West Marin All-Star Squads Opened at Home Saturday

Three teams representing the West Marin Little League began District 3 All-Star play Saturday at sites throughout Marin County.

In the 11-12 and 9-10 age divisions, the West Marin representative will play six games over the course of the next two weeks in an effort to qualify for an eight-team, single-elimination tournament that will eventually determine the district champion.

In the Junior Division, West Marin will face each of the other five tournament entrants once in a round-robin format, with the top four advancing to a single-elimination tournament.

Here’s a capsule look at each of the West Marin teams:

11-12-Year-Old All-Stars

Roster: Quincy Smith, Ryder Morford, Matthew Brockley, Liam Birmingham, Aaron Silverstein, Keegan Pedersen, Nick Roth, Charlie Gallagher, Zion Wallach, Noah Plunkett, Asher Siniako, Kyle Pult, Chris Johnson.

Schedule: Saturday vs. San Francisco National at Central, 3 p.m.; Sunday vs. San Francisco American at Central, noon; Tuesday at Dixie-Terra Linda, 5:30 p.m.; June 29 at Novato South, 5:30 p.m.; July 5 vs. Twin Cities at Central, 5:30 p.m.; July 7 at Ross Valley, 5:30 p.m.

Note: Single-elimination quarterfinals begin July 9.

Junior Division All-Stars

Roster: Oliver Davison, Andrew Hamilton, Jack Jenkins, Justin McGuinness, Matt Richman,  Alex Huber, Owen Karlenzig, Griffin Wright, Jonathan Herrle, Louie Vaccaro.

Schedule: Saturday vs. San Francisco at White Hill Field, 11:30 a.m.; Sunday vs. Twin Cities at White Hill Field, 10 a.m.; Tuesday at Dixie-Terra Linda, 5:30 p.m.; June 30 vs. Mill Valley at White Hill Field, 5:30 p.m.; July 5 vs. Ross Valley at White Hill Field, 5:30 p.m.;

Note: Single-elimination semifinals begin July 9.

9-10-Year-Old All-Stars

Roster: Kole Wilson, Eric Woodrow, Eamonn Lance, Jayden Enclade, Cooper Janssen, Zev Eiffler, Patrick Allen, Jonas Kaefer, Hayden Larson, Otis Lyons, Sage Kleiman, Jahmil Krotky.

Schedule: Saturday vs. San Francisco American at Central, noon; Sunday at Novato South, 10 a.m.; Tuesday vs. Ross Valley at Central, 5:30 p.m.; June 30 vs. Novato American at Central, 5:30 p.m.; July 6 vs. Twin Cities at Central, 5:30 p.m.; July 7 vs. San Francisco National at Central, 5:30 p.m.

Note: Single-elimination quarterfinals begin July 9.

Coach Scot Lance’s thoughts: “Our 9-10 All-Star team is very focused and driven. In fact, they are the most focused group I've seen in West Marin in the past few years. The team is led by Kole Wilson (pitcher/shortstop) and captains Jayden Enclade (catcher/pitcher) and Eamonn Lance (infielder/pitcher/catcher). All three players bring their experience from the team as nine-year-olds last year. Top first-time All-Stars are Eric Woodrow (pitcher/right fielder), Jonas Kaefer (first baseman/pitcher) and Zev Eifler (infielder/pitcher).

“We have six solid pitchers, five of which pitched at the Majors Division level this past season. I am hopeful that kind of pitching depth and seasoning will allow us to be very competitive in the tournament. This team is very talented. Provided our pitching remains strong, I am confident we can play with the bigger market squads. We'll find out Saturday.”