Local Manhattan-Hermosa Beach baseball players fall in World Series semifinals
The Manhattan-Hermosa Little League 13-15 year old all-star team featured Garrett Baliton, Ian Draves, Matthew Field, Ben Gneiser, Namath Hogan, Max Jonas, Addison Lee, Ryan Lee, Robert Love, Connor Meidroth, Alex Rohm, Dondillon Rohrer, Jackson Shea and Charlie Webb. Tony Caswick managed the squad with assistants Dave Williams (1984 CSUN World Series Champion alum) and Ty Conrad (2016 Mira Costa alum and current El Camino College player). With the goal of winning the Little League Junior World Series, the 13-15 year old all stars from Manhattan and Hermosa Beach Little Leagues fell just short after reaching the semifinals in Taylor, Mich. The team from the South Bay finished with a 3-2 record, with both losses coming at the hands of Lufkin, Texas. “The Lufkin team played outstanding defense and did not give you anything,” MB/HB manager Tony Caswick said. “Pitchers threw strikes and made us earn everything we got. That, to go along with an untimely offensive slump, we came up just a bit short.” Six teams represented the United States with another six from International competition. The top teams from each division met Sunday for the World Series championship. In the semifinals…
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