Barons Lose a Tough One to the Packers

The Academy Barons took on the Santa Maria Valley Packers on Friday July 17, 2009 at Elks Field in Santa Maria. The starting line up for the Barons consisted of

Alfredo Lopez SS

Chris Lloyd CF

Jarred Frierson LF

Andrew Allen DH

Josef Terry 2B

George McDonald 1B

Freddy Antuna 3B

Brett Mendoza C

Martel London RF

Geoff Broussard P

Starting pitcher- Geoff Broussard (0-3) pitched 6 innings allowing 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 1 walks and striking out 5.

Relieving pitcher- Justin Baca pitched 1 inning allowing, 2 runs (1 earned), 3 walks and 2 hits.

Closing pitcher- Dimitri De La Fuente- (1-1) suffered the loss, pitching 1 inning giving up 3 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 walks and 1 hit batter

Chris Lloyd was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and 1 run scored

Jarred Frierson was 1 for 3 with 2 walks and 1 RBI

Josef Terry was 1 for 5 with a run scored

THE FINAL SCORE WAS

Packers 6 Barons 5

After the Packers got the lead in the bottom of the 1st inning, fundamental, textbook baseball got the Barons back in the game in the top of the 3rd inning. Brett Mendoza led off the inning with a walk, Martel London then moved him over to 2b on a chopper to the shortstop. Alfredo Lopez then moved Mendoza over to 3B on a groundball to the 2b, setting up the RBI opportunity for Chris Lloyd where, he capitalized on a single up the middle, just out of the reach of the Packers’ shortstop. Jarred Frierson then followed Lloyds’ single with a walk. With runners in scoring position Andrew Allen came up to the plate. He had an 18 pitch at bat that ended on a strikeout, putting an end to the Barons’ rally.

In the bottom of the 7th, Justin Baca came in the game to relieve Geoff Broussard. Baca gave up 2 walks and 1 hit to load up the bases. The next batted he faced hit a fly ball to Ricky Stokes in right field creating a double play opportunity when the runner at second crept off the base too far. With 2 outs in the inning, Baca walked another batter to load the bases again. Packers tied the game on a weak groundball to second base that turned into a throwing error, allowing for the runner on 3b to score.

In the top of the 8th, Terry lead off the inning with a single that squeaked by the Packers’ second baseman. McDonald then got hit by the pitch advancing Terry to second base. Vazquez struck out, and Mendoza fouled out. With 2 outs in the inning and 2 runners on base, Ricky Stokes stepped up to the plate. He hit a tough fly ball to right field that tipped off the Packers’ right fielder’s glove allowing for Terry and McDonald to score and putting Stokes at 3rd with his heads up, hustle base running. That concluded that scoring for the inning, but not before Lopez and Lloyd walked. Frierson ended the inning with a hard line drive to the center fielder.

** a walk off single in the bottom of the 9th inning ended the game**

~*The Barons will take on the Santa Maria Valley Packers tomorrow at 6:00pm at Elks Field in Santa Maria*~