Santa Rosa Holds Off Santa Cruz 7-5

July 31 2022 Santa Rosa Scuba Divers defeated the Santa Cruz Seaweed 7-5 at Harvey West Park, scoring in three innings to build a 7-0 lead before Santa Cruz mounted a five-run eighth-inning rally. Santa Rosa finished with 11 hits and no errors, while Santa Cruz collected eight hits and committed five errors.

Nick Smith led Santa Rosa with three hits in five at-bats, including a double, and drove in one run. Brian Garcia also had three hits and two RBIs, while Jose Romero and Calvin Cromwell each added two RBIs. Santa Rosa scored once in the first inning, five times in the third and once in the seventh.

Santa Cruz’s eighth-inning surge included three RBIs from Kairee Tekra, who also tripled. Anthony Larrasquitu and Michael Green each drove in a run, while Cole Gaskey had two hits and scored once. The Seaweed’s five-run rally cut the deficit to 7-5, but Santa Rosa held on.

Austin Mora earned the win after allowing six hits and four runs in 7.1 innings. He walked three and struck out nine. Nick Smith worked the final two-thirds of an inning for Santa Rosa. Greg Salazar took the loss for Santa Cruz after allowing 11 hits and six runs over six innings, with two runs charged as earned; he struck out six and walked two.