PPBA Pinto All-Stars Win District Title

By STEVE GALLUZZO | Sports Editor

The Pacific Palisades Baseball Association’s Pinto 8U All-Stars won the Pony SoCal North Region District 1 championship on Monday, June 17, with a 10-0 victory over Camarillo White in four innings at Freedom Park in Camarillo.

Palisades scored five runs in the bottom of the second, tacked on five more in the bottom of the third, then the battery of pitcher Parker Atwood and catcher Ford Hill kept the host team off the scoreboard in the top of the fourth to end the contest by way of the 10-run rule.

Batting leadoff was shortstop James Kamdar, followed by Atwood, Alex Pollack, Sam Schiff, Henry Janneck, Gavin Morrow, Hill, Noah Mehring and Spencer Bergman. Outfielders Grey Schiff and Graham Aris rounded out the roster. Outfielder Theo Johnson and third baseman/catcher Luca House are also on the team.

Guided by head coach Kambiz Kamdar and assistants Brad Hill and Steve Bergman, the 8Us opened the All-Star season by making the finals of the Cheviot tournament and the semifinals in Agoura and Simi Valley.

This weekend, the 8Us travel to the William S. Hart Baseball Complex in Santa Clarita for the Section 2 tournament. Three of the eight teams will advance to the region playoffs.

Palisades is in the Blue Pool and takes on Simi White at 5 p.m. Friday, June 21, and Lancaster Blue at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22. Semifinals are Sunday, June 23, at 11 a.m. and the championship game is at 5 p.m. Sunday.

Palisades’ Mustang 9U squad us one one of six teams in the Section 3 tournament at Simi Youth Baseball in Simi Valley and has two pool play games Saturday—at 8:30 a.m. versus Santa Ynez and at 4 p.m. against Simi Youth White. Semifinals are Sunday and the final is Monday, June 24, at 5 p.m.

Palisades’ Bronco 11U squad also travels to Simi Valley for the Section 2 round and only the winner and runner-up advance to the region tournament. Palisades opens pool play against Agoura at 5 p.m. Friday and takes on Toluca Navy at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. The semifinals are Sunday and the final is Monday at 5 p.m.

Palisades’ Mustang 10U and Bronco 12U All-Star teams will both host sectional tournaments June 27 to 30 at the Field of Dreams. Brackets will be released following this weekend’s results.