The Dos Pueblos Little League Cubs won the first Greater Santa Barbara Youth Baseball Upper Division Tournament.
D.J. Sharpe singled in the winning run to cap a four-run, two-out rally in the fifth inning, leading the Dos Pueblos Little League Juniors Division Cubs over the DPLL Yankees 5-4. The win captured the first-ever Greater Santa Barbara Youth Baseball Upper Division 2012 Tournament Championship on Monday at Goleta Valley South Little League. The four-day tournament included teams from Dos Pueblos, Goleta Valley South and Santa Barbara Pony leagues.
The Cubs’ Austin Bull pitched five complete innings for the win, while Peter Appel earned a save, pitching two scoreless innings in relief. The Yankee’s Matt Nichols pitched three shutout innings before giving up a single to Chris Noggle, who stole second and eventually scored on a throwing error in the fourth.
Singles by Will Parker, Appel, Noggle, and a triple by Travis Craven in the fifth inning, led to Sharpe’s game-winning hit.
The tournament, featuring baseball players aged 13-14 from eight different teams, was played at GVSLL, DPLL, San Marcos and Santa Barbara High Schools from April 20-23.
