By Kyle Howard

The Dodgers and Orioles faced off in Little League Majors action Sunday, June 10 to reach Monday's PacWest championship. The Dodgers scored early with a leadoff single by Ethan Weets, followed by a two-run home run to right center off the bat of Chris Coyle. The Dodgers scored a third time in the first on a bases loaded walk that gave them the 3-0 lead. The Orioles got one back in the bottom of the second and third innings to narrow the scoring gap to 3-2.

In the bottom of the fourth the Orioles' offense started to heat up with a bases-loaded triple from Tony Brookbank that gave them an 8-4 lead. The Orioles rallied in the bottom of the fifth for another four runs coming from five more hits, including another RBI triple from Brookbank. That gave him four RBI for the game.

The game appeared to be over with the Orioles needing just three final outs to close out the game. But the Dodgers put together a rally of their own. They scored five runs on five hits but still fell just short as the Orioles topped the Dodgers, 12-9.

The Dodgers outhit the Orioles, 12-10, for the game and had seven different players score. Along with having four RBI, Tony Brookbank also pitched a good game. He threw four innings and struck out six.