| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Playa Vista Orioles - National | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 3 |
| Team Dinger 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Win: Liam Miller Loss: Toby Haarer |
| Box Score | Play-by-Play | Cumulative Stats |
PHOENIX — Playa Vista Orioles - National earned its first win on the opening day of pool play at the 17U National Team Championships Arizona on Wednesday with a 12-2 victory against Team Dinger.
Playa Vista's Liam Miller and Team Dinger's Toby Haarer worked back-to-back shutout frames to begin the game before the Orioles broke the scoreless tie when a run scored on a double-play grounder.
Consecutive base knocks from Matthew Quintanar and Jake Long extended the lead to 3-0 and a single to center off the bat of Greg Pierantoni brought the advantage to 4-0 in the fourth.
Team Dinger responded with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning, which included a sacrifice fly courtesy of Miles Crutchley.
However, Playa Vista's Liam Miller allowed just the two runs, only one of which was earned, through four innnings of work to keep Team Dinger's bats at bay for most of the day.
The Orioles added two more insurance runs in the fifth on a single from Matthew Quintanar. Playa Vista tacked on six more runs across the final two innings to bring the game to its final score of 12-2 and secure a tournament-opening victory.
Four players recorded multi-hit performances for Playa Vista, including Quintanar, Ryder Dykstra, Ty DePerno and Dylan Taguiam.
Playa Vista Orioles - National (1-0) is set to face Canyon Thunder (0-1) in its second game of the 17U National Team Championships Arizona at 9:45 a.m. MT on Thursday at Goodyear Ballpark (Reds 4).
Team Dinger 2022 (0-1) will look to collect its first win of the tournament against CBA Victus North (1-0) at 9:45 a.m. MT on Thursday at Goodyear Ballpark (Reds 3).
Key Moments
- Ryder Dykstra (Playa Vista) recorded the game's first run when he scored on a double-play grounder in the third inning.
- Consecutive run-scoring singles from Matthew Quintanar and Jake Long extended Playa Vista's lead to 3-0 in the fourth.
- Miles Crutchley (Dinger) delivered a sacrifice fly to bring Team Dinger within a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth.
- Dylan Taguiam (Playa Vista) brought home a pair of runs for the Orioles when he shot a single up the middle in the top of the fifth.
- Ryder Dykstra (Playa Vista) posted his third hit of the afternoon when he doubled home a run in the seventh to extend Playa Vista's lead to 10-2.
Notable Information
- "The first game is very important overall. The boys did a good job and grinded from the first inning through the last inning." — Playa Vista Orioles - National head coach Tim Olivarez.
On Deck
- Playa Vista Orioles - National (1-0) faces Canyon Thunder (0-1) at 9:45 a.m. MT on Thursday at Goodyear Ballpark (Reds 4).
- Team Dinger (0-1) will square off against CBA Victus North (1-0) at 9:45 a.m. MT on Thursday at Goodyear Ballpark (Reds 3).
Social
- Stay tuned to @USABChamps_AZ on Twitter for the most up-to-date news about the National Team Championships Arizona.
