburn p 0 0 0 0 Jake Bakamus 2b 4 0 0 0 Dineen added 2 hits to help lead Omaha, which Totals...... 30 8 9 4 pitch and I saw him back so I decided to innings while striking out 4. Aaron Sandefur p 0 0 0 0 scoreless by Raburn until the 6th inning. Florence, SC AB R H BI bunt. I just wanted to put pressure on them Totals...... 33 2 7 0 “It was good to go there and jump on them Tallon Turner ss 4 0 0 0 “They were a tough team to strike out, Brooklawn, NJ AB R H BI Chris Washington cf 4 0 1 0 with my speed and maybe get them to make which is what lowered my pitch count,” Pat Kane lf 4 1 2 1 early and kind of bury them, especially losing Carnell Montgomery rf 3 0 0 0 Steven Wilgus cf 3 0 0 0 Cameron McRae c 4 1 2 0 a mistake. That surprised me when he had Brown said. “We had a big, big defense and Joe Brooks 2b 2 1 0 0 the night before on a heartbreaker,” Raburn said. Zach Shields lf 3 1 2 0 that passed ball. He had a great game. If any- John Brue 1b 4 0 1 0 “I used mostly fastballs because we wanted Akeem Bostick 1b 2 0 1 1 that’s why my pitch count was so low too. Brett Tenuto 3b 4 0 0 1 CJ Hopkins dh 3 0 1 1 thing I was thinking about gambling on the My fastball was working really good. At the Elliott McCummings dh 2 0 1 0 to make sure that we got ahead of batters and Fonta James 3b 2 0 1 0 Giovanni Gussen rf 2 0 0 0 Derrick Parnell 2b 2 0 0 0 lefty (pitcher) because that catcher definitely beginning of the game, the curveball kind Jon Theckston c 4 0 0 0 because of the rain. Every time I was getting the Cole Norwood p 0 0 0 0 has a great arm. I thought he was going to Rob Alessandrine ss 2 1 0 0 ball back it was feeling wet so the best thing to Brandon Baggette p 0 0 0 0 of stunk but I got it over the plate and kept Casey Brown p 0 0 0 0 Trevor Edgerton p 0 0 0 0 catch it, but it just went in and out.” them off-balance with the fastball. I mostly Jeff Paglione p 0 0 0 0 throw is a fastball. Totals...... 27 2 8 2 Totals...... 27 3 4 2 Omaha, NE...... 050 300 0 - 8 9 3 New Jersey’s Casey Brown and Washing- threw a fastball.” Bellevue, WA...... 100 000 001 0 - 2 7 2 “My slider was working pretty good. Towards Florence, SC...... 000 002 0 - 2 8 2 ton’s Aaron Sandefur had a pitchers’ duel as Brooklawn, NJ...... 001 000 100 1 - 3 4 0 the end it was tailing down and they were chas- E - Hectner, J(10); Elman, T 2(5); Turner,T(4); James,F(4). Bellevue scored in the top of the 1st in- E - Sinatro, J.; Sandefur, A.. DP - WA 1; NJ 2. LOB - WA 7; NJ DP - NE 3. LOB - NE 9;SC 8. 2B - Ryan, E(4); Wood, T(2); the teams combined for 7 hits in the first 8 ning on a 2-out, first-and-third double steal 7. HBP - Morimoto,M.; McCummings,E; Alessandrine. SH - ing it. But at the beginning it was working real Wilson, A(2). HBP - Hectner, J; Wood, T; Garrett, Z; Parnell,D. Anderson, N.; Wilgus, S. SB - Kane, P. CS - Sinatro, J.; Kane, SF - Ryan, E(2). SB - Hectner, J 3(8); Dineen, C(2); Elman, innings. attempt. Ethan Kalin scored when teammate P; Gussen, G. well and that’s what was getting them out.” T(1);Connolly, K(5); Washington,C(2). Trailing 2-1 heading into the 9th inning, Bellevue, WA IP H R ER BB SO Omaha, NE IP H R ER BB SO Jim Sinatro got into a little pickle between Aaron Sandefur 7.0 2 2 1 4 6 Mason Raburn W 7.0 8 2 0 3 2 Washington sent the game to extra innings Clayton Huber L 2.0 2 1 0 3 2 South Carolina second baseman Florence, SC IP H R ER BB SO first and second base. Cole Norwood L 2.0 5 5 3 1 0 Brooklawn, NJ IP H R ER BB SO Derrick Parnell gets Omaha’s Adam when Nate Anderson singled to lead off the Brooklawn tied the game in the 3rd inning Casey Brown 8.2 7 2 2 2 4 Brandon Baggette 1.0 3 3 2 1 0 Trevor Edgerton 4.0 1 0 0 2 2 inning and then scored on a 4-6-3 double on Kane’s RBI single and took the lead in the Jeff Paglione W 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 Wilson in a pickle at the ALWS.