Phase II - 2010 California Section 1, International Tournament.

VS. Petaluma National (5-1, District 35 Champion)

Game Time: 11:00am   Address: Lafayette Little League  Park 711 St. Marys Rd. Lafayette, CA 9454

Anyone wishing to caravaan should meet up with the coaches at team at the In & Out Burger on Soscol and Imola by 8:30am tomorrow.


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Section 1 International Tournament Brackets

The direct link to the brackets url is too long for this link field - so the page on the page this takes you to, look on the right hand side for the Section 1 options.  Click on 11-12 Division, Section 4 hosting.

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The 'Other' Recap: Register Coverage today

Click on the title here to see the Napa Register's report on the game with a great pic of Aaron.  Offensively,  two fabulously hit home runs by Cal in the second to get us started, and Colton in the third to really move the needle, plus Justin's double in the fifth and Joe's RBI fly to center in the fifth were the keys.  Defensively, Aaron's pitching - a complete game in 70 pitches with 9 strike outs, plus a double play in the 3rd (1, 1-3), another fielders choice to stop the runner coming home (1-5) in the fourth, and MJ's unbelievable diving catch and play to first (6-3) in the 5th were nothing short of amazing.

Next round continues on Saturday in Lafayette at 11:00am  - brackets posted in the next post!

District 53 Champions!!!!

FP: Strike out. Out (4-3). Out (8).

7-0, US, US, US!

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G5 through 5th Inning

FP: Strike out. MJ!!!! An amazing defensive play (6-3). Strike out.
pc: 63

NAPA: Colton fly out. Justin double to right-center. Jake pinch
running for Justin. Jake steals third on wp. Joe RBI fly out to
center. Juan Carlos fly out to center.
pc: 36

7-0, us.

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G5 through 4th Inning

FP: Double to left-center. Runner steals third on wp. Single, runner
on third OUT! Great defensive stop (1-5). Strike out. Out (6-3).
pc: 50

NAPA: Hayden strike out. Aaron strike out. Luke strike out.
pc: 27, second pitcher.

6-0, us.

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G5 through 3rd Inning

pc: 33 (FP pitcher through 2)

FP: Strike out. Single. Double play (1, 1-3).
pc: 37

NAPA: Gabriel walks. Steals second on wp. Steals third on wp. Dahlen
single, scores G. Aaron walks. Cal single to center. Bases loaded.
Luke rynning for Aaron Dahlen scores on wp, runners to 2 and 3.
Colton sends it over left, HOME RUN! Pitching change :). Justin out.
Joe out on a deep fly to left. Juan Carlos hit by pitch. MJ single to
center. Gabriel ou on a deep shot to center.

6-0, us.
Go Napa.

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G5 through 2nd Inning

FP: Strike out. Strike out. Walk. Out (3).
pc: 27

NAPA: Cal sends it: HOME RUN over dead center. Colton single to
center, Luke pinch running. Steals second on wp. Jake strike out.
Tyler walks. Juan Carlos out. MJ out.

1-0, us.

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G5 through 1st

FP: strike out, out (5-3), strike out.
pc: 11

NAPA: Juan Carlos single. MJ AWESOME bunt single. Runners on 1 and 2.
Gabe fly out. Both runners advance on wp. Dahlen strike out. Aaron
strike out.
pc: 13

0-0

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G5

Colton 1, Tyler 2, MJ short, Jake 3, Dahlen catching, Cal in left,
Gabe center, Juan Carlos right, Aaron in the mound.

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Game on!

We won the toss, Aaron is our starting pitcher.

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Fan of the Game

Need I say more:

District 53 Title Game Tonight

5:30 vs. Fairfield Pacific, at Laurel Creek Park fields.

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Fan of the Team

Debbie and I are in the car heading to Mill Valley for the morning.
Abby and Douglas are in the back, and somehow the subject of the boys
jersey numbers comes up. We went through the roster, and were stunned
to find that my six year old knows every boys number. We actually had
to pull up the roster to confirm it for ourselves. Definitely a big
fan, that little guy.

Game 4 Recap

Fairfield Pacific scored two runs in the bottom of the first, and I can honestly say, the fans in the stands had a moment of pause.  Clearly, the boys in the dugout did not.  This game was about our offense. They came up to the plate at the top of the second and did everything they needed to - were patient at bat, got the hits when we could - including a Grand Slam over dead center field from Gabe - and even took one for the team to score the 8th run of the inning.  MJ, Aaron and Colton all came up with big hits in the third to increase the spread, and MJ, Gabe and Dahlen all did it again in the fourth to get the job done.  Colton came in to finish the game on the mound, and we held them to just four batters, no more runs, and won by 11 in the fourth.  A satisfyingly decisive win.
Next game in Monday night at 5:30, same field.

Game Over - WE WIN!!!

NAPA: Tyler strike out. Juan Carlos out at first. MJ stand up double
to center - DAMN that almost went out!!! Gabriel shot to right, scores
MJ, Gabe on 2. Dahlen double to right, scores Gabriel. Cal pinch
running for G. Pitching change. Cal to third on wp Aaron strike out.
pc:

FP: walk. Out (7) - nice catch Luke! Strike out. Out (5-3) - nice
throw Jake.
pc:

14-3, game over in the fourth because of a 10+ run lead.

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G4 through 3rd Inning

NAPA: Hayden ground out. Juan Carlos bunt single. (I love the way
these boys bunt!!). MJ ropes a double to right, scores Juan Carlos.
Gabriel single to left. Dahlen single, error scores MJ, runners on 1
and 2. WP advances both runners. Aaron deep shot to right scores G,
runners on 3 and 1. Aaron (out) RBI steal scores Dahlen. Luke hit by
pitch, takes first. Colton ropes a double up the third base line.
Runners on 2 and 3. Jake out at first.
pc: 32

FP: MJ makes a phenominal throw (6-3). Pitching change, Colton
pitching. Strike out. Walk. Single to center. Out (4-6).
pc: 18

12-3, us.

Hour and thirty minutes in, going into the fourth...

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G4 though 2nd Inning

NAPA: Aaron walks. Joe double to right, runners on 2 and 3. Luke pinch
running for Joe. Cal bunts - bases loaded. Justin single, score Aaron.
Tyler strike out. Juan Carlos walks, run scores. MJ walks - great at
bat - scores Luke. Gabriel GRAND SLAM over center field. Pitching
Change. Dahlen walks. Aaron walks. Joe walks - another great at-bat.
Cal wears it - scores Dahlen. Pitching change. Justin hits into a
double (3, 3-2).
pc:3, third pitcher

FP: Batter hit, takes first. Single to right. Out (9). Bunt single
scores one, runners on 1st and 3rd. Strike out. Out (3)
pc: 31

8-3, US!

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G4 through 1st Inning

NAPA: Juan Carlos ground out. MJ out. Gabriel single over second base
(if G had been the center fielder he'd have made the play to
first... :)). Dahlen fly out.
pc:13

FP: Single. Strike out. Runner takes second on wp. Home run, scores
two. Out (6). Out (6-3).
pc:18

0-2, them.

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