San Francisco Little League

After winning seven straight games to win the District 3 championship last week, the SF American 12's just couldn't get the engine re-started this past weekend at the Section 1 Tournamcnt in Lafayette.  SFA faced a big Vacaville team in the opener on a hot Saturday afternoon.  Adam Singer started for SFA and matched the Vacaville starter pitch for pitch for 4 innings.  With the score 0-0 in the top of the fifth -  Vacaville put across a single run and then got a three run homer to make the score 4-0.   SFA tried to rally in the late innings on a double by Clayton Read and a single by Eli Rudman,  but couldn't push a run across.  Final 4-0. 

 

In the elimination game on Sunday,  SFA faced Petaluma.  Anthony Aguirre started for SFA,  but came out of the game in the first inning with back spasms.  Petaluma's batters were as hot as the weather -- putting an 11 spot on the board.  SFA could not recover. Read was again a bright spot for SFA,  pitching 2 -  2/3rds innings of shutout ball and hitting a solo homer.  Final victory for Petaluma-  11-1. 

 

Elimination from the sectional does not diminish the great post-season for SFA.  The players, coaches and families are proud of the new championship banner that will be hung at Tepper Field for years to come.