Host - Twin Cities (Corte Madera/Larkspur) (District 3)
At Joe Wagner Field
| Pool 'A' Participants |
| Section 1 Champions | Petaluma Valley (District 35) |
| Section 2 Champions | El Rancho Chico (Chico) (District 47) |
| Section 6 Champions | River Park (Fresno) (District 10) |
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| Pool 'B' Participants |
| Section 3 Champions | Palo Alto National (District 52) |
| Section 4 Champions | Woodcreek (Roseville) (District 54) |
| Section 5 Champions | Briarwood-El Camino (Santa Clara) (District 44) |
Tournament Results:
Pool 'A' Tournament:
Day 1 (Thursday, July 27):
River Park 8, Petaluma Valley 3
Day 2 (Friday, July 28):
(No Pool 'A' games scheduled.)
Day 3 (Saturday, July 29):
Petaluma Valley 3, El Rancho Chico 2
Day 4 (Sunday, July 30):
El Rancho Chico 3, River Park 2
Pool 'B' Tournament:
Day 1 (Thursday, July 27):
(No Pool 'B' games scheduled.)
Day 2 (Friday, July 28):
Palo Alto National 6, Woodcreek 2
Day 3 (Saturday, July 29):
Woodcreek 15, Briarwood-El Camino 7
Day 4 (Sunday, July 30):
Palo Alto National 5, Briarwood-El Camino 1
Pool 'A' Standings |
W |
L |
Runs
Allowed |
| El Rancho Chico |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| River Park |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Petaluma Valley |
1 |
1 |
10 |
|
Pool 'B' Standings |
W |
L |
Runs
Allowed |
| Palo Alto National |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Woodcreek |
1 |
1 |
13 |
| Briarwood-El Camino |
0 |
2 |
20 |
The top two teams in each pool advance to the semifinal round.
Ties are broken based on records in head-to-head competition among tied teams. If a clear winner cannot be determined from head-to-head results, the tie is broken by calculating the ratio of runs allowed to defensive innings played for all teams involved in the tie. The team with the lowest runs-per-defensive-inning ratio advances.
In the event of a tie involving three or more teams, once the initial tie is broken, the remaining tied teams are again compared on head-to-head record to determine if a clear winner can be identified. If no clear winner can be identified from head-to-head results among the remaining tied teams, the runs-per-defensive-inning ratio is again used. This process is repeated until all ties have been broken.
Semifinal Round
(Monday, July 31)
Woodcreek 8, El Rancho Chico 4
River Park 5, Palo Alto National 1
Northern California Championship Game (Tuesday, August 1)
River Park 1, Woodcreek 0 (TITLE)
Summary:
Pinch hitter Dylan Carbajal's fifth inning home run provided the game's only scoring as River Park Little League edged Woodcreek Little League, 1-0, in the Northern California championship game at Joe Wagner Field in Corte Madera.
River Park pitchers Jordan Luplow and Ryan Clark combined to hold Woodcreek to only one hit in the championship game, a fourth inning single by Junior Casas. Woodcreek pitcher Kyle Dixon scattered five hits and struck out ten against a powerful River Park offense that slammed 32 home runs and scored 167 runs in 16 district, sectional, and divisional tournament games.
Carbajal's homer, which caromed off a tree beyond the left field fence, was his second since the start of international tournament play, and helped River Park to its third victory in four games at the divisional tournament. The Fresno-based league split its two pool games, then reached the championship game by topping Palo Alto National Little League, 5-1, in the semifinal round.
River Park and Palo Alto National's players were very familiar with one another -- River Park had won when the leagues met in the 2004 Northern California championship game in the 9-10 year old division, then Palo Alto returned the favor when the two met again in the final game of the NoCal 11-year-old championship tournament in 2005. But River Park threw a curveball of sorts at the District 52 champions when manager Jim Ferguson handed the ball to pitcher Trevor Crough for their semifinal round meeting. The off-speed specialist had not pitched previously in the divisional tournament, or against Palo Alto National at younger age levels. Crough allowed only three hits against a Palo Alto team that posted a collective .350 team batting average entering the semifinal round meeting.
"Trevor was kind of our secret weapon," said Ferguson. "He's all over there with those three to four arm angles, (and) we have been saving him since we knew we'd have to beat Palo Alto at some point."
"We ran into a very crafty pitcher," concurred Palo Alto manager Dave Goldman. "We were having trouble picking the ball up."
River Park generated much of its offense through four solo home runs, including three consecutive blasts in the fifth inning. Jordan Piha's RBI double in the sixth inning provided Palo Alto's only run.
Earlier in the day, Woodcreek had claimed the first championship game berth with an 8-4 victory over El Rancho Chico Little League. Zach Icardi struck out eight in a complete game effort, while Casas and Kelvan Pilot each homered to pace the Woodcreek offense.
Woodcreek, which advanced to the Northern California championship game in the major baseball division for the first time, became just the third Northern California league to reach the major baseball divisional tournament in three consecutive years. Visalia American Little League won four consecutive sectional titles between 1994 and 1997, and Danville's San Ramon Valley Little League won three consecutive NoCal championships between 1991 and 1993. The core of Woodcreek's team had also joined River Park and Palo Alto National in divisional tournament competition at younger age levels the prior two summers.
River Park advanced to the West Region tournament in San Bernardino, California, following the divisional tournament. River Park swept its first five opponents, and advanced to within one game of the Little League World Series before falling, 11-3, to Ahwatukee American Little League (Phoenix, Arizona) in the region championship game.
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Linescores:
| Championship Game |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Woodcreek |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
- |
| River Park |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
x |
|
1 |
5 |
- |
|
|
2006 Northern California District Champions and Sectional Tournament Results:
District Champions
in Section 1 |
District Champions
in Section 2 |
D3 - San Francisco American
D4 - North Oakland
D35 - Petaluma Valley
D53 - Fairfield Pacific
D64 - Vacaville National
Section 1 Tournament
Host - Petaluma American (District 35)
At Lucchesi Park
Tournament Results:
1 - Vacaville National 6, North Oakland 1
2 - San Francisco American 10, Fairfield Pacific 7
3 - Petaluma Valley 9, Vacaville National 5
4 - North Oakland 7, Fairfield Pacific 5 (elim.)
5 - Petaluma Valley 5, San Francisco American 3
6 - Vacaville National 11, North Oakland 6 (elim.)
7 - San Francisco American 7, Vacaville National 6 (elim.)
8 - San Francisco American 3, Petaluma Valley 2
9 - Petaluma Valley 4, San Francisco American 3 (7 innings; TITLE)
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D1 - East Redding
D2 - Olivehurst-Linda
D26 - McKinleyville
D47 - El Rancho Chico (Chico)
D48 - Susanville
Section 2 Tournament
Host - Redding (District 1)
At Alta Mesa Field; Redding
Tournament Results:
1 - El Rancho Chico 7, Olivehurst-Linda 3
2 - Susanville 8, McKinleyville 3
3 - El Rancho Chico 3, East Redding 0
4 - McKinleyville 12, Olivehurst-Linda 2 (4 innings; elim.)
5 - Susanville 6, El Rancho Chico 5
6 - East Redding 6, McKinleyville 3 (elim.)
7 - El Rancho Chico 6, East Redding 5 (elim.)
8 - El Rancho Chico 12, Susanville 4
9 - El Rancho Chico 9, Susanville 0 (TITLE)
|
District Champions
in Section 3 |
District Champions
in Section 4 |
D14 - Newark American
D45 - Union City National
D52 - Palo Alto National
D57 - Danville
D67 - Tracy National
Section 3 Tournament
Host - Palo Alto (District 52)
At Middlefield Ballpark
(Games 2 and 4 at Hoover Park)
Tournament Results:
1 - Danville 9, Union City National 5
2 - Palo Alto National 7, Newark American 0
3 - Danville d. Tracy National
4 - Union City National 11, Newark American 8 (elim.)
5 - Palo Alto National 23, Danville 22 (11 innings)
6 - Tracy National 11, Union City National 9 (elim.)
7 - Danville 13, Tracy National 1 (elim.)
8 - Palo Alto National 10, Danville 8 (TITLE)
|
D5 - Fair Oaks
D6 - Antelope National (Sacramento)
D7 - Land Park Pacific (Sacramento)
D11 - Rocklin
D54 - Woodcreek (Roseville)
Section 4 Tournament
Host - Roseville West (District 54)
At Richards Field
Tournament Results:
1 - Antelope National 6, Land Park Pacific 3
2 - Rocklin 11, Fair Oaks 5
3 - Woodcreek 9, Antelope National 1
4 - Land Park Pacific 7, Fair Oaks 5 (elim.)
5 - Land Park Pacific 13, Antelope National 3 (5 innings; elim.)
6 - Woodcreek 2, Rocklin 0
7 - Land Park Pacific 7, Rocklin 4 (9 innings; elim.)
8 - Woodcreek 16, Land Park Pacific 5 (5 innings; TITLE)
|
District Champions
in Section 5 |
District Champions
in Section 6 |
D9 - Ferrasci Park (Salinas)
D12 - Almaden North (San Jose)
D39 - Watsonville American
D44 - Briarwood-El Camino (Santa Clara)
D59 - East Hills (San Jose)
Section 5 Tournament
Host - Santa Cruz (District 39)
At Harvey West Park
Tournament Results:
1 - Briarwood-El Camino 13, East Hills 2
2 - Ferrasci Park 10, Almaden North 4
3 - Briarwood-El Camino 7, Watsonville American 6
4 - Almaden North 13, East Hills 0 (4 innings; elim.)
5 - Briarwood-El Camino 8, Ferrasci Park 4
6 - Watsonville American 6, Almaden North 4 (elim.)
7 - Ferrasci Park 8, Watsonville American 7 (elim.)
8 - Briarwood-El Camino 5, Ferrasci Park 2 (TITLE)
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D8 - Hoover Tyler (Stockton)
D10 - River Park (Fresno)
D15 - Linden
D34 - Visalia American
D61 - Hanford American
Section 6 Tournament
Host - Madera (District 10)
Tournament Results:
1 - Visalia American 10, Linden 2
2 - River Park 16, Hoover Tyler 3 (6 innings)
3 - Visalia American 8, Hanford American 5
4 - Hoover Tyler d. Linden (elim.)
5 - Visalia American 2, River Park 1 (12 innings)
6 - Hanford American 6, Hoover Tyler 5 (elim.)
7 - River Park 14, Hanford American 4 (elim.)
8 - River Park 13, Visalia American 3 (4 innings)
9 - River Park 9, Visalia American 5 (TITLE)
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