Hawaii, Florida take final games of pool play
OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Massachusetts second baseman Jackson Daley fields a groundball during Game 21 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series against Hawaii on Thursday morning at Diethrick Park in Jamestown.
OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Hawaii's Angelo Pabalan delivers to the plate during Game 21 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series against Massachusetts on Thursday morning at Diethrick Park in Jamestown.
OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Florida's CJ Usina stands on second base next to Connecticut's JohnMarcos Adames after Usina's two-run double during Game 22 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series on Thursday at Diethrick Park in Jamestown.
OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Connecticut's JohnMarcos Adames throws to first base in an attempt to complete a double play as Florida's Owen Moore slides into second base during Game 22 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series on Thursday at Diethrick Park in Jamestown.
OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Massachusetts second baseman Jackson Daley fields a groundball during Game 21 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series against Hawaii on Thursday morning at Diethrick Park in Jamestown.
OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Hawaii's Angelo Pabalan delivers to the plate during Game 21 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series against Massachusetts on Thursday morning at Diethrick Park in Jamestown.
OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Florida's CJ Usina stands on second base next to Connecticut's JohnMarcos Adames after Usina's two-run double during Game 22 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series on Thursday at Diethrick Park in Jamestown.
OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Connecticut's JohnMarcos Adames throws to first base in an attempt to complete a double play as Florida's Owen Moore slides into second base during Game 22 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series on Thursday at Diethrick Park in Jamestown.
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JAMESTOWN -- Mililani, Hawaii, completed a perfect 4-0 run through pool play with a 13-3 six-inning, mercy-rule victory over Westfield, Massachusetts, in Game 21 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series on Thursday morning at Diethrick Park.
The Pacific Southwest Region champions earned the No. 1 seed in the American Division and the bye into Friday's 4:30 p.m. semifinal. Massachusetts, the New England Region runnerup, ended the tournament with a 1-3 record.
Hawaii jumped on top early with a four-run first inning and a six-run third.
Ron Tellefsen Player of the Game Justice Gabrillo, Logan Kawakami, Shiloh Irvine and Isaac Saoit all had singles during the first.
In the third, Ezra Pule-Nicholas and Gabrillo each had a single while Saoit, Angelo Pabalon and Bailey Irvine each walked and scored a run.
Hawaii scored twice in the fourth without the benefit of a hit before Kawakami scored the 13th run after walking in the fifth.
Brady Panis, who singled and scored in the second inning, was the Ron Tellefsen Player of the Game for Massachusetts.
Saoit, Gabrillo, Pabalan and Shiloh Irvine combined on a four-hitter with five strikeouts while walking five for Hawaii.
FLORIDA 20, CONNECTICUT 0
Tallahassee-Leon, Florida, put together the inning of the tournament to beat Bethel, Connecticut, in Game 22 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series on Thursday at Diethrick Park.
The Southeast Region champions batted through their order twice, scoring 16 runs in the second inning, en route to a 20-0 win over the New England Region champions.
Both teams entered the game knowing they were already through to Thursday evening's quarterfinals. The win gave Florida the National Division's No. 2 seed while Connecticut fell to the National Division's No. 3 seed.
In Florida's 16-run second inning, CJ Usina had three RBIs on a two-run double and a sacrifice fly; Owen Moore had a two-run single and drew a bases-loaded walk; Harvey Reichert had an RBI single and drew a bases-loaded walk; and Jack Wilson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and hit an RBI single.
For the game, Alex McGee singled, walked twice, scored twice and drove in a run; Gabe Harper walked three times and scored two runs; Reichert singled, walked, scored a run and drove in two runs; Usina doubled and drove in three runs; Grayson Goeke singled twice, walked twice, drove in a run and scored three times; Cole Miller singled twice, walked twice and scored two runs; Jacobs singled, doubled, scored a run and drove in two runs; Wilson was hit by a pitch, singled, scored twice and drove in three runs; Moore walked, singled twice, drove in three runs and scored twice; and Evan House walked, tripled, scored twice and drove in a run.
House, the Ron Tellefsen Player of the Game for Florida, threw the opening three innings for Florida, allowing just a leadoff single to Josh Brewster in the second inning. The left-hander struck out five. Usina got the final three outs.
Alex Martin was the Ron Tellefsen Player of the Game for Connecticut.