Newport Beach Little League: Giants generate late

NEWPORT BEACH - In a seesaw game, the Giants had the final say,

scoring four runs in the sixth inning to defeat the Braves in a Newport

Beach Little league Majors Division playoff baseball game.

Down 5-3 in the sixth, Jerry Kazmierczak led off with a double

followed with singles by Nick Klein, Mark Kanow (two hits) and Nick

Taylor to add to the Giants’ four-run inning.

Joe Eberhard hit a solo home run for the Giants in the fourth. The

Giants tied the score in the second at 2 on a line drive RBI single by

Kendall Pick.

Taylor Stone, Matt Wheatley and Nick Taylor turned in strong pitching

performances for the Giants.

In other Giants playoff action:

* Giants 13, Red Sox 3 - The Giants broke open a 4-1 game with a

nine-run fourth inning to down the American League Division champion Red

Sox.

Jerry Kazmierczak led off the inning with a single, and later scored,

followed by walks to Max Prescott and Colfax Selby, who both came around

to score. Mark Kanow was hit by a pitch and scored a run, while Nick

Taylor had an RBI single and scored a run. Taylor Stone was then hit by a

pitch and scored a run. Joe Eberhard singled and scored a run. Kendall

Pick walked and scored a run, while Andy Bender was hit by a pitch and

scored a run. Nick Klein added to the Giants’ attack with a two-run

single.

Klein, Matt Wheatley, Kanow, Stone and Pick all had hits earlier in

the game, and Bender hit a sacrifice fly and had an RBI.

Eberhard pitched five innings for the Giants, striking out five.

Taylor closed out the game with two strikeouts for the Giants.

* Giants 11, Yankees 2 - Three quick runs in the first was all the

Giants needed, but they got eight more in the game to defeat the Yankees.

In the first, Kevin Kottke (two hits) and Nick Taylor singled,

followed by a sacrifice fly and RBI by Joe Eberhard (two RBIs) and

consecutive singles by Andy Bender, Nick Klein and Jerry Kazmierczak (two

hits) to stake the Giants to an early 3-0 lead.

The Giants put the game virtually out of reach by the third, scoring

six more runs in the third on doubles by Mark Kanow (two hits, RBI) and

Taylor (two hits) and singles by Max Prescott, Bender (RBI, three hits)

and Klein (two hits, RBI).

Eberhard struck out five, Taylor tallied four strikeouts and Matt

Wheatley contributed to the Giants pitching arsenal.

The Yankees’ hitting was led by Patrick Marin-Finn (two hits), Andy

Morrow, Bret Weinberger and Patrick Brennan, who each had one hit.