June 29 2023 The San Rafael Pacifics held off the Marysville Drakes 9-8 after a back-and-forth game at Albert Park. San Rafael collected eight hits and scored in five innings, while Marysville finished with 11 hits and three errors.
Kevin Johnson led the Pacifics with a five-hit performance in five at-bats, scoring four runs and driving in four.
Nick Smith added two RBI, and
Tyler Georgeson contributed one RBI. San Rafael built its lead with two runs in the first inning, two in the third, one in the fifth, three in the sixth and one in the eighth.
Marysville answered with three runs in the third and one in the fourth before pushing across four runs in the ninth.
Lyndon Weaver went 3-for-5 with three runs, one RBI, a triple and a home run.
Erik Mitchell also collected three hits, while
Tyler Carpenter drove in two runs and
Evan Blum had two RBI.
Eric Parnow earned the win for San Rafael after allowing six hits and four runs, three earned, in six innings with five strikeouts and four walks.
Josh Idell surrendered four runs in 2.2 innings before
Chris Johnson recorded the final out for the save.
Michael Vochelli took the loss for Marysville after giving up seven hits and eight runs, seven earned, in 5.2 innings.
