Yardbirds Break Open Game Late to Beat Amberjacks 11-4

July 29 2017 The High Desert Yardbirds defeated the Monterey Amberjacks 11-4 after scoring six runs in the eighth inning at Adelanto Stadium. High Desert finished with 13 hits and one error while Monterey collected six hits and committed seven errors.

Ronnie Grant led the Yardbirds with a five-hit performance, including a home run and a triple, while driving in four runs and scoring twice. Dylan Kester went 2-for-5 with two runs, and Shane Brown added two hits and two RBI. Shane Sharkey contributed one hit and two RBI, while Donald Glover scored twice and drove in a run.

High Desert scored once in the first inning, added three runs in the fifth and one in the seventh before breaking the game open with six runs in the eighth. Monterey scored twice in the third and twice in the seventh. Adam Bloom paced the Amberjacks with two hits, two runs and two RBI, including a home run and a triple, while Marcus Williams went 3-for-4.

Zack Kamerman earned the win after allowing six hits and four runs, three earned, in seven innings. He struck out two and did not issue a walk. Jalen Byrd and Avery Brandon each worked a scoreless inning in relief. Marcus Williams took the loss for Monterey despite allowing five runs, only one earned, on 10 hits over seven innings; he struck out two and walked one.