Congratulations to the 2019 Majors champion A’s, who defeated the Diamondbacks in the final. on Saturday, June 15 at Benevento Park. Here are the full playoff results:

Monday, June 3
No. 4 Orioles 12, No. 3 White Sox 10
No. 6 Royals 3, No. 1 A’s 0
No. 5 Diamondbacks 5, No. 2 Angels 4

Wednesday, June 5
White Sox 5, Royals 1
Diamondbacks 10, Orioles 2
A’s 4, Angels 2 (Angels eliminated)

Friday, June 7
Royals 5, Orioles 4 (Orioles eliminated)

Monday, June 10
Diamondbacks 11, Royals 8 (Royals eliminated)
A’s 2, White Sox 1 (White Sox eliminated)

Saturday, June 15
A’s 9, Diamondbacks 0
A’s 10, Diamondbacks 0 (Diamondbacks eliminated)

The first night of the NRLL Majors playoffs provided a “major” upset as the sixth-seeded Royals blanked the regular-season champion A’s, 3-0, at Benevento Park.

At the plate, the Royals broke the ice in the first inning on a Gavin Wesley RBI single. It remained that way until the fourth when Nick Santiago and Wesley started a rally with back-to-back hits. Santiago then scored on a passed ball, while a Brandon Eng hit brought home Wesley to make it 3-0.

Wesley also starred on the mound. He threw five no-hit innings, striking out five and getting some outstanding defense to preserve the shutout. The A’s did put two runners on base in the sixth and had the tying run at the plate, but younger brother Jackson Wesley pitched out of the jam to earn the save.

The upsets didn’t stop there. In other first-round matchups, the No. 5 Diamondbacks tripped up the second-seeded Angels, 5-4, and the No. 4 Orioles outpaced the third-seeded White Sox, 12-10.

Pool play continues on Wednesday night as teams work to advance to the championship game that will take place Saturday, June 15, at 10 a.m. at Benevento Park.

North Reading Little League is offering a fun opportunity for youngsters to play baseball and represent North Reading this summer.

Registration is now open for the 2019 Jimmy Fund Season, which features three age divisions – 8/9, 9/10, and 11/12 – and features a 10-12 game schedule with NRLL teams playing against other local towns. The regular season runs from early July through early August, followed by a short playoff, with most games scheduled for weeknights. Home games are played at Benevento Park; away games are usually no more than 15 minutes away.

The cost is $110 per player, and the signup link is below.

If you would like to coach, please volunteer when you sign your child up. (If you didn’t coach in the NRLL spring season, you will be required to do a background check. This is a separate link sent to you in your e-mail.)

Questions about the Jimmy Fund program can be sent to NRLL Player Agent Ed Cady at edcady@comcast.net. If you have questions or problems with signups, please e-mail Mike Correale at mcorreal@comcast.net. Please use your username and password you used for the 2019 Spring Season Signup.

We look forward to seeing you on the baseball diamond this summer!

http://www.sportssignup.com/North-Reading-Little-League-Online-Registration.start

Inspired by the beautiful weather and the opportunity to participate in one of North Reading’s proudest traditions, approximately 125 North Reading Little Leaguers took part in the town’s Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27. It’s the seventh straight year NRLL has marched, and the league again had the largest contingent of marchers of any participating group. The action moves down to Benevento Park later in the day with three Majors games on tap at 5:30 p.m.

The Royals grabbed the lead late in the game and went on to an 11-7 victory over the Angels on Wednesday at Benevento Park. The game was tied, 6-6, with the Royals batting in the top of the fifth when Derek Scott singled on a 0-1 count, scoring the go-ahead run. From there, they never looked back and added two more with an RBI single by Brady Eng in the sixth.

Both pitching staffs had their hands full, frequently dealing with runners on base. The Royals collected eight hits and the Angels had seven. Eng was credited with the victory for Royals, going two innings in relief, allowing one run on two hits and walking none. Wesley threw one inning of scoreless ball to close out the game.

The Angels scored three runs in the second inning, led by Ryan Labb and Max Forristall.

The Royals’ big bats were led by Jackson Wesley, Finn Rodger, Eng and Scott, who each drove in runs in the third inning.