San Francisco Little League

On a special day for all the SF All-Stars – some of whom have played with or against each other since Farm level,  the SF American 12’s broke open a close contest and defeated SFN 10-3 at Tepper Field on Saturday.  The win boosted SFA’s District 3 playoff record to 5-1, tying them for first place after completion of round-robin play.

SFN starter Zach Avila and SFA starter Anthony Aguirre both pitched well early.  The game was a 2-2 “pitchers duel” until the fourth inning.   In the top of the fourth,  SFA  broke the game open when Aaron Halford and Jacob Shaw  each connected on two-run homers to make the score 6-2.  Nikko Kinnard,  Eli Rudman and Adam Singer (4 for 4 for the second time in the playoffs) then added key hits and SFA extended its lead to 10-2- putting the game out of reach.   SFA’s bullpen was again strong, with Kobi Allen, Brandon Balladares and Halford keeping SFN in check.