San Francisco Little League

SFA got on the board first in the top of the first inning, with a first pitch line drive to right field from our lead-off hitter, Brandon Balladares. This was followed by three walks to take a 1-0 lead. The San Francisco team sent a loud message of confidence early in the game that would carry them through the next 5 innings.  Aguirre and Mill Valley’s pitcher (Collins) kept batters from both teams off balance until the top of the fourth, when Mill Valley rallied with consecutive two-out singles. The next batter laced a ball up the middle.  Second baseman Marco Salvetti snared it and forced the runner at second to end the threat.

In the bottom of the fourth,  Salvetti came to the plate with two outs.  MV’s Collins  had retired 11 straight SFA batters at that point.  Salvetti turned on a fastball and launched a home run that hit the scoreboard in left field to give SFA a 2-0 lead.  SFA added a single run in the fifth to extend its lead to 3-0 and that was more than Aguirre would need.  Aguirre kept the MV batters off balance all night, allowing only one MV runner to get to third base.

SFA will face Novato South on Wednesday at 5:30 pm at Boyle Field for the District 3 Championship.  Come out and root the boys on!