District 10 - Game 1: 7/7/2007

Well the 12's started out hot. The kids played Tahoma in the first game winning 24 - 0. Every boy on the team got a hit. We pounded out 6 homeruns: 1 Pernell, 2 McGuire, 1 Tanaka, and 2 by Elmer. We used 4 pitchers and they combined for a no-hitter. Great start kids!!!!! Next we play Steel Lake who always play us tough.

District 10 - Game 2: 7/8/2007

Kent played a tough Steel Lake team and lost 3 to 2. Austin Pernell pitched a great game with Devon Shamp coming into close. Steel Lake's pitcher just pitched a great game also, quieting the Kent bats. Jordan Cowan did manage to go 3 for 3 and Dylan Wright went 2 for 3 with Austin Pernell and Reese McGuire each adding a hit. I have to say the boys played great defense, but they were just unable to string together some hits. I guess we'll just have to take the tough road - please come out and cheer us on. Next game Tuesday 7/10 6:00 against Federal Way Nat. Should be a tough game.

District 10 - Game 3: 7/10/2007

The 12's won tonight beating Federal Way Nationals 10-0. Dylan Wright pitched 3 scoreless innings and Devon Shamp Closed again. The boys pounded out 9 hits. It was nice to see them hitting again. Tanner Lucas did an excellent job behind the plate picking one runner off. DJ Elmer, Reese McGuire, Dylan Wright, Austin Pernell, and Jackson Huerta all went yard tonight. All the kids were patient tonight at the plate and hit the ball hard. The 12's play again tomorrow 711/07 at 6:00 against Federal Way American. Thanks for the support tonight it was great.

District 10 - Game 4: 7/11/2007

The Kent boys played a tough Federal Way American team but won 9 - 3. Federal Way battled tough having the lead thru the first 3 innings. Reese McGuire pitched great going the 1st 3 inngs then Devon Shamp, the work horse of the staff, pitched 3 also, and Jake Walker came into close. DJ Elmer had a great day at the plate going 3 for 3 and driving in 5 RBI's with the help of his grand slam in the 3rd to take the lead for good; he then add a solo shot in the 5th. Jordon Cowan also hit well going 2 for 3. Come by and watch - we'll be playing Bonney Lake Thursday night and could use a great cheering section.

District 10 - Game 5: 7/12/2007

The boys played Bonney Lake tonight beating them 17-1. The bats came alive tonight. Reese hit 3 homeruns, 1 a grandslam, DJ hit 2 and Jackson hit 1, producing the power tonight. Jack Freeman, Tanner Lucas, Taylor Tinney, and Michael Tanaka all hit the ball hard tonight. Austin Pernell and DJ Elmer combined on the mound to pitch a 3 hit 1 run game, great job. It was nice to see so many fans there tonight keep it up.

District 10 - Game 6: 7/13/2007

Well, Kent wound up playing Steel Lake again, who knocked us into the losers bracket, and beat them 17 - 3. The kids hit extremely well. Reese McGuire had 2 grandslams. Dylan Wright, DJ Elmer, and Austin Pernell all had homeruns tonight. Michael Tanaka, Jordan Cowan and Devon Shamp also hit well tonight. Dylan Wright pitched 3 no hit innings with good defense behind him. Devon Shamp and Jake Walker came into close. The kids are on a roll going into the championship game against Auburn. Auburn is a very tough team and should be a good game. We had tons of fans there tonight hopefully you can all come back out Saturday morning at 10:00 for the Auburn game. Great job boys keep it going!

District 10 - Game 7: 7/14/2007

The boys did it again. They beat Auburn 10-0 to force a 2nd game. Austin Pernell was incredible on the mound pitching a no-hitter. Dylan Wright went 3 for 3 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's and Reese McGuire also added a solo shot of his own. Jackson Huerta went 2 for 3 with Austin Pernell and DJ Elmer also adding some offense of their own. The kids were stellar in the field providing awesome defense. Come out for the Championship game Sunday at 10 am.

District 10 - Game 8: 7/15/2007

The Kent boys won the Championship 19-5 beating Auburn for the second time in 2 days. Dylan Wright and Reese McGuire combined on the mound for the win. The bats were alive again with Tanner Lucas getting the boys going with some clutch hitting, and the defense came thru in the end. Here are some final stats for the tournament. Kent scored 108 runs and gave up 15. Kent hit 31 homeruns. We had a team batting average of .452. We had 2 kids hit over .600, and 2 over .500. I truely believe the biggest strength of this team is the defense - they are awesome. We used 6 different pitchers and they all were very successful. There's one thing I can tell you is Kent has the best fans with what seem like a hundred people there rooting us on in the championship. It helps a lot and is very appreciated. ON TO STATE!!!!!!!!!!!!

WA State - Game 1: 7/21/2007

The 12's played the first game of the state tournament and came away with the win. The boys played South Kitsap Western and won 10-6. The Kent boys faced a hard throwing kid and hit the ball well. Jordan Cowen went 3 for 4, Reese McGuire went 2 for 4, Dylan Wright went 3 for 4, and Austin Pernell went 3 for 4. Tanner Lucas and Jackson Huerta also add a hit. The Kids played great defense with no errors. Austin Pernell pitched a great game with Devon Shamp and Jake Walker coming into close.

WA State - Game 2: 7/22/2007

The Kent boys were set to play the tough Mill Creek team. A very, very good team. Kent came away with the win 12 - 1. Unfortunately for Mill Creek they faced Dylan Wright when he was on. Dylan struck out 15 batters with Devon Shamp adding 1 K of his own in his closing role. Wow, the boys hit well again. Reese, Dylan, Austin,Tanner, Michael Tanaka all had multiple hit games with Michael, DJ, and Dylan all going Yard. We next play Tuesday.

WA State - Game 3: 7/24/2007

The Kent boys won again tonight playing Redmond. Kent won 11-1 in 4 innings. Austin Pernell pitched another gem of a game. He gave up only 4 hits with 8 strikeouts. The bats were alive again. Jackson Huerta went 2 for 2 with 2 homeruns including a walk off to end the game. Reese McGuire also went yard tonight. Reese, Dylan, and Jackson all had multiple hit games. Jack Freeman, Michael Tanaka, Devon Shamp, and Jordan Cowan all had hits tonight. The Kent boys base running was wild tonight taking advantage of everything, although they got caught a few times. Next we play West Seattle, the last unbeat team - should be tough. Go Kent .

WA State - Game 4: 7/26/2007

Well the boys made it to the State championship defeating West Seattle to advance 14 - 3. On the mound Dylan Wright, Devon Shamp DJ Elmer and Jake Walker all combine for the win giving up only 3 hits while striking out 7 in 5 innings. Again the Kent kids hit well. Dylan Wright hit 2 homeruns with Austin Pernell, and Michael Tanaka each adding one of their own. Jordan Cowan, Dylan Wright, Austin Pernell, DJ Elmer, and Michael Tanaka all had multiple hit games. But in the end it was Kent's aggressive base running that opened it up. Keep it up Kent one more win to go!!!!!

WA State - Game 5: 7/28/2007

Wow!!!! The Kent boys did it winning the State Championship 14-1 against Highlands. This is the 3rd state championship for these boys. Dylan Wright had a great day on the mound giving up no hits, striking out nine and walking 5. The kids face a very good pitcher but were patient at the plate and hit the ball well. Reese McGuire, Austin Pernell, DJ Elmer, and Micheal Tanaka all had multiple hit games. Dylan, Tanner, and Jack all had hits to the cause. Both Reese and Michael went yard tonight. Great tourney boys and on to California we go. I want to thank everyone who came out to support us you made a long drive and we very much appreciate it.

NW Region - Game 1: 8/3/2007, Washington vs Alaska

Washington (a.k.a. Kent) Little League 12 year old all-stars had the game opener against Alaska's Diamond-West AllStar team in this year's Northwest Regional's and they started out with a BANG! Dylan Wright pitched a Perfect Game, striking out the first nine batters of the game and finishing with 11 strikeouts out of the 12 batters he faced. The only Alaska player to hit the ball had a two-hopper to DJ Elmer, playing first base, who made the out unassisted. Dylan had the backing of Kent's mighty bats from the first inning. Jordan Cowan led off with a single, followed by a double by both Reese McGuire and Dylan Wright. DJ Elmer added a single and Tanner Lucas finished the hits the first inning with a double. Kent scored 3 runs the first inning. The bats got even hotter the second inning when Austin Pernell hit a bases loaded grand slam followed by a solo home run by DJ Elmer. Jake Walker added a hard hit single with his first at bat of the game and Devon Shamp hit a ball deep to right field that hit off the top of the fence and bounced back into the field for a double. Kent scored 7 runs in the second inning. In the third inning, Kent continued to "Rain" hits. Reese started the inning with a solo home run, Dylan and Austin hit singles to get themselves on base and DJ hit his second homerun of the game to score them. Jake got on base with a hard hit ball that bounced over the shortstop's glove and Devon followed with a homerun over the left field fence. The third inning hits continued with a single by Jordan, a double by Reese and another (#3) home run by DJ Elmer. Kent scored 11 runs in the third inning. Kent's final at bats in the fourth inning included singles by Michael Tanaka, Jackson Huerta,Taylor Tinney and Austin Pernell and one final home run for Kent hit to right field by Dylan Wright. Kent scored 4 runs in the fourth to make a total of 25 runs scored in the four inning game. What a great way to start! Kent will play Saturday at 5:00 against Wyoming. Thanks to all the fans here in San Bernardino and back home for all the support. Our league is what it is because of you. Keep it up!

NW Region - Game 2: 8/4/2007

NW Region - Game 3: 8/6/2007

NW Region - Game 4: 8/7/2007