Santa Rosa Uses Seven Run Fourth to Defeat Martinez

May 27 2022 Santa Rosa Scuba Divers defeated the Martinez Sturgeon 11-6 after scoring seven runs in the fourth inning to break open a close game. Santa Rosa finished with nine hits and one error while Martinez collected 12 hits and also committed one error.

Santa Rosa scored three times in the first inning and added a run in the third before its seven-run fourth. Marcus Scales led the Scuba Divers with three hits, three RBI and a home run. Eric Kozak and Ronaldo Tijero each drove in two runs, while T. Moreno also contributed two RBI. Scales, Kozak, Jose Romero and Tijero recorded stolen bases for Santa Rosa.

Martinez scored once in the second and third innings, three times in the fifth and once in the eighth. Roberto Mejia went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a home run, and Rafael Ramirez added two hits, two RBI and a home run. Chris Carter also drove in two runs, while Craig Woolson doubled.

Austin Mora earned the win for Santa Rosa after allowing five runs on 10 hits with one walk and 10 strikeouts over six innings. Noah Otero pitched three innings of relief, allowing one run on two hits while striking out four. Michael Taylor took the loss for Martinez after surrendering 11 runs, nine earned, on six hits in three innings. Woolson followed with six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out nine.