July 27 2017 The High Desert Yardbirds defeated the Monterey Amberjacks 9-6 at Adelanto Stadium. High Desert finished with 16 hits and one error while Monterey collected 11 hits and committed two errors.
High Desert built an early 3-0 lead with a run in the first inning and two more in the fourth. Monterey answered with one run in the fifth and one in the sixth before erupting for four runs in the seventh to take a 6-4 lead. The Yardbirds matched that total with two runs in the seventh and moved in front for good with three runs in the eighth.
Donald Glover led the Yardbirds with three hits and two runs, while
Blane Swift also recorded three hits.
Dominic Zaher went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, and
Shane Brown added two hits and one RBI. For Monterey,
Adam Bloom went 2-for-3 with two runs, while
Carson Lee and
Marcus Williams each had two hits and one RBI.
Zak Wallner worked five innings for High Desert, allowing five hits and one earned run while striking out four.
Zach Williams earned the win after throwing a scoreless inning with one strikeout, and
Avery Brandon recorded the save with a hitless scoreless ninth and one strikeout. Monterey starter
Tommy Gale allowed eight hits and four runs, three earned, over 5 2/3 innings, while
Anthony Hernandez took the loss after surrendering seven hits and five earned runs in 1 1/3 innings.
