Dothan National and AUM Green captured victories Sunday at the Dixie Youth Boys 12U State Ozone Tournament to set up a Monday afternoon showdown for a spot in Tuesday’s finals.
Dothan National downed Opelika 9-2 and AUM defeated Taylor/Rehobeth 16-1 on Sunday to create the match-up. The two teams are the only remaining unbeaten clubs left in the tournament and will play at 1 p.m. Monday with the winner advancing to Tuesday’s 3 p.m. championship game. The loser has to return to the field later Monday for a losers’ bracket game at 5 p.m.
Prado went 3 1/3 innings, giving up two unearned runs and the hit, while striking out two. Morales struck six of eight batters in 2 2/3 innings to finish the game. Prado finished the game 2-for-2 with four runs batted in. Gallardo and Walker also had two hits each with Gallardo driving in two runs and Walker one.
Zae McElveen led a 15-hit AUM attack, going 3-for-3 with a run batted in. Dabney and Devin Tolliver added two hits each as 11 of the 12 AUM Green batters recorded at least one safety. The three pitchers combined to allow only two runs and three hits over six innings. Chandler, the winning pitcher, went 2 2/3 innings, allowing just two hits and two runs, while striking out three. Parker worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings, giving up one hit. Wallace pitched two scoreless and hitless innings with three strikeouts, allowing only one runner on a hit batter.
In a game that featured four lead changes, Auburn Orange had taken an 8-7 lead with a three-run top of the sixth. Jesus Castellano belted a one-out solo homer to cut the margin to a run. Tyler Cosby was hit by a pitch and Lucas Linden singled to put runners at first and second. After an infield fly out, Jake Gross drew a walk to load the bases and Clymer Hendrickson followed with a two-run single to put Auburn in front.
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