Shane Wallace hit an inside-the-park home run to spark the Palo Alto Babe Ruth 15-year-old all-stars to an 11-2 victory over Bel-Mateo in District 6 action Thursday night at Baylands Athletic Center.
Host Palo Alto, which had 14 hits in the game, will play either Mountain View or Bel-Mateo for the title on Friday at 8 p.m. Bel-Mateo topped Mountain View, 6-4, in the district opener in the first game Thursday.
In the 14-year-old tournament at the Belmont Sports Complex, Palo Alto blanked host Bel-Mateo, 2-0, on Thursday. Hyunwoo Roh pitched six innings to pick up the win.
Meanwhile, the Palo Alto 13-year-old all-stars will have a much-needed path to the NorCal State Tournament now that the three-team District 6 tourney at Mountain View's McKelvey Field has been reduced to just two.
Host Mountain View pulled out of the event before the opening round due to losing a handful of players to travel ball, leaving just Palo Alto and Bel-Mateo to battle it out. Palo Alto grabbed the advantage in the double-elimination tourney by posting a 4-0 victory on Wednesday night as Ryan Mo pitched six strong innings and the final inning was covered by John Canessa.
Palo Alto had eight singles as Charlie Giesler, Paul Thie and Aidan Everett all had two hits.
Palo Alto and Bel-Mateo meet again Friday at McKelvey at 6:30 p.m. Should Palo Alto lose, a challenge game will be played Saturday at 11 a.m. The district winner will advance to the NorCal State Tournament in Ukiah starting July 10.
2015 DISTRICT 6 BABE RUTH 15s ALL-STAR TOURNAMENT
At Baylands Athletic Center, Palo Alto
THURSDAY, July 2
Game 1 -- Bel-Mateo 6, Mountain View 4
Game 2 -- Palo Alto 11, Bel-Mateo 2
FRIDAY, July 3
Game 3 -- Mountain View vs. Bel-Mateo, 5 p.m.
Game 4 -- Palo Alto vs. Game 3 winner, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, July 4
Game 5 -- Challenge game, if necessary, 1 p.m.
Palo Alto All-Stars:
Dominic Cacchione
David Clarke
Christopher Cook
Aron Ecoff
Ole Erickson
Tim Goode
Brian Hwang
Niko Lillios
Tony Masetti
John McGrory
Kyle Pruhsmeier
James Roake
Bradley Smith
Shane Wallace
Sean Young
Alternates: Jackson Hall, David Hou, Nico Rollandi, Jake Varner
Manager: Rick Farr
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2015 DISTRICT 6 BABE RUTH 14s ALL-STAR TOURNAMENT
At Belmont Sports Complex
WEDNESDAY, July 1
Game 1 -- Palo Alto 7, Mountain View 2
THURSDAY, July 2
Game 2 -- Palo Alto 2, Bel Mateo 2
FRIDAY, July 3
Game 3 -- Mountain View vs. Bel-Mateo, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, July 4
Game 4 -- Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 9 a.m.
Game 5 -- Challenge game, if necessary, noon
Palo Alto All-Stars:
Andrew Bergeron
Cole Gabrielson
Colin Grant
Daniel Heimuli
Joshua Kasevich
Alemayu Kassa
Robert Lopez
Michael Panitchpakdi
Daniel Rabello
Hyunwoo Roh
Spencer Rojahn
Zachary Rosner
Ransom Soderberg
Cameron Vaughan
Anthony Waller
Alternates: Eric Epstein, Dylan Koestler, Reece Lindquist, Will Roth
Manager: Vasken Guiragossian
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2015 DISTRICT 6 BABE RUTH 13s ALL-STAR TOURNAMENT
At McKelvey Field, Mountain View
WEDNESDAY, July 1
Game 1 -- Palo Alto 4, Bel-Mateo 0
FRIDAY, July 3
Game 2 -- Bel-Mateo vs. Palo Alto, 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, July 4
Game 3 -- Challenge game, if necessary, 11 a.m.
Palo Alto All-Stars:
Diego Bascara
Dante Cacchione
John Canessa
Benjamin Civjan
Aidan Everett
Erick Flores
Tyler Foug
Charlie Giesler
Talia Grossman
Trevor Leon
Christopher Mattis
Clark Mellen
Ryan Mo
Paul Thie
Elliot Zeien
Alternates: Ryan Amirsehhi, Lex Colton, Devin Ghumman, Kylen Liu
Manager: Bob Budelli
