The Carbon 12-year-old Cal Ripken All-Stars suffered a 9-2 loss to Visalia in the final contest of pool play Friday evening at the Pacific Southwest Regional Tournament in Long Beach, Calif.

Playing for an opportunity to grab the No. 1 seed out of Pool A, Carbon fell behind 4-0 in the first inning. Despite finding moderate success at the plate, Carbon was unable to overcome four Visalia home runs in the setback.

Peyton Molinar and Jared Saccamano finished with one RBI a piece to lead Carbon in the loss. The two runs scored was the team’s lowest output of the tournament.

The loss dips Carbon to 3-1 in pool play, placing them second in the division. The second place finish is enough for the team to advance to the four team single elimination tournament on Saturday to determine the champion.

Carbon will now square off with Hawaii, the No. 1 seed from Pool B, Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m.. The winner will advance to the championship game at 3:30 p.m..