SG Roofing downs Team Nolan

With outstanding pitching coming from three players and two others

coming up with big defensive efforts, SG Roofing won its ninth game

in 10 outings by defeating Team Nolan, 10-4, in Laguna Beach Little

League AAA Division play at Riddle Field.

Jake Glazer, Tyler Kesler and Michael Hyden shared pitching duties

and were backed by the defensive play of Sammy Witte and Michael

Seal.

Hyden continued his red-hot hitting by getting three of SG

Roofing’s four hits which included a bases-loaded double.

However, Team Nolan struck first, opening up a 1-0 lead when Remy

Zona scored on Sebastian Schott’s double.

Witte robbed Nolan’s Austin Hilleman of a potential hit and

Kesler, playing catcher, threw out a runner attempting to steal third

base, both plays preventing Nolan from padding its one-run lead.

That lead didn’t last for long.

During its first at-bat, Witte, Hyden, Glazer and Alex Gromet

scored on key hits by Hyden and Drew Romero as SG Roofing took a 4-1

lead.

After Glazer struck out three in the second inning, SG Roofing

extended its lead to 7-1 as Hyden came up with his second hit and

scored along with Seal and Witte.

Team Nolan cut the deficit to 7-3 in the top of the third but SG

Roofing came back with two more runs in the bottom of the frame as

Alex Gustis and Jase Swinden scored on Hyden’s double to left field.

Hilleman’s line-drive single scored Luke Barker in the fourth to

make the score 9-4 but again, SG Roofing came back in the bottom of

the inning, getting its 10th run when Glazer stole home.

Nolan’s Cole Kennedy denied SG Roofing any further runs in the

inning when he made a running catch of Seal’s hit to right field.

Nolan’s Ben Hanson, who doubled in the game, threw the final two

innings and struck out five.

Hyden closed out the game for SG Roofing, benefiting from two

standout plays at shortstop by Kesler.

In other games:

Five Feet 7, Quiksilver 4

Drew Wheeler singled and doubled with an RBI and Rex Strombotne

singled and struck out three in a fourth inning pitching stint, to

pace first-place Five Feet.

Blake Hofmeister had an RBI single for Quiksilver.

Riley Lozano, Christian Menes and Billy Vail also had key hits in

the game.

In AA Division action:

Oysters 1, Ebell’s 0

Zane Bhansali’s RBI single in the third inning accounted for the

game’s lone run as the Oysters won this battle for the division lead.

Dane Maison and Timmy Hess singled to begin the third for the

Oysters, setting up Bhansali’s hit which scored Maison.

Nicholas Channels struck out five batters and closing pitcher

Bryan Ludloff struck out two in the final inning to preserve the

victory.

Joe Redfearn came up with a big defensive stop for the Oysters

when he threw out a runner from his right field position.

Noah Garrett tripled and Logan Kimball singled for Ebell’s which

received strong pitching performances from Camron Hauer and Robert

Clemons.

AAA Division Standings (through May 5): 1. Five Feet, 11-1; 2. SG

Roofing, 8-1; 3. Quiksilver, 5-3-3; 4. Prudential, 6-4-2; 5. Police,

6-5-1; 6. Courtesy Auto Body, 2-8-2; 7. Team Nolan, 2-10; 8. Coldwell

Banker, 1-9.