Dos Pueblos Little League Junior All-Star team lost 2-1 to Conejo Valley in a pitchers’ duel in the first game of the Section 1 tournament.
Will Goodwin pitched the complete game for DP allowing 2 runs, 6 hits. He had 4 strikeouts in the 7-inning effort. Goodwin held Conejo Valley to a single hit through the first four innings. Conejo Valley scored a run in the fifth & added a second run in the 7th.
Dos Pueblos’ single run came in the 3rd inning when Matt Molina was hit by a pitch. He was moved over to 2nd base by Jasper Yost and scored on an error on a ball hit by Goodwin.
DP juniors threatened in the bottom of the 6th when Goodwin and Davey Demeter had back to back singles. Thomas Jimenez was hit by a pitch to load the bases, but Conejo Valley got a put-out to end the inning without giving up a run.
DP will face Conejo Valley again on Tuesday, July 15 at 5:00 at Montalvo Little League.
