Sierra Huerta

Sierra Huerta, Fillmore, was crowned the national 11/12 year old champion girl in the Aquafina MLB Pitch Hit & Run Competition at Chase Field in Arizona during the MLB All-Star festivities last week.

Aquafina Major League Baseball Pitch Hit & Run is a grassroots program that was initiated in 1996 to provide youth across North America with an integrated competition that recognizes individual excellence in core baseball and softball skills. Free to boys and girls between the ages of 7-14, this year's Aquafina Major League Baseball Pitch Hit & Run program had more than 600,000 participants in over 4,000 local competitions. The program features local, sectional and team championships, culminating at the National Finals. The top three male and female competitors from each of the four divisions (7-8 year olds; 9-10 year olds; 11-12 year olds; and 13-14 year olds) advance to the National Finals.

Huerta, representing the L.A. Dodgers, competed against two other girls, The Atlanta Braves rep from Jonesborough, TN and the Cincinnati Reds rep from Flemingsburg, KY. The girls represented the top three in the nation. Huerta defeated them both and was declared the National Champion.

In addition to her individual efforts, Sierra and her twin sister Bailey as well as local teammate Taylor Brown are members of the So Cal Choppers team based in Valencia. They are on their way to ASA Nationals to be held the first week of August in Montgomery, Alabama.