June 21 2017 The High Desert Yardbirds defeated the Monterey Amberjacks 5-1 at Adelanto Stadium, collecting eight hits while holding Monterey to six. High Desert scored in the first, second and fifth innings before adding two runs in the eighth to secure the victory.
Blane Swift and
Dylan Kester each recorded two hits for the Yardbirds. Kester scored once and added a triple, while Swift scored once and also hit a triple. J. Tasis contributed a double, scored once and drove in a run.
Blake Butcher Patrick Jones Shane Sharkey and
Richard Lucatero also recorded RBIs for High Desert.
Gregory Turner delivered a complete-game performance for the Yardbirds, allowing six hits and one earned run over nine innings. He walked one and struck out four to earn the win.
Matt Naval took the loss for Monterey despite striking out nine in seven innings; he allowed seven hits and three earned runs.
Anthony Hernandez worked the eighth and allowed two runs on one hit with four walks.
Monterey scored its lone run in the second inning.
Martin Teague and
Tommy Gale each had two hits for the Amberjacks while Y. Okazaki had one hit and one RBI. High Desert turned one double play and committed no errors, while Monterey was charged with one error.
