District 52 Little League All-Stars 11s tournament

Nolan Levinson and Derek Armstrong combined on a one-hit shutout against Hillsborough at Trinta Park to deliver Alpine to the championship round of the District 52 11s tournament.

Levinson worked four innings, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out eight. He faced three batters over the minimum, setting down eight straight at one point before Will Duffell broke up the no-hitter in the fourth.

“Lights out,” Alpine manager Dave Levinson said.

“He pounded the zone,” Dave Levinson said. “Good velo, his curveball was working. We’re really proud of him.”

With Alpine leading 4-0, Armstrong was summoned from the bullpen in the fifth. Hillsborough got the first two runners on, but an out at third gave Armstrong some breathing room. Easton Andreacchi followed with a sharp shot to left field, but left fielder Simeon Ouellette-Massiou threw out the lead runner at third. Armstrong ultimately escaped the inning unscathed.

Alpine then broke it open in the sixth with a six-run rally. Martin Breslin, Jack Chambers and Teddy Hourigan each tallied RBIs, before Chambers, Hourigan and Ouellette-Massiou each scored on wild pitches.

Hourigan paced Alpine with three hits and two RBIs. Nolan Levinson added two hits.

With the win, Alpine advances to the championship round starting Monday night at 5:30 p.m. Alpine need be defeated twice to be denied the title, while only having to win once against either Hillsborough or San Mateo American. An if-necessary game is schedule for Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

Hillsborough will play San Mateo American in the semifinals of the elimination bracket Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

FRIDAY

Pacifica 2, Belmont-Redwood Shores 1

Pacifica rallied for two runs in its final at-bat to overcome Belmont-Redwood Shores in an elimination game at Trinta Park.

Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth, Pacifica keyed on a one-out single from Jackson Coller. Josh Aleman followed with a walk. Then Jacob Maxwell reached on an infield error, allowing Coller to race around and score the tying run. Aleman then scored on a passed ball, which proved to be the winning run.

Aleman earned the win in relief after entering in the top of the fifth with two outs and a runner on second. Aleman retired the side with a groundout to second baseman Dylan Murphy. Aleman went on to pitch 1 1/3 scoreless innings, retiring all four batters he faced, all on groundouts. Pacifica starting pitcher Carson Bancroft threw two scoreless innings. Relief pitcher Brandon Jasso was touched for one run through 2 2/3 innings of work.

Belmont-Redwood Shores produced its one run in the fourth. Van Sloan opened the inning with a double to center, and Diego Soto followed with a single to center to put runners at the corners. Cleanup hitter Andrew Vendola then hit a grounder to the shortstop Aleman, who started a 6-4-3 double play, with Sloan scoring on the play to put Belmont up 1-0.

Sloan, Belmont’s starting pitcher, held Pacifica to two runs (one earned) on two hits to take the tough-luck, complete-game loss.

With the win, Pacifica advances through the elimination bracket to play Sunday against San Mateo American.

Belmont-Redwood Shores posted a 2-2 record in the tournament. Their roster includes Sloan, Soto, Vendola, Michael Ateya, Donte Corpuz, Kyuji Graham, Grant Grites, Lucas Janin, William Lucas, Mateo Marquez, Caleb Mooney and Chase Wilson.