VACAVILLE, CA (MPG) – The Dixon Dodgers Triple-A team comprised of 9- to 11-year-olds finished a historic 2022 season in the championship game of the District 64 Tournament of Champions at Centennial Park.

For the first time in the 52-year history of the Dixon Little League [DLL] that has dated back to 1970, a Triple-A team went undefeated in the regular season. The Dodgers are also the first team since 2013 from the DLL to make it to the final round of the double elimination tournament.

The annual District 64 Tournament of Champions selects league champions from Dixon, Davis, Woodland and Vacaville among other areas. The district “consists of a geographical area beginning about 15 miles west of Sacramento.”

On the first day of the tournament, Dixon was scheduled to play the two teams from Davis, however, both teams had to forfeit, allowing the Dodgers to advance. Dixon lost early in the tournament, forcing the team to play their way through the loser’s bracket to make it to the championship game.

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The Dodgers advanced to the title game but were defeated 6-2 by the champions of the Vacaville American Little League. Despite the crushing defeat, Dixon was left feeling encouraged as they only lost by four runs. Vacaville’s previous two opponents each lost by ten or more runs.

The Dodgers finished the season with an impressive record of 19-2 overall. As the Triple-A Dixon Dodgers’ season ends, a new one begins for many of the boys on the team who plan to play in All-Stars, which begins next week.

“A loss is an investible (and) we can't win every game all the time,” said Sarah Settlemoir, a team parent. “But I am glad that our team went out the way that (they) did. We (were) beat (by) a very tough team, but they put up a fight.”

Instead of a trophy that they would all have to share, each player and coach received finalist rings for making it to the tournament. Given that they are the Dixon Dodgers, the rings are big, blue and beautiful.