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White Sox in Majors Division, Cardinals in Minors Win TOC in Ladera LL Baseball Sweep! Ladera Little League brought home the gold in the District 25 for both the Majors and Minors divisions at Culver Marina Little League. In the Majors, the White Sox outlasted the West Los Angeles Little League Orioles, 7-6, to earn the California District 25 Tournament of Champions Major Division banner on Saturday morning, June 19, 2010.  The White Sox battled back from a four run deficit in the first inning to earn the title.  Grant Craddolph of the White Sox hit a grand slam home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie the game setting the stage for Robert Togia’s winning solo blast in the bottom of the fifth inning.  Alonzo Billips also sent a towering home run into La Ballona Creek earlier in the game.  Kelvin Murillo and Jibri Waldenalso contributed hits in the game.  Devin Martin and Jordan Strong scored runs. Jibri Walden earned the win on the mound for the Sox with Grant Craddolph picking up the save. Defensively, the Sox were led by Robert Togia behind the plate.  Kelvin Murillo had four assists and a putout from second base.   Lawrence Gilliam was solid at first base with three putouts.   Grant Craddolph handled two ground balls from shortstop and Jibri Walden made a spectacular play from his back, throwing to Kaelin Woodard at third base, to record the final out of the game.  The 2010 Ladera White Sox join the 2008 Ladera Yankees as California District 25 Major Division Champions.  Ladera has won the title in 2 of the 3 years that it has participated in District 25. In the Minors division, the Cardinals came from behind in the championship game to win and cap off a perfect 24 and 0 season. The Cardinals went 17-0 in the regular season, 3-0 in the play-offs, and 4-0 in the T.O.C. The championship game opponent was the University Little League Red Sox. The Red Sox were leading 3-2 in the bottom of the 4^th inning until Aaron Eden hit a 2 run homerun deep over the center field fence that put the Cardinals in the lead 4-3. The Cardinals were able to keep the Red Sox off the board for the next 2 innings to win the game. Throughout this tournament, the Cardinals were lead by Desmond Gates and Adari Lesley and their excellent pitching. Both players pitched no-hitters in the 1^st and 2^nd games of the T.O.C. which gave the Cardinals an 11-0 win over Beverly Hills and a 10-0 win over Malibu. Offensively, several Cardinals came through with the bat during the T.O.C. Antoine Moten and Desmond Gates were always on base when the big boys came to bat. Adari Lesley went 7-10 and Nick Robinson went 6 for 11 at the plate both driving in runs. Aaron Eden hit homeruns in both the semi-final game and championship game. Mike Bearden and Jared Greenfield really helped the Cardinals with their excellent bunting ability. This enabled the Cardinals to go “small ball” and either move runners over or score them from 3^rd base. Myles Stafford, Allen Blackwell, Amir Lesley, Joseph Garcia, and Aaron Hill all contributed to the overall success of the team during tournament play. It was a total team effort. By winning the California District 25 Tournament of Champions Minor Division, the Ladera Cardinals became the 1^st minor division team from Ladera Little League to win the T.O.C. in decades. Ladera Teams Begin All-Star Tournament Play Saturday, June 26^th! The Ladera 9-10, 10-11, 11-12 and Juniors All-Star team begin play this week at various venues in District 25. The 10-11 and 9-10 teams get started firs with the 10-11 team at Santa Monica Little League at 2 PM on Saturday, 6/26/2010 against Culver City LL and the 9-10 team at the same time and venue against North Venice LL. You can view all the brackets with game locations and times at the District 25 Tournament Page. White Sox in Majors Division, Cardinals in Minors Advance TOC Play! The White Sox defeated Malibu LL 13 to 2 in Majors division Tournament of Champions play. They will advance to the semi-final game Friday June 18 at 6 PM. In the Minor division, the Cardinals have dominated beating Beverly Hills Little League 11 to 0 followed by a defeat of Malibu Little League 10 to 0. Their next game is Thursday, June 17 in a semi-final battle against West LA Little League. Both teams are in single elimination play in the District 25 Tournament of Champions contest at Culver Marina Little League. View the brackets at the following links: Majors Brackets Minors Brackets Field Location: 13068 Culver Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90094 White Sox win Majors Division, Cardinals take Minors Title! Begin TOC Play Saturday, June 12^th. The White Sox defeated a determined Braves team to win the Ladera Little League Majors division championship. In the Minor division, the Cardinals also had to come from behind in the final game against the Tigers team that came to play. Both teams begin single elimination play in the District 25 Tournament of Champions contest today at Culver Marina Little League at 3 PM (Majors) and 9:30 AM (Minors). Ladera LL Scores Update Form! LLL Majors and Minors managers, please use the Scores Submittal Form to report game results and notes. The winning LLL team or the LLL team in interleague games are responsible for submitting the form. Thank you for your assistance. Please send your questions and concerns to info@laderalittleleague.org and we will answer you as soon as possible. Thank you for your participation.

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