Story written by Stompers Intern Ryan Giacomini
The Sonoma Stompers grabbed a pair of wins against the Lincoln Potters on Wednesday and Friday. Following the week of action, now makes the Stompers 5-7, with still plenty of games to play.
The first game of the week came on Tuesday against the Walnut Creek Crawdads. The Stompers would fall by just one run with the final being 4-3. In this game, second baseman Max Handron would continue mashing the ball as he would hit a three-run home run, his first home run of the season.
On Wednesday, the Stompers would travel to Lincoln to take on the Potters where they would pick up their first win of the week and their first win in conference play. Handron again would get two RBIs and shortstop Alex Gouviea would also get two RBIs in the 8-4 Stompers victory.
The Stompers then had their first home game of the week on Thursday against the West County Kings. In this game, the Stompers would take an early lead but the Kings would score six in the 8th inning to seal the deal.
Friday, Pride Night at Arnold Field, the Stompers would host the Lincoln Potters in the second game of their two game home stretch. Mikey Bell would have two RBIs in this game, one coming in the 7th inning and the other coming in the 8th inning to give the Stompers the 8-4 victory over the Potters.
On Saturday, the Stompers would take on the Potters again, but this time in Lincoln. The Stompers had very little success offensively as they lost 9-1. Tucker McEnroe would have the only Stomper RBI for the game, his fifth on the season.
On Sunday, the Stompers would play another away game but this time in Fairfield as they would take on the Solano Mudcats. This game was very back and forth as the Mudcats would score two runs in the first and three in the second but the Stompers would respond back with seven of their own in the top half of the fourth inning. Both Jackson Castillo and Davis Cop would have 2 RBI doubles for the Stompers. Unfortunately, the Stompers fell just short after the Mudcats walked it off in the bottom of the 9th, 11-10.
Although the rough week, the Stompers look to pick up some more wins this week as they play six games, four of which are at home. Their next game is against the Healdsburg Prune Packers in Healdsburg on Tuesday. First pitch is 6:05pm.