June 26 2024 The Dublin Leprechauns scored five runs in the fourth inning and held on for an 8-6 victory over the Martinez Sturgeon. Dublin finished with 10 hits and no errors, while Martinez collected seven hits and committed two errors.
Martinez took a 4-2 lead with a four-run third inning, but Dublin responded with its five-run fourth to move ahead 7-4. The Leprechauns added an insurance run in the ninth, and the Sturgeon scored once in the ninth but could not complete the comeback.
Tyler Latham went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI for Dublin. Victor Ceniceros and Stone Miyao each collected two hits and drove in a run, while David Gardiner added two RBI. For Martinez, Tyler Best scored twice, and Tyler Riley, Alex Curran and Jake Fargnoli each recorded an RBI.
Joey Mucilli earned the win after allowing five runs on five hits in 5.1 innings, with four walks and four strikeouts. Ben Moreno worked 2.2 innings and allowed one run, while Nick Antoni pitched a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts for the save. Ryan Cormier took the loss for Martinez after giving up seven runs, six earned, on nine hits in four innings. David Ponce followed with 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing no hits while striking out three.
