Rockies stay alive | Little League

The Rockies of the North Whidbey Little League remained alive in the Tesarik Tournament in Sedro-Woolley at the expense of another NWLL team, winning 13-2 in five innings over the Mariners Wednesday, June 5.

The Rockies of the North Whidbey Little League remained alive in the Tesarik Tournament in Sedro-Woolley at the expense of another NWLL team, winning 13-2 in five innings over the Mariners Wednesday, June 5.

The Rockies play another elimination game at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 6; a win will lift them into the semifinals.

Four runs in each of the first two innings carried the Rockies to the win.

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In the first, Dominic Vacarro, Nick Krantz, Shane Vogt and Micah Franklin singled to score one run. After two outs, Trevor Sheils cleared the bases with a three-run double.

The Rockies held the Mariners scoreless in the second, thanks in part to a fine running catch by center fielder Jared Johnston, then added four more runs on Franklin’s inside-the-park grand slam. Vacarro and Krantz singled and Vogt reached on an error to set up Franklin.

The score remained 8-0 until the fifth. The Mariners broke through with two runs, then the Rockies countered with five to 10-run their rivals.

Shiels and Andrew Score singled and moved up on a wild pitch, then Shiels scored on Andrew Dickson’s chopper. An error and walk loaded the bases for Krantz, who finished a great day at the plate with a three-run double.