Central Whidbey Little League splits games
July 11, 2008 · Updated 3:49 PM
Central Whidbey’s 11 and 12-year-old Little League All-Stars opened their District 11 tournament Tuesday evening at Skagit River Park in Burlington with a 5-3 victory over Arlington.
Starting pitcher Korbin Kozan had a good outing on the mound and was backed up by relief pitcher Aaron Curtin, Ben Etzell and closer Ty Deckwa.
Etzell also came through at the plate and stroked a two-run homer for Central Whidbey.
Jake Tumblin had a solo blast to help pace the offense.
Defense was once again a strong point for Central Whidbey and the team showed great fundamentals, turning in a timely double play to choke off a potential Arlington rally late in the game.
Coached by Scott Deckwa and Chris Tumblin, other members of the Central Whidbey team are: Brendan Ameluxen-Coleman, Joe Magee, Brian Norris, Morgan Payne, and Kurtis Smith.
Coming back Wednesday against the South Skagit Nationals, Central Whidbey lost 5-1 to drop down into the tournament’s losers bracket.
Central Whidbey played North Whidbey, which was a 7-6 winner over the South Skagit Americans Thursday evening, in a 6 p.m. game Friday night.
The winner of that game advances in the losers bracket to face the winner of the Arlington/Bellingham matchup in a 1 p.m. game at Skagit River Park today.
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