
The California Rays 13U baseball players and coaches, front row from left, are Joey O’Neal, Cole Santos, Junior Romero and RJ Prince; middle row: Cameron Pham, Zack Negrete, Ryan Vasquez and Matt Stahli; back row: Coach Darrell O’Neal, Talon Majewski, Jacob Pruitt, Manager Tim Santos and Dustin Dibble.
Photo courtesy of Dawn Santos
Photo courtesy of Dawn Santos
The Rays won the tournament’s first game against the Modesto Stars by a score of 10-0. They then played the Nor Cal Grizzlies in back-to-back matchups, losing 2-1 and winning 3-1. In the semi-final game, the Rays posted another 10-0 blowout, this time against the Next Level Giants.
The Rays knew they had their work cut out for them early on in the championship game against Eastlake when Titan batters unleashed the long ball – only to walk away empty when Rays outfielders proved they had wheels and gloves to track down those missiles at the fence. Final score: Rays 7, Titans 2.
– Contributed by Dawn Santos

