August 11 2012 The Sonoma County Grapes defeated the San Rafael Pacifics 8-1, scoring eight runs on 13 hits while limiting San Rafael to one run on five hits. The Grapes took a 2-1 lead through three innings, then broke the game open with three runs in the eighth and three more in the ninth. San Rafael committed two errors while Sonoma County played error-free baseball.
Mark Micowski led the Grapes with three hits and three runs, including a double and a stolen base. Bunyu Maeda went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, two runs and one RBI. George Ban added a hit, two walks and three RBI, while Joseph Lewis drove in two runs and DJ Dixon, Chris Debiasi and Maeda also recorded RBI.
Dustin Crenshaw delivered a complete-game victory for Sonoma County, allowing five hits and one earned run with one walk and seven strikeouts over nine innings. Jesse Garcia took the loss for San Rafael after allowing eight hits and two runs in six innings, while Chondell Jones and Matthew Durkin combined to surrender six runs over the final three innings.
Darrick Hale had two hits and drove in San Rafael's only run. Zack Pace also had a hit and scored the Pacifics' lone run, but San Rafael was held scoreless after its one-run third inning.
Sonoma County Grapes Defeat Pacifics 8-1
