SONOMA, CA
The Sonoma Stompers moved to 2-0 to begin the 2022 season with a 9-1 victory over the West Coast Kings Friday night at Arnold Field.
Four run frames in the bottom of the fourth and bottom of the fifth proved to be the difference in the lopsided win.
The Stompers got a run in the first thanks to a wild pitch that scored Jackson Castillo who started the frame with a walk.
The fourth and fifth innings were when the game broke open. Colton Lomanto and Eric Woodrow began the fourth by drawing walks. Connor Charpiot reached on an error by pitcher Jeff Werder. Aidan Lombardi drew a bases-loaded walk to push the lead to 2-0. After a strikeout, Max Handron hit a sacrifice fly that scored Lomanto to make it 3-0 Stompers. Woodrow then scored on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 4-0.
Davis Cop recorded the Stompers first hit of the night that scored Lombardi to make it 5-0.
After the Kings got on the board in the top of the fifth, in the bottom half, Lomanto started things with a double. Woodrow and Charpiot walked to load the bases. Castillo drove in a pair with a two-run single to give the Stompers more breathing room at 7-1. A sacrifice fly and a wild pitch would score two more runs to make it 9-1 Stompers.
Stomper pitching was dominant once again. The staff consisting of Daniel Morehead, Maxx Castellucci, Brady Routon, Garrett James and Aidan Lombardi struck out 13 King hitters throughout the night. Castellucci earned the win with 1.1 innings pitched without allowing a hit and striking out one.
The Stompers will host the Petaluma Leghorns Saturday Night at Arnold Field at 6:05pm.