If you want to know how to get to Pennsylvania just ask folks in San Diego’s South Bay. They know the way pretty well by now.
The Park View Little League team beat a team from Nevada 1-0 to earn a trip to Williamsport, PA and the Little League World Series. Again.
Park View went to the LLWS in 2009, way back when most of the kids on the current team were in kindergarten. Maybe even preschool. They got a tremendous pitching performance from Victor Lizarraga, who went the distance in the shutout.
Park View got the only run of the game in the 4th inning. With the bases loaded Julian Padilla hit a rocket at the 2nd baseman, who bobbled the ball preventing Nevada from turning what would have been an inning-ending double play. Adriel Colmenaro came home with what proved to be the game-winner.
Park View is the 4th team from San Diego County to advance to Williamsport in the last eight years, joining last year’s Sweetwater Valley club, the 2013 Eastlake team and that Park View squad from 2009. They will open up on Friday, August 19 against the Midwest champions from Iowa at 1:00 San Diego time.
