Youth Baseball: Another All-Star weekend

All-Star frenzy is sweeping the Newport-Mesa area for the second

weekend in a row, as some teams are just beginning their All-Star games,

while other teams play in their second games.

Both Costa Mesa American and National Little League’s 9- and

-10-year-old and Major All-Star teams open the double-elimination

District 62 All-Star play today at two sites.

The Costa Mesa National Major All-Stars play Westminster at 9 a.m. at

Wardlow Park in Huntington Beach, while the National 9- and -10-year-olds

play Fountain Valley at noon at the same site.

Costa Mesa American Majors face Ocean View at 9 a.m. at Le Bard Park

in Huntington Beach as the American 9- and -10-year-olds play at noon at

the same site.

Newport Beach Little League Major National All-Stars will play their

second game in the District 55 All-Star Tournament, when they face Rancho

Santa Margarita at 3 p.m. at Hicks Canyon Park in Irvine. Newport

defeated Rancho Mission Viejo, 3-0, Monday in first-round action of the

double-elimination tournament as Chris Rosen pitched a complete game

shutout while also smashing a two-run home run in the win.

Today also offers a chance to see Newport Beach’s 9- and -10-year-old

National All-Stars continue battling in the District 55 Tournament as

they face North Mission Viejo at noon at the La Paz Sports Park in Laguna

Niguel.Newport defeated South Mission Viejo, 14-4, Sunday in the opening

round, turning a 6-4-3 double play, and having two players tag out two

would-be Mission Viejo runners trying to score on consecutive batters in

the first inning.