Sonoma Stompers Hold Off San Rafael Pacifics 12-9

August 13 2014 The Sonoma Stompers defeated the San Rafael Pacifics 12-9 in a high-scoring game. Sonoma collected 14 hits and built a 12-4 lead through eight innings before San Rafael scored five times in the ninth. The Pacifics finished with 15 hits and two errors, while the Stompers committed three errors.

Sonoma broke open the game with a six-run fifth inning and added four runs in the eighth. Matt Hibbert went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI, while Jayce Ray also had three hits and scored twice. Andrew Parker hit a solo home run and finished with a hit, two runs and an RBI. Charlie Mirabal had two hits, two runs and an RBI, and Glenn Walker added two hits and an RBI.

San Rafael received a four-hit performance from Maikel Jova, who drove in two runs and scored twice. Mike Orefice went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs and an RBI, while Matt Kavanaugh had two hits and two RBIs. The Pacifics scored twice in the first, once in the third and once in the sixth before their late ninth-inning rally.

Will Scott earned the win for Sonoma after allowing eight hits and four runs in six innings with four strikeouts and one walk. Jesse Garcia followed with a scoreless inning, and Yuki Sakama recorded the save with two strikeouts in two-thirds of an inning. Ryan DeJesus took the loss for San Rafael, allowing nine hits and eight runs in 4 2/3 innings.