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Eastlake 11/12 All-Stars Win District 9 Tournament
The Sammamish-based Little League Baseball All-Star team will head to Vancouver, WA next weekend to play in the state tournament, starting July 13.
Eastlake Little League's 11/12 All-Stars defeated local rival Mercer Island twice on their way to clinching the District 9 title and a berth at the state tournament in Vancouver this weekend.
The 11- and 12-year-old players earned a decisive 5-0 shutout Monday night against Mercer Island in the District 9 championship game at Issaquah's Dodd Field.
Eastlake defeated Mercer Island earlier in the tournament, 6-4, on a walk-off home run by Nate Fitzgibbons on Saturday, July 8.
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Fitzgibbons set the tone Monday night at his first at-bat when he belted a deep shot to the outfield to get on base, followed in later innings with a triple by Will Armbruester and a home run by Jacob Dahlstrom (who also went 3 for 3).
The team made very few errors with strong defensive play by the team's pitchers and infielders — in particular infielders Dalton Chandler and Dylan Matsuoka.
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Eastlake will face District 10-champ Federal Way at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 13 at Luke Jensen Sports Park in Vancouver, WA in the first round of the 11/12 Little League All-Star state tournament.
Here's the roster of the Eastlake Little League All-Star Team:
Manger: Rob Chandler
Coach: Matt Fitzgibbons
Coach: Jamie Matsuoka
- Will Armbruester
- Cameron Bowers
- Jack Carper
- Dalton Chandler
- Jacob Dahlstrom
- Bryce DeLay
- Nathan Fitzgibbons
- Jack Matheson
- Dylan Matsuoka
- Austin Oh
- Zack Olson
- Jack Rud
- Jack Titus
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