The Twin Cities 10s All-Stars are on the brink of winning the Northern California Section 1 pennant after Saturday’s 3-1 victory over Petaluma National in Lafayette. Twin Cities, which defeated Dixon, 14-3, in Friday’s first round, can win the title Tuesday. If necessary, a second game to determine the section champion would be played Wednesday.
• The West Marin Juniors All-Stars fell 4-3 to North/South Oakland Little League in Saturday’s first-round game of the Northern California Section 1 tournament. West Marin will play 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Helena High in the double-elimination tournament. The team must win games Sunday and Monday to reach Tuesday’s final.
Baseball
Dan Crossan’s three-run triple in the bottom of the eighth inning energized the San Rafael Pacifics’ rally in Friday’s 11-7 victory over Marysville in a Pecos League showdown at Albert Park.
Crossan was 2-for-4 with a double earlier in the game. Tyler Georgeson hit his fifth home run of the season and drove in three runs for the Pacifics. Blake Diggle hit a triple and drove in a run.
The Drakes (19-19) stormed to a 5-0 lead through the first two innings, but the Pacifics (29-7) came back with a four-run third inning. The two teams battled back and forth until the game was tied 7-7 in the seventh inning. Crossan’s big triple broke the tie, then he scored from third base for the final run.
Reliever Grant Victor earned the win with a one-hit eighth inning.
San Rafael is scheduled to cross Highway 37 for a trip to Vallejo on Sunday evening to cap a home-and-home series with the Seaweed.
• College of Marin’s Zach Coleman struck out 12 batters in six innings for the win as the Novato Knicks defeated Fairfield 22-7 on Thursday. Joey Loveless hit a three-run homer for the Knicks, who improved to 5-3 in the Norm Thompson Pacific Baseball League. The Knicks are scheduled to play the Alameda Anchors on Sunday.
