San Rafael Pacifics Defeat Martinez Sturgeon 7-4

July 17 2022 The San Rafael Pacifics defeated the Martinez Sturgeon 7-4 at Joe DiMaggio Park. San Rafael built an early lead with three runs in the first inning one in the second and two in the third before adding another run in the fifth. Martinez scored once in the first two runs in the third and once in the fifth but was held scoreless over the final four innings.

John Bicos led San Rafael’s offense with two hits including a home run and three RBI. Mickey Nunes added two hits and three RBI while Tyler Georgeson also collected two hits. The Pacifics finished with nine hits and four walks. Nick Diaz paced Martinez with two hits including a home run and scored three runs while Darwin Tavarez had two hits and one RBI as the Sturgeon totaled six hits.

John Murray earned the win after allowing six hits and four runs three earned over five innings with two walks and eight strikeouts. Eric Parnow secured the save with four hitless scoreless innings two walks and five strikeouts. Brady Bibb took the loss for Martinez after surrendering eight hits and seven earned runs in five innings with four walks and four strikeouts.