Hollywood Stars Rally Past California City Whiptails 26-13

July 5 2017 The Hollywood Stars defeated the California City Whiptails 26-13 in a high-scoring Pecos League game. Hollywood collected 21 hits and overcame California City’s 12-hit effort, scoring in seven of nine innings while committing six errors compared with three by the Whiptails.

Hollywood took control with a five-run fourth inning after the teams were tied 4-4 through three frames. The Stars added runs in the sixth and seventh innings, then broke the game open with five runs in the eighth and nine more in the ninth. California City scored five times in the sixth and twice in the seventh and eighth but was held scoreless in the ninth.

Jacob Woehler led Hollywood with six hits in seven at-bats, two home runs and six RBI. Caleb Davidson went 3-for-6 with two homers and four RBI, while Christopher Scalisi and I. Horne each had three hits. Brandon Worden added four RBI. For California City, S. Stetson had four hits and Giovanni Prado went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI.

Colton Draney earned the win for Hollywood after allowing eight hits and six runs, five earned, in 5.1 innings. He walked three and struck out eight. Orby Tavares took the loss for California City, surrendering 11 hits and nine earned runs in four innings while striking out five. Hollywood’s bullpen allowed seven runs over 3.2 innings, while California City gave up 17 runs over the final five innings.