JUNEAU EMPIRE
The Gastineau Channel Little League Junior All-Stars surprised perhaps everyone but themselves Monday.
In their first game back from their July 25 state championship win at Adair-Kennedy Field, the Juneau boys blasted Idaho with 19 runs at the Little League Junior West Regional tournament.
The final score was 19-0 as Idaho couldn’t solve Juneau’s pitching or hitting.
Thirteen teams will see action during the course of the week in the San Jose tournament; only one will see its season extend beyond it. The Little League Baseball World Series is August 17-27 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
As of press time, the juniors squad was trailing Cambrian Park Little League in its second game of the tournament. The host team out of San Jose led 8-0 in the sixth inning.
Little League Junior West Regionals Results
Monday, July 31
Hawaii 1, Utah 2
Wyoming 2, Washington 13
Host (Cambrian Park) 14, Nevada 3
Northern California 2, Arizona 14
Tuesday, August 1
Montana 2, Washington 4
Utah 2, Southern California 10