Johnny Fuentes is still the president of Park View Little League and is having a great time overseeing what he calls the “Great Little League.”
“The families that partake in this league are awesome and make coming out to our park to watch baseball enjoyable,” Fuentes said.
Fuentes is also serving as manager for the second straight season of the league’s Junior Division (14U) all-star team.
Park View captured this year’s California District 42 championship title with an 11-1 victory against Luckie Waller last Saturday at Park View Little League.
Fuentes called the team’s district championship “very exciting.”
“We do have a great group of boys who give it their all each and every game,” Fuentes said.
Park View won all three of its tournament games by run-rule margins.
Park View defeated Luckie Waller, 19-3, to open the three-team tournament on June 27, and followed that with a 15-0 win over Sweetwater Valley on June 28.
Brian Rudden gave up one run through five innings in last Saturday’s championship game while Kevin Rudden went 2-for-4 with four RBI.
Park View advances to the California Section 7 tournament hosted by Alpine American Little League July 7-11. Park View will join champions from District 41, District 22 and District 66 in the four-team double-elimination tournament.
In opening-round games on Saturday, July 7, Park View will engage District 41 champion Rancho San Diego at 9 a.m. while District 66 champion Lemon Grove will meet the District 22 champion at 1 p.m.
The winners of Saturday’s games advance to the winners bracket final on Sunday, July 8, at 9 a.m. while the losers of Saturday’s games on Saturday drop to the challenger bracket for an elimination game on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The challenger bracket final is scheduled for Monday, July 9, at 5 p.m., followed by the championship game on Tuesday, July 10, also at 5 p.m.
If necessary, a double-elimination game to determine this year’s section champion will take place on Wednesday, July 11, at 5 p.m.
The California Section 7 champion advances to the 10-team Southern California Division III double-elimination tournament, set to be hosted by California District 13 Thousand Oaks Little League, starting July 14.
Alpine American Little League is located at 8770 Harbison Canyon Road, Alpine.
In other District 42 all-star tournament play:
Park View won its opening two games in the district 12U all-star tournament in equally dominant fashion, defeating Imperial Beach, 15-0, in last Saturday’s tournament opener and Eastlake, 6-0, on Sunday.
Park View advances to the district championship game Saturday, July 7, at 4 p.m. at Sweetwater Valley Little League against an opponent to be determined in Friday’s challenger bracket final.
“Hopefully Park View can electrify the city of Chula Vista with some more exciting baseball here in the following months,” Fuentes said.
Other teams are hoping to provide a spark of electricity in their playoff divisions.
In 10U all-star play, Eastlake and Chula Vista American won both of their opening two games to advance to Thursday’s winners bracket final.
Eastlake defeated Park View and Sweetwater Valley by scores of 10-4 and 4-1, respectively, while Chula Vista American topped Imperial Beach and Luckie Waller by scores of 12-4 and 21-1, respectively.
The division championship game is Saturday, July 7, at 10 a.m. at Sweetwater Valley Little League.
In 11U all-star play, Sweetwater Valley and Eastlake advanced to Tuesday’s winners bracket final after posting opening-round wins. Sweetwater Valley defeated Chula Vista American, 10-3, while Eastlake edged Park View, 14-9, in games played on Sunday.
Sweetwater Valley blanked Eastlake, 8-0, on Tuesday to advance to Saturday’s division championship game at 1 p.m. at Sweetwater Valley Little League.
Extra bases
Rancho San Diego won all three of its games in the District 41 all-star tournament, defeating West Hills, 12-2, in last Saturday’s championship game after previously topping West Hills and Alpine in bracket play.
Lemon Grove defeated Twin Hills by scores of 15-14 and 12-2 in games played June 16 and 20 at Spring Valley Little League to claim this year’s District 66 Junior Division championship.
Lemon Grove defeated Twin Hills by scores of 15-14 and 12-2 in games played June 16 and 20 at Spring Valley Little League to claim this year’s District 66 Junior Division championship.
Lemon Grove also won the District 66 Senior Division (ages 13-16) tournament with 19-0 and 7-0 victories against Twin Hills on June 26 and June 28 at Morse High School.
District 66’s annual Tournament of Champions wrapped up June 4-9 with championship games in the Minor, Major and Junior divisions.
- Encanto defeated Las Palmas, 11-6, to win the Minor Division championship.
- Spring Valley defeated Encanto, 10-3, to win the Major Division championship.
- Spring Valley defeated Encanto, 9-5, to win the Junior Division championship.
For more information:
The California District 42 website is located at www.eteamz.cad42.
California District 41 websites are located at http://tshq.bluesombrero.com/cadistrict41 and cadistrict41.website.siplay.com.
The California District 66 website is located at www.eteamz.com/calif66/.
The California District 22 website is located at www.eteamz.com/CA22/.
California District 42 Little League
Junior Division Photo Gallery
Photos by Jon Bigornia
California District 42 Little League All-Star Tournaments
Intermediate 50/70 Division
Games of June 22
Eastlake 17, Luckie Waller 7
Games of June 23
Eastlake 10, Sweetwater Valley 0
Games of June 24
Sweetwater Valley 5, Luckie Waller 2 (challenger bracket final)
Games of June 27
Eastlake 10, Sweetwater Valley 1 (championship game)
Junior Division
Games of June 27:
Park View 19, Luckie Waller 3
Games of June 28:
Park View 15, Sweetwater Valley 0
Games of June 29:
Luckie Waller 13, Sweetwater Valley 4 (challenger bracket final)
Games of June 30:
Park View 11, Luckie Waller 1 (championship game)
10U Division
Games of June 30:
Eastlake 9, Park View 4
Luckie Waller 7, South Bay 3
Chula Vista American 12, Imperial Beach 4
Games of July 1:
Eastlake 4, Sweetwater Valley 1
Chula Vista American 21, Luckie Waller 1
Games of July 3:
Imperial Beach 12, Luckie Waller 6 (6 innings)
Park View 12, Sweetwater Valley 1 (4 innings)
Games of July 5:
Eastlake 8, Chula Vista American 6 (Eastlake advances to championship game)
Park View 9, Imperial Beach3 (Park View advances to challenger bracket final)
Games of July 6:
Park View 13, Chula Vista American 7 (challenger bracket final)
Games of July 7:
Eastlake 11, Park View 0 (championship game)
11U Division
Games of July 1:
Sweetwater Valley 10, Chula Vista American 3
Eastlake 14, Park View 9
Games of July 3:
Sweetwater Valley 8, Eastlake 0 (Sweetwater Valley advances to championship game)
Games of July 6:
Eastlake 16, Chula Vista American 5 (challenger bracket final)
Games of July 7:
Sweetwater Valley 5, Eastlake 0 (championship game)
12U Division
Games of June 30:
Sweetwater Valley 23, Chula Vista National 0
Chula Vista American 15, Southwest 1
Eastlake 15, Luckie Waller 0
Park View 15, Imperial Beach 0
Games of July 1:
Chula Vista American 6, Sweetwater Valley 5
Park View 6, Eastlake 0 (Jose Mendoza complete game on the mound, home run)
Games of July 2:
Southwest 11, Chula Vista National 0
Imperial Beach 12, Luckie Waller 2
Games of July 3:
Sweetwater Valley 17, Southwest 0 (3-1/2 innings)
Eastlake 11, Imperial Beach 1 (4 innings)
Games of July 5:
Park View 2, Chula Vista American 1 (Park View advances to championship game)
Sweetwater Valley 6, Eastlake 2 (Sweetwater Valley advances to challenger bracket final)
Games of July 6:
Sweetwater Valley 12, Chula Vista American 3 (challenger bracket game)
Games of July 7:
Park View 6, Sweetwater Valley 4 (championship game)
California District 66
Tournament of Champions
Minor Division
June 4-9 at Lemon Grove Little League
Monday, June 4
Las Palmas 14, Twin Hills 4
Encanto 10, Valley de Oro 1
Tuesday, June 5
Spring Valley 6, Southeastern 0
Wednesday, June 6
Encanto 16, Lemon Grove 13
Thursday, June 7
Las Palmas 11, Spring Valley 4
Saturday, June 9
Encanto 11, Las Palmas 6
Major Division
June 4-9 at Spring Valley Little League
Monday, June 4
Valley de Oro 8, Las Palmas 3
Spring Valley 14, Twin Hills 1
Tuesday, June 5
Encanto 4, San Diego American 3
Lemon Grove 10, Southeastern 0
Wednesday, June 6
Encanto 2, Valley de Oro 1
Thursday, June 7
Spring Valley 10, Lemon Grove 2
Saturday, June 9
Spring Valley 10, Encanto 3
Junior Division
June 4-9 at Spring Valley Little League
Monday, June 4
Southeastern 7, Twin Hills 6
Tuesday, June 5
Spring Valley 12, Lemon Grove 8
Wednesday, June 6
Encanto 7, Southeastern 6
Thursday, June 7
Spring Valley 5, San Diego American 4
Saturday, June 9
Spring Valley 9, Encanto 5
Eastlake Intermediate champs headed to SoCal state tourney
Eastlake Little League’s California District 42 Intermediate 50/70 championship team will next compete in the nine-team Southern California Division III tournament, starting Saturday and ending July 15 in Ventura.
Eastlake, designated the Section 7 champion, will meet the Section 9 champion in its first game on Saturday at 2 p.m.
The winner advances to meet the winner of Saturday’s opening-round contest between Section 3 and Section 5 on Monday, July 9.
Double-elimination play continues through to the championship game.
Eastlake defeated Sweetwater Valley, 10-1, on June 27 to capture the District 42 title.
Jake Davis pitched a complete game, giving up only one run. Diego Trujillo scored two runs with inside the park home runs while Taye Howell also score on an inside the park home run.
Eastlake won all three of its tournament games, defeating Luckie Waller, 17-7, and Sweetwater Valley, 10-0, to advance to the championship rematch against Luckie Waller, last year’s district champion.
Eastlake’s manager Gerry Huerta cited team chemistry as a strength for this year’s district championship team.
“The chemistry the boys have on the field is a strength, which leads to unselfish play,” Huerta explained. “They all play for each other.”
Besides Davis, Trujillo and Howell, Eastlake’s lineup also includes the following players: David Cortes, James Cummings, Anthony Hinojosa, Kyler Lagdamen, Manuel Ovadia, Tyler Toon, Orlando Berrios, Adien Juarez, Michael Mason and Carlos Quinones.
The team’s coaches are Adrian Hinojosa and Orlando Berrios.
Games of July 7:
Lake Forest (Section 10) 9, Harbor City (Section 4) 4
Upland (Section 3) 11, South Sunrise (Section 5) 5
Eastlake (Section 7), 13, Corona (Section 9) 1
Scripps Ranch (Section 6) 21, Coast (Section 1) 2
Games of July 8:
Harbor City (Section 4) 17, South Sunrise (Section 5) 2
Lake Forest (Section 10) 11, Apple Valley (Section 8) 1
Harbor City (Section 4) 10, Corona (Section 9) 4
Coast (Section 1) 15, Apple Valley (Section 8) 3
Games of July 9:
Upland (Section 3) 5, Eastlake (Section 7) 3
Scripps Ranch (Section 6) 10, Lake Forest (Section 10) 0
Games of July 10:
Elimination bracket: Eastlake (Section 7) 11, Coast (Section 1) 4
Elimination bracket: Harbor City (Sectio 4) 13, Lake Forest (Section 10) 10
Games of July 12:
Elimination game: Eastlake (Section 7) vs. Harbor City (Section 4), 5:30 p.m. at Montalvo Intermediate field, Ventura
Winners bracket: Scripps Ranch (Section 6) vs. Upland (Section 3), 5:30 p.m. at SLL Intermedaite field, Ventura
Games of July 14:
Challenger bracket final, 11 a.m. at SLL Intermediate field, Ventura
Games of July 15:
Championship game, 11 a.m. at SLL Intermediate field, Ventura (if necessary, double-elimination game scheduled at 2:30 p.m.)
