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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Mill Creek Little League team shuts out Idaho Herald staff SAN BERNARDINO, Calif -- The Mill Creek Little League baseball team clinched a spot in the semifinals with a 7-0 victory over Boise, Idaho, on Tuesday at the Northwest Regional tournament. Mill Creek improved to 3-0, with one game remaining in the round-robin portion of the six-team tournament. The top four teams advance to Thursday's semifinals. Mill Creek and Beaverton, Ore., are both 3-0. The other teams in the Northwest bracket are Wyoming (2-1), Montana (1-2), Alaska (0-2) and Idaho (0-4). In Tuesday's game, Joakim Soderquist homered and drove in two runs to lead Mill Creek. Jason Todd also drove in a pair of runs for the victors. Four Mill Creek pitchers combined for the shutout. They allowed just two hits and struck out nine. Derrick Mahlum pitched the first 3 1/3 innings to earn the vicrtory.

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