Santa Cruz Seaweed Rally for 4-3 Win Over Monterey

June 18 2022 The Santa Cruz Seaweed scored four runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Monterey Amberjacks 4-3 at Harvey West Park. Santa Cruz finished with eight hits while Monterey collected six; each team committed one error.

Monterey took a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning and added another run in the seventh. Caleb Rosario led the Amberjacks with two hits, two runs and one RBI, including Monterey’s only home run. Brenden Spaulding and Jordan Anderson also recorded two hits apiece, with Spaulding adding an RBI.

Santa Cruz answered with its four-run seventh. Mike Anthony drove in two runs, while Ron Jackson and Dillon Ponce each added an RBI. Nick Giambalvo had three hits for the Seaweed, and Erik Mitchell and Jackson contributed two hits each.

Greg Salazar earned the win for Santa Cruz after allowing six hits and three runs over seven innings. He struck out nine and walked one, with only one of his three runs charged as earned. Monterey starter Christopher Coipel took the loss after giving up eight hits and four earned runs in 6 1/3 innings while striking out nine and walking two.