July 20 2017 The Monterey Amberjacks defeated the High Desert Yardbirds 5-3 at Adelanto Stadium. Monterey scored five runs on 14 hits without an error, while High Desert finished with three runs on eight hits and committed two errors.
High Desert took an early lead with one run in each of the first two innings, but Monterey answered with three runs in the fourth, one in the fifth and one in the eighth. The Yardbirds’ runs came on home runs by
Dylan Kester and
Patrick Jones, along with a sixth-inning solo homer by
Ronnie Grant.
Patrick Jones led High Desert with a 3-for-4 performance that included a home run and one RBI.
Dylan Kester and
Ronnie Grant also homered and drove in one run apiece. Monterey’s attack was paced by
Chuck Rocker,
Tommy Gale,
Adam Bloom and
Carson Lee, who collected two hits each.
Ian Jones added a hit and two RBI, while Rocker and
Shane Siebler each drove in one run.
Ian Jones earned the win for Monterey after allowing seven hits and three earned runs over seven innings with two walks and five strikeouts.
Logan Gillaspie secured the save with two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out three. High Desert starter
Gregory Turner took the loss after surrendering 10 hits and four runs, three earned, in seven innings.
