Hollywood Stars Rally Past California City Whiptails 6-3

June 15 2017 The Hollywood Stars scored five runs in the sixth inning and added another in the seventh to defeat the California City Whiptails 6-3. Hollywood finished with eight hits while California City collected 13, but the Stars overcame the hit disparity and took advantage of their six-run outburst.

Tom Haas delivered the key offensive performance for Hollywood, going 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Christopher Scalisi added three hits in five at-bats, while AJ Bennett and Caleb Davidson each recorded two hits. California City’s S. Stetson went 3-for-5 with a home run and an RBI, and Austin Marcellus and Juandy Mendoza each had two hits.

Nick Minot earned the win for Hollywood after allowing three runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings, with six walks and five strikeouts. Matthias Leyva followed with two scoreless innings, and AJ Peterson recorded the save with a scoreless ninth. Orby Tavares took the loss for California City after surrendering six runs on six hits in six innings.