The Douglas Little League concluded its season this past week with closing ceremonies.
 Victor Daniel Stuppi of the Denny’s Scrappers, who was celebrating his eighth birthday last Friday, scores the game winning run giving his team a 5-4 win over the ACT Sandgnats in the Minors AAA championship game. Bruce Whetten/Douglas Dispatch |
There was also one softball team coached by Gilbert Aguilar and Eddie Gonzales that played teams from District 8. The Sons of the American Legion girls finished the regular season with a 15-1 record and will now begin All-Star play.
The Minors AAA, which used to be the old Douglas Termite League, featured six teams this year with kids 6-8 playing in this division.
The ACT Sandgnats were the regular season champions finishing with a 13-2 record. The Denny’s Scrappers were second also at 13-2. League officials said ACT won the regular season based on the fact they beat Denny’s two of the three times the teams faced each other.
In the post season tournament which began June 16 the Backdrop Photo Hotrods beat Brown Page Iron birds and the Elks Rockhounds downed the Chiricahua Pediatric Bats in first round games. The Hotrods would go on to fall to the Sandgnats and the Rockhounds would lose to the Scrappers.
The Scrappers beat the Sandgnats 7-5 in the semifinals while the Hotrods would lose in the final inning to the Scrappers 13-12.
In the championship game Friday between the Sandgnats and the Scrappers both teams were tied at 4-4 going into the bottom of the fifth when Victor Stuppi, who was celebrating his eighth birthday that day, scored from third with the winning run giving the Scrappers a 5-4 tournament championship win.
In the Minors AA division the Krystal Clear Storm came in first place with an 11-4 record while the H&R Block Bulls were second at 10-5.
Six teams competed in this division.
For one of the few times in Douglas Little League history the top three teams in the regular season were eliminated from the tournament and the fourth place KDAP Iron Pigs who were 6-9 during the regular season were taking on the fifth place Gold Fire Hooks who were 5-10 for the tournament championship.
The Hooks, coached by Elzy Estrella, beat KDAP 10-6 in the finals winning the Minors AA tournament.
Five teams played in the majors division which was won by the Mi Ranchito Dodgers who finished the year 15-2.
The Hot Foot D-backs were in second a game back at 14-3. Hot Foot shutout Mi Ranchito 4-0 in the tournament finals.
In the juniors division four teams competed with the D.P.O.A. Pirates winning the league with a 12-3 record. The S.P.A.R.K. Red Sox were second at 11-4.
In the single elimination tournament the Pirates beat the Sons of the American Legion Astros 13-3 in one game while the Red Sox knocked off the Blue Jays 12-5.
In the championship game last Thursday at Copper King Stadium the Pirates edged the Red Sox 6-4 winning the tournament.
Alexis Selig was the winning pitcher fanning eight while walking three and giving up just two hits in five innings on the hill.Marcus Gonzales threw two innings in relief and gave up two hits, walked two and fanned four.
Nadiel Lopez fanned seven while taking the loss.Alejandro Carrillo hit 2 for 2 for the Pirates while Johnny Monjarrez and Hugo Valenzuela each were 1-3.
Fernando Gomez hit 1 for 2 for the Red Sox while Lopez and Rocky Vega each were 1 for 3.
All-Star play begins the week of July 4 at various locations around District 8.
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