Pacifics Hold Off Amberjacks 11-10

July 18 2021 The San Rafael Pacifics held off the Monterey Amberjacks 11-10 in a high-scoring game at Joe Bauman Park. San Rafael collected 13 hits and scored four runs in the first inning, four in the third and two in the fourth to build a 10-4 advantage. Monterey finished with 12 hits and two errors.

Dalys Binder led the Pacifics with four hits and three runs. Austin Fitzpatrick added a home run and three RBIs, while Corey Davis drove in two runs and Ben Tsui also homered. Beau Dorman had two hits and two RBIs, and Michael Theisen contributed two hits.

Monterey rallied with a run in the fifth and four in the sixth to pull within one run at 10-9. AJ Pollack homered and tripled while scoring three runs and driving in two. Ethan Lopez drove in three runs, Jared Fry hit a home run and Zach Bowman had two hits and an RBI. San Rafael added an insurance run in the eighth, and Monterey answered with one of its own but could not complete the comeback.

Leonardo Castro was credited with the win for San Rafael after allowing five runs on five hits in 1.2 innings. Michael Theisen finished with two scoreless innings, allowing one hit. Andrew Polk took the loss for Monterey after surrendering 10 runs on nine hits in 3.1 innings. Marc Oddo provided 3.2 scoreless innings for the Amberjacks with three strikeouts.