Northridge Little League National Champions : Players, Coaches Form a Family Portrait
30 years, 6 months ago

Northridge Little League National Champions : Players, Coaches Form a Family Portrait

LA Times  

TIMES STAFF WRITER Winning the Little League national championship requires more than ability from the players and coaches. Northridge players and coaches virtually lived together for two months, practicing every day from the last week of June until the World Series championship game Saturday. A look at each member of the Northridge Little League national championship team: John-Michael Baca: The son of Manager Larry Baca was one of two 11-year-olds on the team. Michael Frost: Frost batted about.700 in a reserve role through the first three tournaments, and finally was inserted in the starting lineup during regional and World Series play when Cunningham moved to catcher. He played two innings in the World Series final after center fielder Nathaniel Dunlap injured his thumb.

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Coming Back to Earth : Little League: Reality slowly sets in for Northridge entourage after thrill-packed run to World Series.
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Coming Back to Earth : Little League: Reality slowly sets in for Northridge entourage after thrill-packed run to World Series.

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TIMES STAFF WRITER The road to Williamsport, Pa., was clearly marked for the Northridge Little League team. The Long Beach Little League team that won World Series championships in 1992 and ’93 is something of ancient history-- and those players are just starting high school. “We’ll all get back to normal eventually, but nobody wants to think about that now,” …

LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES : Northridge Players Resilient in Defeat
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LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES : Northridge Players Resilient in Defeat

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TIMES STAFF WRITER A Little League World Series championship had been lost in agonizing fashion, and a group of mothers wanted to give their sons great big hugs. “One run separated the best two teams in the world,” said Eric Gordon, father of Spencer Gordon. “These teams came from different continents, almost parallel universes, and playing the same game, they …

It Comes Down to 1 Game : Little League: Gentile to start for Northridge against Venezuela for World Series title.
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It Comes Down to 1 Game : Little League: Gentile to start for Northridge against Venezuela for World Series title.

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TIMES STAFF WRITER Distractions were at a peak for Northridge Little Leaguers as the U.S. champion team began practice Friday. “Then he thanked us for putting in so much work.” Northridge will face Maracaibo, Venezuela, today at 12:40 p.m. PDT for the World Series championship. Little League has cracked down on violations since the Philippine team was stripped of its …

Seismic Series : Earthquake Is a Player in Northridge Team’s Little League Victory
30 years, 7 months ago

Seismic Series : Earthquake Is a Player in Northridge Team’s Little League Victory

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TIMES STAFF WRITERS In the wake of this year’s calamitous quake and in the thick of this month’s baseball strike, a gang of Southern California youngsters found something to cheer about Thursday as Northridge became the national champions at the Little League World Series. The victory marked the third consecutive U.S. title to be awarded to a Southern California team, …

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