Santa Cruz Seaweed Rally Past San Rafael Pacifics 11-3

June 18 2021 The Santa Cruz Seaweed scored 10 unanswered runs over the final four innings to defeat the San Rafael Pacifics 11-3 at Albert Park. Santa Cruz finished with 14 hits and overcame an early 3-1 deficit, while San Rafael was held to five hits.

San Rafael scored once in each of the first two innings and again in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead. Santa Cruz answered with two runs in the sixth, five in the seventh and three in the eighth to pull away. The Seaweeds seventh-inning outburst was the key turning point, giving them an 8-3 advantage.

Dillon Plew led Santa Cruz with three hits, including two doubles, and two RBIs. Brennan Wilson and Cody Nisbet added two hits apiece, with Nisbet scoring three runs. Tyler Chilton scored twice and was credited with a home run, while Santa Cruz also received a home run from Michael Greens counterpart in the game data, Michael Theisen of San Rafael. The box score credits Theisen with a home run and he scored twice for the Pacifics.

Cale Hamilton earned the win for Santa Cruz after allowing five hits and three earned runs in six innings, with two walks and five strikeouts. Ryan Martinez followed with two scoreless innings and two strikeouts, and Alex Trautner pitched a scoreless ninth. Leonardo Castro took the loss for San Rafael, surrendering six hits and eight runs in 2.1 innings.