Little League all-star teams from Vacaville and Dixon might avoid the heat in the Section 1 tournaments. Dixon’s 9- to 11-year-olds will play Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in American Canyon, where the temperature is not expected reach triple digits. The temperature should drop below 100 at Hall Park in Dixon on Friday when Vacaville National’s 10- to 12-year-olds play at 8 p.m.
Vacaville National bounced back from a 9-1 loss to Davis American in the District 64 tournament to claim the championship by beating Davis American twice in two days. Cruz McCoy pitched five shutout innings in a 2-0 victory June 22 and Dominic Kendrick’s two-run double capped a four-run outburst in the first inning of Vacaville National’s 5-3 win June 23.
Dixon avoided a “if necessary” game in the 9-11 tournament by beating Vacaville American 8-7 in seven innings on July 1. Vacaville American lost to Woodland National in the first round, then won two elimination games and beat Woodland National in a rematch to reach the final.
The Section 1 championship games will be 5:30 p.m. Monday for 9-11 and 7 p.m. Tuesday for 10-12.
