Ben VanSumeren is greeted at home plate by teammates after hitting his second home run of Sunday's game against Saginaw Township South.
BAY CITY -- The Bay City fireworks show had nothing on the Bay City Southwest all-star team.
Southwest had its fair share of big blasts that wowed the crowd as well.
Southwest slammed five of the game's six home runs while downing Saginaw Township South 13-4 in the Major Boys Little League district tournament Sunday at Bay City Northeast.
Northeast downed Bad Axe 8-0 in the tourney's other game at Sovereign Field, setting the stage for a Northeast vs. Southwest clash at 5 p.m. Tuesday, with the winner advancing to the final four of district action.
Southwest got it done with the long ball as Ben VanSumeren slammed two home runs and Hayden Jatczak, Branden Brown and Rayferd Ralph each tagged one. Victor Schoenherr joined VanSumeren with three hits while Garret Glysz and Jatczak each tallied two hits.
Jatczak, the first of four pitchers, notched the win for Southwest.
Gage Howart drilled a three-run home run for Saginaw South while Sean Nowosatka ripped a triple. South meets Pigeon in a must-win game at 5 p.m. Monday in the double-eliimination tournament.
Bay City Northeast 8, Bad Axe 0
Brian Elder was untouchable for much of the contest, firing a complete-game shutout to propel Northeast to victory. Elder rung up 10 batters on strikes.
Kyle Brissette had a two-run single to key the Northeast offense while Jacob Pavlawk and Cameron Worden each had pivotal RBIs.
Jack Fisher and Gavin Guigar each had hits for Bad Axe, which faces Essexville-Hampton in an elimination game at 7 p.m. Monday.
Bay City Northwest 22, Caro 0
Nick Dardas went wild with three home runs, powering Northwest to the one-sided win over Caro in the district clash at North Saginaw Township.
Tyler David, Evan Schlatter and Adam Randall also homered in the victory, with David tagging four hits, and Randall and Carson Cooley joining Dardas with three hits. David started the game with a leadoff home run and Northwest never looked back.
David, Cooley and Austin Lawless combined to fire a no-hitter as Northwest got the job done on offense and defense.
Cody Reagle added two hits in the win for Northwest, which plays North Saginaw for a chance at the final four at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
MAJOR BOYS LITTLE LEAGUE
DISTRICT TOURNAMENT (11-12)
At Bay City Northeast
Saturday, July 6
Game 1: Bad Axe def. Pigeon
Game 2: Bay City Southwest def. Essexville-Hampton
Sunday, July 7
Game 3: Bay City Northeast 8, Bad Axe 0
Game 4: Bay City Southwest 13, Saginaw South 4
Monday, July 8
Game 5: Pigeon vs. Saginaw South, 5 p.m.
Game 6: Essexville-Hampton vs. Bad Axe, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, July 9
Game 7: Bay City Northeast vs. Bay City Southwest, 5 p.m. – winner advances to North Saginaw final four
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 10
Game 9: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 winner, 6 p.m. – winner advances to North Saginaw final four
At North Saginaw
Saturday, July 6
Game 1: Caro def. Reese
Game 2: Bay City South End 10, Vassar 0
Sunday, July 7
Game 3: Bay City Northwest 22, Caro 0
Game 4: North Saginaw def. South End
Monday, July 8
Game 5: Reese vs. South End, 5 p.m.
Game 6: Vassar vs. Caro, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, July 9
Game 7: Bay City Northwest vs. North Saginaw, 5 p.m. – winner advances to North Saginaw final four
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 10
Game 9: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 winner, 6 p.m. – winner advances to North Saginaw final four
FINAL FOUR
At North Saginaw
Thursday, July 11
Game 1: Bay City Northeast Game 7 winner vs. North Saginaw Game 7 winner, 4:30 p.m.
Game 2: Bay City Northeast Game 9 winner vs. North Saginaw Game 9 winner, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, July 12
Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 winner, 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 13
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 6 p.m.
Sunday, July 14
Game 5: If necessary, 6 p.m.
Winner advances to state tournament at Ishpeming
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