PA Babe Ruth 13s win district all-star opener Sports, posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 2, 2008 at 11:52 am
The Palo Alto Babe Ruth 13-year-old all-stars are a victory away from clinching a berth in the state tournament. Palo Alto took that big step with a 9-4 triumph over San Mateo in the opening round of the District 6 Tournament on Tuesday at Baylands Athletic Center.
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Posted by Theresa, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jul 2, 2008 at 11:52 am
This game was a nail-biter until Palo Alto blew it open in the 6th. San Mateo's starting pitcher was impressive, but was replaced in the 6th by three relievers. Carey got hits off two different pitchers.
Grey was on fire, and every plate appearance was impressive. Sinchek did an incredible job catching. Nick Wells, Clay Carey and Peter Verheecke worked the mound; Eric Tam made several entertaining catches in center field, robbing San Mateo of quite a few doubles.