May 26 2023 The Marysville Drakes scored in five innings and defeated the Martinez Sturgeon 14-4. Marysville opened with three runs in the first inning, added one in the fourth and two in the fifth before breaking the game open with an eight-run sixth. Martinez answered with all four of its runs in the seventh inning, but the Drakes finished the nine-inning game with an 11-1 advantage in hits.
Drake Ayala led Marysville with three hits, three runs and an RBI, while
Joseph Starick added two hits and three runs.
Evan Blum drove in four runs and hit a triple, and
Declan Peterson collected two hits including a double and drove in two. Martinez’s lone hit came from
Cain Agis, who drove in two runs;
Luke Johnson and
Emmett Whitfield each added an RBI.
Michael Vochelli earned the win after six scoreless innings, allowing no hits while walking four and striking out 11.
Carson Stephens pitched two innings and allowed four runs on one hit, while
Tim Nichols completed the game with a scoreless ninth. Martinez starter
Dillon Ponce took the loss after allowing six runs, four earned, on eight hits in five innings with six strikeouts;
Emmett Whitfield allowed eight runs on three hits over three innings.
