Fair Oaks 17, Cordova 5 (League: 9-2, Overall: 13-3) - June 20 @ Peterson Field - Fair Oaks overcame a slow start to crush division rival Cordova 17-5 at Peterson Field.
Cordova scored its first run in the second off Post 383 starter Ryan Reed, but the Oaks came back in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead as shortstop Garrett Schoenfelder started things off with a one out hit to center.
Ricky Patel tries to turn the double play in a June 20 game against Cordova at Peterson Field.
Schoenfelder stole second with right fielder Jason Wilkerson at the plate. Wilkerson walked and then designated hitter Nick Palumbo hit a fly to right that allowed Schoenfelder to tag and go to third.
With first baseman Russ Beldi at the plate, Wilkerson stole second and then Beldi hit a ground ball to short. Be ball skipped under the shortstop's glove and Schoenfelder and Wilkerson both scored to make it a 2-1 game.
The Oaks added five more runs in the fifth as third baseman Justin Hoppes got a hit to right. Catcher B.J. Crone followed with a double to left and the center fielder Matt Blanford walked to load the bases.
Schoenfelder followed with a ball that went to third and was booted. Hoppes and Crone scored to make it 4-1. Wilkerson followed with his fourth home run of the season to center field, making it a 7-1 game.
The homer chased Cordova's starting pitcher and despite a hit by Beldi, Cordova managed to get out of the inning with no further runs scoring.
Fair Oaks continued its onslaught in the sixth, however, scoring eight more runs and sending 13 batters to the plate.
Crone got a one out hit to left to start things off and then hits by Blanford and Schoenfelder scored Crone.
A hit by Wilkerson loaded the bases and then Palumbo's hit off the glove of the shortstop scored Blanford to make it 9-1. Schoenfelder and Wilkerson scored on Beldi's hit to left and then Palumbo scored on a ball that was hit to short by left fielder Sean Chopelas that was booted.
Second baseman Rick Patel was the next batter and he hit a ball to center field that was dropped, allowing Beldi to score. Hoppes followed with a hit to left to score Chopelas and make it a 14-1 game.
Crone's sacrifice to center field for the second out of the inning scored Patel to make it 15-1. Blanford was then hit by a pitch, but the next batter lined to first to end the inning.
Cordova scored a single run in the bottom of the sixth, added two more in the seventh and one in the eighth off new Post 383 pitcher Crone to make it 15-5, but the Oaks came back with another pair of runs in the ninth to cut off Cordova's mini-comeback.
Crone led off the inning getting hit by a pitch and then with one out, Schoenfelder walked. Brad Hicks, who came in to catch in the seventh, followed with a ball to short that was booted and then thrown away. Crone scored and Schoenfelder advanced to third. Pinch hitter Jim Ott then sent a ball to third that was booted, allowing Schoenfelder to score for a 17-5 lead. The next batter grounded out to end the inning.
Crone got two quick outs in the ninth before allowing a walk, but the next batter grounded out to end the game.
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Fair Oaks: Reed, Crone (8) and Crone, Hicks (7). Top hitters: Crone 2x4, 2B; Schoenfelder 2x5; Wilkerson 2x3, HR, 3 RBI; Palumbo 2x4; Beldi 2x6; Hoppes 2x5. Cordova Evans, Elliott (5), Mays (7) and Lebeck. Top hitters: Vice 4x5.
