Malibu turned fourteen hits and six Santa Clara errors into fifteen runs on Tuesday afternoon in a 15-2 win. The victory improved Malibu's record to 4-4 (1-1 in the Frontier League).
The scoring started early when Greg Kernodle led off the bottom of the first with a single. With Jared Weinstock at the plate, Kernodle stole second. Weinstock reached on an infield hit that moved Kernodle to third. After Brooks Fitch struck out, a balk scored Kernodle and moved Weinstock to second. Stephen Williams flied to center and Mike Gwyn fouled out to end the inning.
The Sharks sent eleven hitters to the plate and scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning. Jacob Perrin led off with a single and advanced to second when Colbie Bell was hit with a pitch. Wesley Semkin pushed the runners to second and third with a well-executed bunt. Jake Jesson singled to drive in both runners and advanced to second when the Saints' left fielder bobbled the ball. Kernodle followed with a walk before Weinstock singled to drive in Jesson. A base hit by Fitch knocked in Kernodle with the second run of the inning. After Williams was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Gwyn reached on an error by the Santa Clara third baseman. Weinstock and Fitch scored on the play to run the score to 7-0.
Malibu was retired in order in the third inning, but erupted for five more runs in the fourth. After Weinstock grounded out and Fitch lined out to left, Williams singled past the third baseman. Gwyn followed with a double that chased Williams to third. Perrin singled, scoring both Williams and Gwyn. After Bell singled with Perrin advancing to second, two wild pitches with Semkin at the plate scored Perrin and moved Bell to third. After Semkin walked, Jesson got his third RBI of the game on a base hit through the infield. Kernodle flied to left for what should have been the final out of the inning, but the ball was misplayed allowing Semkin to score to make the score 12-2.
The Sharks tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the fifth. Fitch, leading off the inning, was hit by a pitch. Sloan Campi, hitting for Williams, grounded to short to force Fitch at second. Gwyn's second hit of the game moved Campi to second. Perrin's sharp ground ball to short went through the fielder's legs allowing Campi to score. After Bell was hit by a pitch for the second time on the day, Ross Ellis, batting for Semkin, singled to knock in Gwyn. Perrin then scored on another error by the Santa Clara shortstop.
Colbie Bell allowed two earned runs on five hits in six innings of work en route to his second win of the season. Wilder Philipson pitched a perfect seventh to close out the game.
Jacob Perrin collected three hits and scored three runs on the day. Jake Jesson was 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Mike Gwyn was 2-for-5 and had the only extra-base hit of the game for the Sharks.
Next up for Malibu is a game against Frontier League rival Nordhoff in Ojai on Friday at 3:30.
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