June 30 2012 The Sonoma County Grapes defeated the San Rafael Pacifics 10-4 after breaking open a close game with seven runs in the eighth inning. Sonoma County finished with 12 hits and no errors, while San Rafael collected eight hits and committed two errors.
The teams were tied 3-3 after four innings, and the Pacifics moved ahead 4-3 with a run in the fifth. The Grapes answered with their decisive eighth-inning surge, scoring seven times to take control. Sonoma County also scored once in the first, third and fourth innings.
D. Dixon, B. Gregorich and C. Bryan each had two hits for the Grapes. G. Ban drove in two runs, while Dixon, Gregorich, F. Atkins, M. Micowski, Bryan and T. Finley each recorded one RBI. B. Maeda, Gregorich and Bryan each doubled. San Rafael’s H. Calderon hit a home run and finished with two RBIs, while M. Jova also drove in two runs. J. Woodard had two hits for the Pacifics.
Vinny Pacchetti earned the win for Sonoma County, allowing three hits and one run over 3.1 innings while striking out three and walking two. S. Cadaret opened for the Grapes and worked 4.2 innings, giving up three runs on three hits with two strikeouts. San Rafael starter B. Gump allowed three runs on seven hits in 6.2 innings, but Julian Arballo took the loss after surrendering four runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning.
Grapes Break Away Late to Defeat Pacifics 10-4
