Over its 46-year history, California teams have dominated the Little League West Region tournament in San Bernardino. In fact, seven teams from the Golden State have gone on to win Little League World Series championships after leaving the launch pad at Al Houghton Stadium.
In a match-up for pride, as well as an opportunity to remain in the winners bracket in the six-team tournament, Southern California champion Park View and Northern California Vacaville Central met in an opening-round game Sunday night in front of a near capacity crowd of 8,543 fans.
Both teams proved they are contenders to make it to the Little League World Series in a sensational pitcher’s duel that turned into an epic 18-3 win for California District 42 champion Park View on the strength of a monstrous 10-hit, 15-irun barrage in the top of the 10th inning.
It was a game unlike many have ever seen as Park View – down to its final strike while trailing 3-2 in the top of the sixth inning – miraculously rallied to tie the game and then managed to defeat an apparent Vacaville Central team of destiny with a stunning finish.
When it was all over, Park View’s Green Machine had clubbed 17 hits, slammed five home runs and scored 18 runs to boost its all-star tournament record to 15-2.
Despite the inspiring win, Park View has little time to regroup as the SoCal champions meet Cave Creek, Ariz., in a second-round game Monday at 4:30 p.m. ESPN3 will have the telecast.
Meanwhile, Vacaville Central’s 10-game winning streak came to an end in unkind fashion. The Nor Cal champs move to an elimination game on Tuesday and will play the loser of Monday’s second-round game between Utah and Hawaii.
Hawaii, last year’s western region runner-up, got off to a rousing start by defeating Nevada, 8-0, earlier on Sunday.
Nevada will play the Park View-Cave Creek loser in Tuesday’s second elimination game.
“I have been doing this for 10 years now and never been in a game like tonight’s!” Park View manager Jorge Camarillo summarized. “I have been in many close games but never in one of this magnitude with a 15-run top of the 10th.”
Camarillo said it was difficult not to underscore the importance of the win.
“Staying in the winners bracket is a huge advantage,” he said. “This is probably one of the toughest regionals in the nation and every win is big.”
Wild wild west
The game proved one of epic proportion, with Park View pulling out a gutsy win to advance in Monday’s winners bracket contest against Cave Creek, Ariz.
Pitching for both teams was lethal in key points, with both teams squandering multiple squandered opportunities
However, what was as a pitcher’s dual for most of the game, Park View ended with a monstrous 15-run rally to place an excclamation mark on a game that lasted four innings past the regulation Little League six-inning standard.
Park View opened the game with a run in the first inning as Ali Camarillo reached base on an error and later scored.
However, Vacaville Central quickly answered as Gregory Ryan reached base on an infield single, stole second base, moved to third base on a wild pitch and scored on a base hit by Kyler Abramowicz, the manager’s son.
Park View starter Victor Lizarraga struck out two batters in the first inning. It would be the start of a sensational 11-strikeout performance in a no-decision on his part.
The Northern California champions got out of a big jam in the top of the second inning when Park View loaded the bases with one out. Money Guevara started the rally with a looper and Camarillo followed with a line single to place runners at first and second bases. Lucas Marrujo followed with a walk on a 3-1 count and it looked like the Southern California champions were headed for a big inning.
But Lizarraga popped out to catcher Cameron Malone, who made a dramatic sliding catch near the backstop, for the second out and Adriel Colmenero then hit into a force play at third base to end the threat.
Lizarraga struck out two more Vacaville Central hitters in the bottom of the frame while allowing a double to Mike Otterstedt.
With runs proving scarce to come by, Park View took a 2-1 lead in the top of the third inning on a two-out opposite field home run by Daniel Leon.
Lizarraga responded by putting down Vacaville Central 1-2-3 in the bottom of the frame to preserve the one-run lead.
Vacaville Central starter Colton Clarke left the game with one out in the top of the fourth inning after throwing 56 pitches. The pitch-limit for one game is 85. However, the Nor Cal coaching staff elected to save Clarke’s arm for a key performance down the line. Clarke will now need three full days of rest before returning to the mound later in the tournament.
Ryan replaced Clarke on the hill; he presented Park View with a new look coming from the left side. The new look did give Park View fits.
Ryan struck out five consecutive Park View players while his team regrouped in the batters box.
Northern California struck for two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning – assisted by two Park View errors – to take a one-run lead.
Guevara mishandled a ball at second base and was not able to make a throw. Malone followed with a chopper up the middle to place runners at first and second bases with one out. The key play then occurred when Sean Riley singled sharply to left field but the ball got past Colmenero to allow two runs to score.
3-2 Vacaville Central.
Ryan appeared on fire after entering the game. He retired Park View on three strikeouts in the top of the fifth inning and added two more strikeouts to start the top of the sixth inning. In fact, Ryan had Park View down to its last strike before Marrujo delivered a clutch double to score teammate Camarillo, who had previously drawn a walk to extend the inning.
Lizarraga pitched the full six innings with 11 strikeouts. The Park View pitcher struck out the side in the bottom of the fifth inning and came up with a clutch strikeout to send the game into extra innings with a runner poised at third base.
A series of misses by both teams began.
Park View placed a runner on base in the top of the seventh inning when Adam Amaro was hit by a pitch but could not advance the runner.
Ryan left the game after reaching the 65-pitch mark and was replaced by Aidan Russell. Meanwhile, Ju Ju Padilla took over for Lizarraga in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Padilla got the important first out of the inning on a groundout. But Clarke crushed a ball high into right center field that landed on the warning track between a pair of Park View players. Clarke was held to a single, however, as it was uncertain whether the ball would clear the fence for a game-winning home run.
A passed ball advanced Riley, the pinch runner, to second base with one out. Ryan singled into left field but the runner could not score, placing runners at the corners with one out.
Padilla got a big out on a comebacker while holding the runner at third base. The Park View pitcher then struck out Abramowicz with the runner still at third base.
It was Park View’s turn to threaten to win the game in the top of the eighth inning as the California Section 7 champions placed two runners on base with two outs. But Russell struck out Lizarraga on a rising fastball to end the frame.
Vacaville Central then had an opportunity to go ahead.
Tyler Sutton opened the bottom of the eighth inning with an infield single that looped over the mound but Padilla struck out the next batter and then induced Malone to hit into an inning-ending double play.
Park View promptly threatened in its next at-bat as Colmenero stroked a liner into left field. Russell struck out Omar Cordero but left the game after reaching 36 pitches. Anthony Soto Jr. was Park View’s next hitter but Malone threw out the runner attempting to steal second to record the second out of the inning.
Soto followed with a sharply hit ball to shortstop that went for an error. New Nor Cal pitcher Tyler Sutton uncorked a while pitch to move Soto to second base. Leon hit a slow roller to the left side and Soto was tagged out while being hung up between second and third bases.
Another chance wasted.
But Padilla kept his team in position to win by setting down the side in order in the bottom of the ninth inning.
With the game moving to the 10th inning, both teams had to be tiring a bit and getting a bit concerned with the winner playing again the next day.
Padilla reached based on an infield error and moved to second base on a passed ball. But Sutton struck out Guevara and Camarillo grounded out, with Padilla moving to third base with two outs.
Marrujo, with a double and three walks on the night, worked the count to 3-2 before blasting a two-run home run over center field to give Park View a much sought-after 5-3 lead.
The home run was the 57th of postseason all-star tournament play for the District 42 champions.
The home run chased Sutton from the mound, with Otterstedt coming in as Vacaville Central’s fifth pitcher of the game. Lizarraga worked a 3-1 count on Otterstedt before depositing the next pitch in almost exactly the same place as did Marrujo.
The home run count climbed to 58 as Park View extended its lead to 6-3.
Cordero continued the rally with a walk, placing two runners on base with two out. Soto continued to punish Otterstedt by crushing a RBI double. Leon came to the plate as the ninth hitter in the inning for Park View and sent a laser shot over the left field fence for three more runs.
It was Leon’s second home run of the game and Park View’s fourth homer of the contest (and 59th of the summer).
10-3 Park View.
The onslaught wasn’t over. After allowing seven runs to open the 10th inning, Vacaville Central went to its sixth pitcher as Abramowicz took the mound.
Park View greeted the new hurler with a walk, single and another walk to load the bases for Marrujo, taking his second swing in the frame. Marrujo lined a single to left to plate two more runs to rack up five RBI in the game and push Park View’s lead to 12-3.
Park View’s battering ram kept going as Lizarraga singled in a run for a 13-3 lead. Colmenero pounded a ground-rule double over the center field fence for another run.
Amaro drew a walk to load the bases. Joshua Bruce continued the barrage with a grand slam home run to up the Park View run count to 18-3.
Amazingly, Park View did all the damage with two outs. The Green Machine sent 18 players to the plate, scoring 15 runs on 10 hits, including four home runs.
Park View ended the game with 18 runs on 17 hits.
“The team plays with confidence because the kids believe in each other,” the Park View manager said. “Letting each other down is not an option, so they fight till the end in every game. We also have the best fan base in California! The fans carried us through the last few innings.”
It was up to Colmenero, the Green Machine’s third pitcher on the night, to close out the game and keep Park View in the winners bracket.
Ryan led off the bottom of the 10th inning for Vacaville Central by smashing a hard comebacker that hit Colmenero on the foot. But he remained there on an ensuing foul out to third and a game-ending double play.
While Park View and its fans celebrated with cheers, there had to be tears for Vacaville Central, which was making its first trip to the western regional tournament and sported a 10-0 all-star tournament record.
The teams combined for 27 hits and 21 runs as Vacaville Central rang up 10 hits in the loss.
The beat goes on for Park View, which continues to follow in the footsteps of the league’s gold standard 2009 LLWS championship team.
Next up is Arzona: a win on Monday would move the Southern California champions into Thursday’s winners bracket semifinal and assure Park View of no worse than a top three finish at this year’s regional tournament.
“Our pitching staff is deep and we have a lot of confidence in them,” the Park View manager explained. “Tonight we only burned two pitchers. We have Daniel Leon going tomorrow versus Arizona. He is another No. 1 on our staff.”
Park View standed 13 base-runners in Sunday game while Vacaville Central left eight runners on base.
Marrujo had quite a night with three hits, two runs scored, five RBI, three walks and seven total bases. Leon had seven official at-bats in the game with two hits, two runs scored, four RBI and eight total bases.
Lizarraga also turned in a standout performance with two hits, two runs scored, three RBI and five total bases. Bruce nd Colmenero each had four total bases while Guevara had three total bases. Camarillo scored three runs.
Marrujo, Colmenero and Soto each stroked doubles,
Lizarraga threw 84 pitches — 77 percent of them strikes while failing to issue a walk. Padilla allowed three hits and struck out three batters in his three inings on the hill. Padilla’s pitch count was 30 — with 77 percent strikes. Colmenero pitched one inning, throwing 14 pitches (64 percent of them strikes).
The three Park View hurlers combined to post 14 strikeouts without issuing a walk. The six Vacabville Central pitchers struck out 13 Park View hitters and walked eight
Park View’s five homers in the game raised its season total to 60 in 17 games.
Park View does it again, advances to Little League World Series West Region semifinal with 7-4 comeback win over Arizona
Park View Little League’s Green Machine assured itself of a top three finish at this year’s Little League World Series West Region tournament after recording yet another monstrous come-from-behind win Monday afternoon be defeating Arizona state champion Cave Creek 7-4.
Park View advances to Thursday’s semifinal game against likewise unbeaten Hawaii, with the winner advancing to Saturday’s regional championship game. The key contest will be telecast at 6 p.m. Pacific time on the premier ESPN network channel.
“These boys refuse to lose,” Park View manager Jorge Camarillo stated succinctly. “But more importantly they know what is at stake and play the game with pride.”
For the second time in as many days, Southern California champion Park View (16-2) rallied from the brink of defeat to remain undefeated in the six-team regional championship tournament being played at Al Houghton Stadium in San Bernardino.
Though the stands weren’t nearly as full as on Sunday night when Park View ripped off an incredible 10th inning rally by scoring 15 runs on 10 hits with two outs on the scoreboard to top Northern California champion Vacaville Central by a score of 18-3, the stakes were perhaps even higher in Monday’s game with a semifinal berth on the line.
Park View (16-2) found itself down, 2-0, in the first inning to the Highlighter Nation, so called because of its bright yellow uniforms that seemed to glow. Green Machine starting pitcher Daniel Leon, who clubbed two home runs in Sunday’s game, gave up two hits and threw two wild pitches to help the Arizona champions grab the early lead.
But Park View fought back the whole game to record its ninth consecutive win. Perhaps the term “refuse to lose” might be a good way to describe the California District 42 champions’ mind-set.
Park View tied the game, 2-2, with two runs in the bottom of the second inning.
Leon started the rally with a solid base hit to left field and Anthony Soto Jr. followed with a base hit to right field to place two runners on base with none out. A passed ball allowed both runners to move up a base, putting both runners in scoring position.
After a ground out froze both runners, Ju Ju Padilla followed with a walk against Arizona starter Landry Harkless to load the bases.
Omar Cordero hit into a force play to score one run but, in the process, rang up the team’s second out of the inning.
With runners now at the corners, Ali Camarillo came up with a base hit to score Soto and tie the score. Lucas Marrujo followed with a deep fly to center field to end the inning.
But the Park View lead did not last long. Arizona sent seven batters to the plate in the top of the third inning to score two runs and take a 4-2 lead.
Luke Newman, who singled and scored in the first inning, doubled to lead off the top of the third frame. Park View caught a break when Jayden Bahoura’s attempted bunt flipped straight up and Soto made an easy catch on the short pop-up for the first out of the inning.
But Harkless followed with an opposite field double to score the runner and put Cave Creek ahead 3-2. A passed ball quickly moved Harkless to third base.
A walk and a pop out put two runners on base with two outs but pinch-hitter J.T. Wheeling came through for the Arizona champions when he ripped a pitch to the fence in left field for an RBI double.
With runners at second and third bases and Cave Creek poised to add to its big inning, Leon managed to put out the fire by striking out pinch-hitter Henry Graham on a 3-2 count.
The Green Machine got one run back in the bottom of the third inning to trim the Arizonans lead to 4-3.
Adriel Colmenero sent a ball just past the outstretched glove of the shortstop to reach base with one out and Leon followed by slapping a single through the hole on the left side of the infield.
Both runners moved up a base on an ensuing passed ball and a high throw by the Cave Creek third baseman on a ball hit by Josh Bruce enabled the Park View runner on third base to score.
4-3 Arizona.
Leon departed after giving up four runs on five hits in three innings. He threw 69 pitches, striking out six batters and walking two.
Jonluke Hobdy took over on the mound for Park View and looked impressive in striking out the first two Cave Creek batters. But Newman clubbed his third hit in as many plate appearances to reach base and Ryan Hughes followed with a base hit to place two runners on with two out.
Harkless hit into a force play at second base to end the inning, though it took a video replay to confirm the out.
Neither team scored in the fourth inning, though Park View came closest after loading the bases with one out. Harkless departed the mound at this point after throwing 74 pitches – 60 percent of them strikes – and scattering six hits with two strikeout and three walks.
Landen Argabright entered the game and used one pitch to diffuse the threat.
With Money Guevara (single), Marrujo (walk) and Victor Lizarraga (walk) jamming the base paths, Colmenero came to the plate with an opportunity to turn the game around for Park View.
Instead, Colmenero ended the inning on a bizarre double play. He topped the ball directly off the plate. Argabright sprinted off the mound to field the ball and tag home plate for one out and then throw to first base for the second out.
It was a bang-bang play that went Arizona’s way. But Park View did not let down.
The Green Machine turned a neat double play of its own to put down a potential Cave Creek rally in the top of the fifth inning to keep its confidence up.
While Argabright was able to use one pitch to short-circuit Park View’s bases-loaded situation in the previous inning, he was not as fortunate in the next inning.
Adam Amaro opened the bottom of the fifth inning with a chopper into left field and was replaced by special pinch runner Santiago Garcia. Soto promptly followed with a base hit to place two runners on base. Hobdy then bunted for an infield hit to load the bases.
But Argabright got Padilla swinging on a high fastball for the first out of the inning and then got Cordero looking on a called third strike for two outs. But just when it seemed that the Arizona pitcher would get out of two herculean bases-loaded jams in back-to-back innings, the roof caved in on Cave Creek.
Camarillo hit a hot shot to first base, with the throw arriving to the pitcher covering the bag off target and allowing two Park View runners to score: 5-4 Green Machine.
Marrujo then fought off a 0-2 count with a single to score two more runs and extend Park View’s lead to 7-4.
The Green Machine sent nine hitters to the plate in the inning, using four hits, a walk and an error to score four runs.
Hobdy did his duty on the mound by pitching two scoreless innings with three hits and two strikeouts, but it would be left to Marrujo to close the game.
The Park View left-hander got the first out on a softly-hit flair to Colmenero at first base and struck out Grant Richardson, who had replaced Argabright on the mound to get the final out of the previous inning.
But Cave Creek, making its first appearance in league history in the LLWS west regional tournament, would not go down easy. Tanner Jacob, down to the Arizonans’ last strike, roped a base hit and Newman followed with his fourth hit of the game to bring the tying run up to the plate in the guise of Bahoura.
Bahoura delivered a smash to left field that looked to score a run and keep the last-ditch rally alive but Hobdy made a diving catch to end the inning and preserve the Park View win.
The Southern California champions had just enough left in the gas tank to pull up to the curb.
“Last night was an emotional roller-coaster that mentally and physically drained the boys,” the elder Camarillo explained. “We faced a great Arizona pitcher who was able to keep us off balance, but we eventually made the proper adjustments at the plate.”
The Green Machine finished the game with 11 hits – one more than Cave Creek – but continued a bugaboo by stranding 10 runners on base. Camarillo led Park View with two RBI while Marrujo registered three hits and drove in one run.
Hobdy and Soto each scored two runs while Bruce and Cordero were each credited with one RBI. Leon matched Soto with two hits.
Hobdy, who recorded a .733 percentage on strikes, picked up the win in relief while Marrujo (.632 percentage on strikes) recorded the save. The three Park View pitchers combined for nine strikeouts in the game.
Newman led Arizona with a sterling 4-for-4 performance with two runs scored while Argabright (.818 percentage on strikes, five hits in one-and-one-third innings) was tagged with the loss.
Through two days of competition, all six teams remain in title contention, though two teams will be eliminated on Tuesday and another on Wednesday.
Thursday’s semifinal loser advances to Friday’s second semifinal, with an opportunity to advance to Saturday’s championship game with an elimination win.
Friday’s second semifinal loser finishes third in the regional tournament.
But the elder Camarillo stressed it’s too early to look past Thursday’s semifinal game.
“The semi final agaisnt a well-rounded Hawaii team will be our greatest challenge yet,” the Park View manager admitted. “But our pitching is lined up the way we wanted for that semifinal game. We will be ready for that game.
“The mind-set stays the same: one game a time. We can’t get to the region championship without getting past a talented Hawaii team. The Little League World Series is our ultimate dream, but we are concentrating on the upcoming game against Hawaii.
“I have to say this western region tournament has to be one of the best in the nation. Every team is well balanced and anyone can be knocked off on any given day. We know our boys have to be prepared each and every game as we have witnessed in these last two dramatic wins. The boys are up for the challenge and have a refuse-to-lose attitude.”
The Park View Nation continues to believe that lightning can strike twice.
View from the top
Park View President Johnny Fuentes has had little time to contemplate the Green Machine’s 2-0 start to play in the Little League World Series West Region tournament after arriving back in San Diego at 2 a.m. Monday following Sunday’s marathon win and then making the trek back to San Bernardino for Monday afternoon’s game. But he remains ecstatic over the two comeback victories.
“These have been amazing games!” he gushed. “What passion and comeback … the victory is well deserved for Park View Little League. These boys get going when the going gets tough!
“What an incredible game on Sunday night when in the top of the 10th inning with two outs, nobody on base … who would ever think that 15 runs, and 10 hits were the destiny of these spectacular boys! If someone would have described the game I would have said that there was no way that could have happened! Only a team as dedicated as these boys are to each other could make this happen.
“Then to go on the next day and have the same situation where Park View Little League is down by a run and, within a blink of an eye, they manage to turn the ship around again! Whoever says victories like this are impossible, I beg to differ!
“Also, the fan support this team has is like no other … the parents are so positive and give them the rally the boys need to hold on to pull out these amazing victories. As I sat in the stands on Sunday night, I looked over to the PVLL section and thought ‘Wow, this is special!’ Not only were there Park View families in the stands but I had an Escondido board member come up to me and tell me that they came all the way up from Escondido National Little League to watch and support our PVLL boys! District 42 was also there to support our team! We can’t tell you how much it means to us to have an outpouring of support! This team is something truly special!
“GO PARK VIEW!!!!!”
Nevada bats come alive in two eliminational victories
It’s not neccesarily how one starts that is most important but how one finishes.
Las Vegas Mountain Rdige Little League posted consecutive 15-4 elimination game victories over Arizona and Utah to reach Friday’s challenger bracket semifinal. Nevada will play the loser of Thursday’s Hawaii-Southern California semifinal on Friday, with the winner advancing to Saturday’s championship game.
Hawaii shut out Nevada, 8-0, in the opening round but the Mountain Ridge Little Leaguers have looked like a much different team since then.
Wednesday’s elimination win over Utah assures Nevada of no worse than a third-place finish at this year’s western regional tournament.
Mountain Ridgewhich reached the Little League World Series in 2014, scored in every inning, delivering a lethal blow with six runs in the second inning and seven runs in the third inning to take a 14-0 lead. Snow Canyon scored twice in the bottom of the third and added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning but it wasn’t enough to stave off elimination.
Luke Miles led Nevada with four RBI in the game while starting pitcher Garrett Cutting had three hits and drove in three runs. Chase Ditmar drove in two runs while teammate Ryan Watkins also had two hits.
Cutting left the game after two innings with a 35-pitch count and a comfortable lead. He will be eligible to pitch in Friday’s semifinal. Cutting struck out six batters in his two innings of work.
Nevada finished the game with 11 hits but committed three errors. Snow Canyon had five hits and committed one error.
Luke Anderson had 10 first-pitch strikes for Utah.
Nevada defeated Arizona champion Cactus-Foothills South Little League from Cave Creek, 15-4, in Tuesday’s elimination round.
Mason Easterling and Ethan Hare led Mountain Ridge with three RBI each while Cutting drove in a pair. Rylan Evans, Cutting each finished the game with three hits. Cutting and teammate Dominic Perez each slammed home runs.
Nevada, which finished the game with 15 hits, built an 8-3 lead through four innings before pouring across seven runs in the top of the fifth inning.
Ditmar pitched three innings, yielding five hits while striking out two batters, to pick up the win.
Collin Cummings pitched two innings, giving up three runs on two hits, to take the loss. Four Arizona pitchers combined to strike out 10 Nevada hitters in the five-inning run-rule game.
J.T. Wheeling homered in the loss for Cave Creek.
Snow Canyon had avoided elimination the previous day by scoring a walk-off 7-6 win over Northern California champion Vacaville Central.
The teams traded leads throughout the game, with Utah taking an early 1-0 lead before Northern California tied the game at a run apiece. Snow Canyon then took a 2-1 lead before Vacaville Central rallied to take a 3-2 lead. Utah rolled across three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to go ahead 5-3 but could not hold the lead.
Vacaville Central came back to plate two runs in the top of the fifth inning and then added a run in the top of the sixth inning to go ahead 6-5.
But Utah saved its best for last by scoring twice in the bottom of the sixth inning to eliminate the Nor Cal champions.
With one out, Ethan Anderson reached base on a fielding error and moved to second base on a groundout.
With two outs, Logan Mendenhall singled to left field, scoring Anderson. Luke Iverson followed with a single to score Mendenhall for the game-winning run.
Mendenhall had two RBI on three hits to key Snow Canyon, which was making its second consecutive appearance in the regional tournament. He homered in the first inning and singled in the third and sixth innings.
Iverson also picked up three hits in the game. He had two RBI, as did teammate Austin Brown.
Cam Terry picked up the win for Utah despite allowing six runs over six innings. He threw 23 first-pitch strikes and struck out seven batters in the contest
Cameron Malone racked up two hits and two RBI for Vacaville Central. He doubled in the fourth inning and singled in the fifth inning.
Tyler Sutton was charged with the loss.
Little League World Series
West Region Championship
Sunday, Aug. 7
Hawaii 8, Nevada 0
Southern California 18, Northern California 3 (10 innings)
Monday, Aug. 8
Southern California 7, Arizona 4
Hawaii 5, Utah 2
Tuesday, Aug. 9
Elimination games
Nevada 15, Arizona 4 (5 innings)
Utah 7, Northern California 6
Wednesday, Aug. 10
Elimination game
Nevada 15, Utah 4 (4 innings)
Thursday, Aug. 11
Semifinal (winners bracket)
Southern California 14, Hawaii 11
Friday, Aug. 12
Semifinal (challenger bracket)
Nevada vs. Hawaii, 6 p.m. (ESPN2_
Saturday, Aug. 13
Championship game
Southern California vs.Nevada-Hawsaii winner, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
