Saturday August 06, 2011
KEIZER, OR — Kelso, WA and Mound Time Beaverton, OR are the top two seeds in the 14U Babe Ruth Regional Semifinals. Two local teams are still alive, with a trip to the Babe Ruth World Series two wins away, and they might face each other for that right. At 10 a.m., the Keizer Knights, the No. 2 seed in the American Division, will take on National Division top seed Kelso, Wash. The Salem Steelheads (National No. 2) face Mound Time from Beaverton (American No. 1) at 1 p.m. The winners will play in the 5 p.m. title game, with the champion moving on to the World Series Aug. 20-27 in Glen Allan, Va.
Kalispell (Mont.) 8, Salem 7
Down 8-2, the Steelheads posted five runs in the seventh, but the rally fell short against Kalispell.
Cody Hagopian doubled for Salem.
Kelso (Wash.) 6, Burlington (Wash.) 4
Kelso scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to complete a comeback from a two-run deficit against Burlington.
Kelso finished 4-0 in pool play.
Keizer 19, Casper (Wyo.) 4
Mickey Walker was 4 for 4 to lead a 15-hit attack as the Knights cruised against Casper in five innings.
Keizer blew the game open with 13 runs in the bottom of the fourth. Jacob Wood doubled for the Knights.
Walker's four hits capped an efficient two days at the plate. Including Walker's four hits Thursday, he is a combined 8 for 9 in the past two games.
Mound Time 14, Meridian (Idaho) 4
Mound Time turned a close game into a rout with eight sixth-inning runs in a win against Meridian.
Leading 6-3 in the top of the sixth, Mound Time scored eight times to put the game out of reach.
Mound Time was a perfect 4-0 in pool play.
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