Paseo Verde advances to Little League regional final

Las Vegas Review-Journal

2 years ago

Utah-Snow Canyon's center fielder Cody Ruffell (20) is forced out by Paseo Verde's third basema ... — Utah-Snow Canyon’s center fielder Cody Ruffell (20) is forced out by Paseo Verde’s third baseman Mason Zoller (7) during the Little League Baseball Mountain Regional Championship game on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in San Bernardino, Calif. Utah won 7-3. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

Paseo Verde’s assistant coach Brian Gregorich console his son Ryland Gregorich (33) after losing to Utah-Snow Canyon in the Little League Baseball Mountain Regional Championship game on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in San Bernardino, Calif. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

Utah-Snow Canyon players celebrate after defeating Paseo Verde in the Little League Baseball Mountain Regional Championship game on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in San Bernardino, Calif. Utah won 7-3. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

Paseo Verde’s shortstop Ryland Gregorich (33) reacts after scoring against Utah-Snow Canyon in the third innings in the Little League Baseball Mountain Regional Championship game on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in San Bernardino, Calif. Utah won 7-3 (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

Utah-Snow Canyon fans cheer for their team in the Little League Baseball Mountain Regional Championship game against Paseo Verde on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in San Bernardino, Calif. Utah won 7-3. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

Paseo Verde’s head coach Bill Senne discusses with his players during the Little League Baseball Mountain Regional Championship game against Utah-Snow Canyon on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in San Bernardino, Calif. Utah won 7-3. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

Paseo Verde’s second baseman Caden Cadaver (26) is forced out by Utah-Snow Canyon’s first baseman Colton Gainey (31) during the Little League Baseball Mountain Regional Championship game on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in San Bernardino, Calif. Utah won 7-3. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

Paseo Verde’s center fielder Dawson Schmitt (8) tagged out by Utah-Snow Canyon’s first baseman Colton Gainey (31) during the Little League Baseball Mountain Regional Championship game on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in San Bernardino, Calif. Utah won 7-3. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

Paseo Verde’s Dylon Murphy (44) scores at home against Utah-Snow Canyon during the second innings of the Little League Baseball Mountain Regional Championship game on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in San Bernardino, Calif. Utah won 7-3. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

Paseo Veda’s head coach Bill Senne, left, walks past Utah-Snow Canyon players as they celebrate after defeating Paso Verde during the Little League Baseball Mountain Regional Championship game on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in San Bernardino, Calif. Utah won 7-3. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

Paseo Verde fans, including Taylor Schmitt, 9, left, Brooklynn Portnoff, 8, second right, and Luka Gregorich, 9, cheer for their team during the Little League Baseball Mountain Regional Championship game against Utah-Snow Canyon on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in San Bernardino, Calif. Utah won 7-3. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

Paseo Verde’s centerfielder Zach Pornoff (22) walks past Utah-Snow Canyon players as they celebrate after defeating Paseo Verde in the Little League Baseball Mountain Regional Championship game on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in San Bernardino, Calif. Utah won 7-3. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

Paseo Verde’s pitcher Dylon Murphy (44) delivers against Utah-Snow Canyon during the Little League Baseball Mountain Regional Championship game on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in San Bernardino, Calif. Utah won 7-3. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

Paseo Verde advanced to the Little League Baseball Mountain Region final by defeating Montana-Boulder Arrowhead 5-1 on Thursday in San Bernardino, California.

Paseo Verde (2-1) will face Utah-Snow Canyon (2-0) in the title game at 2 p.m. Friday, and the winner advances to the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. ESPN will televise the game.

The game is a rematch from Tuesday, when Snow Canyon beat Paseo Verde 5-4 on a walk-off RBI single.

Against Boulder Arrowhead (1-2), Paseo Verde’s Jake Nakahara and Mason “Cruz” Zoller combined to allow three hits and no earned runs.

Paseo Verde took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Dylon Murphy and an RBI single by Dawson Schmitt.

Pinch hitter Broch Mabeus delivered a two-run single in the fifth to give Paseo Verde a 4-1 lead, and the Henderson team added a run in the sixth on a single by Caden Cadaval.