Three-Peat: Belmont 12-Year Old All-Stars Victorious in Tourney

 [Editor’s note: The following was submitted by team parent Julie Craft.]

For the third year in a row, the Belmont Redwood Shores Little League (BRSLL) team has won District 52 (9/10s in 2011, 10/11s in 2012 & now as 11/12s in 2013), going 15 games undefeated under the leadership of Manager, Rudy Lopez and Coaches Kevin Lee and Peter Anderson.

Sean Lee pitched the entire Championship game tonight for BRS ending the 6th inning with exactly 85 pitches and a final score of 11-4.

First 2 innings ended, 0-0 with both teams just starting to wake up in the 3rd inning as Redwood City East started swinging their bats, hitting a Grand Slam and ending the top of the 3rd inning 0-4.  In the bottom of the 3rd, Noah Marcelo smashed it out of the park putting BRS on the board, 1-4, followed Brad Shimabuku and Susa hitting singles and Jake Stulbarg crushing a double for 2 RBIs, ending the inning, 3-4.

In the top of the 4th, Lee starting throwing his usual heat with 3 batters up and 3 batters down. In the bottom the 4th, with 2 outs on the board, Marcelo was on fire as the home run king tonight hitting another out of the park bomb, tying the score, 4-4.  Nicolas Lopez hit a single and Susa sent it out of the park for a 3 RBI homerun, ending the inning 7-4. 

Top of the 5th was shut down quickly with catcher Susa catching a pop-up and then gunning it to first for a double play. In the bottom the 5th, Taylor Douglis and Josh Fong both scored singles followed by Marcelo and Shimabuku both driving doubles and 2 RBIs each, ending the 5th inning, 11-4. 

The tension in the crowd is thick as Lee continues on the mound fast approaching his max pitch count, but Lee stays laser focused throwing 9 perfect strikes in a row, taking out their first 3 batters, ending the game with 85 pitches and helping BRS to win the District 52 Championship game. 

BRS advances to the Sectional 3 tournament with their first game this Saturday at 10am in San Lorenzo.

Congratulations to the entire BRS team as it truly was a team effort to win the District Championship! 

A special thanks to the first class coaching team, parents, and fans who came out to cheer on the teams and to the BRSLL Board of Directors and volunteers for hosting the District 52 tournament. 

BRSLL District 52 11/12 Year-Old All-Star Championship Team:

Manager: Rudy Lopez

Coaches: Kevin Lee & Peter Anderson

Players:

Sean Lee

Nicolas Lopez

Brad Shimabuku

Noah Marcelo

Dominic Susa

Luke Bugbee

Taylor Douglis

Daniel Friis

Zach Wong

Daylin McLemore

Jake Stulbarg

Ryan Anderson

Josh Fong