Little League: Windermere Giants top Yankees to take District 14 Majors crown

OCOEE In a matchup of Windermere Little League teams in the District 14 Top Team Majors Championship, the Windermere Giants scored a convincing 11-1 victory over the Windermere Yankees to take the district title June 8.

A three-run home run by Ricky Reeth — his seventh home run of the tournament — ended the game in the bottom of the fifth inning by way of the 10-run rule. Jo Jo Leyva was the starting pitcher for the Giants, who finished the tournament undefeated at 6-0 after going 14-3 in the regular season.

The Windermere Major Giants, which include players ages 11-12, are Nolan McCall, Reeth, Leyva, Brendan Ryan, Otto Blasini, Carlos Alemany, Jaylen Carr, Alvin Torres, Kurt Vollenweider, Hudson Tinn, Lucas Matthews and Santiago  Gomez.

The Windermere Major Yankees, who finished as runner-up in District 14, include J.J. Paulsen, Michael Hernandez, Joshua Kirk, Joshua Briggs, Kollin Kuehnhold, Kevin Mercier, Alex Winn, Jackson Fuqua, Colin Kirby, Jack Morrison, Jake Crews and Grant Grewe.

The District 14 Top Team Tournament included six teams from Windermere Little League, Winter Garden Little League, Ocoee Little League, Dr. Phillips Little League and South Lake Little League. Because of its size, Windermere is a dual-charter league and therefore placed two teams in the tournament.

The Majors tournament was hosted by Ocoee Little League.

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