Dave Campbell

1 week ago | mantecabulletin.com | Dave Campbell

TRACY — Manteca Marlins pitcher Trent Sprecksel came into the game Tuesday night with the bases loaded and no outs. He struck out the next three batters on 10 pitches, with the one ball allowing a Tracy run to score. Sprecksel struck out three more in the fifth inning before the Marlins ended the game via the mercy rule in the fifth at 16-6 in a consolation contest of the District 67 50/70 All-Star Tournament at Legacy Fields. Manteca’s big inning was the fourth with seven runs.

1 week ago | mantecabulletin.com | Dave Campbell

STOCKTON — After a heart-breaking error-induced loss to the Northgate Cubs on Saturday, the Ripon Rays came back with a vengeance on Sunday, belting out 17 hits on the way to a 12-4 win over the Cubs for the District 67 Minor League Tournament of Champions banner at August Knodt School. Northgate won the final-round opener 2-1 to force the “if necessary” game. “Saturday was tough,” Ripon coach Marcos Sandoval said. “Our pitchers pitched lights out, only to lose it on an error.

1 week ago | mantecabulletin.com | Dave Campbell

TRACY – Jonah Grubb’s three-RBI double was the highlight of a five-run second inning for Spreckels Park in a 12-6 win Sunday over the Manteca Marlins in second-round action of the District 67 Intermediate 50-70 All-Star tournament at Legacy Fields. Grubb and Evan Zeiher were each 2 for 3 with a double with Zeiher’s double knocking in a run in Spreckels Park’s five-run sixth, giving his team some breathing room after Manteca had closed to within 7-5 in the top of the sixth.

2 weeks ago | mantecabulletin.com | Dave Campbell

SALIDA – Max Devereaux laced a two-out, two RBI single in the fifth inning Thursday that ended the game via the eight-run mercy rule, giving the Ripon Mets a 9-1 win over the Patterson Mariners in quarterfinal action of the Little League District 67 Majors Baseball Tournament of Champions at Salida Park. Devereaux’s walk-off capped a four-run fifth for the Mets.

2 weeks ago | mantecabulletin.com | Dave Campbell

The Manteca FC Rebels closed out their redemption tour Saturday night at Ripon Christian High School with a 2-1 win over Azteca FC of Merced, giving the Rebels their second win in as many games that avenged earlier-season losses. “We felt like we let some opportunities go on the road in Madera and Merced,” Manteca coach James Burns said. “We didn’t feel like we played a full 90 in those games, and we have talked for the last three weeks about seizing the opportunity for redemption.