The San Mateo Babe Ruth 13- to 15-year-old All-Star went 2-1 in pool play in the Northern California State tournament in Alameda over the weekend, but missed out on the tournament finals because of a tiebreaker ruling.
"It's a very empty feeling," said San Mateo manager Bob Sargent. "We won just as many games as everybody else. We were 2-1 and the team (that went to the tournament finals) was 2-1."
Since each of the three teams had beaten each other, the head-to-head tiebreaker did not settle things. The second tiebreaker was runs scored against. The Alameda team gave up only six runs in three games, compared to 18 runs given up by San Mateo.
"But we scored more runs than anyone in the tournament," Sargent pointed out.
San Mateo opened the tournament with a 3-2 win over Castro Valley in what was a classic baseball game. Pitcher Brian Marblestone pitched a complete game while hitting a home run over the 370-foot sign in right-center to give San Mateo a 2-1 lead. San Mateo scored the winning run when, with runners on first and second, Matt Adams' sacrifice bunt was thrown away at third base, allowing the game-winning run to score.
Sunday's 12-1 loss to Alameda was the game that hurt San Mateo's chances. Alameda did all its damage in the first two innings, scoring four in the first and adding eight more in the second.
San Mateo wrapped up its tournament with a 14-4 win over Siskiyous. Marblestone had five RBIs, including a three-run double and two-run bomb to right.
Marblestone's performance in the finale put a stamp on an outstanding tournament. He went 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA in two games while batting .429 with two home runs, three doubles and seven RBIs. Other San Mateo standouts included catcher Matt Calderon who batted .529 and second baseman Craig Sargent who hit .417.
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