San Rafael Rolls Past Monterey 16-2

July 24 2025 The San Rafael Pacifics defeated the Monterey Amberjacks 16-2 at Albert Park, using a 14-hit attack and scoring in four innings. San Rafael broke through with six runs in the fourth inning, added one in the sixth and three in the seventh before putting six more on the board in the eighth. Monterey scored once in the second and once in the eighth.

Kyle Guerra led the Pacifics with three hits, three RBI and a run scored. Aki Buckson went 3-for-4 with two walks and scored three times, while Payton Rios collected two hits and scored twice. Chris Wright and Mark Hernandez each had two hits, with Hernandez driving in two runs. Guerra, Wright and Hernandez each recorded two doubles. Monterey was paced by Ivan Verdugo, who went 2-for-3 with a walk, and Luis Medina, who had a hit and a walk.

Antoine Valerio earned the win after allowing three hits and one run over four innings with five strikeouts and three walks. Jorge Rios followed with two scoreless hitless innings and two strikeouts, while Chris Allen and Eddie Taylor also worked in relief. Monterey starter Brayden Harper took the loss after giving up six hits and seven runs, four earned, in 5 2/3 innings while walking nine and striking out one.