By Stompers Staff
A third straight away CCL game for the Sonoma Stompers resulted in a 4-1 loss to the Menlo Park Legends. A tough fourth inning for Sonoma starter Destin Allen-Fox was the difference, where he gave up three runs on four straight Legends singles and two sacrifice flies. The Legends added insurance in the sixth, on a single off Chris Albee.
Allen-Fox received the loss, pitching a solid three innings before the fourth, with all four hits off him coming from that inning. He did have five strikeouts on the night, an impressive number. Outside of Albee, the Sonoma bullpen gave up no runs, giving up only one hit and one walk and striking out four. This came from three relievers, Jake Verwiel, and the Dylan combo of Burke and Goff. The Dylan’s continued their dominance, with Burke’s ERA falling to 1.59 and Goff’s remaining at 0.00.
The Stompers only run came in the third, where Luke Rossi hit a ground ball to force a fielder’s choice that allowed Trent Abel to score. Abel had one of the few good days at the plate, going 2 for 4. He has been hitting well for Sonoma, having an average of .429 in his last four conference games. Jack Scheri also went 2 for 4 tonight, and Sonoma native Nicolas Sebastiani also had a pinch hit double, rounding out the five hits for the Stompers.
Sonoma now sits in fourth place in the CCL North, sitting closely behind the San Luis Obispo Blues. The Stomps return home tomorrow, with back to back non-conference games Friday and Saturday against the Petaluma Leghorns. First pitch for Friday is scheduled for 6:05, so make sure to come out and support! If you can’t make it out, the live broadcast will be up as usual on our YouTube!