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2010 Juniors All-Stars

Juniors All-Stars

Alexander Rowland

Calvin Bernard

Carl Jacobs

Collin Calloway

Daniel Dempster

Gideon Lebowitz

Jack Johnson

Kai Rasmussen

Matthew Mino

Parker Denison

Reed Thomas-McLean

Shan Dhaliwal

Front Row (left to right): Carl Jacobs, Matthew Mino, Calvin Bernard, Daniel Dempster, Jack Johnson, Shan Dhaliwahl

Back Row (left to right): Collin Calloway, Coach Stephen DeGange, Gideon Lebowitz, Parker Denison, Alex Rowland, Reed Thomas-McLean, Kai Rasmussen, Manager Chris McLean

Game 1: Albany 6 South Oakland 5, 8 innings

Alex Rowland scored Shan Dhaliwahl with a walk off single in the bottom of the 8th to complete an exciting 6-5 comeback victory for Albany. Rowland's clutch

double in the bottom of the 6th had tied the score at 5. Parker Denison pitched 6 strong innings and Calvin Bernard was flawless in 2 innings of relief to pick up the

victory. Albany made several stellar defensive plays, none bigger than Gideon Lebowitz's run-saving diving catch in left which resulted in an inning ending double play.

Game 2: Albany 4 Concord American 3

In another thriller, Carl Jacobs' bases loaded grounder scored Reed Thomas-McLean with the winning run in the bottom of the 7th inning. Jack Johnson snared a fly ball

and fired a strike from right field to Calvin Bernard to nail a runner at home to preserve the tie in the top of the inning. Jacobs held down Concord American for four

innings before giving way to Collin Calloway who was outstanding in relief, yielding no runs in 3 innings for the victory. Calloway and Alex Rowland had two hits each.

Game 3: Albany 16 Pinole-Hercules 5

After falling behind 2-0, then again 5-2, the Albany Juniors’ bats went berserk in the bottom of the 5th inning. Up and down the lineup, the boys just kept hitting

and hitting. Finally, with two men on, Jack Johnson hit a 300 foot bomb to end the game via the mercy rule. 14 runs and only two outs in the 5th. None of the

coaches or parents had ever seen anything quite like that performance by any team – especially after not looking particularly strong in the first 4 innings.

Just a few other highlights included Gideon Lebowitz’ suicide squeeze to bring home Collin Calloway for the 6th and Game Winning run; Doubles by

Carl Jacobs, Reed Thomas-Mclean, Alex Rowland, Gideon L., Parker Denison, and I’m sure I’ve missed others.

Denison and Jacobs combined for the pitching duties.

Game 4: Albany 11 Concord American 3

Albany wins District 4 Championship!

The Albany Juniors met a strong Concord American team in the District 4 Championship on Wednesday. Albany got off to a quick start with both Shan Dhaliwal

and Reed Thomas-McLean scoring on an Alex Rowland sacrifice fly in the first. Parker Denison was masterful on the mound for the first 5 innings, helping

preserve a narrow 2-1 lead. The Albany offense then caught fire scoring four runs in the 5th and five more in the 6th to break the game open. Their bats continued

to be very productive throughout the lineup, with Calvin Bernard and Denison leading the charge with two key RBI hits each. Carl Jacobs and Daniel Dempster

each worked an inning on the mound to close out an impressive 11-3 win. The team played its best defensive game of the tournament and looked poised

and ready for the upcoming Section tournament in Petaluma.

Game Summary courtesy of The Albany Patch http://albany.patch.com

The Star: Parker Denison pitched five solid innings and gave up two hits, holding the lead for the Albany Junior All-Stars until it exploded for nine runs over the last two innings.

The Turning Point: Albany's two-out rally in the sixth inning clinched the District 4 championship. Concord American's Brandon Oswald gave up back-to-back walks after retiring

the first two batters, and then gave up three straight doubles to the heart of the Albany order.

The Quote: "(Denison) was at his best and he's the horse of our staff. He did a great job," Albany manager Chris McLean said.

What's Next? Albany will play District 64 in the first round of the Section 1 tournament at 2 p.m., on Saturday at Casa Grande High in Petaluma.

The Bottom Line: By defeating Concord American, Albany doesn't have to play a second game to decide the District 4 championship.

The Albany Junior All Stars didn't want to play another game to prove they were the District 4 champions. And they won't have to. Albany would have had to lose twice

to lose the title, but pulled away late in the first championship game, clinching the title with an 11-3 win at the North Oakland Little League fields Wednesday. "All

tournament we've been getting stronger as the game goes on. It's just another great example," manager Chris McLean said. "We don't give up. We've got a really

balanced team with a lot of really good fielders and hitters." After taking a 2-0 lead after the first, Albany didn't score again until the fifth. Starting pitcher Parker

Denison helped his own cause by hitting a deep drive to center, which hopped over the fence for a ground-rule double to score Alex Rowland and Calvin

Bernard. Albany scored two more runs to build a 7-2 lead after five innings, and packed on five more runs in the sixth to seal the win. Denison kept Albany in the game

early by striking out six, giving up two hits and walking just two batters, but said he could do better. "I've given up less walks before," Denison said. "A couple of innings

I struggled, but I felt good." He added that his fundamentals helped him hit a pair of doubles at the plate. Concord American manager Wayne Horvot said his team

just got out-hit. "(Albany) started getting the bat on the ball," Horvot said. "They're just a better hitting team than us today. They over-exceeded my expectations

since I took this team on. I'm very proud of their effort today."

Concord American 000 101 1 — 3 4 0

Albany 200 045 x — 11 12 1

Albany — Dhaliwald 3-2-2, Thomas-McLean 3-2-1, Rowland 3-2-1, Bernard 3-2-2, Rasmussen 1-0-1, Denison 2-2-2, Mino 1-0-0, Jacobs 4-1-2, Calloway 3-0-1,

Lebowitz 4-0-0, Johnson 1-0-0, Dempster 1-0-0. Totals 29-11-12.

Pitching

Denison 5 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 6 K, 2 BB;

Jacobs 1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 1 BB;

Dempster 1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 1 BB.

Hitting

2B — Denison 2, Jacobs, Bernard, (Albany).

Sectionals

Game 1: vs. Davis at Casa Grande HS in Petaluma at 2 PM, Saturday

July 17 – Davis 6, Albany 2

The Albany Juniors ran into a hot pitcher in Davis’ Matt Trask on Saturday. Albany was able to put runners in scoring position, but just couldn’t get the big

hits to break through. Collin Calloway, Daniel Dempster, Shan Dhaliwal and Carl Jacobs shared pitching duties and were able to hold down Davis’ powerful

offense in the last few innings. Jacobs also turned in a stellar play at 3rd base, snaring a line drive and turning it into an inning ending double play to keep

Albany within striking distance. Reed Thomas-McLean had two hits and an RBI for Albany.

Game 2: July 18 – Albany 7, San Francisco 5

Albany and San Francisco battled through a tight game, with Albany breaking through for 3 runs in the 6th inning to go ahead for good. Albany used several pitchers

including Parker Denison, Shan Dhaliwal and Carl Jacobs. Jacobs was able to retire the side in order in the 6th and 7th to preserve the win. Collin Calloway had

3 hits and scored the tying run on a wild pitch with two-out in the 6th. Alex Rowland, who had 2 hits, then followed with a big RBI single to score what proved to

be the game winning run.

Game 3 July 19:

Albany looks forward to a rematch with Davis in the Loser’s bracket on Monday night. Benicia, who beat San Francisco 6-1 on Saturday, and Petaluma Valley,

who beat Davis 6-5 in the bottom of the 7th during Sunday’s morning game, go at it Monday in a Winner’s match-up.

Albany Loses to Davis (Albany eliminated)

Follow the Sectional Bracket here. (Use the Junior Section link)

2009 Junior League All-Stars

Junior League All-Stars
Jack Burley
Macabe Camps
Joe Franco
David Jacobs
Clayton Langbein
Robin Rosenberg
Gabriel Scaglione
Peter Schneider
Isaiah Smith
Reed Thomas-McLean
Andrew Wirth
Manager: Marc Jacobs
Coach: Eric Wirth

Albany 7 Pinole-Hercules 8
Albany 13 Martinez 0
Albany 10 Continental 0
Albany 11 Concord American 8
Albany 6 Pinole-Hercules 10

2008 Junior League All-Stars

JUNIORS (District 4 Champion Section 1 Runner-up Record: 7-1)
District 4 Results:
WINNER'S BRACKET
July 1 -- Albany 8 North Oakland 0
July 3 -- Albany 9 Clayton Valley 3
July 7 -- Albany 5 South Oakland 2
CHAMPIONSHIP
July 9 -- Albany 9 South Oakland 5
(Albany wins District 4 championship.)

Section 1 Results:
POOL PLAY
July 12 -- Albany 11 Benicia 1
July 13 -- Albany 11 Vacaville Central 1
SEMIFINALS
July 15 -- Albany 2 Healdsburg 1
CHAMPIONSHIP
July 17 -- Albany 0 Benicia 6
(Albany is eliminated)

Players:
Colin Armstrong
Zachary Chiang
Garrett Freeberg
Nathan Gill
Griffin Goetz
Kyle Harty Strang
Paul Kennedy
Nick Lamb
Marcellus Love
Ryan Masterson
Tom Miller
Jesse Santos
Marquess Valdez
Patrick Xu
Manager:
Marco Santos
Coaches:
Ken Chiang
Stephen De Gangea

Recaps:
July 1 -- Albany 8 North Oakland 0
Albany .......... 0 0 0 - 0 3 5 - 0 ... 8 9 1
North Oakland 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 ... 0 2 2
Ryan Masterson pitched a two-hit shutout and scored the game's first run in the fifth inning to lead Albany past one of its archrivals. Masterson gave up a pair of singles with two outs in the bottom of the second
inning but struck out the next batter looking to get out of the jam. He retired the last 11 North Oakland batters and finished with eight strikeouts -- including five in a row in the fourth and fifth innings. Albany
broke open a scoreless game by batting around in the fifth and sixth innings. Masterson led off the three-run fifth inning with a single to right center, moved to second base on Colin Armstrong's sacrifice
bunt and scored on Patrick Xu's double that eluded the diving North Oakland center fielder. After Jesse Santos was hit by pitch and Paul Kennedy was safe on a error by the shortstop to load the bases, Zachary
Chiang walked to score the second run, and Kyle Harty Strang singled to drive in the third run of the inning. Albany broke the game open with five runs in the sixth inning. Santos hit a bloop to left center to
score the first run. Nathan Gill drove in the second run with a line drive to left field for his second hit of the game. Two more runs came in on Marcellus Love's single to center field, and Garrett Freeberg closed out
the scoring with an RBI single to left field.

July 3 -- Albany 9 Clayton Valley 3
Clayton Valley 1 0 0 - 0 2 0 - 0 ... 3 4 2
Albany .......... 0 0 0 - 2 0 7 - x ... 9 12 2
Albany rallied for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth to move into the final of the winner's bracket on Monday at Memorial Park. Marquess Valdez singled with one out, took second base on a wild pitch and
was safe on a close play at third when winning pitcher Nathan Gill hit a ball off the leg of the pitcher. Marcellus Love singled home Valdez with the tying run, and Patrick Xu's RBI single scored Gill with the
go-ahead run. Love scored when Nick Lamb executed a perfect suicide squeeze and was safe when the ball was thrown away at first base. Jesse Santos broke the game open with a two-run double down the
left-field line. Albany closed out the scoring on RBI singles by Kyle Harty Strang and Griffin Goetz.

Gill allowed only one run in six innings on the mound. He left with Albany leading, 2-1, and returned in the top of the fifth inning with the scored tied, 2-2, and the bases loaded and no outs. He got the first batter
out on a sacrifice fly to Paul Kennedy in right center, induced the second batter to hit a grounder to Harty Strang for a force out at home and got out of the inning on soft line drive to Santos at shortstop.

Albany had taken a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth when Harty Strang walked, Kennedy was safe at second on an error, and Garrett Freeberg drove both runners home with a single to left field.

Freeberg had made a key play in the top of the inning. With Clayton Valley leading, 1-0, Freeberg nailed a runner at home after backing up on an overthrow at third base.

July 7 -- Albany 5 South Oakland 2
South Oakland 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 - 0 ... 2 6 7
Albany .......... 2 0 2 - 0 0 1 - x ... 5 3 2
Ryan Masterson won his second game of the tournament, limiting South Oakland to two unearned runs in
six innings on the mound. He struck out seven batters before giving way to reliever Jesse Santos, who
struck out three batters in the seventh inning after walking the first batter and earned the save.

Albany took advantage of some poor South Oakland fielding to jump out to a 4-0 lead after three innings. In the first inning, Santos walked with one out, was safe at second when the South Oakland second
baseman was ruled to have obstructed Santos on his way to second base on Kyle Harty Strang's infield grounder. Santos scored on Nathan Gill's single to right field, and Harty Strang came home when the
South Oakland catcher's toss back to the pitcher was thrown away. In the third inning, Patrick Xu walked, and Santos was safe when the South Oakland left fielder dropped his line drive. Both Albany
runners came home when the South Oakland shortstop drew away the ball on Gill's ground ball.

South Oakland scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning, but Santos got Albany out of the inning
without further damage when his throw from center field nailed the South Oakland runner trying to
score from second base for the third out of the inning.

Albany's fifth run came in the bottom of the sixth inning when pinchrunner Garrett Freeberg was safe at home on a wild pitch.

July 9 -- Albany 9 South Oakland 5
Albany.......... 0 7 0 - 1 0 0 - 1 ... 9 16 1
South Oakland 0 0 2 - 0 0 1 - 2 ... 5 8 5
Albany completed a four-game sweep of the District 4 Tournament with a 9-5 win over defending champion South Oakland. Albany chased the SOLL starting pitcher, sending 13 batters to the
plate and scoring seven runs in the second inning. Nathan Gill, Tom Miller and Garrett Freeberg loaded the bases, and Paul Kennedy drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly to deep left field. Griffin Goetz
singled to load the bases, and Zach Chiang drove in a run on a forceout. With two out, Patrick Xu
singled to drive in a run, Jesse Santos drove in two runs with a single to left field, and Gill's 2-run RBI
double closed out the scoring.

Pitchers Miller, Xu and Gill worked in and out of trouble all evening. Miller, the winning pitcher, got out of based-loaded jams in the first and third innings, and Xu, who relieved Miller in the fourth, had the bases
loaded in his first inning of work and retired the side on an infield grounder. Gill came on to close the game
and retired the last three batters after South Oakland had pulled to within 9-5 with a runner on second
base and no outs.

Albany had many chances to break open the game but only added two runs. The eighth Albany run scored on an overthrow by the South Oakland catcher to third base in the fourth inning, and Xu drove in the
ninth run in the top of the seventh inning with his fourth hit of the game.

July 11 -- Albany 11 Benicia 1
Benicia 0 0 1 - 0 0 ... 1 2 1
Albany 0 0 5 - 6 x ... 11 12 0
Ryan Masterson won his third game of all-star play, firing a two-hitter in four innings of work in the Section 1 opener. Tom Miller retired the side in order to close out the game shortened by the mercy rule.

Albany took the lead with five runs in the bottom of the third. Jesse Santos was safe on an error, and Kyle Harty-Strang and Nathan Gill singled to load the bases. Albany went ahead on walks to Garrett
Freeberg and Paul Kennedy. Zachary Chiang singled in two runners, and Kennedy scored on a wild pitch to complete the scoring.

In the fourth, Albany again sent 10 batters to the plate. After Harty Strang walked, and Gill singled for his third hit of the game, Freeberg drove in Harty Strang with a single. Marcellus Love singled to load the
bases, and Albany broke the game open when Chiang singled to score one run, and Patrick Xu and Santos had 2-run RBI.

July 13 -- Albany 11 Vacaville Central 1
Albany ................ 0 2 5 - 1 3 ... 11 11 0
Vacaville Central 1 0 0 - 0 0 ... 1 4 3
Albany improved to 6-0 in all-star play and moved into the semifinals of the Section 1 Tournament with its second blowout win in two days. Zachary Chiang and Patrick Xu combined to throw a four-hitter.
Albany got out of trouble in the first inning when catcher Marcellus Love threw out a runner trying to take third base on a strikeout, and Chiang picked off a runner at second base. Chiang got out of trouble in
the second inning by striking out three batters. He finished with six strikeouts in three innings. Xu needed only 13 pitches to hurl two scoreless innings. All outs were recorded on groundballs, including a 6-4-3
double play.

Albany took the lead in the second inning when Paul Kennedy doubled to right center and scored when Chiang was safe on an error by the third baseman. Chiang scored on Xu's sacrifice fly to left field.

Albany broke the game open with five runs in the third inning. Love drove in Nathan Gill with a single, and
Kennedy again doubled to drive in Garrett Freeberg and Love. After Chiang and Nick Lamb
singled, Jesse Santos drove home two more runners with a single to make the score 7-1.

Kennedy extended Albany's lead to 8-1 with a 320-foot home run over the fence in left center in the fourth inning, and Gill cleared the bases in the fifth with a double, scoring Tom Miller, Santos and Kyle Harty Strang.

July 15 -- Albany 2 Healdsburg 1
Healdsburg 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 - 0 ... 1 6 1
Albany ...... 0 0 0 - 1 1 0 - x ... 2 3 2
Albany moved into the Section 1 championship game with a nail-biting victory over Healdsburg. It got RBI singles from Paul Kennedy and Kyle Harty Strang to rally from a 1-0 deficit. But as it has been
throughout Albany's 7-0 run in all-star play, its defense was the difference.

Albany got out of a jam in the third inning when starting pitcher Nathan Gill put down the tag on catcher Marcellus Love's throw to get the third out on a Healdsburg runner trying to score on a wild pitch.
Shortstop Jesse Santos recorded 6-4 and 6-3 double plays to erase threats in the fourth and fifth innings. In the sixth inning, Kennedy, the center fielder, chased down a ball hit to deep right center.

Gill pitched the first four innings before being relieved by Patrick Xu in the fifth inning. With one out in the seventh inning, Santos came on with runners on first and second. After the first batter hit a bloop single
to center field to load the bases, Santos got the second out when Love made a sprawling catch on a foul ball behind the plate. After falling behind 2-0 and then 3-1 in the count, Santos induced Healdsburg's
cleanup batter to ground out to Gill at third base on a 3-2 pitch and end the game.

Albany was limited to three singles. Santos led off the fourth inning with a walk and scored from third on Kennedy's two-out single. In the fifth inning, Xu blooped a two-strike curve ball down the left-field
line for a single and raced to third when Santos grounded out to second base on a hit-and-run play.
With two outs, Harty Strang beat out a grounder deep into the hole at shortstop for the go-ahead run.

July 17 -- Albany 0 Benicia 6
Benicia 0 1 0 - 0 3 2 - 0 ... 6 5 0
Albany 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 ... 0 6 7
Albany's run in the Junior League All-Stars Tournament ended one game shy of the state championship
when it fell to Benicia in a rematch of their opening game won by Albany, 11-1.

Albany's fielding, the cornerstone of its success throughout its seven-game run, deserted it in the Section 1 championship. All six Benicia runs were unearned. Albany outhit Benicia, 6-5, and had several other
well-hit balls caught by Benicia fielders.

The 14-year-old age group finished its Albany career having won the district or finished second every year (champions as 11s and 14s and second as 10s and 12s). The team included seven 13-year-old players
who are eligible to return in 2009.

2007 Junior League All-Stars

District 4 All-Stars
(double-elimination)

JUNIOR LEAGUE (COMPLETED)
WINNER'S BRACKET
First Round
July 2 Albany 2 East County 3
Albany lost a heartbreaker as East County rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh. Ben Cerami had pitched masterfully for six-plus innings
before going out.

LOSER'S BRACKET
First Round
July 5 Albany 11 Lafayette 0
Yoshi Uemura, Nick Dale, Tommy McCoy and Jesse Schumacher combined for a no-hitter. The Albany pitchers retired the last 15 batters after the first
two batters walked. Schumacher went 3-for-3 with a home run and triple for four RBI.

Second Round
July 6 Albany 18 Clayton Valley 1
Albany scored in every inning, finishing with nine runs in the 6th inning. Ben Cerami had three hits and four RBI. Brian Bernard had three hits,
including two doubles, and Alex Jones had three hits with a double and two RBI. Jesse Santos was 2-for-2 with a walk, and Ryan Masterson had
two hits in the 6th when Albany sent 15 batters to the plate. At the top of the order, Justin Maxwell and Kai Huntamer combined to score seven runs.

Quarterfinals
July 7 Albany 8 East County 7 (11 innings)
Albany beat East County in a four-hour marathon to gain revenge for its loss to East County in its opening game. Like that game, East County rallied
from one run down in the 7th inning to take the lead. In the bottom of the seventh, Albany was down to its last out when Justin Maxwell went to third base
on a delayed steal and then scored on a wild pitch.

In the top of the 9th inning, East County's leadoff hitter hit a two-run homer over the right-field fence to give the team from the far reaches of Contra Costa
a 7-5 lead. It had runners on first and second and no outs, but Leib Sutcher came on in relief to retire the side. In the bottom of the ninth, Albany tied
the score on RBI doubles by Nick Dale and Kai Huntamer but for the second straight inning had the winning run at third base with one out but
couldn't end the suspense.

In the bottom of the 11th, Sutcher, who pitched three innings of scoreless relief to get the win, led off with a walk. Huntamer followed with a fly ball that
the left fielder -- an extra-innings illness replacement -- lost in the wind and sun. Brian Bernard loaded the bases with a long fly ball that the left fielder again was
unable to track down, and Ben Cerami drove home Sutcher with the winning run on a long single to left field -- his fifth hit of the game.

Albany survived despite leaving 19 runs on base -- 13 in scoring position.

For East County, it was the second heartbreaking defeat in less than 24 hours. It lost to North Oakland, 6-5, in the semifinals of the winner's bracket
on Friday night after coming back from 3-2 down to take a 5-3 lead in the top of the 7th inning only to blow it with two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the inning.

East County 1 1 0 - 1 0 0 - 2 0 2 - 0 0 -- 7 11 4
Albany ....... 0 3 1 - 0 0 0 - 1 0 2 - 0 1 -- 8 14 2

Semifinals
July 9 Albany 11 Walnut Creek 1
For the second time in a week, Albany's hurlers threw a no-hitter. Winning pitcher Nick Dale and Yoshi Uemura combined to shut down Walnut Creek:
seven strikeouts, seven groundouts and three walks after the leadoff hitter flew out to right field. Dale and Uemura also pitched in the other no-hitter,
an 11-0 win over Lafayette.

Albany broke open the game with four runs in the 4th inning and four more in the 5th. Leib Sutcher, who had two RBI for the second straight game,
had the key at-bat in the 4th with a perfectly executed suicide squeeze bunt that the Walnut Creek pitcher then threw away at first base.

In the 5th, Albany put the game away after the first two batters were retired. Uemura (2-for-2 at the plate) singled, Sutcher was hit by a pitch, and Paul Kennedy
drove home Uemura with an RBI single to right field. After Brian Bernard was hit by a pitch, Sutcher and Kennedy scored on Ben Cerami's grounder past
the Walnut Creek third baseman, and Bernard scampered home with the deciding run -- his third run of the game -- on a wild pitch.

Walnut Creek 0 0 0 - 1 0 -- 1 0 4
Albany ......... 1 2 0 - 4 4 -- 11 7 0

Final
July 10 Albany 5 North Oakland 4
Two games ago, Albany won in 11 innings after being down to their last out in the 7th inning and later trailing by two in the 9th inning. On
Tuesday night, the Juniors outdid themselves, rallying from two runs down in their last at-bat and taking the lead on a two-run single by
Leib Sutcher, the Albany talisman, with two outs and two strikes.

Caldecott Field, nestled in the Oakland hills, was the stage and the city of San Francisco, where the nation's attention was fixed on the Major
League All-Star Game, was the distant backdrop for the final game of Albany's march back through the loser's bracket and into the championship
game. With rare summer rain coming down, Albany rallied from 4-2 down in the 7th.

Ben Cerami led off with a grounder that the North Oakland threw baseman threw away, and Yoshi Uemura drove pinchrunner Nick Dale home
from second with his sixth straight hit over the last three games. After one out, Justin Maxwell walked, and Paul Kennedy advanced Uemura
and Maxwell with a grounder up the middle that the North Oakland second baseman smothered with a sensational play for the second out.
Sutcher, who had also driven in a pair of runs in each of his previous two games, then worked the count to 2-and-2 and smashed a hard-hit ball
up the middle to score the tying and go-ahead runs.

North Oakland put two runners on with one out in the bottom of the 7th, but Cerami induced the final two hitters to fly out to Kai Huntamer
in center field and Alex Jones in right and seal the comeback win, Albany's fifth straight victory after opening with a 3-2 loss in its opener.

Slugger Timmy Caleo, a longtime Albany nemesis, gave North Oakland a 2-0 lead with a monstrous two-run home run in the 1st inning, but starting
pitcher Tommy McCoy and Cerami limited NOLL to four singles the rest of the way and helped the Albany cause with their work at the plate.
McCoy drove in Kennedy with an RBI single in the 2nd inning, and Cerami tied the score on a towering shot over the fence with two out in the
5th inning.

North Oakland went ahead in the 5th inning on a one-out sacrifice fly to right field that Huntamer grabbed nicely to prevent further trouble.
In the 6th, after the home team got out of a bases-loaded jam in the top half of the inning, it added to its lead on an infield single and had runners
at first and third with one out, but Cerami struck out the next batter and retired the side on a grounder to Jesse Santos at second base.

A two-run lead with only three outs to go had the Caldecott locals thinking of a NOLL-SOLL rematch in the championship, but they learned
-- much to their dismay -- that such a margin is not safe against Sutcher and the boys from Albany.

Albany ......... 0 1 0 - 0 1 0 - 3 -- 5 7 1
North Oakland 2 0 0 - 0 1 1 - 0 -- 4 6 3

CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
July 11 Albany 4 South Oakland 10
Albany's dreams of back-to-back District 4 Junior League titles ended when it fell to South Oakland in the championship game before a large
contingent of Albany supporters who had made their way to Oakland's Caldecott Field.

The game turned in the first inning before many of the fans had a chance to settle in down the sidelines. Albany got a run when Kai Huntamer
doubled and Yoshi Uemura drove him home with his seventh straight hit of the postseason. But South Oakland escaped from a bases-loaded
jam without any further damage and retaliated with five runs of its own on two walks, a single, a fielder's choice and three-run home run.

South Oakland pulled ahead, 10-2, but relievers Leib Sutcher and Brian Bernard kept Albany in the game with shutout ball in the last three innings.
Cerami was the Albany batting star with a shot off the top of the left-field fence for a double in the third inning and a home run over the center-field
fence in the seventh.

ALL-STARS
Brian Bernard (Beavers)
Lucas Caldwell (Mission Reds)
Ben Cerami (Oaks)
Nick Dale (Mission Reds)
Kai Huntamer (Beavers)
Alex Jones (Mission Reds)
Paul Kennedy (Mission Reds)
Ryan Masterson (Mission Reds)
Justin Maxwell (Beavers)
Tommy McCoy (Seals)
Kellon McGuire (Seals)
Jesse Santos (Beavers)
Jesse Schumacher (Oaks)
Leib Sutcher (Seals)
Luke Tanaka (Beavers)
Yoshi Uemura (Mission Reds)
Manager: Paul Cerami
Coaches: Stephen DeGange, Marco Santos, Brian Bernard

2006

2006 Albany Junior All-Stars

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The Albany Juniors champions in front of their district and sectional banners:
Back row (L-R): Manager Tim Goodman, Kenji Quides, Mark Arakaki, Kai Huntamer, Marco Santos, Jake Alaniz, Danny Jacobs, Brian Bernard, Coach Duane Focht; Front row: Nick Greco, Cole Goodman, David Shor, Luke Davis, Corey Cisney, Jon Cheng.

The Junior League All-Stars advanced farther than any team in the 51-year history of the Albany Little League. The Juniors swept the District 4 tournament, won the Section 1 tournament and finished third in the State Championship in Milpitas.

The Junior League All-Stars set the tone with a sweep of the District 4 Junior League championship. They won with timely hitting, strong defense and stellar pitching.

In the first game, Cole Goodman lofted a home run that exceeded 300 feet over the center field fence at Memorial Park to lift Albany past Pinole-Hercules, 4-1.

Albany capped a four-game run with a 16-2 victory over North Oakland in the championship game. Albany sent 26 batters to the plate in the first three innings and scored 15 runs to put the game away. Kenji Quides did the rest on the mound, firing a no-hitter.

At the Section 1 championship for teams from the greater Bay Area, Albany avenged an 11-6 loss to San Francisco in its second game to beat San Francisco twice (9-3 and 5-2) behind superb pitching from Jake Alaniz and Quides. In the second game, catcher Jon Cheng provided the big hit. With the bases loaded and two outs, Cheng singled on a 3-2 pitch to drive in the tying and eventual winning runs.

Despite temperatures that were as high as 108 degrees, Albany played three tight games at the Division II (Northern California) state championship in Milpitas. Albany fell to Bear River, 7-4, in the semifinals. Bear River went on to finish third at the Western Regionals in Oregon.

Eight players on Manager Tim Goodman's team had been on the Albany Little League team that won the District 4 Little League championship two years earlier: Mark Arakaki, Cole Goodman, Nick Greco, Kai Huntamer, Danny Jacobs, Marco Santos, David Shor and Alaniz. For many of the players, the 2006 season marked their eighth and final of Albany baseball. Most have gone on to high school baseball in 2007. Quides has already debuted on the Berkeley High School varsity.

Players:
Jake Alaniz
Mark Arakaki
Brian Bernard
Jon Cheng
Corey Cisney
Luke Davis
Cole Goodman
Nick Greco
Kai Huntamer
Danny Jacobs
Kenji Quides
Marco Santos
David Shor
Coaches:
Tim Goodman (manager)
Duane Focht

Results:
Division II
(State Championship)
Tracy National 7 Albany 5
Albany 5 Turlock American 4
Bear River 7 Albany 4
Section 1
Albany 7 Vacaville Central 4
San Francisco 11 Albany 6
Albany 8 Benicia 1
Albany 13 Windsor 3
Championship Game:
Albany 9 San Francisco 3
Albany 5 San Francisco 2
District 4
Albany 4 Pinole-Hercules 1
Albany 11 East County 9
Albany 5 North Oakland 1
Championship Game:
Albany 16 North Oakland 2

2005

Junior League All Star Team

Third Place

California District 4 Tournament

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Monday June 27th at Oakland's Caldecott Field
Martinez 2, ALBANY 5
Wednesday June 29th at Caldecott Field
Walnut Creek 8, ALBANY 14
Friday July 1st at Pionole Valley Park
ALBANY 20, Clayton Valley 2
Eleven batters scored eight runs in the second and 16 batters scored nine runs in the third in a route dominated by walks and errors. David Shor and Mark Arakaki went two-for-two and Jamel Freeman hit three-for-four.
Tuesday June 28th at Oakland's Caldecott Field
Albany 6, North Oakland 9
Eventual tournament winner North Oakland was trailing Albany 4-3 when Eric Jaffe homered to start a five run rally in the fifth inning.
Albany scored first when Kenji Quides dashed home from third on a botched throw back from catcher to pitcher. Albany went back ahead 3-1 on a two-run single by Will Mullaney in the second, then edged back into its last lead 4-3 when Mullaney scored on Jamel Freeman's fielder choice in the fifth.

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Tuesday July 5th at Caldecott Field
ALBANY 7, Concord American 3
On the ninth pitch of his at bat in the seventh, Conner Freeberg saw the pitch he wanted and drove it to the right-center field fence to score Dylan Mattingly and Jamel Freeman and send Albany ahead 5-3. Marco Santos followed with a two out single that scored Geoff Mahley and John Chang. Noah Klein-Markham sealed the win pitching his fourth inning in relief without an earned runs.
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Wednesday July 6th at Concord High School
Pinole-Hercules 0, ALBANY 13
Thursday July 7th at Caldecott Field
Albany 9, South Oakland 14

Back - Coach Tim Goodman, Mark Arakaki, Jamel Freeman, Noah Klein-Markman, Nana Yiadom,
Kenji Quides, Coach Ed Mahley, Cole Goodman, Marco Santos, Manager Anthony Freeman.
Front - Conner Freeberg, David Shor, Dylan Mattingly, Jonathon Cheng, Geoff Mahley, Will Mullaney.

2004

2004 Junior League All Stars

Front: Chris Lamb, Josh Spence, Ben Manlove. Middle: Coach Bob Broderson, Skyler Schain, Grant Long, Elliot Jardin, Patrick Harrington, Coach Jeff Shipley. Rear: Christian Broderson, Matt Stewart-Cohn, Coach Andy Cohn, Kyle Shipley, Jake Phillips. (Absent: Brandyn Adney, Tyler Bremer.)

Games

- Bob Broderson	Wednesday July 7th in Walnut Creek ALBANY 4 Martinez 3 Tyler Bremer pitched a complete game four-hitter with nine strike outs. Tyler and Patrick Harrington led a 13-hit Albany attack with three hits each.
	Friday July 9th in Walnut Creek ALBANY 9 Walnut Creek 0
	Monday July 12th in Walnut Creek ALBANY 13 Lafayette 6
Tuesday July 14th in Oakley Albany 3 South Oakland 7	Wednesday July 15th in Oakley Albany 2 North Oakland 3

Numbers

Batters        ab hit run 2b 3b hr rbi  avg  obp  slg
Brandyn Adney  10  1   1   0  0  0   0 .100 .250 .100
Tyler Bremer   11  7   3   2  0  0   4 .638 .636 .818
C Broderson    14  2   2   0  0  0   2 .143 .250 .143
Matt Cohn      21  7   2   1  0  0   3 .333 .364 .381
P Harrington   18  9   4   0  0  0   4 .500 .571 .500
Elliot Jardin   5  0   0   0  0  0   0 .000 .167 .000
Chris Lamb     11  1   1   0  0  0   0 .091 .286 .091
Grant Long      7  2   3   0  0  0   0 .286 .500 .286
Ben Manlove    21  4   1   1  0  0   0 .190 .190 .238
Jake Phillips   5  0   3   0  0  0   2 .000 .444 .000
Skyler Schain   4  2   3   1  0  0   3 .500 .714 .750
Kyle Shipley   17  7   3   2  0  0   4 .412 .444 .529
Josh Spence     3  1   5   0  0  0   1 .333 .333 .333

Pitchers      ip hits bb so run ernd ERA OpBAvg W  L
Tyler Bremer   7  4   4  9   3    1  1.00 .167  1  0
Chris Lamb    10  9   2  5   5    3  2.10 .243  0  1
Grant Long     5  6   4  6   3    1  1.40 .316  1  0
Ben Manlove   11 11   6  8   6    4  2.55 .262  1  1
Matt Cohn      1  0   2  1   0    0  0.00 .000  0  0
Kyle Shipley   1  3   0  1   1    1  7.00 .600  0  0
Josh Spence    1  0   0  2   0    0  0.00 .000  0  0

2003

2003 Junior League
All Star Team

Roster

GraemeAgate
Chris Alaniz
Kyle Azi
Lucas Cannon
Patrick Harrington
Bryce Kennedy
Juna Murakawa
Brendan Pickering
Gabe Schanke-Mahl

Brandyn Adney
Eric Flounders
Noah Isaacs
Chris Lamb
Kyle Shipley

Robert Broderson, Manager
Bruce Pickering, Coach
Pete Kennedy, Coach

Team

Back -- Coach Bruce Pickering, Graeme Agate, Coach Jeff Shipley, Bryce Kennedy, Eric Founders, Noah Isaacs, Patrick Harrington, Lucas Cannon, Kyle Azi, Manager Bob Broderson.

Front - Brendon Pickering, Chris Lamb, Kyle Shipley, Junna Murakawa, Gabriel Schnake-Mahl, Brandyn Adney. Absent: Chris Alaniz.

Journal

- June 30th (Clayton Valley)

Concord American 1, ALBANY 6

Coach Broderson's Journal Entry - Graeme Agate pitched four shut out innings while we scratched ahead 2-0. We went up 5-0 in the fourth inning with three straight run scoring hits after two were out. Our "committee" of relief pitchers -- Lucas Cannon, Kyle Shipley and Chris Lamb -- combined to hold Concord to one run.

Brendan Pickering's three hits in three at bats included a double that fought through a stiff wind blowing in from left center field . Kyle Azi doubled to deep right center.

- July 1st (Clayton Valley)

Clayton Valley 9, Albany 1

Journal Entry -- We were "flat" at the plate. The good news? There were no major defensive lapses. Clayton Valley played solid baseball: advancing runners and getting timely, well placed hits. Not much you can do about that except come back strong the next game.

- July 2nd (Clayton Valley)

ALBANY 15, Lafayette 5

Journal Entry -- Did I say come back strong? ... Hitting was not "flat." Graeme Agate doubled and Patrick Harrington hit two titanic shots. (One was caught by an outfielder playing so deep he was off the radar). Solid team defense was high lighted by Noah Isaacs. On one play at the plate, Noah caught the throw while getting blasted by the runner and still applied the tag.
... Tomorrow, Oakland.

- July 3rd (Oakland)

Albany 4, Oakland South 7

Journal Enry - The first five innings were punch, counter-punch as the lead changed hands three times. Our mistakes in the field and timely hitting gave Oakland its final edge.

2002

Season 2002

Player Roster

Graeme Agate
Wiley Archibald
Andrew Bender
Lucas Cannon
Ben Johnson
Alec Jossens Bryce Kennedy
Aaron McCreary
Nicholas Perovich
Gabriel Pressnall
Carlton Steudeman
Tom Supple

Coaches

Joe Supple, manager
Karla Rodebush
Kari Thompson

Games

July 1st
Lafayette forfeits: Albany advances.
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July 2nd (Clayton Valley)
Albany 3
Clayton Valley 0
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July 5th (Clayton Valley)
Albany 2
Concord American 3
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July 6th (Walnut Creek)
Albany 8
Pinole-Hercules 14
(Albany eliminated)

2001

Season 2001

Player Roster
Election Results:
Patrice C. Azi (Bears)
Gregory B. Johnson (Bears)
Drew Leader-Picone (Oaks)
Charles H.T. Lesch (Colts)
Kyle M. Page (Stars)
Gabriel A. Pressnall (Stars)
Levi Austin Sheats (Oaks)
Carlton C. Steudeman (Oaks)
Tom A. Supple (Stars)
After holding try outs, the following players were selected by the
coaching staff:
Seth Jones (Oaks)
Marcelo Munoz (Stars)
Donald Preuss (Oaks)
Jordan Riday-White (Bears)

Manager
David Preuss Joe Supple, Coach
Brian Hickman, Coach

Games

July 3d (Tues) 6 p.m. Memorial Park
Albany 5, Clayton Valley 6
July 5th (Thursday) 6 p.m in Pinole
ALBANY 8, Pittsburg 7
July 7 (Saturday) in Oakland
ALBANY 12, Martinez North 2
July 9 (Monday) in Oakland
Albany 4, South Oakland 10
Albany eliminated.

2000

District 4 Champions 2000

Players standing: Matthew Ball, Edward Isumizaki, Robert Diaz, Spencer Ingels, Alex Peck, Michael Clement, Joseph Manoleas, Louis Worth. 2000 Junior League Champs

Players with pennent: Drew Remiker, Douglas Fisch, Steven Pressnall, Paul Muse, Phil Lightner. Coaches Henry Isumizaki (left) Don Worth (right) Jim Giblin , Manager (left rear)

District Tournament

July 5th at Memorial Park:
Albany 28, Martinez 1
July 10th at Memorial Park
East County 1, Albany 5
Semi Final game
July 12th in Concord
Albany 12, Pinole 2
Championship game:
July 14th in Concord
Pinole 10, ALBANY 12

Sectional Tournament
in Santa Rosa
Saturday July 22d --
ALBANY 7, Mill Valley 5 (8 innings):
A three run homer by Matt Ball (below) sent Albany ahead, 5-2, but Mill Valley completed a come back with three unearned runs to tie the gameafter seven innings. Lou Worth's 280 foot drive beyond the reach of the left fielder drove in two go ahead runs in the eighth.
Matthew Ball connects
Sunday July 23d
ALBANY 7, Petaluma Valley 1
Lou Worth (below) homered over the 300 foot sign in left field to bolt Albany ahead in the top of the first inning, 2-0. Matt Ball stretched the lead to 4-0 with a home run in the fifth, then to 5-0 with another home run in the seventh.
Michael Clement pitched a complete game shut out four hitter until two were out in the seventh, when Petaluma scored its only run -- unearned.
From center field, Eddie Izumisaki quashed Petaluma's threat in the fourth inning with runners on second and third. With none out, he charged in to catch a sinking line drive and return the ball to the infield before runners could advance then, with two out, he swept a fly ball off the top of the center field fence to save a home run and end the inning.
In the fifth, Joe Manoleas slammed the door from right field. With one out, Joe snagged a drive in right center field then wirled to throw out the runner who strayed too far off first base.
In the sixth, Matt Ball and Robert Diaz wiped out Petaluma with a double play, 6 to 4 to 3.
Monday July 24th --
Albany 1, Benecia 5 (winner bracket)
Mill Valley 0, Petaluma Valley 11 (loser bracket)
Vince Phillips' report: Albany batters struck out only once and walked twice. The rest of the time they sprayed balls all over the field. Unfortunately, the ball usually went to someone. Eddie Izumizaki
It didn't help in the middle innings when the first base ump made a very questionable "out" call against Matt Ball on a pickoff play for the first out (the videotape shows he got back in time) in an inning where Albany scored it's only run.
Albany had solid defense behind Eddie Izumizaki's pitching (left), but Benicia put together timely hits to score single runs in the first, second and third and a pair in the 6th before Paul Muse came in and got three outs on 6 pitches.
Albany's only run was scored by Robert Diaz on Louie Worth's towering single to left, 5 feet short of a being a 2-run dinger.
Tuesday July 25th --
Petaluma Valley 9, Albany 3 (loser bracket final)
On a perfect baseball evening -- 80 degrees and the sky a California clear blue -- Albany met the perfect lead off hitter. Petaluma's catcher scorched the game's second pitch out of the park. Three more runs scored before Albany got three put outs to end the first inning. When the same batter hit a three run bomb in the fourth, Petaluma went ahead 7-1. Albany had nine hits (three by Eddie Izumizaki); but all were singles and none was bunched. Two runs scored on hits by Michael Clement.
Phil Lightner

Final Hitting Statistics

runs rbi ab hits 2b 3b hr bb avg Matt Ball 15 16 26 14 3 2 3 10 .538 Michael Clement 3 7 29 9 0 1 0 2 .310 Gabe Crane 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Robert Diaz 6 6 26 9 2 0 0 2 .346 Doug Fisch 5 5 25 11 1 0 0 3 .440 Spencer Ingels 2 2 9 3 0 0 0 2 .333 Ed Izumizaki 12 8 34 15 2 1 0 2 .441 Phil Lightner 6 4 21 6 1 0 0 0 .286 Joe Manoleas 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 .375 Paul Muse 8 8 26 9 3 0 0 1 .346 Alex Peck 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 .667 Steven Pressnall 7 1 7 3 0 0 0 7 .429 Drew Remiker 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 .250 Louis Worth 5 10 29 11 3 1 1 5 .379

1999

Elected by Player 's

Matthew Ball (Colts)
David Chernicoff (Oaks)
Michael Clement (Stars)
Douglas Fisch (Bears)
Edward Izumizaki (Colts)
Emmanuel Majia (Oaks)
Steven Pressnall (Bears)
Alexander Sinclair (Stars)
Louis Worth (Stars)

Selected by Coaches

Matthew Thompson
Ryan Bennett
Powell DeGange
Phil Lightner
Drew Remiker
Spencer Ingels

Coaches

Bob Hansen, Stephen DeGange, Don Worth