PLOWING INTO SECOND BASE...Cougar Jack Burns, No. 4, gets hit in the back with the ball as he steals second base in the second inning during the Cal Ripken, Jr. 12U District 12 game against Millburn on June 20. The Millers won 8-6. David B. Corbin
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Millburn Passes Cougars, 8-6, In Ripken Jr. 12U District 12
Passed balls, dropped balls on strikeouts, double plays and a gameending rundown between third base and home plate decided the outcome of the Cal Ripken, Jr. 12U District 12 game between the 2-0 Millburn Millers and the 2-0 Cranford Cougars at Gumbert Field 2 on June 20. The Millers’ offense took advantage of those passed balls plus the dropped balls on strikeouts to score enough runs to defeat the Cougars, 8-6.
