The Manitoba North Stars (1-0) shut the door early on the Bay Area Bootleggers (1-1), capturing a 10-2 victory on Friday at Palm Springs Stadium.
Five runs in the first three innings allowed the Manitoba North Stars to put the game away early.
A groundout by Nick Murphy, a single by Brett Zaziski, an error, , a single by Kizuku Scott, , and during the second inning helped the Manitoba North Stars put some runs on the board early.Victor Barron put himself in scoring position with two extra-base hits for the Manitoba North Stars. He tripled in the fourth and sixth innings.
Colin Moberly picked up the win for the Manitoba North Stars. Moberly allowed one earned run, four hits and three walks while striking out three over six innings of work.
Jameson McGrane (0-1) was the game's losing pitcher. He lasted just 1 1/3 innings, walked two, struck out two, and allowed four runs.
Barron, Scott and Darius Washington helped lead the Manitoba North Stars. They combined for six hits and three RBIs.