MH duo help lead Chilipeppers to third in Premier League The
Central Valley Chilipeppers decided to challenge themselves this
spring and play up a division in the Girls U11 Nor Cal premier
league. They finished with an overall record of 6-3 while playing
against the best Nor Cal has to offer. All three of the losses were
by a single goal. Morgan Hill residents Colby Carson and Samantha
Riolo both played integral parts in the team
’s success as the Chilipeppers outscored their older opponents
by a cumulative 32-12 margin. Carson and Riolo both played several
positions all season, contributing several key goals and
assists.
MH duo help lead Chilipeppers to third in Premier League
The Central Valley Chilipeppers decided to challenge themselves this spring and play up a division in the Girls U11 Nor Cal premier league. They finished with an overall record of 6-3 while playing against the best Nor Cal has to offer. All three of the losses were by a single goal.
Morgan Hill residents Colby Carson and Samantha Riolo both played integral parts in the team’s success as the Chilipeppers outscored their older opponents by a cumulative 32-12 margin. Carson and Riolo both played several positions all season, contributing several key goals and assists.
The Chilipeppers will now prepare for San Diego’s Nike Surf Cup, where they will match up with the best teams across the United States in the U11 girls division. The team will play teams from Southern California, Hawaii, and Massachusetts as well as their Nor Cal rival – Danville’s Mustang Blast. The Danville coaches, who have been to the Surf Cup many times with older teams feel this may be the first time two Northern California teams meet in the final, with the Peppers taking on the Blast.
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Mustang division playoffs
Cubs 11, Cardinals 6
In the third round of the National League playoffs, the Cubs defeated the Cardinals.
The Cardinals scored first, getting a run on a lead-off double by Nate Batad, who then scored on a hit by Mitch Hickey.
However, Hickey was tagged out at second after the throw from Cubs leftfielder Tim Kahlenberg to shortstop Andrew Bueno, who relayed to second baseman Adrian Garcia for the tag.
Cubs pitcher Mitchell Pasek then got a strikeout, and first baseman Mike Jarvis got the third out on a grounder to first.
The Cubs took the lead with three runs in the first on a lead-off single from Matt Jarvis, who stole second and scored on a double by Bueno.
Cards pitcher Hickey got two strikeouts, but then walked Mike Jarvis. Bueno and Jarvis scored on a triple from Pasek, but then Hickey got a strikeout to end the inning.
The Cards added a run in the second on a lead-off double from Trenton Cisewski, who took third on a fielder’s choice from Steven Baird and then scored on a passed ball.
The Cubs stopped an additional score at the plate when shortstop Bueno fielded a sharply hit grounder and threw to catcher Kyle Kinsey for the tag at the plate.
The Cubs added three more runs in the second on two walks and singles from Matt Jarvis and Bueno.
Cubs pitcher Pasek got all three outs in the top of the third inning, fielding a grounder back to the mound and getting two strikeouts.
The Cubs added three more runs in the third on a single by Garcia, a walk to Mike Jarvis and then a thundering three-run homer into left-centerfield by Pasek.
The Cards got out of the inning on a high fly ball to first baseman Baird and two strikeouts by pitcher Wyatt Rydstrom.
The Cards added a run in the fourth on a solo home run by Hickey into deep centerfield. Cubs pitcher Bueno got all the outs on a grounder back to the mound and two strikeouts.
The Cards kept the Cubs scoreless in the fourth on a strikeout by pitcher Batad, a grounder back to the mound and a putout when shortstop Rydstrom fielded a hot grounder and threw to first baseman Baird to nip the runner.
The Cards added one run in the fifth on three walks and a single by Baird, but the Cubs’ Bueno was able to get out of the inning with three strikeouts.
The Cubs added a pair of runs in the fifth on singles from Pasek and Matt Cummings.
But the Cards kept another run from scoring on a grounder nabbed by pitcher Batad, who threw back to catcher Hickey who tagged the runner out at the plate.
The Cards added two runs in the sixth on four walks and a single from Baird.
But the Cubs got out of the inning on a strikeout from Bueno, a putout from shortstop Pasek to first baseman Mike Jarvis, and a final strikeout from relief pitcher Kinsey to preserve the win.
Cubs pitchers:
Mitchell Pasek, Andrew Bueno, Kyle Kinsey
Cardinals pitchers:
Mitch Hickey, Wyatt Rydstrom, Nate Batad
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