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Casperson Shines as Pacifica Grabs Tourney Title
Pacifica defeats Peninsula rival Millbrae to win Keith Connelly Fourth of July Invitational. Casperson named tournament MVP.
Pacifica Joe DiMaggio (18-and-under) won the Keith Connelly Fourth of July Invitational, defeating Peninsula rival Millbrae 13-3 in a five-inning mercy-ruled title game Wednesday at Veterans Home of California’s Cleve Borman Field in Yountville, the Napa Valley Register reports.
Kurtis Casperson, who’ll be a Terra Nova High senior later this year, was named the tournament MVP.
Alex Jenkins was 3 for 4 with a double and three RBI to lead Pacficia.
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Kodi Hudson, Jacob Martinez and Cole Watts each contributed two hits. Martinez doubled and scored three runs, and Hudson scored two and drove in one.
Casperson had a hit and drove in two runs, capping a six RBI day.
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Earlier in the day, he was 3 for 4 with a homer to lead Pacifica to an 11-2 win semifinal win against Daly City.
Brett Berghammer was 4 for 5 with two extra-base hits and four runs scored in the Daly City game, and Hudson and Martinez each added three hits.
