Kaefer Stars on Mound, in Outfield in West Marin Win

The West Marin Little League 9-10 All-Stars bounced back from an opening defeat Saturday to outlast Novato South 10-7 in an exciting contest Sunday at Dunphy Field at Hamilton Air Force Base.

West Marin banged out nine hits and got very good pitching from Jayden Enclade and Jonas Kaefer. Eric Woodrow closed out the game.

The West Marin hitting was well distributed throughout the lineup. Woodrow led the way with two hits, including a double, and two RBIs. 

Eamonn Lance was stellar behind the plate for all three West Marin pitchers.

The game ended on an exciting assist from Kaefer, the right fielder, from the fence to nail a Novato South runner trying to stretch a solid hit into a double.

Here’s a capsule look at each of the West Marin teams:

11-12-Year-Old All-Stars

Roster: Quincy Smith, Ryder Morford, Matthew Brockley, Liam Birmingham, Aaron Silverstein, Keegan Pedersen, Nick Roth, Charlie Gallagher, Zion Wallach, Noah Plunkett, Asher Siniako, Kyle Pult, Chris Johnson.

Results: San Francisco National 11, West Marin 3; San Francisco American 12, West Marin 0.

Remaining schedule: July 5 vs. Twin Cities at Central, 5:30 p.m.; July 7 at Ross Valley, 5:30 p.m.

Note: Single-elimination quarterfinals begin July 9.

Junior Division All-Stars

Roster: Oliver Davison, Andrew Hamilton, Jack Jenkins, Justin McGuinness, Matt Richman,  Alex Huber, Owen Karlenzig, Griffin Wright, Jonathan Herrle, Louie Vaccaro.

Results: San Francisco 19, West Marin 13; West Marin vs. Twin Cities, score unavailable.

Remaining schedule: July 7 vs. Mill Valley at White Hill Field, 5:30 p.m.

Note: Single-elimination semifinals begin July 9.

9-10-Year-Old All-Stars

Roster: Kole Wilson, Eric Woodrow, Eamonn Lance, Jayden Enclade, Cooper Janssen, Zev Eiffler, Patrick Allen, Jonas Kaefer, Hayden Larson, Otis Lyons, Sage Kleiman, Jahmil Krotky.

Results: San Francisco American 8, West Marin 3; West Marin 10, Novato South 7.

Remaining schedule: July 6 vs. Twin Cities at Central, 5:30 p.m.; July 7 vs. San Francisco National at Central, 5:30 p.m.

Note: Single-elimination quarterfinals begin July 9.

Coach Scot Lance’s thoughts: "Our boys are still playing with some butterflies in the field because we have a pretty solid defensive club. We were fortunate our bats came alive because teams don't usually win after committing 10 errors."