June 6 2017 The High Desert Yardbirds held off the Monterey Amberjacks 8-6 in a game that featured 21 combined hits. High Desert finished with 11 hits and Monterey collected 10, while both teams committed one error.
High Desert built an early 3-3 tie through two innings before scoring three runs in the fourth and adding another in the sixth. The Yardbirds added one run in the eighth to take an 8-4 lead. Monterey answered with two runs in the ninth but could not complete the comeback.
J. Tasis led High Desert with a 3-for-4 performance that included a home run and three RBI.
Kellen Marruffo went 2-for-4 with two runs, while
Shane Sharkey scored three runs and drove in one. Nick Stoll added two hits and an RBI. Monterey’s
Tommy Gale went 3-for-4 with two RBI, and
James Prockish had two hits including two doubles.
Gregory Turner earned the win for High Desert after allowing 10 hits and six runs in 8.2 innings, with four earned runs and three strikeouts.
Avery Brandon recorded the save with a scoreless one-third of an inning.
Jako Kelm took the loss for Monterey, giving up seven runs on seven hits in six innings while striking out six.
