Baseball:
Poquoson won the Little League District 7 age 8-10 championship Saturday with a scintillating 8-7, eight-inning triumph over Hampton-Wythe at Deer Park.
Poquoson, which finished unbeaten in the double-elimination tournament and earned a state tournament berth, led 4-1 after five innings, but Hampton-Wythe extended the game with a three-run top of the sixth.
Hampton-Wythe then scored three more runs in the top of the seventh, threatening to force a winner-take-all final, but Poquoson scored three in the bottom of the seventh to keep the game going before taking the title in walk-off fashion an inning later.
Mason Deas had three hits and Tyler Martin two RBI for Poquoson. For Hampton-Wythe, Eli Chaltraw and CJ Williams combined for six hits and five RBI. …
In the District 7 age 9-11 first round at Warwick Little League, Poquoson shut out Deer Park 20-0 as Max Fritts batted 3 for 4 and struck out seven.
Also, York County beat Warwick 11-1 as winning pitcher Ryan Kizer drove in two runs and allowed just one hit. …
In the Senior first round at McReynolds Sports Complex in York County, Warwick beat Hampton-Wythe 4-1.
Softball:
In the Major (age 10-12) first round at Phoebus Little League, Poquoson beat Phoebus 10-4 as Cayla Weaver had three hits. Hannah Huxford had three hits for Phoebus. …
Also, Brooklyn Arneault’s four hits propelled York County past Deer Park 21-11.
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DETAILED SUMMARIES:
Age 8-10 baseball championship round (at Deer Park LL):
POQUOSON 8, HAMPTON-WYTHE 7 (8 innings)
Standouts: Poquoson, Mason Deas 3-4 (1 run), Dominic Galacgac 1-3 (1 RBI, 1 run), Braden Hermansky 2-3 (1 run), Tyler Martin 1-3 (2 RBI, double); Hampton-Wythe, Eli Chaltraw 3-4 (3 RBI, 2 runs, double), Hunter Liveley 2-4 (2 runs), CJ Williams 3-4 (2 RBI, 3 doubles).
Age 9-11 baseball first round (double elimination at Warwick LL):
POQUOSON 20, DEER PARK 0
WP: Max Fritts. Standouts: Poquoson, Chase Bullard 2-3 (2 runs), Eli Dickerson 3-4 (2 runs), Fritts 3-4 (7 strikeouts), Zeke Gilliatt 3-3 (4 runs); Deer Park, Devin Gray (on base twice).
YORK COUNTY 11, WARWICK 1
WP: Ryan Kizer (1 hit). Standouts: York County, Cole Draper 1-1 (run), Ryan Kizer 1-2 (2 RBI, double), Lance Williams 1-3 (RBI, double); Warwick, Shane Reimann 1-2 (double).
Senior baseball first round (double elimination at McReynolds Sports Complex in York County):
Warwick 4, Hampton-Wythe 1
Major softball first round (double elimination at Phoebus LL):
POQUOSON 10, PHOEBUS 4
Standouts: Poquoson, Anna Avery (double), Cara Faircloth (2 singles), Josie Moore (single), Cayla Weaver (3 singles); Phoebus, Lynlea Boone (single), Erin Brockwell (RBI, 2 singles), Madison Davis (2 runs), Hannah Huxford (2 RBI, 3 singles).
YORK COUNTY 21, DEER PARK 11
Standouts: York County, Brooklyn Arneault (4 hits, RBI), Ashley Hunt (2 RBI, double, triple), Madison Livengood (2 singles, RBI), Mackenzie Sherman (2 hits); Deer Park, Taylor Bryant (2 runs), Peyton Cunningham (3 hits), Dylan Dziecheiarz (single, 2 runs).
