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Juneau s KB Lim, Vinny Nizich (4), Ryker Nelson (16) and Noah Lewis (0) celebrate Nizich s catch for the final out of the District 2 championship against Ketchikan on Saturday at Miller Field. (Klas Stolpe / KINY) Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A pitching gem, a fielding show, spectacular steals and a team performance gave the Juneau Gastineau Channel Little League Major Baseball 10-12 year olds the District 2 Championship in a 6-1 win over Ketchikan on Saturday at Miller Field. The team completed a three-game sweep in its best-of-five series and earned a berth in the state championship at Anchorage next week.
Hunter Carte threw a complete game, struck out six, allowed just four singles and one hit batter and had two fielding put outs. The defense picked up nine ground balls and two fly outs, including the game-ending leap at the fence by center fielder Vinnie Nizich. And the team had just one fielding error but also caught a runner off