Alex Furukawa and Trey Tank each had two hits, and four Goleta Valley South pitchers shut down Santa Maria Northside’s offense in a 6-1 victory Saturday in an opening-round game of the Little League Section 1 11-Under All-Star Tournament in Nipomo.
Goleta Valley scored five runs in the fifth inning to put the game away.
Furukawa drove in two runs.
Jake Sofro, Kevin Barker, Colter Nisbet and Tank held the high-powered Santa Maria offense to five singles, striking out 7 in 6 innings.
Goleta Valley’s next game is Sunday at 11 a.m.
