San Rafael Pacifics Hold Off Martinez Sturgeon 6-3

July 4 2021 The San Rafael Pacifics defeated the Martinez Sturgeon 6-3 in a seven-inning game. San Rafael scored five runs in the first inning and added another in the sixth to build its lead, while Martinez answered with two runs in the sixth after scoring once in the opening inning. The Pacifics finished with eight hits and one error; the Sturgeon had four hits and four errors.

Ben Tsui led San Rafael’s offense with three hits in four at-bats and one RBI, including two doubles. Leonardo Castro hit a home run and drove in a run, while Corey Davis and Beau Dorman also collected RBIs. Martinez’s Caleb Natov went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a double, and Bryce Packard and Jaden France each added a hit.

Jeff Dumont earned the win for San Rafael with one scoreless inning, allowing no hits and striking out two. Jarrod Dumont recorded the save with a scoreless inning and three strikeouts. Martinez starter Theo Emmers took the loss after recording one out and allowing two hits and four runs, one earned. Eddie Heard worked 4.1 innings and allowed four hits and one earned run while striking out two.