Seaweed Outslug Amberjacks 18-15

June 26 2021 Santa Cruz Seaweed overcame an early six-run deficit and defeated the Monterey Amberjacks 18-15 in a high-scoring Pecos League game. Santa Cruz collected 11 hits and Monterey finished with 16, while the Seaweed committed two errors and the Amberjacks played error-free baseball.

Monterey built a 6-0 lead through two innings, scoring twice in the first and four times in the second. Santa Cruz answered with six runs in the fourth to tie the game, then scored three in the sixth to take a 9-8 lead. The Seaweed added two runs in the seventh, three in the eighth and four in the ninth to hold off Monterey’s four-run ninth-inning response.

Ethan Lopez led Monterey with five hits in six at-bats, five RBI and four runs. Joey Pejuan also collected five hits and drove in four runs, while A.J. Pollack scored four times and hit a home run. For Santa Cruz, Dillon Plew went 3-for-5 with four RBI, Joe Riddle went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a home run, and Tyler Chilton added two hits and two RBI. Dillon Ponce scored three runs and hit a home run.

David Castillo earned the win for Santa Cruz after allowing eight hits and seven runs, five earned, in five innings while striking out seven. Michael Green recorded the save with two scoreless innings of relief. Kyle Montebon took the loss for Monterey, allowing three hits and five runs in four innings, while Joey Pejuan surrendered seven runs on eight hits over two relief innings.