Sonoma Bounces Back In Wild 11-6 Victory Over Pacifics

Scott David hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the seventh inning of Sonoma's 11-6 victory over the San Rafael Pacifics on Friday night, his first of the season. (James W. Toy III / Sonoma Stompers)

Scott David hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the seventh inning of Sonoma's 11-6 victory over the San Rafael Pacifics on Friday night, his first of the season. (James W. Toy III / Sonoma Stompers)

Tim Livingston / Media & Baseball Operations

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - The Sonoma Stompers Professional Baseball Club, presented by Virginia Dare Winery, fought long and hard with their rivals in San Rafael and used a five-run ninth inning to pull away and take game one of their weekend series with the Pacifics, 11-6.

After falling on Thursday night to Vallejo and suffering their first loss of 2017, the Stompers offense continued to find ways to assert itself in key situations. Down 3-2 in the top of the seventh, Matt Hibbert came through with an RBI double to plate Kevin Farley and tie up the ballgame. 

With Masa Miyadera already on at third base, Scott David came off the bench with two outs in the inning and delivered a three-run pinch-hit homer to give Sonoma the lead right back at 6-3.

San Rafael wouldn't waver, getting three runs back on a home run by Michael Rizzatero, but Sonoma's ninth inning rally proved to be too much. They sent 10 hitters to the plate in all, as Rizzatero made a crucial error to allow Hibbert and Yuki Yasuda to come home and give Sonoma the lead for good.

Joel Carranza added an RBI single, his third hit of the night, and Farley drew a bases-loaded walk. Once Miyadera hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Carranza, the game was all but over.

Ryan Richardson picked up the win with 2 1/3 perfect innings, striking out four. Starter Tyler Garkow allowed 10 baserunners in five innings, giving up three earned runs and striking out five.

Four Stompers hitters drew multiple walks, with Yasuda, Matt LoCoco, Dan Comstock, and Marcus Bradley all showing good patience at the plate. Carranza, LoCoco and Hibbert each scored two runs, as well.

Sonoma improves to 6-1 on the young season while San Rafael falls to 1-5.

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