The South Bay Storm (9-19) beat the West Coast Kings 8-2 on Tuesday at CSU East Bay after a five-run explosion in the eighth inning.

The South Bay Storm scored in the eighth on an RBI single by Dylan Yamasaki, a three-run double by Kris Bartlett, and.

Bartlett did his best to jumpstart the offense for the South Bay Storm, reaching base four times. He scored two runs and had two RBIs.

The South Bay Storm relied on Connor Taylor to eat up innings en route to the win. Taylor allowed two earned runs, eight hits and one walk while striking out four over eight innings of work.

Graham Pinn had a hot bat for the West Coast Kings. Pinn went 3-4 and scored one run. He doubled in the first inning and singled in the third and eighth innings.

Jamie Dominguez (0-1) was the game's losing pitcher. He lasted just five innings, walked four, struck out two, and allowed three runs.