Oil Belt baseball squad punches ticket to Junior League World Series final

Rey Castillo, Corpus Christi Caller Times
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Jace Arriaga catches a throw at second base at an Oil Belt Junior League team practice at Steve Castro Field in Robstown, Texas on Friday, July 29, 2022. The team has the potential to punch their ticket to the Junior League World Series at the Southwest Regional tournament in New Mexico this weekend.
Jace Arriaga catches a throw at second base at an Oil Belt Junior League team practice at Steve Castro Field in Robstown, Texas on Friday, July 29, 2022. The team has the potential to punch their ticket to the Junior League World Series at the Southwest Regional tournament in New Mexico this weekend.

The Oil Belt Junior League baseball team is on to the Junior League World Series final after defeating Eastern Regional champion Keystone, Pennsylvania 12-4 on Saturday at Heritage Park in Taylor, Michigan.

Oil Belt, the champions of the United States, outhit Keystone 11-6 with third baseman Blake Quinn accounting for three hits and three RBI to lead the team.

Oil Belt finished with four extra base hits, including a home run by Jace Arriaga in the fourth inning.

Lucas Saenz struck out six in 5.1 innings, followed by Jaden Martinez, Collier Carroll and Reese Rusher, who combined for 1.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts in relief.

Oil Belt advances to the World Series championship game for the second time in team history to play Chinese Taipei — a rematch from the 2014 Junior League World Series — at noon Saturday. The game will broadcasted on ESPN 2.

This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Oil Belt punches ticket to Junior League World Series final