The White Sox defeated the Athletics in the DYAA Junior League finals in dramatic fashion.

On the outstanding efforts of Matt Lariviere and Connor Bailey, the Athletics beat the A's 3-2 on Aug. 12 to force a final game on Aug. 14.

Friday's game started off with a bang, as Jack Joaquin hit the first pitch to deep center. Two outs later, he came home on a single by Jared Mauricio, putting the White Sox up 1-0.

The A's responded quickly in the bottom of the first to tie it up on an RBI single by Matt Lariviere that plated Mason Bouchard. The game stayed tied at 1-1 until the top of the 4th inning with good pitching and defense by both teams.

The White Sox forged ahead in the top of the 4th to take a 3-1 lead. Zak Arruda led off the inning with a double to deep left center field and came across on a Shreyas Rathod single to left field. Rathod came across to score on a single to right field by Ethan Barboza.

Once again, good pitching and defense by both teams kept the game at a 3-1 standstill until the 6th inning. Joaquin led off the 6th inning with a double to straight away center and scored on Logan Borowicz's single to center field, who then came across on Zak Arruda's deep shot to left center field. The White Sox closed out the game in the bottom of the 6th inning to capture the championship.

Zak Arruda and Jack Joaquin pitched combined to pitch six innings for the win.

The White Sox include: Logan Borowitz, Jack Joaquin, Zak Arruda, Shreyas Rathod, Ethan Barboza, Will Gangi, Jared Mauricio, Logan Edwards, Gary Magnett, Logan Desmaris, Natna Correia, Tobias Dickin.