All-star teams from Santa Maria, Five Cities, and Nipomo made it to the championships on July 6 at the Star Spangled Softball Tournament at Lakeview Junior High School, hosted by the Orcutt Youth Softball Association.
The Santa Maria Dream Team took a 3-1 victory against Moorpark in the under-10 finals, led by pitcher Hannah Diaz. In the under-14 championship game, the Five Cities Diamond Girls rode the pitching of Maurisa Dominguez to a 5-0 win over the Santa Maria Stingers. Dominguez struck out nine in the complete game effort.
The under-8 championship, scoreless through five innings, was decided by a tiebreaker, and the win went to the Nipomo Heat. Moorpark won the under-12 division title with a 12-0 win over Santa Monica.
The action continues with the Hot July Nights Tournament July 18 through 20, hosted by Santa Maria Girls Softball.
Sports Shorts is compiled by Sports Editor Sarah E. Thien. Information should be sent to the Sun via fax, e-mail, or mail.
This article appears in Jul 17-24, 2008.