Salina Stockade Hold Off Coastal Kingfish 8-7

November 15 2017 The Salina Stockade defeated the Coastal Kingfish 8-7 in a tightly contested seven-inning game. Salina scored in each of the first four innings, including a three-run fourth, to build an 8-5 advantage. Coastal answered with two runs in the fifth but was held scoreless over the final two innings. D. Williams led the Stockade offense with three hits in four at-bats, while J. Moore went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. R. Mercurio scored twice, collected a hit and drove in a run, and D. Barrett scored twice and added a hit and an RBI. Salina finished with 10 hits and nine walks. Coastal also recorded 10 hits, with M. Lujan going 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. I. Horne went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs, and C. Mccoy added two hits, including a triple. The Kingfish scored five runs across the first two innings before Salina reclaimed the lead with two runs in the third and three in the fourth. D. Speranza earned the win for Salina after allowing 10 hits and seven runs over six innings, with three earned runs, two walks and two strikeouts. R. Mercurio worked a scoreless seventh and recorded the save with two strikeouts. I. Horne took the loss for Coastal after surrendering eight runs, six earned, on nine hits in five innings.