San Benito Babe Ruth had Opening Night last Friday at Veterans
Memorial Park in Hollister, and the defending champion Athletics
picked up where it left off, defeating the White Sox 11-3 to open
the 53rd season of the league
HOLLISTER
San Benito Babe Ruth had Opening Night last Friday at Veterans Memorial Park in Hollister, and the defending champion Athletics picked up where it left off, defeating the White Sox 11-3 to open the 53rd season of the league.
Two Senior Babe Ruth teams (16-18-years-old) provided the night cap, as the Expos topped Team Hollister 8-3, with starting pitching Anthony Alvarez hurling a complete game with 12 strikeouts.
Two games followed on Saturday, when the Cardinals upended the Giants 5-2 and the Rockies downed the Tigers 9-2, while four more games were played on Sunday. The Athletics defeated the Cardinals 8-6, the Tigers beat the Giants 11-1, the Rockies edged the White Sox 5-3, while Team Hollister avenged its loss to the Expos with a 9-4 victory behing home runs from Adrian Diaz and Trevor Gessell.
San Benito Babe Ruth recently concluded a successful Spring League season, and Friday’s festivities kicked off the Summer League portion of the season.
Back for the second season are the Senior Babe Ruth 16- to 18-year-old players. Last year’s All-Star team went 2-2 in the state tournament, losing to eventual World Series runner-up Modesto.
Last year, San Benito Babe Ruth All-Stars had a clean sweep of the Central California District 1 All-Star Tournaments. The 13- and 15-year-old All-Star teams won district and eventually lost in the state tournament, while the 14-year-old All-Stars won the district and the state tournament, before eventually losing in the Pacific Southwest Regional Tournament.
This year, San Benito Babe Ruth has been given the honor to host two separate District 1 All-star tournaments. The league will play host to the 13-year-old All-Stars beginning on Thursday, July 2, as well as the 15-year-old All-Stars on Saturday, July 11.
Summer League 13- to 15-year-olds
Athletics – Manager Joe Ocampo
Kyle Tolentino
Jacob Moeller
Anthony Ocampo
Dustin Rovella
Nicholas Stephens
Emmett King
Nick Cotter
Brian Tobias
Russell Tobias
AJ Castaneda
Tyler Stephens
Travis Thedford
Cardinals – Manager John Heenan
Zakary Fink
Dominic Changco
Jose Guzman
Ryan Christian
Grant Bigness
Tyler Heenan
Karl Howe
Danny Souza
Austin Wahl
Ricky Lenoir
Matthew Yarbrough
Patrick Valdez
Giants – Manager Armando Caro
Skyler Shaw-Fuss
Zachary Hicks
Tyler Pina
Cody Asp
Eric Tomasetti
Victor Banuelos
Juan Rios
Albert Rodriguez
Brian Becerra
Gio Caro
Gabriel Moreno
Alex Huaracha
Rockies – Manager Angel Rueda
Steve Hernandez
Rudy Sanchez
Tanner Carrillo-Zazueta
Damien Botelho
Jacob Brenneise
Patrick Frusetta
Israel Lovato
Michael Acosta
Marco Cosio
Adrian Medina
Michael Rodriguez
Ray Rueda-Gaytan
Tigers – Manager Steve Gessell
Sergio Cosio
Marcus Sabatte
Mark Nakata
Michael Yarbrough
Martin Canela
Cole Daniel
Daniel Guerrero
Bryce Jacob
Brandon Adamson
Juan Guerrero
Cody Gessell
Marcos Perez
White Sox – Manager Ron Fhurong
Jacob Cabral
Chris Schlegel
Nicholas Salgado
Sage Leadem
Tony Diaz
Kevin Salvas
Dominic Zamora
Tyler Fhurong
Johnny Corral
Dalan Hoskins
Eddie Munoz
Estevan Rodriguez
Senior Babe 16- to 18-year-olds
Expos – Manager Anthony Alvarez
David Reische
Brandon Grimes
Quinton Pemberton
Nick Phelps
Manny Bueno
David Alvarez
Carlos Casas
James Flook
Eddie Orozco
Joshiah Beltran
Anthony Cecena
Anthony Alvarez
Shadoe Valenzuela
Stewart Patri
Hollister- Manager Steve Gessell
Mark Starritt
Jacob Turner
Derek Palermo
Jonathan Rudolfs
Nicholas Rudolfs
Josh Villegas
Kallin Corroto
Wayne Clark-Urbina
James King
Jahziel Gonzales
Adrian Diaz
Eric Escalante
Trevor Gessell
Nicholas Hernandez
Kenny Sabatte
