Sports

Jr. LL Squad One Step Closer To Finals

Johnston's 13- to 14-year-old All Star team held off a late rally by Quincy MA for the 11-8 victory on August 10.

James Picchi went 4-for-4 and scored 4 runs to lead Johnston in its 11-8 victory over Quincy, MA on August 10 at the Junior Little League Eastern Regional tournament in Freehold Township, NJ.

Johnston (3-1) led the game, 11-2, going into the bottom of the sixth and held off a Quincy four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh to secure the victory.

Jacob Podmaska (5.1 IP, 4 runs, 4 walks, 4 K) earned the win for Johnston, which also had six players with two hits each on offense.  Gian Martellini and Zach Coro each posted 3 RBI with Korey Fijal (2-for-4) adding two of his own.

Find out what's happening in Johnstonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

With the loss, Quincy (2-2) was eliminated from the tournament.

Johnston, two-time Rhode Island state champions, now await the loser of today's 4 p.m. match-up between Pennridge, PA, and undefeated Brandywine, DE, for a 7 p.m. consolation game, according to the tournament bracket online.

Find out what's happening in Johnstonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The winner of the Pennridge-Brandywine game would then face the victor of tonight's game in the finals, scheduled for August 11 at 11 a.m.

A second finals game, if needed, is scheduled for 2 p.m. tomorrow.

At the time of publication of this article, 4:30 p.m., Brandywine had taken a 4-0 lead against Pennridge in the bottom of the first inning.

 

Click the "Keep Me Posted!" link below to receive e-mail updates about the team's game today.

 

Information for this report was gathered from Gamechanger, a site hosted by the Freehold Township Little League.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here