UPDATE: Added final scores from Friday, Saturday games.
Several Twin Harbors Little League baseball teams are in the throws of postseason competition throughout late June and into early July.
Here’s a look at how local teams fared in their respective District 3 competitions.
8-10 Championship Round 1
Larch Mountain 9, Montesano 3
Montesano was unable to hold off a solid performance from the Larch Mountain offense in a 9-3 loss in the championship round of the Little League District 3 8-10 Tournament on Thursday at Lloyd Murrey Park in Elma.
Needing a victory to stave off elimination and force a decisive final game, Montesano was locked in a 1-1 tie as each team scored in the first inning.
The Monte all-stars trailed 2-1 before third baseman Tyson James poked a two-out, opposite-field base hit to chase home Ryker Chatham and Madden Maruska, giving Montesano a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the third.
RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Montesano’s Tyson Jones strokes a two-run single in the third inning of a 9-3 loss to Larch Mountain on Thursday in Elma.
Larch Mountain responded by loading the bases with no outs in the top of the fourth and tied the game when Maruska walked Coco Caruso with one out.
Quinten Canales then drove in a run on a fielder’s choice fly ball to short right field to give Larch Mountain a 4-3 lead.
Brady Hammond stepped to the plate and singled to right, scoring Kyle Verd. The ball skipped past the Montesano outfielder, allowing Canales to score from first on the play and pushed Larch Mountain’s lead to 6-3.
Montesano would load the bases in the fourth and had two on with one out in the fifth but failed to push across another run.
Larch Mountain blew the game open in the top of the sixth with three runs – including an unearned run on an error and another on a hit batter with the bases loaded – to take a 9-3 lead into the last half of the sixth.
Jones led off the frame with a double, but Larch Mountain relief pitcher RJ Calica struck out the next three batters to hand Montesano the loss.
Maruska took the defeat, allowing six runs – four earned – on five hits, four walks and four strikeouts over 3 2-3 innings pitched.
RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Montesano Little Leaguer Madden Maruska throws a pitch during a 9-3 loss to Larch Mountain in a District 3 8-10 championship game on Thursday at Lloyd Murrey Park in Elma.
Montesano’s offense had just three hits in the game, but drew 11 walks off Larch Mountain pitching.
Jones led the way for Montesano, going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI.
Maruska had a single and a run while second baseman Micah Eaton also scored a run for Montesano.
Other scores
First Round (June 24)
Larch Mountain 5, Montesano 0
Capitol American 12, Elma 2
Second Round (June 25)
Larch Mountain 11, Chehalis 8
Capitol American 13, Capitol American 6
Loser’s Bracket (June 26)
Montesano 16, Capitol National 0
Chehalis 9, Elma 8
Winner’s Bracket (June 27)
Larch Mountain 7, Capitol American 2
Loser’s Bracket (June 28)
Montesano 15, Capitol American 0
9-11 Tournament
First Round (June 24)
Larch Mountain 16, Capitol American 3
Elma 12, Capitol National 2
Second Round (June 25)
Larch Mountain 4, Chehalis 0
Willapa Harbor 9, Elma 3
Loser’s Bracket (June 26)
Elma 8, Capitol American 2
Chehalis 10, Capitol National 0
Winner’s Bracket (June 27)
Larch Mountain 1, Willapa Harbor 0
Loser’s Bracket (June 28)
Elma 9, Willapa Harbor 6
Championship Round 1 (June 29)
Elma 7, Larch Mountain 1
Championship Round 2 (June 30)
Larch Mountain 10, Elma 0
Junior League scores
First Round (June 28)
Elma 18, Capitol 12
Second Round (June 29)
Willapa Harbor 10, Elma 4
Loser’s Bracket (June 30)
Capitol 7, Elma 4
Championship (July 1)
Willapa Harbor 16, Capitol 0
8-10 Tournament of Champions
First Round (June 17)
South Beach 12, Capitol National 11
Capitol American 14, Willapa Harbor 12
Centralia 7, Larch Mountain 4
Aberdeen 17, Montesano 8
Second Round (June 18)
Chehalis 10, South Beach 4
Centralia 11, Elma 6
Loser’s Bracket (June 18)
Willapa Harbor 12, Capitol National 11
Larch Mountain 9, Montesano 5
Loser’s Bracket (June 18)
South Beach 14, Willapa Harbor 8
Larch Mountain 11, Elma 1
Winner’s Bracket (June 20)
Capitol American 12, Chehalis 9
Aberdeen 11, Centralia 10 (7 innings)
Loser’s Bracket (June 21)
Centralia 14, South Beach 4
Larch Mountain 10, Chehalis 0
Winner’s Bracket (June 22)
Aberdeen 6, Capitol American 2
Loser’s Bracket (June 23)
Capitol American 12, Centralia 10
Championship Game (June 24)
Aberdeen 8, Capitol American 4
10-12 Tournament of Champions
First Round (June 17)
Larch Mountain 17, Chehalis Basin 1
Willapa Harbor 13, Montesano 1
Capitol National 6, Elma 4
Centralia 10, Chehalis 0
Second Round (June 18)
Larch Mountain 10, Capitol American 0
Capitol National 12, Yelm 11
Loser’s Bracket (June 18)
Montesano 15, Chehalis Basin 0
Elma 28, Chehalis 0
Loser’s Bracket (June 19)
Capitol American 14, Montesano 3
Elma 12, Yelm 2
Winner’s Bracket (June 20)
Willapa Harbor 17, Larch Mountain 2
Capitol National 7, Centralia 1
Loser’s Bracket (June 21)
Centralia 8, Capitol American 2
Larch Mountain 12, Elma 4
Winner’s Bracket (June 22)
Capitol National 7, Willapa Harbor 6
Loser’s Bracket (June 23)
Centralia 13, Willapa Harbor 3 (8 innings)
Championship game (June 24)
Capitol National 11, Centralia 1
Intermediate 50/70 Tournament
First Round (June 19)
Capitol National 15, Capitol American 0
Chehalis 4, Elma 3
Winner’s Bracket (June 20)
Chehalis 5, Capitol National 2
Loser’s Bracket (June 20)
Elma 18, Capitol American 9
Championship Round 1 (June 22)
Elma 4, Chehalis 3
Championship Round 2 (June 22)
Elma 9, Chehalis 6
8-10 Softball Tournament
First Round (June 20)
Larch Mountain 12, Elma 11
Second Round (June 21)
Elma 15, Larch Mountain 5
Third Round (June 22)
PHOTO COURTESY OF WASHINGTON DISTRICT 3 LITTLE LEAGUE The Willapa Harbor Junior League all-stars celebrate with a championship banner after defeating Capitol 16-0 on Saturday in Olympia.
