Saturday, July 18, 2009

Barons Beat the Packers in Game 2



The Academy Barons took on the Santa Maria Valley Packers on Saturday July 18, 2009 at Elks Field in Santa Maria. The starting line up for the Barons consisted of




Chris Lloyd CF


Alfredo Lopez SS


Jarred Frierson 3B


George McDonald 1B


Josef Terry 2B


Conley Sampson DH


Tony McClendon LF


Brett Mendoza C


Ricky Stokes RF


Daxton Sanchez P




Starting pitcher- Daxton Sanchez (0-2) pitched 3.2 innings and gave up 6 runs on 6 hits; 5 were earned. He finished his outing with no strike outs and 2 walks. He got a no decision.


Relieving pitcher- Jarrett Maloy (1-3) came in relief for Sanchez and went 2.1 innings and allowed no runs on 2 hits and had 2 strikeouts. He was in the game when the Barons went ahead and got the win.


Closing pitcher- Brian Foster (1-0) S(1) finished the last three innings of the game, allowing no runs on no hits with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts. Foster got the save.








Chris Lloyd was 2 for 5 with 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored

Alfredo Lopez was 2 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored

Conley Sampson was 2 for 5 with 2 doubles and one run scored








The Barons struck early as Chris Lloyd led off reaching on a HBP. He then stole second and was in scoring position for Alfredo Lopez. Lopez hit a ground ball to the Packer SS who over threw the first basemen and allowed Lloyd to score. The Packers answered in the bottom of the first to tie the game at 1 a piece. The Barons decided to step up there game in the 2nd inning as Conley Sampson woke up the sticks with a leadoff double to centerfield. He then advanced to third as Tony McClendon singled to SS. Brett Mendoza reached on a fielder’s choice and Sampson scored. Ricky stokes continued the inning when he doubled down the right field line to advance Mendoza to third. Chris Lloyd broke the inning open with a singe up the middle to score Mendoza and Stokes. Jarred Frierson hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Stokes to put the Barons up 5-1. The packers scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 2nd and 3rd to close the gap at 5-3.




With the score tied at 6-6 in the top of the 8th inning, Tony McClendon reached on an error by the Packer 3rd basemen. With more help by the 3rd basemen, Mendoza reached. Stokes reached on a fielder’s choice and McClendon scored to put the Barons ahead once again. Lloyd singled to center field to drive in Mendoza. Alfredo Lopez singled to second to continue the inning and advance Lloyd to 2nd and stokes to 3rd. Jarred Frierson reached on yet another error by the Packers infield. Stokes scored on the play. Lloyd scored on a wild pitch. Freddie Antuna singled to break his slump and score Lopez and Frierson. The barons Finished the inning scoring 6 runs on hits and 4 errors. The Barons went on to win the game 13-6 and end a 5 game losing streak!!!





The Barons will take on the Santa Maria Valley Packers tomorrow, Sunday July 19th,2009 at 6:00pm at Elks Field in Santa Maria.


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