Similar to last year, Hollister’s Veterans Memorial Park will
once again be the host site for three all-star tournaments this
summer, including the 16- to 18-year-old Central California State
Tournament beginning July 8. In addition, Vets Park will also host
the 13-year-old and 14-year-old Central California State Qualifier
Tournament, both of which are set to begin on Saturday.
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Similar to last year, Hollister’s Veterans Memorial Park will once again be the host site for three all-star tournaments this summer, including the 16- to 18-year-old Central California State Tournament beginning July 8.
In addition, Vets Park will also host the 13-year-old and 14-year-old Central California State Qualifier Tournament, both of which are set to begin on Saturday.
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Last season, the Hollister ball park hosted three tournaments as well, including the state-qualifier tournaments for both the 13-year-olds and 14-year-olds, and the state tournament for the 14-year-olds.
It was the first time Hollister had hosted a state tournament since 2006, while last year was the first year San Benito Babe Ruth had hosted three tournaments in one season.
And they will do it all over again this summer.
This year’s state tournament will be for the 16- to 18-year-olds, who will not compete in a prior state-qualifying tournament (all teams advance directly to the state tournament). Games are set to begin July 8 and last through July 12, although no brackets were posted at press time.
Other state tournament sites include Madera (13s), San Luis Obispo (14s) and Lodi’s Kofu Park (13-15s), which will also be the site of the District 1 state-qualifier tournament for the 13- to 15-year-old age bracket.
The San Benito 13-15 Babe Ruth All-Stars will open District 1 competition on Friday against Lodi at 8 p.m., with the winner advancing to Saturday’s second round against Modesto at 1 p.m.
As for the 13- and 14-year-old state-qualifier tournaments, those will begin Saturday morning at 10 a.m., when San Benito 2 takes on Lodi in the 13-year-old bracket.
San Benito 1 and Tracy will square off at 1 p.m., while the 14-year-old bracket will commence at 4 p.m. between Lodi and Tracy. The 14-year-olds from San Benito and Modesto will then follow at 7 p.m.
All games will be held at Vets Park, located on the corner of Memorial and Hillcrest roads in Hollister.
San Benito Babe Ruth 13 A
Manager Anthony Sotelo
Coach Jose Rodriguez
Coach Jack Starke
John Barrientos, Tyler Biersdorff, R.J. Clark, Adam Gonzales, Daniel Hopkins, Josh Nehme, Vincent Parker, Jacob Penzo, Jose Rodriguez, Macen Schwehr, Andrew Sotelo, Jackson Starke, Josh Tonascia, Jimmy Will.
First Game: v. Tracy on Saturday, at Hollister’s Veterans Memorial Park, 1 p.m.
San Benito Babe Ruth 13 B
Manager Mark Haworth
Coach Mike Martinez
Coach Joe Telles
Landen Alexander, Nolan Carmona, Austin Cascio, Elijah Changco, Mason Click, Jonathon Duarte, Christopher Green, Ryan Medrano, Tanner Okerson, Abel Pasillas, Josh Ramos, Schyler Sicoli, David Werolin.
First Game: v. Lodi on Saturday, at Hollister’s Veterans Memorial Park, 10 a.m.
San Benito Babe Ruth 14
Manager Angel Rueda
Coach Julian Gaytan
Coach John Hernandez
Tony Amaral, Cameron Brann, Andrew Breen, Connor Fabing, Alex Garcia, Justin Goodwin, Hunter Haworth, Tommy Hernandez, Cory Jacob, Garret Kelly, Zackry Moeller, Enrique Rodriguez, Marcus Rueda, JoJo Telles, Jacob Trujillo.
First Game: v. Modesto on Saturday, at Hollister’s Veterans Memorial Park, 7 p.m.
San Benito Babe Ruth 15
Manager Al Lopes
Coach Dave Padilla
Coach Fred Steinbeck
Jorge Acosta, Edgar Arriola, Cody Asp, Marco Cosio, Tony Diaz, Matt Hawk, Patrick Frusetta, Jordan Lopes, Dominic Padilla, Jared Penzo, Marcos Perez, Conner Starke, Greg Steinbeck, Dylan Yamasaki.
First Game: v. Lodi on Friday, at Kofu Park in Lodi, 8 p.m.
Hollister American 11-12
Hollister American, which received a first-round bye, opened the District 9 Majors All-Star Tournament with a 16-7 victory over Salinas Hartnell on Monday to advance to the quarterfinal round.
Hollister American will now face Gonzales at Gonzales on Saturday at 4 p.m. The winner will advance to the semifinal round against either Hollister National or Salinas Continental.
Hollister National 11-12
Hollister National opened District 9 play with a 12-0 win against Soledad on Saturday and a 17-0 victory over King City on Monday to advance to the quarterfinal round.
Hollister National will now face Salinas Continental at Gonzales on Saturday at 7 p.m. The winner will advance to the semifinal round against either Hollister American or Gonzales.
Hollister American 10-11
After receiving a first-round bye, the Hollister American 10- and 11-year-old All-Stars defeated Salinas Continental by a 15-3 margin on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinal round.
Hollister American will now square off against Soledad at Salinas Atlantic on Saturday. First pitch is 10 a.m. The winner will advance to the semifinals against either Hartnell or North County.
Hollister National 10-11
After receiving a first-round bye, the Hollister National 10- and 11-year-old All-Stars lost to Soledad 4-3 on Sunday, and will play the remainder of the tournament in the elimination bracket.
Hollister National will square off against Salinas Ferrasci on Wednesday night. First pitch is 5 p.m.
Hollister American 9-10 A
The Hollister American 9- and 10-year-old “A” All-Stars edged Salinas Ferrasci 10-9 last Saturday and Soledad 15-5 on Monday to advance to the quarterfinal round.
Hollister American will now face off against Salinas Hartnell at Salinas Ferrasci on Saturday. First pitch is 10 a.m. The winner will advance to the semifinals against either Hollister National “A” or Hollister American “B.”
Hollister American 9-10 B
The Hollister American 9- and 10-year-old “B” All-Stars topped Salinas Atlantic 12-2 last Saturday and North County 15-13 on Monday to advance to the quarterfinal round.
Hollister American will now square off against Hollister National “A” at Salinas Ferrasci on Saturday. First pitch is 1 p.m. The winner will advance to the semifinals against either Hollister American “A” or Salinas Hartnell.
Hollister National 9-10 A
The Hollister National 9- and 10-year-old “A” All-Stars defeated Salinas National 16-1 last Saturday and Hollister National “B” 10-0 on Monday to advance to the quarterfinal round.
Hollister National will now compete against Hollister American “B” at Salinas Ferrasci on Saturday. First pitch is 1 p.m. The winner will advance to the semifinals against either Hollister American “A” or Salinas Hartnell.
Hollister National 9-10 B
The Hollister National 9- and 10-year-old “B” All-Stars first defeated Salinas Continental 12-11 last Saturday but lost 10-0 to Hollister National “A” on Monday, and will play the remainder of the tournament in the elimination bracket.
Hollister National is scheduled to play against Salinas Ferrasci on Wednesday. First pitch is 5 p.m.
