June 11 2025 The Martinez Sturgeon overcame an early deficit with a five-run stretch from the fifth through eighth innings to defeat the San Rafael Pacifics 8-4 at Waterfront Park. Martinez finished with eight runs and nine hits, while San Rafael scored four runs on 10 hits.
San Rafael scored once in each of the third, fourth and fifth innings before adding another run in the ninth. Martinez answered with two runs in the fifth, one in the sixth, four in the seventh and one in the eighth. The Sturgeon’s seventh-inning surge created the decisive separation after the game was tied 3-3.
Sam Freedman went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI for Martinez, while
Andrew Curran,
Wataru Kumagai, S. Matchen and
Mike Kelly each drove in a run. Curran and Matchen had doubles, and Kelly finished 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. San Rafael’s
Payton Rios collected three hits, including a double, and
Aki Buckson hit a home run while driving in a run.
Gino Hutchinson also had an RBI for the Pacifics.
William Merriott earned the win for Martinez after allowing one hit and no runs over two innings with three walks and two strikeouts.
Elijah Pacheco-Martinez started and worked five innings, allowing seven hits and three runs, two earned, while striking out five. San Rafael starter
Nick Gajewski allowed three hits and two runs over five innings, but
Simon Martinez took the loss after surrendering six hits and six runs, four earned, in three innings.
