PPBA Mustang All-Stars to Host District Tourney

For the first time ever, the Palisades Pony Baseball Association is hosting the Mustang District All-Star Championships, the first round of the Pony Baseball National tournament. The tournament, consisting of the area’s best 10-and-under teams, starts Friday, July 7 and runs through next Wednesday, July 12 at the Palisades Recreation Center’s “Field of Dreams” diamonds. Teams from surrounding cities will play for the right to advance to the Sectionals, the second stage of the Pony Baseball National tournament. The two top teams from this week’s competition will move on to the Sectionals. Under the direction of head coach Bill Elder, who led the Cubs to the PPBA Mustang championship in June, the Pali All-Stars consist of Matt McGeagh, Cade Hulce, Jackson Kogan, Joe Rosenbaum, Brett Elder, Drew Pion, Paul Kirkpatrick, Jackson Bantle, Alex Flutie, Wylie Beetley, Chris Duvall, Justin Ruder, and Dawson Rosenberg. Pali advanced to the final four of last weekend’s Firecracker National Invitational, where they lost 8-5 to host Chino Hills on Monday. Earlier, Pali lost to Simi Valley, 12-9, before rebounding to beat Las Vegas, 4-3, and La Crescenta, 16-3.