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Cascade all-stars win Little League state title

Major baseball team advances to regional for shot at LLWS

The Columbian
Published: July 31, 2015, 5:00pm

Not since the Hazel Dell team of 2000 has Clark County had a Little League major baseball state champion.

Cascade Little League can now fly that flag after beating Mercer Island 15-6 in the championship game for ages 11-12 on Saturday at Woodinville.

Cascade advances to the Northwest regional in San Bernardino, Calif., Aug. 9-15. The winner there goes on to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., beginning Aug. 20.

Cascade pounded out 18 hits including five home runs in the state title game.

Russell Fearington had two home runs, Mason Hill, Issac Hodory and Micah Foskett each had one, and Carter Monda hit three doubles.

Manager Mark Hodory said it was also solid defense that lifted Cascade to the state title.

“We knew (Mercer Island) would put the bat on the ball, and we made the plays defensively,” Mark Hodory said.

Cascade turned two double plays in the game including the game-ender.

Mixing up pitchers was also key for Cascade as they used multiple arms throughout the tournament.

In their five games at state, Cascade outscored its opponents 58-18.

“We felt confident going in. We really started preparing for state last November with defensive work,” Mark Hodory said. “It’s a special group. They never complain about practice.”

CASCADE 15, MERCER ISLAND 6

Mercer Island 202 110–6 13 0

Cascade 062 25x–15 18 0

Cascade highlights: Carter Monda 3-5 3-2B 2RBI 2R, Russell Fearington 4-5 2HR 4RBI 3R; Riley McCarthy 2-4 2B RBI 1R; Mason Hill 1-3 HR 1R; Issac Hodory 2-4 HR 1R; Dylan Hamilton 2-2 1R; Lucas Horowitz 2R; Micah Foskett 1-2 HR 2RBI 3R; Travis Wiess 3-3 RBI 1R. Ben Jones, Jake Bowen, Mathew Chudek also played.

(Click here to see the complete state bracket)

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