By Little League Baseball Roundup

Junior All-Stars

Los Altos stayed alive in its District 44 tournament by beating Sunnyvale Southern 6-3 last Saturday at Cupertino High.

Los Altos was scheduled to play an elimination game against Cupertino National last Monday night (after the Town Crier went to press).

The winner plays for the title against Tri-Cities at 5:30 p.m., today, at Miller Junior High in Cupertino.

Major All-Stars

Town Crier Staff Report

The Los Altos Minor Little League All-Stars will play for the District 44 championship Thursday at McKelvey Park in Mountain View.

Los Altos will face either Serra or Sunnyvale National at 5:30 p.m.

Undefeated Los Altos reached the championship round by routing Serra 11-0 last Sunday at Earl Carmichael Park in Santa Clara.

Los Altos took control of the game early, jumping out to a 6-0 lead after just two innings.

Los Altos starting pitcher Sammy Meyer slugged two homers - including a three-run blast in the sixth inning - to finish with five RBIs.

Meyer proved just as dominating on the mound. He pitched a complete game, striking out 10 batters and allowing only four hits.

Other highlights for Los Altos included a solo homer by Austin O’Such, a two-run single from Max Lippe and an RBI-single by Spencer Wells.

A 6-2 loss to Moreland last Saturday at Robert Holman Field in Campbell eliminated Los Altos from its District 44 tournament

Los Altos took a 1-0 lead in the first when Kenny Peterman scored on a fielder’s choice. Moreland answered back in the bottom of the inning on Troy Milton’s solo homer.

Moreland built up a 4-1 lead by the fourth.

Los Altos scored its second run in the fifth, as Peterman scored on another fielder’s choice after belting a double.

A day earlier, Los Altos edged Sunnyvale National 2-1 at Santa Clara’s Earl Carmichael Park.