2009 McAllister Little League​ All-Star Team​

McAllister Park Little League’s 12 and 13-year-old baseball all-stars turned on the city in 2009 when they finished fourth at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa. With the tournament games televised on ESPN, fans in San Antonio watched as McAllister won three and then lost the next two to finish fourth in the world, and second in the United States. As the first team in city history to qualify for the 12-13 LLWS, players and coaches returned home to an airport welcome and a downtown river parade.​

McAllister beat Peabody, Mass., Russellville, Ky., and Chula Vista, Calif., to open the tournament. With a berth in the LLWS title game riding on the second meeting against Chula Vista, more than 100,000 households in San Antonio tuned in to watch on television. In that game, the U.S. Championship Game, the all-stars lost 12-2 and set up a game against Reynosa, Mexico in the consolation game. By a slim margin of 5-4, they lost that game as well, and were out of the tournament. The team had reason to celebrate regardless, as the city of San Antonio heralded them as little league heroes.

The team’s head coach was Mike Shull. Making up the team were Drew Brooks, Steven Cardone, Travis Daves, Troy Montemayor, Zach Morrow, Kyle Pollard, Jacob Ramos, Tanner Scarborough, Jace Selsor, John Shull, Nick Smisek, and Wyatt Willis.​