Aptos Little League has had an amazing winning season in all age groups. All four of the Aptos Little League All Star Teams ended up in its group’s District 39 Championship Game … and three came out as Champions!
District 39 Championship Results
Aptos 8-9 All Stars: Defeated Scotts Valley 9-4 to become 2015 Champions. The All Stars’ cleanup hitter Jordi Martinez batted 3-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs scored as Aptos finished its season with the District 39 championship. Pitcher Edward Peters earned the win with Matt Hood in middle relief and Kevin Hamlyn with three shutout innings for the save.
Hamlyn, Cody Gavasse and Corbin Geisen each had three hits. Aptos broke open the game with a two-out four-run fifth inning.
Aptos 9-10 All Stars: Lost to Watsonville American 11-7 for the Championship. Aptos had beaten the team 12-2 and then lost to them 11-5 to force the winner-takeall game.
Aptos 9-10 All-Stars: • Christian Abdoo • Sam Chitwood • Jake Galster • Hudson Garvey • Quinn Hocom • Hayden Irwin • Collin Mennie • Trent Nosky • Trevor Polk • Mateo Rigor • Griffin Short • Ronin Tidd • Zach Watkins
Manager: Rob Polk, Coach: Bob Rigor, Coach: Scott Watkins
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Aptos 10-11 All Stars: Beat Capitola Soquel 16-6 winning the 2015 Championship. Morgan Schaefer and Tyler Brackett each hit two-run home runs and as Aptos pounded Capitola-Soquel 16-6 for the championship. The game was called in the fourth inning on the mercy rule. Aptos scored 10 or more runs in all seven of their District 39 games, and outscored their opponents 126-34.
Aptos 11-12 All Stars: Won over Scotts Valley 9-8 to win District 39 Championship. In the title game the Aptos 11-12 All Stars beat Scotts Valley 9-8 after trailing 7-1 in the third inning. Aptos battled back with Nolan Lukin putting the team finally in the lead with a two-RBI base hit in the bottom of the fifth inning – the game-winning runs. Abed Ayyad had a home run with Fisher Johnson and Ryan Abelar blasting back-to-back fence-busters in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Aptos then drew three straight walks that allowed Keone Sayers and Joe Peters to cross home plate making the score 8-5. At the bottom of the fifth Abelar and Fisher were on first and second base, when Kelly McGinn’s hit drove in Fisher, while Peters made it a one-run game by driving in Abelar on a single with just one out. That’s when Lukin got the game-winning hit.
Aptos manager Paul Johnson said he was impressed by his team’s mental toughness when they didn’t give up even thought they were down by seven runs midway through the game. Aptos had beaten the previously undefeated Scotts Valley 12-7, to force Sunday’s winner-take-all game.
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Aptos 11-12 All Stars Section 5 Results
Hollister American 18 – Aptos 8. Aptos eliminated from the Section 5 tournament.
Aptos 10-11 All Stars Section 5 Results
Aptos 14 – Petaluma National 13. Max Mendoza pounded a walk-off, solo home run to finish a four-run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning in Division II Nor-Cal State tournament at Lucchesi Park in Petaluma, the tournament host. Morgan Schaefer hit a three-run home run to tie the score 13-all finishing 3-for-4 with three home runs and eight RBIs. Mendoza had 3-for-5 with four RBIs and three runs scored. Tyler Brackett was 2-for-3 with two RBIs with Seamus Carey 2-for-3 scoring twice. Relief pitcher Reed Moring picked up the win in relief. Next Aptos faces Woodcreek, which beat Aptos 11-5 last Sunday in the consolation bracket final. The winner faces unbeaten Canyon Creek in Thursday’s championship.
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The Comeback Kids (A parent’s View)
The 9-10 All Stars (A Manager’s View)