Story written by Stompers intern Ryan Giacomini
Friday, the Sonoma Stompers hosted the Arroyo Seco Saints from Pasadena, California.
The Saints would strike first in the top of the second inning and the Stompers would never be able to regain the lead. The final score was 7-4 in favor of the Saints.
Cooper Harris would get it going for the Saints with an RBI double in the second and then Matthew Wong would hit a two-run home run in the third inning to make the score 5-0 after three.
In the fifth, the Stompers would cut the lead down to three thanks to a Connor Charpiot two-run home run.
The Saints would get those two runs back in the seventh and eighth inning and make the score 7-2 going into the ninth inning.
With two outs in the ninth, the Stompers had almost lost all hope but Charpiot would hit another two-run home run to cut the lead to just three runs. Although the good fight, the Stompers would end up falling short.
Charpiot would finish an explosive 2-4 with two home runs and all four Stomper RBIs.
Tomorrow the Stompers take on the Orange County Riptide at 6:05. Tomorrow is Autism Awareness night at Arnold Field. Tickets for tomorrow's game can be purchased at stompersbaseball.com.