Brandon Gregorich brought home the winning run to give the Sonoma County Grapes (16-27) the lead in the seventh inning, as the Sonoma County Grapes hung on to beat the Maui Na Koa Ikaika (26-23) 5-1 on Sunday.
Tyler Finley to start the seventh. He then went from first to second on a groundout by Samuel Perry. Finally, Gregorich came to the plate with the score tied at one, and singled, plating Finley.The Sonoma County Grapes were led by a flawless day at the dish by Michael Johnson, who went 3-3 against the Maui Na Koa Ikaika's pitching. He.
The Sonoma County Grapes relied on Ross Pomerantz to eat up innings en route to the win. Pomerantz allowed one earned run, five hits and three walks while striking out three over six innings of work.
Despite the loss, the Maui Na Koa Ikaika's Chad Blackwell dominated the Sonoma County Grapes' batters, giving up one run and striking out seven.
Vinnie St. John ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his second loss of the year. He lasted just one-third of an inning, walked one, struck out none, and allowed one run.