little league baseball White Sox beat Angels for Majors championship

By Henry Krueger Enterprise correspondent

The White Sox were powered by dominant pitching and situational hitting in Saturday’s 8-4 victory over the Angels in the Davis Little League Majors Championship.

On the mound for the White Sox, Peter Prussel and Logan Wallace each handled three innings, combining for seven strikeouts while only allowing three earned runs.

Both pitchers had to work through major jams, including in the first inning when Prussel walked the bases loaded, but escaped the frame with a strikeout.

Wallace’s most strenuous inning was the sixth, which saw the Angels rally for two runs, before the right-hander induced a pair of fly balls that resulted in outs and ended the game.

While the Angels’ lineup posted their second-lowest run output of the season, the White Sox had their highest scoring game in over a month. The White Sox registered eight runs on just eight hits, showcasing their ability to deliver with runners in scoring position.

The most potent hitter on the White Sox appeared to be Luke Nervo, who drove in a team-high four runs on two doubles to left field. His second runscoring knock ignited a five-run third inning to give the White Sox an 8-2 lead.

“He’s just tremendous,” said head coach Erik Prussel of Nervo. “He doesn’t have to get a lot of the bat on the ball for it to go far, but he was right on it, he wasn’t missing much.”

After building a massive lead, the White Sox were held scoreless for the remainder of the game. However, this didn’t surprise Prussel, who recognized the talent of the Angels.

“The Angels are a good team, they could have easily beat us,” Prussel said. “Davis Little League is very competitive, See MAJORS, Page B2