June 27 2025 The Dublin Leprechauns defeated the San Rafael Pacifics 7-4 after scoring in four different innings and finishing with seven hits. San Rafael collected 12 hits but left 11 runners on base and committed three errors in the loss.
Dublin took the lead with one run in the fourth and added another in the fifth before breaking the game open with a three-run sixth inning. The Leprechauns added two insurance runs in the ninth. Damone Hale hit a home run and drove in two runs, while Sam Ott went 2-for-5 with two RBI. Drew Bayard scored twice, drove in a run and stole two bases, and DJ Aceron Jr. added a hit, a run and an RBI.
San Rafael answered with one run in the seventh and three in the eighth but could not complete the comeback. Fred Buckson went 2-for-5 with two runs, while Alex Valasek had three hits, including a double, in addition to his work on the mound. Keith Whitaker contributed two RBI and two stolen bases.
Dante Hatchett earned the win after allowing one run on three hits with one walk and one strikeout over two innings. Erik Estrada held San Rafael scoreless through five innings, allowing five hits with two walks and one strikeout. Brad Moreno recorded the save with a scoreless ninth, allowing two hits and striking out one. Valasek took the loss for San Rafael after eight innings, allowing five runs, four earned, on five hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.
