Pacifics Power Past Mettle 11-4

July 9 2014 The San Rafael Pacifics defeated the Pittsburg Mettle 11-4 after scoring in four of the first six innings. San Rafael finished with 11 hits while Pittsburg collected six, and the Pacifics held an 11-4 advantage in runs despite committing two errors.

San Rafael opened with three runs in the first inning and added another in the second. Pittsburg tied the game with four runs in the third, but the Pacifics answered with four runs in the bottom half to take an 8-4 lead. San Rafael added three more runs in the sixth inning to complete the scoring.

Maikel Jova led the Pacifics with three hits and three RBI. Chase Fontaine went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, while Mike Orefice and Matt Kavanaugh each drove in two runs. Zack Pace scored twice and added an RBI, and Evan Boyd reached base four times with two walks and was hit by a pitch.

Ryan DeJesus earned the win after allowing six hits and four runs over six innings, with only one run earned. He struck out three and walked one. Colin Allen worked a hitless seventh inning with one strikeout for the save. Pittsburg starter Chris Nowlin took the loss after allowing seven runs, six earned, on four hits in 2.1 innings while walking six.