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City wins 59th Fresno County All-Star Game, extends streak to nine

City scored 13 runs in two innings at Chukchansi Park, beating County 14-5 and extending its City-County All-Star streak to nine.

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City wins 59th Fresno County All-Star Game, extends streak to nine
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City turned the 59th Fresno County All-Star Game into another runaway, scoring 13 of its 14 runs in two innings and beating County 14-5 at Chukchansi Park to stretch its winning streak to nine. The result kept the annual city-versus-county showcase in familiar hands and gave the downtown Fresno ballpark another night of local baseball drama.

The game, listed by the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools for 5:15 p.m. Sunday, June 8, 2025, has become one of the clearest annual snapshots of the region’s baseball pipeline. The previous year’s matchup featured 38 high school baseball seniors on each roster, underscoring how the game brings together players from across Fresno County and nearby Valley programs for one final high school appearance.

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City did its damage in bunches. The Madera Tribune reported a seven-run third inning and a six-run eighth that opened the game wide, while County’s three errors only added to the pressure. A 14-5 final usually points to one side controlling both the pace and the margins, and that is exactly what happened as City kept County from ever building sustained momentum.

County’s roster reflected how broad the talent pool still is outside the city line. Local coverage named Eric Nelson, Davion Pino and Zach Sanchez of Madera, Nicola Cercone and Anthony Gaitan of Liberty, and Alonzo Del Toro of Matilda Torres among the players who took part. The annual game also included seniors from other nearby programs such as Chowchilla and Lemoore, making it a regional stage as much as a city-county rivalry.

For those players, Chukchansi Park offered the kind of setting most high schoolers never get. The chance to close out a career in a major downtown venue gave the game an emotional edge, even as City’s ninth straight victory reinforced how hard County has found it to break the pattern. The streak now stands as a marker of more than bragging rights, it is a sign of which side has been delivering the sharper, more polished senior classes year after year.

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