A three-run sixth inning propelled the Gilroy Little League boys
11-year-old American All-Stars to a come-from-behind 9-7 victory
over Oakridge in District 59 opening round action Monday.
A three-run sixth inning propelled the Gilroy Little League boys 11-year-old American All-Stars to a come-from-behind 9-7 victory over Oakridge in District 59 opening round action Monday.
Down to its final two outs and trailing 7-6 in the top half of the sixth, Gilroy’s Michael Salinas poked a one-out double to the fence, subsequently stole third base and scored on a Cameron Childers RBI ground out to knot matters at 7-7.
Charlie Ayala and Daniel Colmer kept the inning in tact, drawing a walk and delivering a base hit, respectively. The two base runners advanced up one bag each on a passed ball and scooted home on the heels of Riley Kafka’s two-run double for the 9-7 advantage for manager Ed Lujan’s All-Stars.
Kafka, who took the mound in relief in the third inning, held Oakridge scoreless the rest of the way and closed out the contest inducing a pair of pop outs to second.
Gilroy resumes District play today at 5:30 p.m. in San Jose.
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