The Goleta Valley South LL 12U All-Stars defended their home field and earned the Section 1 title with a 1-0 win over Conejo Valley LL on Tuesday at GVSLL.
GVSLL will now head to the State Tournament in Aliso Viejo at the end of the month, one step closer to reaching the Little League Baseball World Series.
After Liam Anderson tossed a scoreless top of the first, the GVSLL offense got right to work in the bottom half. Brooks Caldwell roped a single and made his way to third on a wild pitch and passed ball, leading to a run-scoring groundout by Ethan Sierra and a 1-0 lead.
That proved to be the final run of the contest, as Anderson continued to roll on the mound and the GVSLL defense provided plenty of clutch plays on their way to the victory.
In fact, Conejo Valley had a chance to even the score with a leadoff single in the top of the fifth. However, Walker Torres and Calvin Firestone turned a 4-6-3 double play to halt the rally.
The GVSLL 12U All-Star Team includes Liam Anderson, Brooks Caldwell, Dylan Corlett, Nathan Diaz, Calvin Firestone, Benn Hause, Jase Hooper, Brandon Muñoz, Quincy Niksto, Ethan Sierra, Walker Torres and Cade Venegas.
The team is managed by Bryan Corlett, with assistant coaches Daniel Hooper and Raymond Torres.