The El Segundo Rounders won their second game of the day at the ASA “C” Nationals at Stockton, CA, an 11-3 run rule win over the Italian Athletic Club in 6 innings. Mark Villalobos hit his second home run of the day, and Rounders Kevin Castillo and Linnell Culver also homered in the win. The Rounders tallied the final run on an RBI single by Tommy Morton, driving home Linnell Culver. Culver drove in 3 runs on the day, and Jimmy Crotzer drove in 2. The win was actually just a first round game, as the Rounders drew the “play-in” game at 8am earlier in the day in the 65 team tournament.
The Rounders will face A-1 Tank of Northern California at 2pm tomorrow (Friday) in their next game. The Rounders faced A-1 Tank in the Memorial Weekend Qualifier, losing to them in their first game of that tournament, before reeling off 8 consecutive wins to capture second and a Nationals berth. The Rounders beat A-1 during that 8 game win streak, so Friday’s game will be the rubber match. Mitch Mendenhall is expected to start, with all three Rounder pitchers getting work on the first day of the tournament.
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