The San Benito 13-year-old Babe Ruth All-Star team is still
alive in its Pacific Southwest Regional tournament in Taylorsville,
Utah.
The All-Stars have stayed alive despite dropping the opening
game 11-4 to Northern California on Tuesday. Since the loss, the
team has rallied for two straight wins.
The San Benito 13-year-old Babe Ruth All-Star team is still alive in its Pacific Southwest Regional tournament in Taylorsville, Utah.
The All-Stars have stayed alive despite dropping the opening game 11-4 to Northern California champion Tri-Valley on Tuesday. Since the loss, the team has rallied for two straight wins.
After falling to the elimination bracket, San Benito beat host Taylorsville 4-2 Wednesday. The win was highlighted by a big three-run fourth inning that gave San Benito an early 4-0 lead.
With the big lead, starting pitcher Andrew Sotelo shut down the opposing bats. He threw six and two-thirds innings, allowing only two runs. Sotelo also finished the game with two hits.
Vincent Parker had the big hit for San Benito with a two-out, two RBI single in the fourth inning. Parker’s RBIs were the last runs scored by San Benito.
The All-Stars continued their success the following game against Carbon Canyon, beating the Utah team 5-3 Thursday. San Benito struck early with a pair of runs in the first inning.
Taking advantage of Carbon Canyon errors and wild throws, San Benito scored on a Sotelo single and Parker groundout.
But San Benito quickly fell behind in the second inning after Carbon Canyon scored three unearned runs. Starting pitcher Macen Schwehr kept the game close by not allowing another run. Schwehr threw three innings and allowed no earned runs.
San Benito took the lead for good in the fourth inning on a Tyler Biersdorff sacrifice fly and a Schwehr single.
San Benito would add a final run in the sixth inning.
The Central California champions will play Tooele County from Northern Utah on Friday at 4:30 p.m. If San Benito wins they would need to play a second game Friday against the loser of Nevada champion South Reno and Tri-Valley.
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