The Diamond Dust WWW.RIVIERALITTLELEAGUE.ORG SPRING BALL - MARCH 17th, 2012 Riviera Little League National Diamondbacks Win Slugfest! On March 7th the National Diamondbacks and Dodgers squared off in a well played slugfest. The Dodgers, led by impact bats Aidan Sullivan, Sky Shaw and Mason Scully raced off to a 12-6 lead after 4 innings. After a slow start that saw the Diamondbacks struggle mightily against the vaunted machine, their offense got going thanks to sparkplugs Mario Morales Safah and Caleb Hill. With those two setting the tables it was up to the middle of the order to deliver and Mason Debraal, Noah Cardenas and Cole Zimmerman were more than up to the task. In the bottom of the 5th the Diamondbacks put up a five run inning with contributions from the entire lineup. With the defense finally clicking on all cylinders the Diamondbacks kept the Dodgers off the board and went into their last at bat down 12-11. Once again the bottom of the order came through loading the bases and from there the floodgates opened and the home team came away with a 14-12 win. The Diamondbacks look forward to working on tightening up their defense and building on their late game heroics.
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Majors Current Standings W L T GP PCT Last Weeks Box Scores Orioles 5 0 5 1.000% VISITOR HOME Phillies 3 1 1 5.700% Phillies 2 Red Sox 2 Red Sox 3 1 1 5.700% Mets 0 Orioles 6 Mets 2 3 5.400% Reds 6 Cubs 17 Cubs 1 4 5.200% Orioles 9 Cubs 4 Reds 0 5 5.000% Reds 3 Mets 12 Home Run Leaders: Adam Turner - (1), Javin Fish - (1) Minors Current Standings W L T GP PCT Last Weeks Box Scores Threshers 3 0 3 1.000% VISITOR HOME Storm 3 0 1 4.875% Hot Rods 7 Threshers 10 Hooks 3 1 4.750% Bandits 7 Storm 8 Owlz 2 1 3.667% Bulls 5 Muckdogs 5 Bandits 2 3 5.400% Rattlers 11 Knights 8 Rattlers 2 3 5.400% Muckdogs 3 Hooks 6 Muckdogs 1 2 1 4.375% Knights 5 Bulls 14 Bulls 1 2 1 4.375% Rattlers 6 Bandits 13 Hot Rods 1 3 4.250% Knights 0 3 1 4.125%
Snack Shack Corner! Looking for something to do? Want a great meal for a few bucks? Take Stephanie Little s advice and try the RLL Snack Shack. Hot Dogs, Pretzels, Churros, and Hamburgers are all on the menu for your enjoyment. So, come on over and support a great cause AND watch a great baseball game. You won t be disappointed the food is so good and the games are so much fun, you ll feel like your at Angel Stadium! I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it. -Sandy Koufax Stump the Ump Learning the Rules of Little League Situation: A batter hits a grounder and runs through first base. The batter turns to his left and stays inside fair territory as he returns to first base. The first baseman tags the runner as he returns to first base. Umpire calls the runner safe. Is the umpire correct? (Answer on last page)
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Little League Baseball Days All Sunday UCLA Home Games Jackie Robinson Stadium Little League Baseball and Softball and the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) would like to invite you and your Little Leaguers to attend UCLA Little League Baseball Sundays. At each UCLA Baseball Sunday home game, Little Leaguers will receive free admission when they wear their Little League uniform. UCLA Baseball Sunday Home Games: March 18 vs. Arizona State March 25 vs. Washington State April 29 vs. Stanford May 6 vs. Purdue May 27 vs. USC On Game-day: The Little League players may attend the Sunday home games at no charge. Little League players are required to wear their uniform shirt. Additional Ticket Information: 310-983-1322 or bwest@athletics.ucla.edu Run the Bases for UCLA Baseball Posters National Anthem Buddies More game-day promotions
Dear Riviera Little League Families, We re on the Web! Www.rivieralittleleague.org Each week RLL puts out The Diamond Dust. The Diamond Dust is available at the Snack Shack on Saturdays and for download on the RLL web site in full color. In order to produce the newsletter each week I need your help. I am looking for article and picture submissions. Without your help I can not produce The Diamond Dust. Special Thanks to Carolin Hanses, Mike Hirsh, Rich Contino and Craig Zimmerman for contributing pictures and articles to this weeks Diamond Dust! Please email me pictures of games your watching. It s a great way to get YOUR team into The Diamond Dust. Good articles include great games, team events and other RLL activities. Remember when writing articles to keep them in the spirit of Riviera Little League. Articles about games should be positive and include information about both teams. We may edit submissions for content and length or reject inappropriate articles. Please send your submissions, pictures, and suggestions. The deadline is each week on Thursday by noon to be included in that weeks Diamond Dust. Thanks for your time and help! Kirk Adams sixadams1@yahoo.com Stump the Ump (Answer) Situation: Right Rule 7.08 The batter-runner may turn left or right, provided that if he turns left he does not make an attempt to advance. An attempt is a judgment made by the umpire. The requirement is that the runner must immediately return to first after overrunning or over sliding it.