Baseball: Santa Ynez teams with Challenger Division

Pirates continue midseason baseball tradition

April 2, 2019

By Brian Stanley / Contributing Writer for the Santa Ynez Valley Star

Keaton Slay rounds third base with Santa Ynez's Tyler Rasmussen after hitting a homerun.

The Santa Ynez Pirates teamed up with the Dos Pueblos Little League Challenger Division on the diamonds for some baseball action at Girch Park in Goleta on March 16.

“This is the seventh year we’ve been invited to come out,” said Santa Ynez Pirates head coach Warren Dickey.

Establishing the local Challenger Division for special-needs players in 2004, Dos Pueblos Little League fielded five teams this season. The Cubs, Mets and Pirates are playing in the Little League Division while the Mariners and Phillies play in the Senior League.

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