Monterey Amberjacks Rally Past Santa Rosa Scuba Divers

July 9 2022 The Monterey Amberjacks rallied past the Santa Rosa Scuba Divers 8-7 at Joe Bauman Park. Santa Rosa finished with 13 hits and Monterey collected 11 in the seven-inning game.

Santa Rosa scored once in the first inning and erupted for six runs in the third to take a 7-2 lead. Monterey answered with five runs in the fifth to tie the game and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh. Monterey’s Brenden Spaulding went 2-for-3 with a double, one run and one RBI, while Cody Stevenson also had two hits and one RBI. Caleb Rosario added a hit, a run, an RBI and a walk. For Santa Rosa, Max Tracey, Brian Garcia, Jose Romero and Sean Holt each had two or more hits; Garcia drove in two runs and Romero also finished with two RBI.

Jarred Seaton earned the win for Monterey after a hitless one-inning relief appearance with two strikeouts. Blake Flaherty started and allowed 13 hits and seven earned runs in six innings while striking out seven. Santa Rosa starter Sean Holt worked five innings, allowing eight hits and seven runs, with just one earned, while striking out three. Austin Mora took the loss after allowing one run in 1 2/3 innings.