Pleasanton Little League Team Scores Big This Season

The City of Pleasanton congratulates the Pleasanton Little League Junior All Stars for an incredible summer season which included advancing to the Western Regional Tournament held in Vancouver, Washington.

Pleasanton’s road to the Regionals started by winning the District 57 tournament held in Pleasanton June 28th – July 5th. They outscored their opponents 36 – 0 during the tournament and advanced to the Section 3 tournament held in Half Moon Bay July 10th– 15th. They advanced through the winner’s bracket and won the Section 3 title by defeating Niles-Centerville Little League from Fremont 10 – 0. The next stage was the Northern California Divisional Tournament held in Redding July 19th – 24th. This tournament featured the nine Northern California Sectional Champions competing for the Northern California Championship. Pleasanton advanced through the winner’s bracket unscathed and defeated Tri City Little League from Rocklin 2-0 in the final to be crowned champions.

There was little time to rest as Pleasanton traveled to Vancouver, Washington for the Junior Western Regional Tournament July 29th – August 5th. They competed in pool play and beat the host team from Nevada, Washington and Hawaii in a must win game. In the semifinals, they lost a heart breaker 4 – 3 to the eventual Regional Champions. The Western Regional winners, Manhattan Beach Little League, advanced to the Little League Junior Division World Series in Taylor, Michigan.

Pleasanton’s Junior All Star team is comprised of players from Pleasanton National Little League and Pleasanton Foothill Little League.

Team members and coaches include:

Dave Lander (Manager)

Bob Kaufman (Coach)

Eric Benson (Coach)

Mitch Benson

Trevor Bergmann

Quinn Brinnon

Colin Dixon

John Harrington

Jimmy Kaufman

Max Lander

Nate Lau

Justin Lavell

Cal O’Loughlin

Jack Sanderson

Anthony Steller-Harter

Trevor Wallace

—Information submitted by City of Pleasanton

Photo credit: Kathleen OLoughlin