July 23 2017 The High Desert Yardbirds scored twice in the ninth inning to defeat the Monterey Amberjacks 3-1. High Desert finished with eight hits and no errors, while Monterey collected seven hits and also played error-free baseball.
Monterey took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but the Yardbirds tied the game in the sixth before adding two runs in the ninth.
Donald Glover led High Desert with two hits, while
Dominic Zaher,
Ronnie Grant,
Blane Swift and
Jordan Norton each added one hit. Grant and pinch-hitter
Dylan Kester drove in the Yardbirds’ runs.
Chuck Rocker and
Tommy Gale each had two hits for Monterey, with
Shane Siebler recording the Amberjacks’ lone RBI.
High Desert starter
Jordan Norton allowed four hits and one earned run in six innings with three strikeouts.
Jalen Byrd earned the win after pitching two scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out one, and
Avery Brandon worked a scoreless ninth for the save. Monterey starter
Logan Gillaspie struck out 14 while allowing one earned run on six hits over eight innings, but
Keifer McClendon took the loss after surrendering two runs in the ninth.
