{"id":229732,"date":"2017-09-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/allied-gardens-little-league-place-fifth-in-state\/"},"modified":"2017-09-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T07:00:00","slug":"allied-gardens-little-league-place-fifth-in-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/allied-gardens-little-league-place-fifth-in-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Allied Gardens Little League place fifth in state"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Doug Curlee | Editor at Large<\/p>\n

The Allied Gardens Little League 8- to 10-year-old All Star team\u2019s march to a fifth-place finish in Southern California was more than just 13 kids playing, and winning, games together.<\/p>\n

It was a bonding experience for the youngsters \u2014 one that will likely make them friends for all their lives.<\/p>\n

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The Allied Gardens 8- to 10-year-old All Star team after winning the Section 6
Campeonato (Courtesy Pete Famolaro)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In order to build the team chemistry that took them that far in the tournament, the players practically lived together for 52 days.<\/p>\n

They ate meals together. They hiked our Fortuna North and South trails in Mission Trails Regional Park. They climbed the 5,600-foot Cuyamaca Peak. They had swimming parties. You name it, and they did it together.<\/p>\n

And yes, they also practiced baseball \u2014 a lot.<\/p>\n

All of that enabled them to sweep the Little League District 33 title on July 5 \u2014 then go on to win the Section 6 title on July 11, before heading up to Palmdale for the state championships. Over the tournament, they compiled a 10-win, two-loss record, finally being eliminated by Fontana Little League.<\/p>\n

Looking back on it, the players know they have nothing to be ashamed of at all.<\/p>\n

Catcher Joey Famalaro won\u2019t forget it. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty amazing we made it that far,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was fun.\u201d Ellic Gilbert, first baseman, thought they might have done better. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t that hard,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Third baseman Antonio Sanchez says they earned it. \u201cIt was a lot of work, but I\u2019m glad we did it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Team parents were all in on this one They set up a GoFundMe page to defray hotel and travel expenses, and coach Pete Famalaro said the response was overwhelming. The team also got lots of support from other leagues in their District 33 family.<\/p>\n

They could have done without the 100-plus-degree heat in Palmdale, but admit everyone had to suffer through that.<\/p>\n

So what are the players doing now, with the league season over?<\/p>\n

Most of them are taking part in a small, very informal travel league, often playing on Friday nights or on weekends, just around San Diego County.<\/p>\n

They all know they\u2019ve got a couple of years left in Little League, and they have their eyes fixed on the possibility of pursuing the holy grail, if you will, of Little League baseball \u2014 that trip to Williamsport, Pennsylvania for the Little League World Series.<\/p>\n

You never know.<\/p>\n

\u2014Doug Curlee es editor general. llegar a \u00e9l en doug@sdcnn.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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