Pacifics Rally Past Maui 8-7 in 10 Innings

July 4 2012 The San Rafael Pacifics rallied for an 8-7 victory over the Maui Na Koa Ikaika in 10 innings. San Rafael collected 15 hits and overcame a seven-run effort from Maui, which finished with 11 hits.

Maui took a 3-1 lead with a three-run third inning and added three runs in the seventh to move ahead 6-5. The Na Koa Ikaika added another run in the eighth, but the Pacifics answered with one run in the eighth, ninth and 10th innings to secure the win. San Rafael’s decisive 10th-inning run completed a game in which the Pacifics scored in six different innings.

San Rafael’s Darrick Hale went 3-for-6 with two runs, a home run and an RBI. C. Fontaine also had three hits and scored twice, while Matthew Alton went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Henry Calderon added two hits, two runs, a home run and an RBI, and Maikel Jova contributed two hits and an RBI. For Maui, Gered Mochizuki and Nick Valdez each had two hits, with Valdez driving in two runs. Danny Sandoval hit a home run and finished with two RBIs.

Tyler Graham earned the win for San Rafael after allowing one hit and no runs over two innings while striking out three. T. Topp started for the Pacifics and gave up five hits and three runs, two earned, in 5.2 innings. Maui starter Chad Blackwell worked seven innings, allowing nine hits and five runs, while Mike Koons took the loss after surrendering four hits and two runs in 1.1 innings.