Sebastopol all-stars shine in District-35 tournaments

2009 will go down as one of the best years ever for Sebastopol
Little League teams, bringing home three District-35 Area
tournament banners and a pair of District Final pennants.
Major 11/12 Division stars alive in Section
tourney 
The Major 11/12 all-star baseball squad made history last week,
winning the District-35 Final tournament in Petaluma. 
The locals advanced to the Finals after winning the West Area
tournament a week earlier. Sebastopol opened up on July 11 with a
5-2 win over Fort Bragg, but suffered a 20-1 loss to Petaluma
National two days later. The good guys got sweet revenge in the
tourney championship game, riding the strong arm of pitcher Jacob
Brady in turning back Petaluma, 1-0. Brady tossed a complete-game,
and also ripped a solo homer in the first inning for the game’s
only run. 
The win represents the first-ever District title for a
Sebastopol Major Division team.  
The tournament victory propelled the squad into the Section-1
tournament hosted by Larkspur on Saturday.  Sebastopol opened with
an 11-3 loss to Clayton Valley.  Brady went the first four innings
before giving way to relievers Jacob Royer and Tyson Adviento. The
hot-hitting Adviento paced the attack with two hits and an
RBI. 
Sebastopol was back in the win column in their next game,
pulling out an exciting, 10-9 win over Vacaville. Grant St. Martin
tossed the first three-plus innings, yielding five hits and three
runs before handing the ball to Adviento (2.1 IP, 5 hits, 3 runs),
who preserved the victory. Top hitters were: Jacob Colbert (3 for
4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs), Brady (3 for 4, 2 RBIs), Blake Nogleberg (2 for
2, run), Adviento (2 for 3, run), and a hit apiece from Vicente
Carreras, St. Martin, and Royer.
On Monday, the good guys pulled out another wild, 11-8 win over
Mill Valley. Ryan O’Hara (1.1 IP, 4 hits, 5 runs), got the start
before Royer (4.2 IP, 5 hits, 3 runs) took over in relief. Pacing
the eight-hit attack were: Brady (3 for 4, 4 RBIs), Colbert (2 for
4, 3 RBIs), O’Hara, (1 for 2), and Adviento (1 for 4).   
At press time, Sebastopol was preparing for a semi-final clash
with Napa on July 21. 
The Major stars are led by manager Steve Sanchez and coaches
Eric Nogleberg and Russ Taylor. The roster also includes players:
Noah Yaylian, Trent Ackerman, Jordan Taylor, Scott Hoffman, Logan
Silverman, and Connor Sanchez.   
Sebastopol Juniors fall in Section tourney
The Sebastopol Junior Division all-stars completed a great
tournament run of their own, winning the District-35 North Area
title and District Final tourney at Laguna Park before eventually
falling to teams from Mill Valley and Davis in the Section
tournament in Oakland last weekend.
The Sebastopol Junior squad was led by coaches Steve Martin, and
Eric Newman, with a big assist from team mom Tammy Martin. The
roster included: Mark Adams, Nathan Boyer, Justin Daly, Kyle
Doughty, Austin Evans, Zavi Ginella, Jeremy Hilley, Chris Mann,
Casey Martin, Dylan Mathias, Darrin Newman, Jae Wagner, and Devin
Walter.
Sebastopol Major 9/10 squad ends championship
run
The local Major 9/10 squad captured the West Area tournament,
advancing to the District-35 Final tourney.  Along the way,
Sebastopol won five games in a six-day stretch. In the Final, the
team defeated North Ukiah, 8-6 before eventually falling to Santa
Rosa American, 8-0. 
The team was led by manager Beth Kirwan, and coaches Kevin Bates
and Terence Rodgers. The players included: Blake Kirwan, Keaton
Bates, Aidan Toner-Rodgers, Adrian Patino, Taidgh Muollo, Blayne
Quayle, Michael Warren, Grant Schwall, Lucas Housman, Cole Gossner,
Tyler Hamilton, Jeremiah Poncia, Austin Henry, Noah Ruschmeyer, and
Jared Hinton.