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Published on 07/07/1997 All articles from this issue

Los Altos hits, pitches up a storm

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Baseball roundup

Town Crier Staff Report

dam Vasser pitched in with a three-hit, nine-strikeout performance to lead the Los Altos majors to a 9-0 win over Tri-Cities in the opening round of the District 44 All-Star Tournament on July 1.

Los Altos cranked out 12 hits during the game and built a 5-0 lead after two innings to get things rolling. Leading hitters were John Lerch with three and Vasser, Brian Simoni and Brad Libuit with two apiece.

The locals were to next play Santa Clara Westside yesterday, with the result coming in after the Town Crier's deadline.

9-10-YEAR-OLDS: Los Altos Hills continued to roll through the All-Star Tournament with a 5-1 victory over Moreland on June 30. The win set up a third-round matchup with Mountain View last Monday, after the paper's deadline.

The game was marked by outstanding pitching from Chris Chown and Richard Gorman, who combined for the win. Key hits in the game were provided by Skate Gorham, Ryan Gualtieri, Matt Long, Will Whitney, Bo Thede, Chown and Gorman.

Los Altos American was eliminated from the tournament with a 5-1 loss to Santa Clara Homestead on June 30.

JUNIORS: In a June 30 first-round Tournament of Champions matchup, Cupertino American defeated Los Altos American 8-6 at Hyde Junior High School.

Cupertino American went on to win a share of the championship by way of a 4-4 tie with Cupertino National.