Monterey Amberjacks Pull Away from Whiptails 12-5

July 24 2019 The Monterey Amberjacks defeated the California City Whiptails 12-5 after collecting 16 hits and scoring seven runs in the seventh inning. California City finished with seven hits and committed no errors while Monterey made two fielding errors.

Monterey built a 4-2 lead through two innings, then added one run in the sixth before breaking the game open in the seventh. Morgan Blatnik went 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI, while Rory Graf-Brennan had four hits, two runs and two RBIs. Nathaniel Thompson added two hits, two runs and two RBIs, and James Prockish went 3-for-4 with two RBIs.

Dylan Laudano drove in two runs for the Amberjacks, and Jonathan Vance and Austin Marcellus also contributed RBIs. California City’s Cody Castro went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while A. Parent and R. Surgimoto each recorded a double and an RBI.

Jarett Viega earned the win for Monterey after allowing five hits and three runs, two earned, in three innings. He struck out three and walked one. Hunter Parkinson worked the first four innings, allowing two runs on two hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Brian Rosensteel took the loss for California City after surrendering four runs on five hits in two innings.