All-Stars and Tournament Update – Friday July 10
**BRSLL 9/10s Great Run Ends - D52 12s Championship Game tonight at Marina**
BRSLL 9/10s Spectacular Run Ends
Our BRSLL 9/10s lost a tough one to Foster City Wednesday evening in Palo Alto. After falling behind by scores of 5-0 and 7-1, our team rallied to close the gap to 7-5 but unfortunately could not get any closer. The loss gave our boys a matchup with Hillsborough for the right to meet Foster City for the District championship. Matthew Carroll started for Belmont on Thursday against Hillsborough and threw five shutout innings. He was also clocked on the radar gun as the hardest throwing pitcher in the tournament. Unfortunately, Hillsborough's pitching kept Belmont off the board, despite several scoring opportunities. Blake Collins had a great day in the outfield helping keep the game scoreless through five. Hillsborough pushed across the winning run in the bottom of the sixth for a final score of 1-0. The team battled hard for two weeks and was one of three teams remaining of the original sixteen. Zane VanArsdel, Drew Wyman, and Matthew Carroll were the top hitters for the squad during the tournament. Foster City now plays Hillsborough for the championship, but the hometown lads showed they can compete with the top teams and are looking forward to next year. Our players and the coaching staff, manager John VanArsdel and coaches Rod Wyman and Joe Garcia, are to be congratulated for their great performance.
D52 Play Continues - Hillsborough and Half Moon Bay Meet in Championship Game tonight
Hillsborough and Half Moon Bay will meet for the District 52 11/12 year old championship tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Marina. Half Moon Bay enters with one loss and will need to beat Hillsboroough twice to capture the championship. This should be a great game against two strong teams, so why not come down to Marina and enjoy the end of Little League baseball for the season! We'll have specials on tournament T-shirts and the usual great food at the snack shack.
All-Stars and Tournament Update – Wednesday July 8
**BRSLL 9/10s Play Tonight in Palo Alto - D52 12 Play Continues at Marina**
BRSLL 9/10s Face Foster City Tonight in Palo Alto
Our BRSLL 9/10s face Foster City tonight at 5 p.m. in Palo Alto in a battle of the two remaining unbeaten teams in the District 52 9/10 tournament. The winner will advance to Friday's championship game. The game will be at Palo Alto Little League Park, located at 3672 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Our 9/10s have done a great job to advance to this point in the tournament, so come out, show your support and cheer them on!
D52 Play Continues - SM National and Half Moon Bay Advance - Unbeatens meet tonight
In Tuesday night's games, Half Moon Bay defeated a tough, enthusiastic Redwood City National team 10-6. In the second game, San Mateo National won over San Carlos. In tonight's games, the two remaining unbeaten teams, Pacifica American and Hillsborough, square off at 5 p.m. Half Moon Bay will face San Mateo National in the second game at 7:30 p.m.
All-Stars and Tournament Update – Tuesday July 7
**BRSLL 12s Tournament Run Ends - D52 12 Play Continues at Marina**
BRSLL 12s Tournament Run Ends
Our BRSLL 12s faced a tough San Carlos team Monday night at Marina. Belmont scored first on an rbi single by Bobby Chu that drove in Franklin Rice in the bottom of the second. Evan McClain started for Belmont and, backed by some strong defense, worked out of jams in both the first and second innings, giving Belmont a 1-0 lead after two. San Carlos responded in the top of the third inning with a grand slam homerun by Zac Miller, making the score 4-1 in favor of San Carlos. It was all San Carlos thereafter as San Carlos went on to defeat Belmont by a final score of 11-1. Conor Thane pitched a complete game and also homered for San Carlos. In addition to his grand slam, Zac Miler also hit a solo homerun for San Carlos. Our Belmont team had a nice run in the tournament, winning two games including one over perennially tough Alpine West Menlo and our players and coaches are to be congratulated for their efforts.
D52 Play Continues - RC National Rallies for Victory
In Monday night's first game, Redwood City National entered the sixth inning trailing 9-5 against Palo Alto National. A 3-run homer by Kenny Belanger cut the deficit to 9-8, and Daniel Molinari's two-rbi single gave Redwood City a 10-9 lead in the middle of the sixth. With the tying run on second and two out in the bottom of the sixth, Palo Alto's Philip Lewis singled to left, but a great throw from left field cut down the would-be tying run at the plate to preserve the 10-9 win for Redwood City. Ben Sehl, Chris Ortiz and Liam Clifford also homered for Redwood City, and Kenta Yanagisawa hit two long balls for Palo Alto.
In tonight's games, Redwood City National will face Half Moon Bay at 5 pm with San Mateo National taking on San Carlos in the night game at 7:30. Wednesday's action will feature the two remaining unbeaten teams, Pacifica American and Hillsborough, squaring off at 5 pm.
All-Stars and Tournament Update – Monday July 6
**BRSLL Teams Victorious - 12s Play at Marina tonight -9/10s One Step from Championship Game**
BRSLL 12s and 9/10s Win Sunday Games - 12s play tonight at 7:30 vs San Carlos--9/10s on Wednesday
Our BRSLL 12s defeated Alpine West Menlo, 5-4, in a thrilling well played game at Marina Sunday afternoon. Belmont scored four times in the bottom of the first to take a 4-2 lead. After the rally, Alpine countered by bringing their top pitcher, Brad Degnan, into the game and he held Belmont scoreless through the middle innings. Belmont benefitted from strong pitching by Conrad May, David Dependahl and Evan McClain and outstanding defense all around, with centerfielder Nicky Thompson and catcher Bobby Chu contributing outstanding plays. With two on and one out in the bottom of the sixth, Nicky Thompson drove a ball into the gap in right center to score the winning run for Belmont. Belmont will be right back at it tonight with a 7:30 p.m. game vs. San Carlos at Marina. Let's have a big turnout of fans to support our team!
Our 9/10 team continued their winning ways on Sunday with a nail-biting 6-4 victory over San Carlos. Matthew Carroll pitched nearly the full game without issuing a walk in the low scoring affair. Vinny Bologna came in during the sixth to record two final outs and secure the win. Our Belmont team played a sound fundamental game with Chase DelRosso, Sheal Awsare, and Blake Collins all perfectly executing sacrifice bunts to move runners into scoring position for what turned out to be the difference in the game. Drew Wyman and Zane VanArsdel each collected multiple hits on the day. Belmont is now one of only two undefeated teams in the field of sixteen, and plays Foster City on Wednesday Night in Palo Alto. The winner will reach Friday's championship game needing only one win to secure the District championship. The loser will still be alive, but will have to win Thursday to reach the championship game, and will then need two victories for the championship. Wednesday's game will be at 5 p.m. at the Palo Alto Little League Park, located at 3672 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Our players and coaches would greatly appreciate as much fan suport as we can generate!
D52 12s Action Continues at Marina
In Sunday's other D52 games, the four unbeaten teams were in action. Hillsborough defeated Half Moon Bay 8-7 and Pacifica American continued their strong run with a win over San Mateo National. Hillsborough will meet Pacifica American on Wednesday.
Tonight, in additon to the Belmont game, Redwood City National will take on Palo Alto National at 5 p.m. We are reaching the final stages of the tournament as only 6 of the original 16 teams will remain alive after tonight's games.
All-Stars and Tournament Update – Friday July 3
**BRSLL Teams Prepare for Games on July 5 - D52 12s Continue Play at Marina**
BRSLL 9/10s and 12s Set for Sunday Games
Our BRSLL 12s will face Alpine-West Menlo on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Marina Field. This will be the second time these teams have met in the tournament and the winner will advance while the loser will be eliminated. Our 9/10s are one of four remaining unbeaten teams and will face San Carlos at the Palo Alto Little League Park, located at 3672 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto, on Sunday at 5 p.m. Why not make it a double-header and come out and support both our teams!
D52 12s Action Continues at Marina
Two games were played on both Thursday and Friday in our District 52 12 year old tournament. On Thursday, Pacifica American defeated Alpine West Menlo and San Mateo National defeated San Carlos. Pacifica American and San Mateo National join Hillsborough and Half Moon Bay as the only remaining unbeaten teams. On Sunday, Hillsborough will meet Half Moon Bay at 5 p.m. Pacifica American will meet San Mateo National at 7:30 p.m.
In Friday's games, Palo Alto National rallied from a 7-0 deficit to defeat Foster City 19-9 and Redwood City National, behind home runs by Daniel Molinari and Jackson Brown and a complete game pitching effort by Jarratt Crowell, defeated Menlo Atherton 10-0.
Have a safe and happy Independence Day and look for our next tournament update following Sunday's full slate of games.
All-Stars and Tournament Update –Thursday July 2
**BRSLL 9/10s win Second Game –Heavyweights Play Home Run Derby at Marina**
BRSLL 9/10s Defeat San Mateo American – will face San Carlos Sunday 5p.m.
It was another solid performance for the 9/10's from BRSLL as the team posted a 12-1 win over San Mateo American last night. Matt Carroll highlighted a solid night of hitting with a three-run homerun to center. A strong defense backed up pitchers Drew Wyman, Vinny Bologna, Zane VanArsdel and Matt Carroll to limit San Mateo to a single run. Belmont moves on to play our border rivals from San Carlos at 5 pm on Sunday July 5th. The game will be at the Palo Alto Little League Park, located at 3672 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. For more information, including field locations, on the 9/10 year old tournament, please visit http://www.pabaseball.org (then follow thelink to their 9/10 tournament page).
Half Moon Bay and Hillsborough Play Home Run Derby at Marina – No Hitter and HR for HMB’s Nuno and 4 HRs for Hillsborough’s Whitfield
In light of their past successes in District tournaments with their current crops of players,Hillsborough and Half Moon Bay entered this year’s tournament as strong candidates to capture the championship. Both were in action last night – Half Moon Bay vs. Foster City and Hillsborough vs. Redwood City National.
In the first game, Half Moon Bay defeated Foster City 10-0 in four innings behind the no-hit pitching of Enrico Nuno. Nuno recorded 11 of the 12 outs he needed by strikeout, and his three-run homer to center gave Half Moon Bay a walk-off win in the bottom of the fourth. Josh McKnight and Sam Vaughn added home runs for Half Moon Bay.
Not to be outdone by Half Moon Bay’s performance, Hillsborough unleashed a long-ball barrage against Redwood City National. Eric Whitfield got the air attack started with his first home run in a four-run first inning. By the time the night was over, the Hillsborough sluggers had launched seven home runs en route to a 17-0 win, including four in four at bats for Whitfield. Brothers Gordon and Brendan Barrows also homered for Hillsborough as did Ryan Ward.
Action continues tonight with San Carlos facing Alpine West Menlo at 5 p.m. and San Mateo National facing Pacifica American at 7:30 p.m.
All-Stars and Tournament Update – Weds July 1
**BRSLL 12s Victorious – BRSLL9/10s Play in Palo Alto Tonight --More District 52 11/12 Action at Marina **
BRSLL 11/12s Defeat Ravenswood 13-1
Our BRSLL 11/12 year old team rebounded from an opening round loss with a strong effort against Ravenswood. After Ravenswood scored a run in the top of the first, BRSLL recaptured the lead on Conrad May’stwo out, two-rbi double. EvanMcClain paced the offensive onslaught with a double and a grand slam homerun. Nicky Thompson pitched a complete game and also delivered two hits. Bobby Chu was outstanding for BRSLL behind the plate. Our BRSLL 12s will next play onSunday July 5 at 2:30 p.m. at Marina against an opponent to be determined.
BRSLL 9/10s Face SanMateo American – 5 pm tonight in Palo Alto
Our 9/10 team faces SanMateo American tonight at 5 p.m. at the Palo Alto Little League Park, located at 3672 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. For more information, including fieldlocations, on the 9/10 year old tournament, please visit http://www.pabaseball.org (then follow the link to their 9/10 tournament page).
District 52 11/12 Tournament Games Showcase First Round Winners
The eight first round winners will be in action the next two nights at Marina Field. Tonight’s games are Foster City vs.Half Moon Bay at 5 p.m. and Redwood City National vs. Hillsborough at 7:30 p.m.
All-Stars and Tournament Update –Tuesday June 30
**District 52 11/12 Tournament Continues – BRSLL in Action Tonight**
BRSLL 11/12s Face Ravenswood Tonight at Marina – game time 7:30 p.m.
Our BRSLL 11/12 year old team will try to get back into the win column against Ravenswood tonight at Marina. Game time is 7:30 p.m.It’s going to be another beautiful evening so why not come out to the field,enjoy some great food at our concession stand and support our team. In the 5 p.m. game tonight, San Mateo American will play Redwood City American.
In last night’s games, Palo Alto National, led by a 65-pitch complete game effort from Kenta Yanagisawa, defeated Palo Alto American 7-3. American’s Dan Erlich began the scoring with a two-run homer in the first, and the game was even at 3-3 heading to the bottom of the fifth. A 4-run fifth gave National the winning margin. In the night game, Menlo-Atherton broke open a relatively close game with a 7-run fourth inning enroute to an 11-1 win over Redwood City Highlanders. Jackson Williams paced the Alpine attack with a homerun to right field.
Additional Volunteer Support Needed for this Weekend
Response to our call for volunteer support has been great, but we are in need of additional field prepand t-shirt sales volunteer support for our upcoming games this weekend, Friday July 3 and Sunday July 5. We have two games on the 3rd (5 and 7:30 p.m. starts) and four games on the 5th (first game at 12 noon). If our BRSLL team wins tonight, they would play at 2:30 p.m.Sunday. To volunteer, please contact our tournament directors, Chris Mitchell (christopher.m@comcast.net or (650) 703-7549) or Steve Gross (sjgross2000@yahoo.com or (650)814-6391).
BRSLL 11s Lose Close one 8-7 to Foster City
Our BRSLL 11s played last night in San Carlos against a Foster City team playing their third game is as many days. After trailing 5-0 early in the game, our team clawed its way back with all nine starters having at least one hit during the game. Miles Fowler and Kyle McGuire each recorded three hits for BRSLL, and Kyle McGuire, Alex Smith and Spencer Stewart each drove in two runs. The BRSLL defensive highlight of the game was a home-run robbing catch at the left field fence by Kyle Sanchez. In the bottom of the 6th, BRSLL had the tying run on third base with one out, but Foster City’s pitcher was able to escape the jam and hold on for the one-run win. This loss eliminates our 11s from the District tournament.
All-Stars and Tournament Update –Monday June 29
**BRSLL District and SuperbowlAll-Star teams begin play – BRSLL hosting District 52 11/12 All-Star Tournament**
BRSLL Hosting D52 12 Year Old All-Star Tournament – Volunteers Needed and Fans Welcome!
BRSLL is hosting the California District 52 12 year-old All-Star tournament at Marina Field. This is the premier local event for Little League All-Stars, and the first level at which competition to reach the Little League World Series begins. This tournament is also a big fundraiser for our league, and we need volunteers over the next two weeks to help us run a successful tournament. Volunteers are needed to help with field prep and t-shirt sales. Field prep is especially critical as we need to set up the field beforethe first game each day and then again between each game. Beginning today (Monday June 29), we will have two weeknight games for the next two weeks with 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. starting times as well as four games on Sunday July 5 (no games on the 4th). If you have limited experience with field prep, don’t worry as we will have an experienced field prep leader on hand to direct the work effort. We also need help with t-shirt sales, particularly as teams begin playing elimination games tonight. To volunteer, please contact our tournament directors, Chris Mitchell (christopher.m@comcast.net or (650) 703-7549) or Steve Gross (sjgross2000@yahoo.com or (650) 814-6391).
The All-Star tournament games are also a great reason to come out to Marina Field and watch some baseball. Also, our concession stand led by Tim Sandborn’s All Sports Catering has lots of great food including traditional ballpark favorites (burgers, hot dogs, Polish sausages) as well as specialty items including Caesar salads, grilled marinated tri tip and daily specialties. So if you’re looking for something to do one evening this week, why not come out to Marina Field, enjoy some great food and have fun watching baseball! Remember, a portion of all your concession stand purchases during the tournament is returned to our league!
Eight games were played this weekend with all 16 teams playing their first round games. First round winners were Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough, Redwood City National, San Mateo National, San Carlos, Alpine West Menlo and Pacifica American. The most exciting contest of the weekend was Redwood City National’s 7-6 over Menlo Atherton, in which the final out was recorded on a would-be game winning shot that was caught on the warning track just in front of the right field fence.
We would also like to acknowledge the great volunteer support we have received to date – Randy McClain for doing a great job of getting the field into superior playing condition; Al Sikl, Walter Smith, Brian Fong, Mike Fowler, Mark Thompson, Chuck Dependahl, Andy Gross, Alex Smith and Justin Fong on field prep; our scorekeeper Jill Rodriguez; our District 52 umpiring crews and Bob Lotti who stepped in to umpire a game when we needed the help.
The full District 52 tournament schedule can be found at http://www.cadistrict52.org/tournaments.
BRSLL District All-Star Teams Begin Play – 12s in Belmont, 11s in San Carlos and 9/10s in Palo Alto
Our three BRSLL District All-Star teams all began District 52 tournament play this weekend. Our 12 year old team had the benefit of playing on our home field but drew a tough first round opponent in Alpine-West Menlo. Our boys played a strong game and after falling behind 3-1 in the first inning rallied to tie the score at 3-3 in the bottom of the third inning. Evan McClain was our starting pitcher and delivered a very strong performance. A decisive 3-run homer over the top of the right field foul pole gave Alpine a 6-3 lead and Alpine went on to a 7-3 victory. Our 12s next game will be tomorrow Tues June 30) at 7:30 p.m. at Marina Field vs. Ravenswood.
Our 11 year old team also drew a first round matchup against Alpine, in this case a very strong Alpine team that won the District 52 9/10 championship last season and then went on to win won the Section championship. Alpine showed their strength with an 11-1 win over our boys. Our 11s are next in action tonight (Mon. June 29) at 5:00 p.m. vs. either Foster City or Pacifica American at Highlands Park (North field) in San Carlos. For more information, including field locations, onthe 11 year old tournament, please visit http://www.sancarlosll.org/2009%20District%2011%20Home.php.
The BRSLL 9/10 District All-Star team defeated Redwood City American 11-1 in the opening round oftournament play in Palo Alto. Our 9/10 team will next play on Wednesday July 1 against San Mateo American. Game time is 5:00 p.m. at the Palo Alto Little League Park, located at 3672 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. For more information, including field locations, on the 9/10 year old tournament, please visit http://www.pabaseball.org (then follow the link to their 9/10 tournament page).
Please come out and support our All-Star teams! Our players and coaches really appreciate the support, particularly when we are playing away from home. We’ll keep you updated on the progress of our teams and their upcoming games, so you can come and show your support for BRSLL baseball.
BRSLL Majors and MinorsSuperbowl Teams Lose Hard Fought Opening Games to San Carlos
Our Majors and Minors Division Superbowl teams competed in the District 52 Majors and Minors Superbowl tournaments, which are single elimination tournaments organized by District 52 to give more players an opportunity to participate in post-season play. The tournaments were held the weekend of June 18-22 in Foster City. Both our teams faced San Carlos in the opening round.
Aaron Wolfgang led the way for our Majors Superbowl team, starting the game and pitching 4 strong innings. Unfortunately, we could not get much going offensively in the first five innings and entered the sixth trailing 3-0. A leadoff home run byAaron Wolfgang, his Majors division-leading ninth of the season, cut the deficit to 3-1, and a clutch two-out rbi double by Brian Gordon tied the game at 3-3. Alex Dolan delivered one of his three hits on the day in the game-tying rally and also made a spectacular diving catch of shallow fly ball in left field earlier in the game. After our boys tied the game, San Carlos pushed the winning run across on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth to gain a 4-3 win.
The Minors Superbowl team’s matchup with San Carlos followed a similar script, with BRSLL falling behind 5-0 before mounting a late rally. Chad Davies launched a three-run homerun to cut the deficit to 5-3 in the sixth. The rally continued, and the final out was recorded with the game-tying run on base.
BRSLL All-Star Rosters –District 52 and Superbowl Teams
Please congratulate the following players who were named to BRSLL’s All-Star teams. This selection is a recognition of their play and sportsmanship exhibited during the season. Players were selected by managers in their respective divisions, and a player vote was used to select six players to each of the 11 and 12 year old District 52 All-Star teams.
District 52 12 year oldAll-Star Team
Antonio Baltodano
R.J. Caslow
Bobby Chu
David Dependahl
Andy Gross
Cole Lotti
Conrad May
Evan McClain
Brandon Moyle
Franklin Rice
Nathan Rosenthal
Nicky Thompson
District 52 11 year oldAll-Star Team
Curtis Bell
Theo Chatman
Justin Fong
Miles Fowler
Ryan Giberton
Alan Li
David Maia
Jordan Mann
Kyle McGuire
Kyle Sanchez
Alex Smith
Spencer Stewart
District 52 9/10 year oldAll-Star Team
Sheal Awsare
Adrien Beaulieu
Vinny Bologna
Matthew Carroll
Blake Collins
Chase DelRosso
Paul Dolan
Nick Garcia
Mike Muldon
Gabo Rico
Zane VanArsdel
Reese Ward
Drew Wyman
Majors Superbowl
Rachid Atie
Miles Coe
Alex Dolan
Austin Driver
Brian Gordon
Mason Holman
Austin Jones
Sean Luna
Cole Mitchell
Nick Pekarek
Dalton Sikl
Aaron Wolfgang
Mitchell Wright
Minors Superbowl
Sam Boyle
Brandon Burkholder
Jason Burger
Thomas Chin
Adam Cobb
Chad Davies
Joseph D’Eredita
Will Kilty
Brandon Lee
Sean Prozell
Michael Savin
Jack Sechler
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