Two of three Palo Alto Babe Ruth baseball teams will be in action on Tuesday night and there will be plenty at stake as their respective NorCal State tournaments wind up.
The Palo Alto 15s will host favored Tri-Valley at Baylands Athletic Center in a battle between the remaining undefeated teams at 8 p.m. A victory will put Palo Alto into Thursday’s championship game.
A loss, however, means Palo Alto will play in the consolation finals on Wednesday at 7 p.m., needing a victory to earn a rematch with Tri-Valley.
In Ukiah, the Palo Alto 13s will play Tri-Valley in the championship game at 5:30 p.m. Should Palo Alto win, a second (challenge) game will follow with the winner advancing to the Regional tournament in Fresno on July 26-Aug. 4.
The Palo Alto 13s advanced to the finals with an 8-2 victory over Vallejo on Monday night. Eric Flores got the pitching win with a complete-game effort.
“We really needed a complete game from Eric, and he delivered,” said Palo Alto manager Bob Budelli.
Budelli also got three hits and two RBI from Paul Thie and two hits plus two RBI from Dante Cacchione. Seven different Palo Alto players scored.
In Woodland, the Palo Alto 14s will be back in action Wednesday after defeating Vallejo on Monday, 4-3, at Clark Field. Palo Alto will face Novato at 5 p.m., with the winner advancing to the consolation finals on Thursday against the loser of Tri-Valley and Woodland.
The championship game will be Friday at 5 p.m., with the winner advancing to the Regional tournament in Riverton, Utah, on July 26-Aug. 4.
Palo Alto had just three hits in the win over Vallejo, but took advantage of five errors by the visiting team. Joshua Kasevich pitched a complete-game six-hitter to get the win while registering 18 first-pitch strikes.
Daniel Heimuli drove in two runs for Palo Alto, which had three players register two walks each.
2015 BABE RUTH NORCAL STATE TOURNAMENTS
13-15s at Baylands Athletic Center, Palo Alto
SATURDAY
Game 1 — Mountain View 12, East Sacramento 4
Game 2 — Tri-Valley 11, Vallejo 0
Game 3 — Ukiah 5, Bel-Mateo 0
Game 4 — Palo Alto 10, Oakland 0 (6 innings)
SUNDAY
Game 5 — East Sacramento 4, Vallejo 3
Game 6 — Oakland 12, Bel-Mateo 4
Game 7 — Tri-Valley 5, Mountain View 0
Game 8 — Palo Alto 5, Ukiah 3
MONDAY, July 13
Game 9 — Ukiah 10, East Sacramento 5
Game 10 — Mountain View 5, Oakland 1
TUESDAY, July 14
Game 11 — Ukiah vs. Mountain View, 5 p.m.
Game 12 — Tri-Valley vs. Palo Alto, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, July 15
Game 13 — Game 12 loser vs. Game 11 winner, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, July 16
Game 14 — Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner (championship), 5 p.m.
Game 15 — Challenge game (if necessary) 30 minutes following end of first game
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14s at Clark Field, Woodland
SATURDAY
Game 1 — Novato 10, Galt 0
Game 2 — Tri-Valley 11, Palo Alto 1
Game 3 — Vallejo wins by forfeit
Game 4 — Woodland 8, Washington Manor 2
SUNDAY
Game 5 — Palo Alto 10, Galt 0
Game 6 — Washington Manor wins by forfeit
Game 7 — Tri-Valley 11, Novato 2
Game 8 — Woodland 13, Vallejo 4
MONDAY
Game 9 — Palo Alto 4, Vallejo 3
Game 10 — Novato 5, Washington Manor 1
WEDNESDAY, July 15
Game 11 — Palo Alto vs. Novato, 5 p.m.
Game 12 — Tri-Valley vs. Woodland, 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, July 16
Game 13 — Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 loser, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, July 17
Game 14 — Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner (championship), 5 p.m.
Game 15 — Challenge game (if necessary) 30 minutes following end of first game
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13s At Anton Stadium, Ukiah
FRIDAY
Game 1 — Tri-Valley 9, Novato 1
Game 2 — Vallejo 10, Oakland 0
Game 3 — Palo Alto 11, Eureka 1
Game 4 — Woodland 17, Ukiah 8
SATURDAY
Game 5 — Oakland 9, Novato 4
Game 6 — Eureka 3, Ukiah 2
Game 7 — Tri-Valley 20, Vallejo 0
Game 8 — Palo Alto 10, Woodland 0
SUNDAY
Game 9 — Oakland 15, Woodland 5
Game 10 — Vallejo 16, Eureka 1
Game 11 — Tri-Valley 9, Palo Alto 2
MONDAY, July 13
Game 12 — Vallejo d. Oakland
Game 13 — Palo Alto 8, Vallejo 2
TUESDAY, July 14
Game 14 — Palo Alto vs. Tri-Valley (championship), 5:30 p.m.
Game 15 — Challenge game (if necessary) 30 minutes following end of first game
By Palo Alto Online Sports
By Palo Alto Online Sports
By Palo Alto Online Sports