June 24 2023 The Monterey Amberjacks defeated the Dublin Leprechauns 16-4, scoring 14 unanswered runs after Dublin took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Monterey answered with six runs in the bottom of the first, added four in the second, four in the fourth and two in the fifth to finish with 14 hits and no errors. Dublin collected 11 hits and committed one error.
Chaison Miklich led Monterey with three hits and four RBI, including a home run. Tristan Cavazos went 3-for-3 with two walks and scored four runs, while Hiroki Goke had two hits, three runs and a walk. Sean Bennett added two hits, two runs and an RBI, and Ryan Diaz contributed two RBI. Dublin’s Saul Razo went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs and an RBI. Josue Rivera also had three hits and drove in three runs.
Anthony Ward earned the win for Monterey after allowing eight hits and four earned runs in five innings while striking out five and walking two. Alec Abend completed the game with four scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out five. Dublin starter Mike Rios took the loss after surrendering nine runs eight earned on five hits and five walks in one inning. Marcelo Garcia-Cruz and Meltavis Robertson also pitched for Dublin, with Robertson working four innings and allowing two runs while striking out five.
Monterey’s early offensive surge established control, and the Amberjacks’ four-run fourth inning and two-run fifth extended the lead to 16-4. The game lasted nine innings, with Monterey holding Dublin scoreless over the final four frames.
