Whiptails Top Amberjacks 4-2

May 31 2017 The California City Whiptails defeated the Monterey Amberjacks 4-2 at Balsitis Park. California City scored three runs in the second inning and added another in the fifth, while Monterey answered with single runs in the third and fourth innings. The Whiptails finished with six hits and two errors; the Amberjacks had five hits and two errors.

Jason Wilcoxson went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI for California City, while Austin Marcellus collected two hits and scored once. S. Stetson and Brian Wiest also drove in runs. Monterey’s Jordan Garrett hit the game’s only home run and finished with one hit and one RBI in the individual batting line, while D. Glover added a hit and an RBI.

Billy Roth earned the win for the Whiptails after allowing four hits and two runs, one earned, in six innings. He walked three and struck out seven. Ryan Cerda followed with two hitless scoreless innings and five strikeouts, and James Touhey completed the game with a scoreless ninth. Monterey starter Jako Kelm took the loss despite allowing only two hits over six innings; he gave up four runs, one earned, walked eight and struck out three.