Sudbury Little League Majors Division Game Summaries June 2 through June 7

Angels 9, Cardinals 3, Playoff Pool Game #3-June 2

The Angels defeated the Cardinals in an exciting opening round playoff game.   The game was tied at 2 going into the second inning, when the Angels bats came alive as Max Martin, (3 H, 2 RBI) launched a triple, Owen Madigan walked, and both were driven in when George Curry homered to break the game open. The Angels pitching was strong throughout the game, led by the combined force of Jack Urdang, Cole Pathak and Teddy Smith, who held the Cardinals to 3 runs.  Connor Peek started for the Cardinals and suffered his first loss of the season, while still collecting 4 K's.  Ryan Richards pitched a strong second half with 4 K's and zero earned runs while walking just 2.  Offensively, Peek had a hit and 2 R's while Richards, David Lifson, Dylan Goldman and Eddie Zhou also collected hits. 

White Sox 5, Astros 3-June 4

After being tied up at 1 after 6 innings, the White Sox pulled away with a nail-biter victory over the Astros.  The White Sox pitching was led by the strong arm of Nicholas Bettenhauser, (3 IP, 0 R, 4 K’s), followed by 1.1 innings by Joe Mepham, and 1.2 innings by Matt Joachim.  Nico Andolino closed it out in the last inning, with the tying run on second base, striking out two.  Andrew Cahill led the offense with 2 hits and 2 runs scored.  Cole Ward, Joachim, Mepham and Bettenhauser all had hits in the final frame to start the rally.  Ward had two stolen bases and made a great over the shoulder catch to record the first out in the bottom of the 7th inning as well. (Astros’ game summary not available)

Cardinals 20, Brewers 12, Playoff Pool Game #4-June 7

Powered by an 11-run 3rd inning, the Cardinals were able to hold onto a playoff win against the Brewers in a tightly contested game.  Eric Feng registered the win on the mound, with Quinn Madden, (3 H, 5 RBI) and Dylan Goldman (3 H, 3 R) leading the Cardinals offense.   Ryan Richards (2 H, 4 R), David Lifson (2 H, 4 R), Feng (2 H, 2 R) and Will Fama (2 RBI) were also key contributors at the plate.  For the Brewers, Jack Dorsey led the offense, (2 H), along with Teddy Durant (2 H), Michael Cavanaugh (H, RBI), and Andrew Nesser (2B).  On the mound, Nathan Keilen threw three strong innings of relief, along with Adam Bradford’s clutch pitching in the 6th inning.

White Sox 11, Cubs 10-June 7

The White Sox led early and held on to win against a tough Cubs team.  Andrew Cahill pitched 3 strong innings with 3 K's, Will Titus pitched a solid inning and Nico Andolina had an incredible diving catch to close out the game with the go ahead run on second base.  Nicholas Bettenhauser, who hit a grand slam in the first inning, along with two singles in his six RBI day, carried his team on his back to preserve the win.  In addition, Will Maloney had an 8 pitch at bat and drew a walk to continue a 2 out rally, leading to 3 runs scored in that inning.  Matt Joachim and Joe Mepham each had 2 solid hits, with Mepham scoring 3 times.  Cole Ward contributed with a double and an RBI.  A strikeout by Cahill ended a streak of reaching base in EVERY at bat of the season (42 consecutive at-bats), which is truly an amazing accomplishment.  (Cubs’ game summary not available)

Angels 12, Astros 8-June 7

The Angels and Astros battled through six innings, with the Angels coming out on top in a very hard fought playoff game.  The Angels offense got going early when Max Martin led off with a double, followed by a moonshot homerun off the bat of Teddy Smith. The Angels offense continued to produce when Chris Streillen (3 H, RBI) and Blake Pailler (2 H, 2 RBI) combined for hits to help maintain the lead. The Angels furthered their offensive attack with timely hitting from Jack Urdang and Cole Pathak.  The Angels pitching was solid as Smith, Jack Hallal, Martin and Urdang combined to hold back the strong offensive power of the Astros.  For the Astros, their pitching settled in as Max Stayton and Tim Duffy combined for 3 innings of 2-hit shutout baseball to close out the game. Offensively, Ryan Immerman (H, 2 R), and Duffy, (2 2B’s, 2 RBI) led the way.  Stayton took advantage of the right fielder's gamble of going for a line drive, with an inside the park three run homerun to add as well.