Pitcher Ruben Mercado is mobbed by excited teammates including Damian Johnson, Jack Connolly, and Brandon Zerio after their Pinto Pony All-Star team won the Pleasant Hill Baseball Association Boys’ Invitational Tournament last week. The team won all five of its tournament games, outscoring opponents 49-15.
In the third game, Cody Ketchem, Patrick Murphy, Mason Behiel, and Sonny Brandwood combined to pitch a no-hitter against Albany Red. In the championship game against the Brentwood All-Stars, great pitching by Spencer Hickerson and closing pitcher Mercado, along with big hits by Justin Popelar, Aaron Kawahara, Michael Lloyd, Justin Friedman and Dustin Dukleth led the team to a 10-1 win.
