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Forest Hills blasts way into U.S. championship

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A Tribune staff report

Published: August 21, 2009

Christian Whidden, Josh Russo and Jason Heinrich hit home runs as Forest Hills moved into the U.S. championship game at the Cal Ripken World Series with a 14-4 victory against Oregon's Willamette Valley on Thursday in Aberdeen, Md.

Russo's homer, his third of the tournament, capped a five-run first inning, putting Forest Hills in control. The team added three runs in the second, with Heinrich hitting a two-run double, before Whidden and Heinrich each hit two-run homers in the fourth.
Darren Miller earned the win, allowing two hits and one walk and striking out five in three innings.

JUNIOR SOFTBALL: Sarah Miller and Rachel Hampton combined on a four-hit shutout as South Tampa moved into the semifinals of the Little League World Series in Kirkland, Wash., with a 3-0 victory against La Grange, Texas.

Alexis Jackson drove in the tie-breaking in the fourth inning, scoring Sabrina Ciuzio with a double.

Nicholas J.E. Murray

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