July 31 2021 The Monterey Amberjacks defeated the Santa Cruz Seaweed 8-1 at Harvey West Park. Monterey finished with nine hits and scored in four consecutive innings from the fourth through the seventh, while Santa Cruz collected two hits and committed three errors.
Monterey broke through with one run in the fourth inning, added three in the fifth and one in the sixth before putting the game out of reach with three runs in the seventh. A. Pollack went 2-for-3 with two runs and a walk, while A. Carta, I. D’Agostino and A. Martinez each recorded two hits. Carta drove in a run with a double, and D’Agostino and Martinez also contributed RBIs. Z. Bowman added an RBI on a sacrifice fly.
Nick Grimm earned the win for Monterey after allowing one hit and two walks while striking out five over five scoreless innings. W. Buraconak added a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Santa Cruz’s lone run came in the seventh inning, with G. Nelson allowing it in his one inning of work.
Gabe Katich took the loss for Santa Cruz despite striking out eight over five innings. He allowed four runs on four hits and four walks, with one run charged as earned. G. Goff pitched the final two innings and surrendered four runs on five hits.
