Palo Alto American stays alive in Little League 11-12 all-star tournament
Palo Alto American took advantage of a barrage of wild pitches, passed balls, walks and errors to defeat Redwood City American, 9-4, on Wednesday night at Middlefield Ballpark in the consolation bracket of the District 52 Little League Majors 11-12 year-old all-star tournament. PA American’s starting pitcher Amit Rao came around to score in the...
Pitching, timely hitting pays dividends for PA National
Palo Alto National served notice Sunday that taking away its hard-earned District 52 tournament championship from last year (as 10-11 year olds) won’t be so easy. That’s what Palo Alto American found out at Middlefield Park. PA National needed a late-inning rally to pull away in a 7-1 victory over PA American. PA National scored...
Palo Alto all-stars taking different paths
It’s one game down and a lot more to go for the Palo Alto National 11-12 all-stars in the District 52 Little League Tournament at Palo Alto’s Middlefield Ballpark. For Palo Alto American, it’s two games down and potentially even more to go as the team battles its way through the consolation bracket. ...
All Out finishes on a roll
Healthy Pets put up a fight, but it wasn’t long before All Out asserted itself as the dominant team in Palo Alto Little League. All Out rode its powerful offense and the pitching of left-hander Griffy Byer to a 10-2 victory in the championship game of the Palo Alto Little League City Tournament last Saturday...
All Out just a victory away from city tournament title
Top-seeded All Out Baseball advanced to the Palo Alto Little League City Tournament championship game with their 13-8 victory over No. 3 seed Morgan Gault at Middlefield Ballpark on Thursday. The undefeated All Out team erupted for seven runs in the fifth inning and was led offensively by first baseman Pete Snodgrass, who hit two...
Palo Alto’s win streak to be tested by Mitty
If there is any game on Palo Alto’s preseason football schedule with a red flag attached, it’s Friday’s showdown with Mitty at Foothill College. Revenge can be a powerful motive. Well-rested from last week’s bye, the Vikings (1-0) will have to be at their best for the 7 p.m. showdown against a team they defeated...
M-A advances, but Palo Alto American falls in 11-12 Little League tournament
One local team will be moving on but another won’t following consolation-bracket action in the District 52 Majors 11-12 Little League All-Star Tournament on Wednesday at Palo Alto’s Middlefield Ballpark. The team moving on is Menlo-Atherton, which remained alive with a 3-1 victory over San Mateo American. M-A next will play neighbor Alpine-West Menlo on...
PA National, Alpine suffer first defeats in 11-12 all-stars
According to a baseball adage, good pitching always beats good hitting. Hillsborough sure proved that bit of wisdom true on Tuesday night as it rode pitcher Blake Marcus to a convincing 5-1 victory over Palo Alto National in the District 52 Majors 11-12 Little League All-Star Tournament at Middlefield Ballpark. After outscoring its opponents by...
