California District 42 Little League has commenced play in the 10U, 11U and 12U all-star brackets as sectional play in the Intermediate, Junior and Senior divisions wraps up. Baseball is being joined by softball locally as District 42 South Bay Little League hosts the 11U and 12U-D Southern California state championship tournament.
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Eastlake Little League’s Intermediate Division (50/70) district championship team ended its all-star run with an 11-9 loss to District 41 champion Rancho de Oro in Tuesday’;’s California Section 7 championship game. Eastlake needed to win to force a best-of-three double-elimination game and appeared on its way with an early 9-2 lead. But the District 42 champions couldn’t maintain it.
Rancho de Oro opened the championship series with an 8-2 win over Eastlake on Monday.
Imperial Beach’s District 42 Junior Division championship team also suffered a setback on Tuesday with a 15-3 loss to District 66 champion Spring Valley. Imperial Beach opened the four-team tourney with a 12-8 win over District 41 champion Singing Hills but fell, 5-3, to District 22 champion Imperial on Sunday to drop to the challenger bracket.
District 22 champion Imperial will now face Spring Valley in the Section 7 championship game on Saturday. Tuesday’s loss eliminated the District 42 champions. Instead, Spring Valley will face Imperial in Thursday’s championship game.
Spring Valley eliminated Singing Hills, 6-5, on Sunday. Imperial edged Spring Valley, 6-5, in the teams’ opener on Saturday.
Imperial edged Spring Valley, 6-5, in the Section 7 championship game.
District 42 Senior Division champion Park View walloped its opening two opponents in Section 7 play: 15-0 over District 41 champion Jamul on Saturday and 12-1 over District 66 champion Spring Valley on Sunday to advance to Wednesday’s championship game against Spring Valley, which eliminated Jamul with a 19-3 victory in Monday’s challenger bracket final.
Park View continued to swing heravy bats wih a 15-8 championship game victory to advance to the Southern California state tournament in Upland.
District 66 Spring Valley Little League hosted both the Section 7 Junior and Senior tournaments.
Softball
District 42 South Bay Little League is hosting this year’s 11U and 12U-D Southern California state championships with teams from District 17 (San Marino National), District 18 (East Alhambra), District 20 (Pomona American), District 22 (Calexico), District 24 (Reid Park), District 25 (Culver City), District 42 (South Bay), District 49 (Sunset Community), District 51 (West Lancaster), District 66 (Lemon Grove) and District 71 (Fontana Elks).
The 11U tournament runs through July 5 at Max Field while the 12-D tournament runs through July 9 at the same site.
11U bracket scores (opening round):
Reid Park 17 (D24) 17, Culver City (D25) 11
South Bay (D42) 19, West Lancaster (D51) 6
Sunset Community (D49) 7, San Marino National (D17) 3
Lemon Grove (D66) 17, Fontana Elks (D71) 2
South Bay next plays Wednesday against Reid Park. The winner advances to the winners bracket semifinal on July 4, followed by the championship game on July 5.
Lemon Grove advances to play Sunset Community in second-round play also on Wednesday. The tournament schedule is compact with three games scheduled on July 4, the final on July 5 and the if-necessary game on July 6.
11U bracket scores (second round):
South Bay (D42) 26, Reid Park (D24) 3
Sunset Community (D49) 14, Lemon Grove (D66) 1
11U Bracket (third round):
South Bay (D42) 25, Sunset Community 5 (semifinals)
West Lancaster (D42) 11, Lemon Grove (D66) 0 (elimination game)
11U Bracket (championship):
South Bay (D42) 14, West Lancaster (D51) 4
The 12U-D schedule runs July 7-9. South Bay plays Calexico in its opener and East Alhambra on July 8 and Pomona American on July 9 to complete pool play. Bracket play from the four pools, starts July 11 in San Bernardino and is equally quick with four games on Julky 11 and three games (semifinals and final) on July 12.
The 10U softball SoCal tournament at Carl Nielsen Park in Los Angeles, is June 29 to July 12. Lemon Grove and South Bay are both entered. South Bay opened with a match-up against La Serna (D24) on June 29 while Lemon Grove is slated to meet Hesperia American (D49) on Thursday, July 2, and plays Calexuci D22) on Monday, July 6. South Bay takes the field for a second time against Quartz Hill (D51) on Tuesday, July 7.
The 10-team Junior League softball tournament is scheduled July 5-14 at Kessler Park in Bloomington. South Bay opens against Banning Pass (D58) on Monday, July 6, while Lemon Grove meets West End (D43) also on Monday.
The nine-team Senior Division tournament is scheduled July 9-15 in Hemet. Las Palmas opens against Tri-Valley (D58).
District 42 administrator Ernie Lucero thanked the support staff that has helped assure the tournaments have run successfully.
“Throughout our Tournament of Champions and All-Star Tournament games, we’ve had a huge group of volunteers who worked behind the scenes to ensure that our players and fans had a memorable game-day experience. One group of unsung heroes has been our small but dedicated team of volunteer umpires.
“District 42 chief umpire Steve Loa, along with Frank Ramirez, Jesse Sanchez, Eric Hess, Charles Krokel, Bill Balog, Ed Lopez and Alex Morales, have all been involved with little league umpiring for a long time, demonstrating their passion for the game of baseball at every game they show up for. This year’s group also included junior umpires, who are current high school and college baseball players as well as former little league players.
“A big shout out goes to Sebastian Diaz who helped to organize the junior umpires. These individuals are gaining valuable officiating experience by pairing with seasoned veteran umpires and calling the games. We are truly grateful to them for their role in the tournaments.”
Lucero said the District 42 has also received support from community organizations.
“One that helps us out every year is the Chula Vista Police Officers Association,” Lucero noted. “The association president, David Martinez, with the backing of many of his active association members, continue to donate their time and resources. Many of these members have participated in Little League baseball as managers, coaches and former players, and they have a keen interest in ensuring our leagues can keep making a positive difference for many of our lLttle League players.”
California District 42 Little League All-Stars Tournaments
10U ALL-STARS
Saturday, June 27
Chula Vista American 5, Imperial Beach 0
Sweetwater Valley 11, Luckie Waller 0
Eastlake 16, Southwest 0
Park View 6, South Bay 2
Sunday, June 28
Sweetwater Valley 10, Chula Vista American 1
Eastlake 6, Park View 1
Imperial Beach 6, Luckie Waller 1
South Bay 10, Southwest 1
Tuesday, June 30
Park View 11, Imperial Beach 1
Chula Vista American 2, South Bay 1
Thursday, July 2
Eastlake 4, Sweetwater Valley 1(winners bracket)
Park View 6,South Bay 0 (challenger bracket semifinal)
Friday, July 3
Challenger bracket final: Sweetwwter5 Valley 3, Park View 2
Sunday, July 5
Double elimination: Sweetwaster Valley 9, Eastlake 8
Monday, July 6
Championship game: Sweetwater Valley vs. Eastlake 5 p.m. (Park View)
11U ALL-STARS
Saturday, June 27
Chula Vista American 10, Southwest 0
South Bay 9, Imperial Beach 6
Sweetwater Valley 15, Chula Vista National 0
Eastlake 5, Park View 1
Sunday, June 28
Chula Vista American 18, South Bay 1
Sweetwater Valley 10, Eastlake 0
Southwest 14, Imperial Beach 2
Park View 13, Chula Vista National 1
Tuesday, June 30
Southwest 3, Eastlake 0
Park View 9, South Bay 2
Thursday, July 2
Sweetwater Valley 15, Chula Vista American 3(winners bracket).
Park View 10, Southwest 0 (challenger bracket semifinal)
Friday, July 3
Challenger bracket final: Chula Vista American 6, Park View 4
Sunday, July 5
Championship game: Sweetwater Valley 4, Chula Vista American 2
12U ALL-STARS
Saturday, June 27
Park View 17, Luckie Waller 2
Sweetwater Valley 11, Chula Vista American 2
South Bay 10, Imperial Beach 0
Sunday, June 28
Park View 8, Eastlake 4
Sweetwater Valley 7, South Bay 1
Chula Vista American 8, Imperial Beach 3
Tuesday, June 30
Eastlake 6, Chula Vista American 3
South Bay 11, Luckie Waller 0
Thursday, July 2
Sweetwater Valley 7, Park View 2 (winners bracket)
Eastlake 10, South Bay 2c(challenger bracket semifinal)
Friday, July 3
Challenger bracket final: Park View 12, Eastlake 5
Sunday, July 5
Double elimination game: Park View 7, Eastlake 6 (extra innings)
Monday, July 6
Championship game: Sweetwater Valley vs. Park View, 5 p.m. (Park View)
California Section 7 Tournaments
INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
Monday, June 29
Rancho de Oro (District 41) 8, Eastlake (District 42) 2
Tuesday, June 30
Championship: Rancho de Oro (District 41) 11, Eastlake (District 42) 9
Note: Rancho de Oro wins section championship, advances to Southern California state tournament, July 9-15 at District 43 Newmark/Ridgeline
JUNIOR DIVISION
Saturday, June 27
Imperial Beach (District 42) 12, Singing Hills (District 41) 8
Imperial (District 22) 6, Spring Valley (District 66) 5
Sunday, June 28
Spring Valley (District 66) 6, Singing Hills (District 41) 5
Imperial (District 22) 5, Imperial Beach (District 42) 3
Tuesday, June 30
Spring Valley (District 66) 15, Imperial Beach (District 42) 3
Thursday, July 2
Championship: Imperial (District 22) 6, Spring Valley (District 66) 5.
Note: Imperial wins section title, advances to Southern California state tournament, July 8-17 at District 68 Mission Viejo
SENIOR DIVISION
Saturday, June 27
Park View (District 42) 15, Jamul (District 41) 0
Sunday, June 28
Park View (District 420 12, Spring Valley (District 66) 1
Monday, June 29
Spring Valley (District 66) 19, Jamul (District 41) 3
Wednesday, July 1
Championship: Park View (District 42) 15, Spring Valley (District 66) 8
Note: Park View wins section championship, advances to Southern California state tournament, July 8-17 at District 23 Upland
California District 66 Parade of Champions
Tournament of Champions
Minor Division: Encanto 12, Lemon Grove 7
Major Division: Encanto 11, Twin Hills 0
Junior Division: San Diego American 13, Lemon Grove 4
All-Stars champions
Junior Division: Spring Valley 7, San Diego American 6
Senior Division: Spring Valley defeated Encanto (scores unavailable)
Softball champions
10U Division: Lemon Grove
11U Division: Lemon Grove
12U Division: Lemon Grove
Junior Division: Lemon Grove
Senior Division: Las Palmas
