After falling to Northern Utah on Monday the Carbon Cal Ripken 10-Year Old All Stars responded by easily defeating Long Beach 15-8 Tuesday afternoon.

Jumping out to an early 5-0 lead by the end of the first inning, Carbon managed to keep Long Beach, the Southern California champions, scoreless for the first two innings. Extending their lead to 12-4 by the end of the third, the final frames were a formality as Carbon improved to 1-1.

Riley Davis earned the win on the mound as he pitched two scoreless innings to help Carbon create a substantial lead early. CJ Smuin, Maizen Prichard and Ridge Nelson all received time on the hill in the lopsided win.

Scoring only one run in the tournament’s opening game Monday, Carbon’s offense exploded Tuesday as the team combined for 18 hits and seven walks. Long Beach finished with 15 hits and only three walks.

Tuesday’s victory puts Carbon in a position to potentially grab the No.1 or No. 2 seed in the Bill Ripken pool. With two pool games remaining, Carbon will next meet the Northern California champion Elk Grove on Wednesday at 4:00 PM PST.