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Ladera Wins First 8 and Under Tournament Championship!
The future of
Ladera Little League could not be brighter as its 8 and Under team brought
home the gold in the leagues first ever Little League tournament in that age
group. The team went undefeated
and beat Ladera Majors All Stars Come from
Behind in 6th to Defeat Central Altadena LL and Advance to Temple
City Tourney Semi’s! The Ladera LL Majors All Stars were on the verge of
elimination from the Al Millham Memorial Tournament in It looked like it would be an easy victory for LLL as it
jumped out to a 4 to 0 lead in the first inning. After Christopher “Beebop”
Robinson and McElroy walked, Martin and Greg Carter combined for the first
back-to-back homerun sequence of the game. Craddolph added a RBI on a fielders
choice in the third inning for the 5th LLL run. Martin was also the starting pitcher and shutout Directions to the Temple City Little League field are as
follow: Take the 10 freeway past downtown. Note that the 10 will
S curve before you get to the section near Ladera Majors All Stars Advance to
Single Elimination Round at The Ladera LL Majors All Stars lost to West Covina LL 10 to 7,
on Thursday, July 25, 2008 but still made the cut to move on as the second
team out of their pool and the third seed overall in the Millham Memorial
Tournament. The pinstripe
clad Ladera team will take on Central Altadena LL, the 6th and
final seed on Saturday, July 26 at 4 PM for the rights to play Monday in the
semi-final game. Ladera jumped out to a 3 to zero lead, but struggled on
defense and offense in the latter part of the game. The offense was generated
primarily by 2 run homers by Equan Martin and Robert Landry. Substitute player Cash
London also drove in a run with an RBI. Ladera Majors All Stars are 2 and 0 in
Pool Play at The Ladera LL Majors All Stars defeated Alhambra LL 6 to 4 to
stay undefeated in pool play at the Al
Millham Memorial Little League invitational tournament in LLL will
complete pool play Thursday, July 24 at 5 PM against West Covina LL.
The top 6 teams from pool play will advance to the single elimination
championship round which begins on Saturday, July 26 and concludes on
Thursday, July 31. Girls Softball Summer Program Kicked-off
Saturday, July 12! The ladera 2008
girls summer softball program is here! Please see the flyer with the details of the program
that kicked off on Saturday, July 12 and runs weekly throughout August
16. Registration fee is $25 per player. There were over 85 girls
participating in Saturday’s clinic. We look forward to a successful summer
program and developing amazing softball girls representing Ladera 9U Team Plays Well in Tourney! Ladera Little League 9 and under team went 3 and 1 in the
District 25 tournament held at West LA Little League. No championship was at stake at this
tourney, but our team played well.
The team will continue games this weekend against Ladera Majors All Stars Fall in
District 25 Championship Game! The Ladera Majors All Stars lost to Culver City LL 7 to 5 in the
District 25 championship game.
Ladera showed heart in fighting back from a 5 to 2 deficit late in the
game, but fell short.
Unfortunately, LLL failed to take advantage of numerous opportunities
leaving many runners on-base including three times with the bases loaded and
two runners in the last inning.
However, we are proud of the team’s accomplishment of
establishing Ladera LL as a force in District 25 in the league’s first
year as a member. We also thank
the parents and fans for their support as the bleachers were rockin’
with Ladera spirit! Ladera Majors All Stars Comeback in 6th
inning and Hangs on to Defeat The Ladera Majors All Stars scored three in the top of the 6th
inning in the grips of elimination.
Then after losing the lead in the bottom of the 6th inning,
they scored 2 more in the extra inning to secure the 5 to 3 victory. The Ladera team struggled to
score runs in the game until the 6th against lefty pitcher Quinn
Brodie. The only threat up
until that point came in the top of the third when Harrison McElroy and
Jorden Webb hit consecutive two out singles. However, Brodie retired the next
batter leaving the only hits he allowed in the game stranded. Fortunately, Ladera also got
great pitching. Christopher
Robinson gave up just two runs in the first two innings to keep Ladera within
striking distance. McElroy
relieved Robinson in the third and kept BHLL scoreless until the bottom of
the 6th frame. The elimination defying heroics for Ladera began in the top of
the 6th inning when Greg Carter doubled off the BHLL
reliever. Carter was followed by
Robinson who also doubled.
Then Lemuel Parker saved the day with a triple to left. His quick feet also got him home
as he scored on a wild pitch to give LLL the 3 to 2 lead. However, Ladera could not hold the lead. After a strike out, McElroy gave
up his first walk of the game.
After another strike out the next batter got aboard on a fielding
error by McElroy. Then BHLL
scored the tying run on a double steal. McElroy then struck out the last
batter of the inning to preserve the tie score and the extra inning bid. In the top of the 7th, Jason Ball led off with a
single. Then McElroy redeemed
himself from the error by delivering his second home run of the tourney over
the right field fence. In the bottom of the 7th, the BHLL team threatened
again with consecutive two out hits.
However, Jorden Webb caught a deep fly ball near the warning track to
secure the victory. Ladera will advance to Play Culver City LL in the first
championship game on Wednesday, July 9 at 5:30 PM at North Venice Little
League. It will be a rematch of
their only loss. Please
visit the District 25 All Stars web page at http://www.cadistrict25.org/allstarmenu2008.htm
for double elimination brackets and directions to the venue. Ladera Majors All Stars Survive a Tight
One! The Ladera Majors All Stars defeated Ladera’s defense saved the victory in the last two
innings. Christopher Robinson
made a fine play in the fifth inning on a sharp grounder to the hot box at
third base. In the final inning,
Ladera Majors All Stars Record Big Win
in District 25 Debut! Ladera Majors All Stars entered District 25 tournament play on
a strong note by defeating Malibu Little League 9 to 2. Ladera exhibited a high powered
offense with 14 hits, striking early with 8 runs in the first three
innings. In the first
frame, Harrison McElroy and Jorden Webb walked. Equan Martin followed with a
single to drive in McElroy.
Robert Landry singled later in the inning to drive in Webb. In the second inning, Aaron
Lyons led off with a walk and was followed by a Jason Ball single. McElroy then doubled to drive in
both runners. Webb finish the
inning’s scoring with a single. In the third inning, Brett Ball walked
and Aaron Lyons nearly went yard when he doubled off the left field
fence. Jason Ball doubled
to drive both runners in.
Ladera’s other run was scored in the fourth inning when
Christopher Robinson singled to drive in Greg Carter who had also singled. Ladera also benefited from a great pitching outing by Harrison
McElroy. He gave up only two
unearned runs off of two hits and two walks. McElroy recorded 5 strikeouts in
the five innings he pitched.
Equan Martin got the save by pitching the last inning. He struck out 2 while giving up no hits or walks. Ladera Minors All Stars Advance with Two
Victories! Ladera stayed alive in the winner’s bracket
on Monday with a 10-0 mercy victory over Wrigley. The game featured
solid pitching, stingy defense, aggressive base running, and clutch
hitting. Gary
McCoy got the start on the mound for Ladera. Offensively, the team collected 10 runs on 10
hits and benefited from 3 errors. Ladera will face Culver Marina in a battle of
undefeated teams on Sunday at 4PM.
Game
1 – Ladera 3,
Culver City 0 With strong pitching and
timely hitting, the Ladera 9/10 All Star team got off on the right foot in
the District 25 All Star Tournament with a 3-0 victory over
Ladera 10/11 All Stars Lose Opener The Ladera All Stars 10/11 year old team lost its opening game
to Board Election Results Congratulations to the members that were elected to the
board. It was a great list
of candidates and there is plenty of opportunity for those that did not get
elected to stay involved. Please
see the letter
from the election committee on the results. All Stars Season Begins Saturday, June
21! The Little League All Stars season that leads up to the LL
World Series begins Saturday, June 21 with the District 25 tournaments in the
various divisions. Ladera
will have teams competing in the Little League, (11-12 Year Olds), 10-11 Year
Old, and 9-10 year old divisions.
Congratulations to the players that were selected. The LLL 9-10 will begin
tournament play against Culver City LL Saturday, June 21 at 11:00 AM. The LLL 11-12 team will play
Malibu LL the same day at 2:00 PM.
All the games for these two divisions will be at North Venice Little
League. The 10-11 team has
its first game on Wednesday, June 25th at 5:30 PM. All the games for that division
are at Santa Monica Little League.
Please visit the District 25 All Stars web page at http://www.cadistrict25.org/allstarmenu2008.htm
for double elimination brackets and directions to the venues. Please come out and support your
LLL teams in their first quests to win District 25 championships and move on
to the sectionals!! LLL Majors Yankees Win District 25 TOC
Championship in First Season! The LLL Yankees captured the major
division championship in the District 25
Tournament of Champions by defeating Malibu LL 3 to 1. It was a much cherished
accomplishment as it was LLL’s first season in its new District 25
home. LLL benefited from an
exceptional, in-the-clutch pitching performance from league 11 year-old
Robert Landry. Landry was almost
perfect thru 3 innings, only walking the 8th batter he faced to
that point. He recorded 7
strikeouts total for the game while giving up only 3 hits and walking a total
of 2 batters. Landry also made a
“Highlights at 11” quality play on what would have been an
infield single when he flipped the ball over his shoulder while on his knees
to Gregory Carter covering first base.
True to form, the Yanks struck on
offense in the first inning.
Harrison McElroy walked and was followed by a single from Landry. McElroy then stole 3rd base
which allowed Landry to move up to second base on a subsequent steal. Gregory Carter then delivered a big
hit via a single to left center to score the two base runners. The other Yankees run was scored in
the third inning when Landry singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and
then scored on a throwing error to 3rd base after attempting to
advance on another wild pitch. This championship game was eerily
similar to the Yankee’s semi-final game on Tuesday. Once again, the pinstrippers led 3 to
0 going into the last inning but saw
LLL Honors TOC Champs at Closing
Day Ceremonies LLL Juniors Gold Team Loses
Championship Game ! The Juniors Gold team was missing two key
players but still gave its a go in the Championship game losing 10 – 0 to the West LA
Angels. Ladera is still very
proud and appreciative of the players and coaches on this team that survived
to the end and helped establish the Juniors Gold program in its first year! LLL Majors Yankees Wins with Defense to
Advance to District 25 TOC Championship Game! The Ladera LL Majors Division champion
Yankees proved that they can win with their defense rather than their
prolific offense if necessary as they defeated an excellent, well coached
McElroy Brings It Even though the LLL Yankees depended on their
defense, they still took advantage of their power game to generate the
necessary runs to win.
Robert Landry got a two out single in the first inning. He was followed by Greg Carter who hit
a laser shot line drive over the right field fence. The homerun was his second of
the tournament and the Yankees’ 8th over all for the
TOC. Robert Landry also helped
produce the third run when he singled again to left field. He was driven home by Robinson who hit
a hard single pass the CC shortstop, Ryan Dobson, who also turned in a
brilliant defensive performance.
Landry and Robinson both went 2 for 3. McElroy and Brett Ball also
added singles to complete the hit total of 7. The game got tense after two outs in the
last inning. CC got two
consecutive hits to score a run.
Then CC catcher Seb Cervantez came to the plate representing the tying
run. He had hit successfully
twice before accounting for all of CC’s base runners prior to the sixth
inning. However,
McElroy struck him out to end the game and secure the semi-final win. The
District 25 TOC championship game will be Saturday, June 14 at 9:30 AM with
opponent determined by the Malibu LL versus All the games will be at Culver City
National Little League. The field is located at Click to view the Majors
TOC Brackets. LLL Majors Yankees Win TOC Quarterfinal
Game with More Power. The Yankees used their power game
once again to defeat the Santa Monica American League champion Angels 10 to
5. Six of those runs were scored
by the long ball. Harrison
McElroy began the fireworks with a massive shot to left field that also
stopped the minor division game when the ball landed on their field at Culver
City National. The
offensive production continued with a double by Brett Ball in the second
inning. After Shain Quinn and
Darien Geyen drew walks to load up the bases, Jason Ball delivered a grand slam over
the center field fence. It
was his second homer of the TOC.
McElroy followed with a double and
Robert Landry scored him on a hard hit single that bounced high off the third
base bag. Gregory
Carter then scored Landry on a double to complete the scoring in the
inning. The Yanks struck again in
the top of the fifth when Brett Ball singled to score Carter who led off the
inning with a double.
The Yankees pitching was sharp
into the 5th inning.
McElroy struck out 5 of the 7 batters he faced. Christopher “Beebop”
Robinson pitched into the fifth inning and Brett Ball closed the game. The SMLL Angels made the game
interesting when they scored 5 runs in the 5th. One run was a bases loaded walk
while the others was a shocking grand slam. However, McElroy gave the Yankees
an important insurance run with an opposite field homer to right field in the
top of the 6th.
It was his third of the tourney. Landry followed with a
single, moved to third on some aggressive base running and then scored on a
throwing error. Brett Ball shut the Angels out in
the bottom of the 6th.
He helped himself by starting a 1-6-3 (Ball-McElroy-Robinson) double
play to end the game. The Yankees will play the Culver
City Little League champion Yankees on Tuesday, June 10 in the TOC semi-final
game at 5:20 PM. LLL Juniors Get Closer to Finals. The Ladera
Juniors are one victory away from the finals in the District 25 Tournament of
Champions. The team logged its third victory in a row in the tournament on
Sunday with a 17 to 5 triumph over the West Los Angeles Athletics. The
team’s prolific offense was once again on display as it produced two
runs in each of the first two innings and put the game away with seven runs
in the seventh. Lead off man, Ladera pitchers
McElroy, Pittman, Quinones and Paschel combined for a five-hit performance. The team has an
opportunity to avenge its first lost of the tournament this Wednesday (June 11)
at 6:30 PM, as it will face Beverly Hills in an elimination game at West
LA Little league. See the following link for
the brackets: http://www.cadistrict25.org/junbbtoc08.htm LLL Majors Champs Start TOC Play with
Big Win. The LLL Yankees began TOC play with a bang
as they defeated Beverly Hills Little League champion Cubs 19 to 6. The Yanks wasted no time as lead
off batter Jason Ball hit a home run to start off the game. Gregory Carter also hit a two
run homer in the inning.
However, the Cubs scored 4 runs in the bottom of the first to take the
lead. The Yanks answered again
with their long ball game in the 2nd frame as Harrison McElroy hit
a two run shot to right and Brett Ball hit a three run blow to left to
account for the scoring in the inning.
The homer by Brett Ball was his career first and he also went 3 for 4
for the day. The Yankees added 7
more runs in the 3rd and 4 in the 4th. Jason Ball, McElroy, Christopher
Robinson, and Kyle Thompson added doubles. Darien Geyen, Robert Landry, and Isaac Burt also provided key
hits. The winning pitcher
was Landry. He was preceded on
the mound by McElroy and followed by Brett Ball and Carter. All the games will be at Culver City
National Little League. The field is located at Ladera Juniors Gold Team Continues Quest
for TOC Championship! The Ladera Juniors are in
the midst of their Tournament of Champions run. After dropping the first game
to http://www.cadistrict25.org/junbbtoc08.htm LLL Minors Braves Lose a Tough One. The LLL Minors Braves fought gallantly but
fell to the Wrigley LL Phillies 13 – 12. They overcame a one run deficit in the
top of the 6th inning and went up 12 to 9, but could not hold the
lead in the bottom of the inning.
A detailed report will be filed later. Congratulations to the Braves on a successful
season. LLL Minors Softball Angels Lose to The LLL Minors Softball Angels lost in
their first TOC in several years to North Venice LL 13 to 3. A detailed
report will be posted when filed.
Thank you to the Angels for building a foundation for Girls Softball
at LLL. LLL Championship Week Reports. The following write-ups were filed for the
playoffs. You can also view
the Majors Division playoffs
team and individual statistics. Majors Division Playoff Game 4:
Pirates 2 – Yankees 4 The Yankees captured the Ladera Majors
championship game, defeating the Pirates, 4 to 2 and ending the buccaneers
great post season run. The
Pirates got their offense started early in the first inning when Devin
Johnson was hit by a pitch from Yankees starting pitcher Harrison McElroy and
then was moved to third base when Jaelin James doubled to left field. Johnson then scored on a pickoff
attempt error. After that
point, McElroy settled in and kept the Pirates scoreless into the fifth
inning. He struck out 13 for
entire game while allowing 2 hits and just provided one free pass through the
one hit batter. Meanwhile,
Jaelin James delivered a great first two innings of shut out pitching for the
Pirates. However, the
Yankees finally got their offense going in the third inning when Jason ball
singled with one out.
McElroy then followed in dramatic fashion with a home run blast to
left field that hit a car cruising down the drive through the park. Two batters later Gregory Carter hit
another towering blast to left center. However, the Pirates mounted a comeback
in the top of the fifth inning.
Lemuel Parker and Joshua Holmes got on base on consecutive fielding
errors. Parker scored on a
fielder’s choice off the bat of Aaron Berry. The Yankees then cut the scoring
off with a ground out to Carter and a strikeout. The Yankees added an insurance
run in the bottom of the fifth when McElroy doubled to right center and
scored on an RBI single from Christopher “Beebop” Robinson. James ended the inning for the bucs
with a strike out. He had 9 for
the complete game and gave up 7 hits, a base on balls and a hit batter. McElroy entered the hill in the top of
the 6th inning with just 7 pitches left in his pitch count
limit. However, he struck out the
first batter in 3 pitches and retired the next batter in 2 pitches with a
ground out to Brett Ball.
That enabled McElroy to face another batter that he struck out and the
Yankees secured the championship. Minors Division Playoff Game 4: Red
Sox 6 – Braves 4 Game report will be posted later
today. Majors Division Playoff Game 3:
Pirates 13 – White Sox 0 Game report will be posted later
today. Minors Division Playoff Game 3: Red
Sox 2 – Braves 8 Game report will be posted later
today. Majors Division Playoff Game 2:
Pirates 0 – Yankees 9 The Yankees defeated the Pirates 9 to 0 behind great pitching
from Harrison McElroy and Robert Landry.
Greg Carter also came in to make 1 pitch to end the game. McElroy struck out 7 while giving up 2
hits and walking none while Landry struck out 5, giving up a
single hit and only one free pass.
McElroy was helped by a great play in the first inning after Devin
Johnson singled. The next
batter, Jorden Webb, doubled into right center. However, Yankees right fielder, Darien
Geyen, and 2nd basemen Brett Ball combined on a relay throw to
catcher Jason Ball to throw out the runner attempting to score on the hit. Pirates pitcher Armannee Simmons also got off to a
good start hurling two innings of shutout ball. However, the Yankees struck in
the third after Kyle Thompson walked and was followed by a Jason
Ball single. McElroy then
cleared the bases with a triple.
McElroy was scored by Landry who followed with a single. Simmons
controlled the Yankees in the third, however the Yanks got their bats going
again in the 5th. The big hits were a 2 baser by Greg Carter
and a bases loaded double by McElroy that drove in all three runners.
The Yanks threatened to end the game by 10 run rule in the inning, however
Shabaka Johnson made an outstanding backhand play at third on a hot ground
ball shot off the bat of Landry and Johnson completed the play with a strong
throw to first in time. The Yankees victory advances them to Tuesday’s
championship round game where they will play the winner of Monday’s
White Sox vs Pirates elimination game. Minors Division Playoff Game 1:
Cardinals 6 – Red Sox 7 The Minors division playoffs began
with a great finish. The Red
Sox jumped out to a 5 to 3 lead over the 3rd seeded Cardinals and
held it going into the last inning. Most of the 2nd
seeded Sox’s runs were scored on a throwing error. However, the Cardinals were able to
push across three runs in the top of the sixth frame. The big hit was a home run by Addae
Madison. However, Derrick
Marshall was able to retire the last batter to keep the Red Sox within
striking distance. The Cardinals,
who were strapped for pitching after a tough week to qualify for the
playoffs, called on a committee of closers with lefty Devin Bowdre, and right
handers Mychael Wells, and Shane Martin.
A couple of Red Sox got on base, but after two strike outs the tag
team brought the Cards within one out of pulling off an upset. However, Derrick Marshall came
up to bat as the last chance for the Sox. After two strikes, he hit a high fly
ball to left center field.
Victory was still within the grasp of the Cardinals; however a
collision between the two outfielders prevented them from completing the play
and two runs scored to end the game.
Majors Division Playoff Game 1:
Pirates 8 – White Sox 4 In the majors division, the 3rd seeded Pirates
upset the 2nd seeded White Sox 8 to 4. The White Sox got three runs in
the first inning. One of
the big hits was a double by Rueben Peters who almost went yard when he hit
one off the left field fence.
However, Pirates starting pitcher Jorden Webb, got the game under
control and only allowed 2 more runs into the fifth inning giving up only 3
hits total for the game. One of
those hits was a triple by Navari Julius who scored on a fielder’s
choice RBI by Equan Martin. Shane
Early was the starting pitcher for the White Sox and held the buccaneers scoreless
early. However, the Pirates had a
big inning in the 4th with consecutive doubles by Webb and Shabaka
Johnson and a single by Chanel Woodard. Then the big blow came when
Lemuel Parker hit his first career home run which also happened to be a grand
slam. The Pirates had 7
hits for the game. Armannee
Simmons went to the mound for the Pirates in the fifth to get the save while
giving up no hits. Major division game 1 box scores will be posted later today. You can view
the Minors Playoff Brackets and Majors
Playoff Brackets for all the final playoff scores. There were plenty of thrills
leading into championship weekend.
The night before, the White Sox clobbered the Yankees 11- 1 to move
into a dead tie with the Yanks for the regular season 1st place
position. However, the
Yanks prevailed 2 to 0 in the 3 inning tie breaker showdown that same evening. Ladera LL Board elections are Still
Open! It is time for the 2008 –
2009 LLL Board of Directors elections. Please view the Letter from the
league on the details. LLL Needs Your Participation. LLL is seeking members to
participate on a snack bar committee to work on important tasks such as
creating new menu item ideas and concepts.
Please contact us at info@laderalittleleague.org
to join. We are also looking for member to help on a field maintenance
committee that will help get our fields in order, particularly for the post
season activity we will host.
Thank you for assisting to make your league better. Ladera Majors Home Run
Race! Here are the final LLL season home run totals up to and
including the LLL Majors playoff games.
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