Connecticut coasts past Washington 10-0
Connecticut's Maxwell DeMoura dives safely into home before a late tag is applied by Washington's Zachary Muelheim during Game 19 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series on Wednesday at Diethrick Park. P-J photo by Matt Spielman
Connecticut's JohnMarcos Adames delivers to the plate during Game 19 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series against Washington on Wednesday at Diethrick Park. P-J photo by Matt Spielman
Washington's Gavin Chartier steals second base before a late tag is applied by Connecticut's Eli Beverly during Game 19 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series on Wednesday at Diethrick Park. P-J photo by Matt Spielman
Connecticut's Maxwell DeMoura dives safely into home before a late tag is applied by Washington's Zachary Muelheim during Game 19 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series on Wednesday at Diethrick Park. P-J photo by Matt Spielman
Connecticut's JohnMarcos Adames delivers to the plate during Game 19 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series against Washington on Wednesday at Diethrick Park. P-J photo by Matt Spielman
Washington's Gavin Chartier steals second base before a late tag is applied by Connecticut's Eli Beverly during Game 19 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series on Wednesday at Diethrick Park. P-J photo by Matt Spielman
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Staring down a Thursday morning matchup with Tallahassee-Leon, Florida, Bethel, Connecticut, needed a win Wednesday against Woodland, Washington, in Game 19 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series.
The New England Region champions took care of business early.
The first six batters of the game reached base and scored, and Connecticut eventually scored three runs in the bottom of sixth inning to earn a 10-0 mercy-rule victory over the Pacific Northwest champions.
Connecticut improved to 2-1 and will play Florida at 11:30 a.m. Thursday for the No. 2 seed in the National Division. The loser will take the No. 3 seed.
Riley Rozon and Maxwell DeMoura singled to open the game before Bradley Carroll hit an RBI double. After a wild pitch, a hit batter and a stolen base put runners at second and third, a passed ball made it 3-0. Two runs later scored on Eli Beverly's RBI single and Connecticut's final run of the inning scored on an errant pickoff throw.
Carroll, who was named the Ron Tellefsen Player of the Game for Connecticut, added an RBI single in the second inning to make it 7-0.
JohnMarcos Adames threw the first four shutout innings for Connecticut, striking out three. He allowed back-to-back singles to open the fifth inning and was relieved by Jasper Kasack, who pitched shutout ball for the final two innings, striking out two.
Connecticut's final three runs in the sixth ended the game. Kasack and Adames singled to open the frame before a sacrifice bunt by Oliver Spear. Rozon followed with an RBI single, DeMoura drove in a run when he reached on an error and Carroll hit a walk-off single to left-center field to end the game.
Jason Kain was the Ron Tellefsen Player of the Game for Washington, which finished the tournament 0-4.