SRLL All-Stars teams enjoying success
Most of the Scripps Ranch Little League(SRLL) All-Star teams kept winning in the summertime tournament competition, as of deadline.
SRLL fielded five All-Star teams for the first time in quite a while, according to SRLL President Avi Barat.
The SRLL Intermediate 13-year old All-Star team won the district tournament earlier this summer, and captured the section tournament. Then, the team won the championship in the Southern California State tournament to become the Little League Southern California Intermediate State Champion. The team ad-
vanced to the Intermediate 50/70 West Region Tournament in Nogales, Ariz., which began July 17. Scripps Ranch was set to play teams from throughout the Western states in this tournament. If the team won the West Region tournament, it would play in the Intermediate World Series.
Several players on this team have State All-Star tournament experience from when they were younger.
“Those kids are great kids. It’s always about the kids; and they’re having fun,” Barat said.
Lance Taschner is the team manager.
“When they started out playing districts, the coaches were Lance Taschner; Blake Taschner, his oldest son; and Al Taschner, his dad,” Barat said. “So, they had three generations of Taschners coaching the team.”
The SRLL 12-year old Majors All-Star team won the district championship and was in the midst of the section tournament last week at deadline.
Barat is the manager of the SRLL 12 year-old team. This team won all four of its district tournament games, three of them by shutout.
“They’re playing really, really good baseball. The kids are really into it,” Barat said. “Many of them have been playing together since they were 10 years old in All-Stars. They’re enjoying it. Every kid’s dream is to play in the Little League World Series. … We’re taking each game one at a time, trying to keep everything in perspective for them.”
The SRLL 11-year old All-Star team won its district tournament and was in sectional competition last week. Scripps Ranch started that tournament with a 10-6 victory over San Carlos. Rocco Serra had a big 3-run homer to centerfield. The 11-year old All-Star team was in more sectional tournament action at press time.
The SRLL 10-year old All-Star team also won its district tournament and was in sectional competition last week. The team had a long sectional tournament, playing five games. This is the first year of Little League All-Star competition for players on this team.
The 14-year-old SRLL Juniors All-Star team from Scripps Ranch was eliminated from the district tournament in two games, but it turns out that the team lost to the two top teams in the tournament.