7/22/13 19:39 UPDATE: The La Mirada Little League Junior All-Stars pulled off a stunning victory, coming from behind in the 6th inning to beat Manhattan Beach 7-4 at Santa Ana this past Saturday in the Southern California Divisional/Sub-Division III Tournament.
Manhattan Beach started off the game by scoring three runs in the first inning and a then a solo homerun in the 4th put them up 4-0.
La Mirada finally got on the board in the 5th inning with a base hit from Nick Rios and a home run from RJ Lan.
In the top of the 6th, La Mirada's bats came alive with a base hit from Isaiah Carreon and Jake Bale. Starting pitcher Jose Gutierrez hit a shot to right field, cutting the Beach lead to 4-3. With two outs Beach intentionally walked RJ Lan-who had homered earlier-to load the bases.
Chad Wilson was next up and hit a 2-2 count out and over for a grand slam giving La Mirada the 7-4 lead.
La Mirada held off Manhattan Beach in the 6th and 7th to win Game One of the Sub-Division III Tournament.
Tonight, La Mirada beat Glendora National 12-1. They will tomorrow evening (Tuesday) at 7:15 in the championship game.
ORIGINAL POST: Junior Team Advances to So Cal Divisional Today in Santa Ana
Talk about a strong showing.
All five of La Mirada Little League's (LMLL) All-Star teams, the 9-10 & 10-11 year-olds, along with the Little League division (11-12), and Junior and Senior Divisions all won championships recently in their respective District All-Star Tournaments.
La Mirada plays in Little League District 29.
The various District 29 All-Star Tournaments began on June 22 and ran through July 9th. As far as LMLL has been able to verify, this is the first time in league history that all five divisions in LMLL won their district tournaments.
All five teams moved on to represent La Mirada Little League and District 29 in the Section 5 Double Elimination Tournament which began this past Saturday July 13th and finished up Thursday, July 18th.
The 9-10 Tournament and Senior Tournament was hosted by District 29 and the games were played at Bellis Park in Buena Park. The 9-10 Team was eliminated in two games and the Senior’s made it to the championship game, but lost, finishing in second place.
The 10-11 team played at Veteran's Park in Yorba Linda as that tournament was hosted by District 56. They were also eliminated in two games.
The Little League Division tournament was hosted by District 38 and was played at Stearns Park in Long Beach. This LMLL team also made it to the championship game, but lost.
In the Junior Division tournament played at Memorial Park in Santa Ana and hosted by District 30, LMLL won the Section 5 Championship beating Golden Hill Little league, 3-0.
The team now advances to the Southern California Divisional Tournament which begins tomorrow, July 20th. The Section 5 games will be played again at Memorial Park in Santa Ana, with the LMLL Juniors playing today at 3 p.m.
If you would like to view results and follow the Junior team’s progress in the tournament beginning tomorrow visit the LMLL website at http://www.lamiradalittleleague.com
