Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Re: Ladera All Star Team Game 1 Recap

Correction:
The team will face Malibu on Saturday 7/11 at 6PM

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Ladera Little League All Stars 10-11 Team
2007 Ladera 9-10 Year Old All Stars

All Star Tournament Bracket (with results)  - Schedule
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On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 4:07 PM, Lawrence Gilliam <lgrhythm@gmail.com> wrote:
Ladera started the 2009 11 Year Old Tournament with a bang, defeating Santa Monica National 12-7 behind strong performances on the mound by Robert Togia (White Sox) and Jibri Walden (Yankees).  Clad in their new black Ladera All Star jerseys and hats, Ladera wasted no time; jumping out to a 7 run lead in the bottom of the first inning.

Offensively, the team was led by Jordan Crisp (Braves), Grant Craddolph (White Sox), Robert Togia and Jibri Walden.  Darien Geyen (Yankees), Kaelin Woodard(Dodgers),  Malik Cole (White Sox) and Lawrence Gilliam (White Sox) were solid in the field to aid the effort.

Leadoff batter, Jordan Crisp, was 3-4 and scored 3 runs.  Darien Geyen was 1-2 with a run scored and an awesome sacrifice bunt. 

Grant Craddolph went 3-4 with a huge double and 2 RBIs.  Lawrence Gilliam was 2-3 with 1 RBI and scored a run.  Grant, Lawrence and Jibri hooked up for a "web gem" 1-6-3 double play.

Jibri Walden was 2-3 with 2 RBIs.  He also threw 4 scoreless innings on the mound with 5 strikeouts.  Elijah Hodge (Tigers), in his first All Star appearance for Ladera, was 1-2 with an RBI.  Kaelin Woodard was solid on third base with an assist and a putout.  He also scored a run. 

Robert Togia started the game on the mound and had the hot bat with 2 hits and 3 huge two out RBIs.  He finished the game behind the plate. 

Malik Cole was solid in right field, handling a towering pop up in the first inning.  He also contributed an RBI.  Chris Henry (Braves) stroked a ball to deep right field that was mishandled by the right fielder to keep a rally going.  Valance Sams (Dodgers) had a great at bat and drew a walk .

Game balls went to Robert Togia and Jibri Walden.

Special thanks to team mom, Annette Harrigan, for organizing the water and gatorade at practices and pizza at the game.

The team will face Malibu on Thursday 7/9 at 6:30.


Manager  Barry Craddolph

Coach Lawrence Gilliam

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Ladera Little League All Stars 10-11 Team
2007 Ladera 9-10 Year Old All Stars

All Star Tournament Bracket (with results)  - Schedule
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