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Riverside, CA — Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U Overcomes Firecrackers AZ- Woolridge In Face Of Early 4-Run Inning
Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U weathered a scare by Firecrackers AZ- Woolridge in the first inning where Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U coughed up four runs, but Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U still won 15-4 on Saturday. Firecrackers AZ- Woolridge's big inning was driven by a fielder's choice by Vanessa, an error on a ball put in play by Katie, and a double by Mina.
Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U secured the victory thanks to ten runs in the second inning. The rally was led by singles by Destyne White, Jalyssa Ledesma, Gabrielle Moss, and Alex Wright, walks by Marissa Fondtain and Kaylee Grealy, doubles by Avery Contreras and Aaliyah Pineda, and a triple by Jordyn Boel.
In the first inning, Firecrackers AZ- Woolridge got their offense started. Mina drove in one when she doubled.
Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U pulled away for good with ten runs in the second inning. In the second White singled on a 2-0 count, scoring two runs, Contreras doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run, Boel tripled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run, Vanessa threw a wild pitch allowing one run across the plate for Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U, Ledesma singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run, Moss singled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run, Pineda doubled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run, and Wright singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
Ledesma led the Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U to victory on the pitcher's mound. She went five innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and striking out one.
Vanessa took the loss for Firecrackers AZ- Woolridge. She allowed six hits and ten runs over one and two-thirds innings, striking out two.
Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U tallied 14 hits in the game. Pineda, Ledesma, Boel, and White each managed multiple hits for Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U. White, Boel, Ledesma, and Pineda each collected two hits to lead Cen Cal Firecrackers- James 14U.