Hollister’s A’s win it all
Pinnacle Staff Reports
After going undefeated in 2005 with a 20-0 record, the Babe Ruth
A’s had high expectations heading into this season.
This time, they lost one game early on, but it wasn’t enough to
knock them off course. In fact, the A’s answered the adversity by
ripping off 16 straight wins that culminated with capturing their
second league championship in a row.
Hollister’s A’s win it all
Pinnacle Staff Reports
After going undefeated in 2005 with a 20-0 record, the Babe Ruth A’s had high expectations heading into this season.
This time, they lost one game early on, but it wasn’t enough to knock them off course. In fact, the A’s answered the adversity by ripping off 16 straight wins that culminated with capturing their second league championship in a row.
In all, the champion A’s finished the season with a 19-1 record.
The A’s have been anchored the past two seasons by a strong pitching rotation and outstanding defense. This season, the A’s outscored their opponents 229-59.
The A’s strong pitching staff included high school left-handers Bret Furtado and Anthony Alvarez, and right-handers Chad Whitehead and Justin Terrill.
Prior to the return of these four high school players at mid-season, the A’s received outstanding pitching efforts from 14-year-old Adrian Diaz and 13-year-olds Mark Hurley and Dillon Di Napoli.
In the outfield, 15-year-olders Adrian Perez and Armando Lerma had outstanding seasons and provided strong leadership during the season, especially during the first half of the year, prior to the return of the high school players.
Perez batted nearly .500 on the season and had a solid slugging percentage. Jeff Jones, 14, also had an outstanding season with the bat and wound up the year hitting .400.
The A’s defense received was solid all season long, from third baseman David Alvarez and second baseman Adrian Garcia. But, the real key to the A’s defense the past two seasons has been the outstanding catching of Justin Schlie. Schlie is considered to have one of the most accurate throwing arms in the league.
The A’s also received solid contributions from 13-year-olds, Manny Bueno and Troy Luna, who both had several key hits during the season.
2006 Babe Ruth Champion A’s Roster
Alvarez, Anthony P, OF
Alvarez, David C, 3B
Bueno, Manny 1B, OF
Diaz, Adrian P, OF, C
Di Napoli, Dillon P, 2B, 3B
Furtado, Bret P, 1B, OF
Garcia, Adrian 2B
Hurley, Mark P, 2B, SS, OF
Jones, Jeff P, 1B, OF
Lerma, Armando 2B, OF
Luna, Troy OF
Perez, Adrian OF, P
Schlie, Justin C, 3B, OF
Terrill, Justin P, 1B
Whitehead, Chad P, SS
Hollister Little League 2006 All-Stars
15 & Under
Steve Cabral, Jacob Eichhorn, Bret Furtado, Dane Lamanna, Martinez Diego, Lorenzo Martinez, Matt Miguel, Derek Palermo, Adrian Perez, John Pulido, Devin Quintana, Alfonso Reyes, Miles Sanchez, Marcus Synegal, Lance Villasenor
14 & Under
Nick Acosta, Anthony Alvarez, Chad Badger, Chapa Ramiro, Adrian Garcia, Trevor Gessell, Freddie Larios, Tyler Provost, Ryan Sabbatini, Justin Schlie, Vallan Shaw-Fuss Justin Terrill, Chad Whitehead Kyle Vallejo Kyle Zozaya
13 & Under
Daniel Arevalo Will Cross Kallin Corotto Trevor Fabing Ricky Garcia, Darin Gillies, Jahz Gonzales, Brian Granger, Mark Hurley, Oscar Ramirez, Cooper Sepulveda, DJ Slaton, Eddie Vargas
American League 11-12’s
Jacob Cabral, Cody Gessell, Walter Irish, Enrique Lopez, Adrian Medina, Jacob Moeller, Mark Nakata, Kellen O’Laughlin, Tyler Quinby, Dustin Rovella, Marcus Sabatte, Kevin Salvas, Jacob Tonascia
National League 11-12’s
Keegan Bielejec, Michael Breen, Andrew Donati, Dylan Ito, Ryan Jacob, Emmett King, Skyler King, Jonathan Osborne, Geronimo Sevilla, Tyller Smith, Adrian Soto, Matthew Vallejo, Zach Zanger
American League 11’s
John Barrera, Brian Becerra, Richie Beltran, Austin Blake, Ryan Christian, Ray Rueda, K.C. Hansen, Robert Henderson, Dalan Hoskins, Eddie Munoz, Skyler Shaw-Fuss, Craig Slibsager, Zack Szyndrowski
National League 11’s
David Achen, Trevor Buller, Danny Buzzetta, Nicholas Chicoine, Sean Corral, Michael Fortney, Michael Bocksnick, Patrick Killeen, Joe Larson, Sage Leadem, Justin Patterson, Zack Tatar
American League 9-10 “A” Team
Cody Asp, Cody Cameron, Christopher Cook, Tony Diaz, Mavrick Enz, Conner Fabing, Josh George, Daniel Gonzales, Jordan Lopes, Marcos Perez, Robert Soto, Austin Wahl, Dylan Yamasaki
National League 9-10 “A” Team
Nathan Alvarez, Cody Bohannan, Andrew Breen, John Canes, Ben Cobb, Tyler Fhurong, Cody Freitas, Matthew Hawk, Hunter Haworth Dylan Lomanto, Gregory Steinbeck, Cade Vallejo, Dillan Williams
American League 9-10 “B” Team
Tony Amaral, Damian Botelho, Patrick Frusetta, Corey Langley, Chris Manderson, Weller Maxwell, Zackery Moeller, Enrique Rodriguez, Danny Souza, Conner Starke, Russell Tobias, Brian Tobias
National League 9-10 “B” Team
Gaelen Bannister, John Batelle, Brandon Granger, Joe Hagins, Joseph Huntley, Cory Jacob, Colter Bocksnick, Riley Lange, Quinn Mendoza, Dominic Padilla, Riley Phelps, Joe Telles
