Benicia’s Junior League all-stars made quick work of North in the District 53 Tournament at Fitzgerald Field, winning 11-1 in five innings Thursday to complete a two-game sweep for the championship. Benicia outscored North 25-4 overall and won both games in five innings. Benicia now advances to the Section 1 Tournament at Vallecito Field in […]
Big Leaguers, 10/11 all-stars get eliminated
Benicia had a pair of all-star teams get eliminated on the road in their respective tournaments Thursday. Benicia’s Big Leaguers were knocked out of the Northern California Tournament in Stockton after a frustrating 4-1 loss to San Jose/Milpitas/Gilroy – a team Benicia beat in the tournament opener four days earlier. Benicia’s 10/11 all-stars were eliminated […]
Benicia’s Junior stars shine in opener
Sammy Peterson threw a five-inning complete game as Benicia’s Junior League all-star team opened the best-of-three District 53 Tournament with a 14-3 victory over North on Wednesday at Fitzgerald Field. Peterson got off to a slow start. Angel Yee and Matthew Zollinger stroked RBI singles in the first inning and Randall Mosley walked with the […]
Majors stars shut down Tri-Valley
Benicia Little League’s Majors all-star team got more great pitching Wednesday night in a 6-1 victory over Tri-Valley in the District 53 Tournament at Community Park. Pitchers Devin Mason, Jakob Boyle, Ben Saitz and Jacob French combined on a one-hitter as Benicia (5-1) moved one win away from a berth in the championship round. It […]
Benicia’s 10/11 all-stars rally to avoid elimination
Benicia Little League’s 10/11 all-stars were full of comebacks Wednesday night in a 23-18 victory over St. Helena at the District 53 Tournament in Fairfield. Benicia trailed 11-3 after three innings but sent 18 batters to the plate in the top of the fourth and scored 14 times to take a 17-11 lead. St. Helena […]
Junior all-stars loaded with talent
Carl Rendell has coached some pretty good baseball teams over the years at various levels in Benicia Little League – including the Cardinals, who swept to the Juniors Tournament of Champions title last month. Now Rendell gets to coach Benicia’s Junior League all-star team – a squad chock full of talent from top to bottom. […]
Majors all-stars erupt for 23 runs
The motto for Benicia Little League’s Majors all-star team is “One day, one practice, one game at a time.” Tuesday night at Community Park, Benicia was mowing down Vallejo American one at a time and launching home runs seemingly at will. Jakob Boyle, Nui Fifita, Devin Mason and Trey Trias each hit homers while Mason, […]
Big League all-stars own worse enemy in loss to District 57
Benicia’s Big League all-star team was its own worst enemy Tuesday during a 6-3 loss to District 57 in the Northern California Tournament at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. Benicia committed six errors on the night, spoiling an otherwise solid outing from starting pitcher Jonathan Holmes. Nick Derouaux had a couple of hits […]
10/11 all-stars suffer first loss
Benicia’s 10/11 all-stars dropped into the loser’s bracket in their District 53 Tournament after a 14-7 loss to Napa National in Fairfield on Tuesday. A three-run homer by Noah Peterson in the top of the fifth inning pulled Benicia to within 8-7, but Napa National responded with six runs in the bottom of the inning […]
9/10s drop into loser’s bracket
Benicia Little League’s 9/10 all-stars just didn’t have it Tuesday night in a devastating 17-2 loss to Sonoma at the District 53 Tournament in American Canyon. Sonoma (2-0) had a slim 3-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning but batted around for 14 runs to turn the game into a rout. Sonoma has […]