Monterey Amberjacks Roll Past Santa Cruz Seaweed 17-7

May 28 2022 The Monterey Amberjacks defeated the Santa Cruz Seaweed 17-7 in a seven-inning game. Monterey collected 14 hits and built its decisive advantage with an 11-run second inning, taking a 12-1 lead. The Amberjacks added three runs in the third and two in the fifth before Santa Cruz scored four runs over the final three innings.

Demetrio Rodriguez led Monterey with three hits, two home runs and five RBI. Joe Johnson also went deep twice, finishing with three hits, three runs and four RBI. Braden Scrivner had two hits and two RBI, while Juan Infante drove in two runs. Winning pitcher Brendan Flaherty contributed three hits and two RBI from the mound in addition to working 6.1 innings.

Santa Cruz received a three-run home run from Nick Giambalvo, who finished with two hits, three runs and three RBI. Kairee Tekra added three hits and two RBI. Flaherty allowed seven hits and five runs, three earned, with one walk and four strikeouts. Craig Broadman took the loss after allowing eight hits and 12 runs in 1.2 innings, while Greg Salazar surrendered six hits and five runs over 4.1 innings.