Benicia’s Big League all-stars were eliminated from the Northern California Tournament in San Leandro on Sunday after a 3-1 loss to Sacramento. Benicia, which went 2-2 overall in the tournament, was trying to win its second straight NorCal championship. “All of our players are from Benicia whereas the other teams we were playing were comprised […]
Benicia 9/10 all-stars reach D-53 title round
Benicia Little League’s 9/10 all-stars battled their way into today’s District 53 championship round after victories over Tri-Valley and Suisun Two in St. Helena. Benicia (5-1) dusted off Tri-Valley last Thursday, 12-7, then eliminated Suisun Two, 16-1, in four innings on Friday to set up a rematch with host St. Helena for the championship. St. […]
Benicia’s Big League stars split first two NorCal games
After receiving a free pass through the District 53 and Section 1 tournaments, Benicia’s Big League all-star baseball team made its postseason debut by taking the long road at the 2015 Northern California Tournament in San Leandro. Benicia opened its postseason with a tough 8-7 loss to Milpitas last Wednesday but battled back Friday […]
Outlaws 14-under ‘A’ win USSSA State softball title
The Benicia Outlaws 14-under ‘A’ traveling softball team won the USSSA Fastpitch State Championship Tournament in Roseville earlier this month after going a perfect 6-0. The Outlaws wrapped up the title with back-to-back victories over the California Destroyers (Visalia). Kate Gillum was the winning pitcher in a 6-3 victory that sent the Outlaws to the […]
A black Wednesday for BLL’s three youngest all-star teams
It was a bleak Wednesday for Benicia Little League’s three youngest all-star teams as two squads were shut out and eliminated and another suffered its first loss in controversial fashion during District 53 Tournament action. Benicia’s 11/12s fizzled out with a 9-0 loss to Napa National in Fairfield and finished 2-2 overall. Alex Dehzad hit […]
Benicia’s Junior League all-stars breeze to District 53 championship
Benicia’s 13-14 all-stars breezed to the District 53 championship with a 13-3 victory over American Canyon on Wednesday at Fitzgerald Field. The win gave Benicia a clean sweep of the best-of-3 series and sends the team to the Section 1 playoffs on Sunday morning in Dixon. Benicia (2-0) outscored American Canyon 24-3 in two games […]
Benicia’s 9/10 all-stars off to great start
Benicia Little League’s 9/10 all-star team remained unbeaten through three games at the District 53 Tournament in St. Helena. Benicia’s youngest all-star team moved to within one victory of reaching the championship round after a tough 2-0 win over Napa American last Sunday. Jacob French struck out 10 batters in five innings and allowed only […]
Benicia 11/12s staying alive in D-53 bracket
Benicia Little League’s 11/12 Majors all-stars had their backs against the wall in the District 53 Tournament in Fairfield were still alive and kicking through Tuesday. Benicia opened the tournament last Thursday with a convincing 12-2 victory over Suisun in five innings. Connor Maio pitched a complete game, allowing only three hits and one earned […]
Benicia 10/11s suffer heart-breaking defeat
Benicia’s 10/11 all-stars won their first two games in the District 53 Tournament at Community Park before suffering a heart-breaking 7-6 loss to Napa National on Tuesday. Benicia (2-1) opened the tournament with an easy 12-2 victory in four innings against Fairfield Atlantic last Friday. Pitcher Ben Saitz struck out seven batters in 3 1/3 […]
Junior stars looked poised for District title
Sean Mcquilken pitched a five-inning no-hitter as Benicia’s Junior League all-stars cruised past American Canyon, 11-0, in the first game of a best-of-3 District 53 series at Fitzgerald Field on Monday. Mcquilken needed only 79 pitches to dispatch American Canyon and Benicia played solid defense all night. Benicia’s offense was just as good, collecting nine […]