The Sharks rode a six-run third inning and a strong pitching performance by Justin Hale to a 12-4 win over the New Roads Jaguars. Malibu racked up seventeen hits, including Stephen Williams’ second home run in as many games, in moving to 4-2 on the season.
Nate Schoenbrun was 3-for-4 with four RBIs. Sean Conrad, Andor Kesselman, Matt Bordier, and Monty Biglow each had two-hit games for the Sharks.
Hale, making his first start of the season, gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits with two strikeouts in five innings of work. He pitched out of jams in the first and second innings, retired the Jaguars in order in the third, and gave up single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Travis Franz, making his first appearance of the season, pitched the fifth and sixth innings. He gave up two earned runs on four walks, two hit batters, and two strikeouts.
After failing to score in spite of base hits by Jacob Perrin and Sean Conrad in the bottom of the first inning, Malibu got on the board in the second. After Jesse Conrad struck out looking to lead off the inning, Matt Bordier, the Sharks' leading hitter, singled to right. Bordier advanced to second after third baseman Tony Gwyn was hit by a pitch. Monty Biglow followed with double to the fence in left that scored Bordier and moved Gwyn to third. Nate Schoenbrun then singled to center to drive in Gwyn. After Jacob Perrin popped out to second, Biglow was picked off third to end the inning.
The Sharks touched New Roads starter Alex Vibiano for six runs on seven hits in the third inning. Stephen Williams hit Vibiano's second pitch of the inning over the left centerfield fence to increase the Malibu lead to 3-0. Sean Conrad followed with his second hit of the game and was driven in one batter later as Justin Hale doubled to left centerfield. Hale, who had advanced to third on a New Roads throwing error, scored on Jesse Conrad's base hit down the third base line.
Bordier singled, moving Conrad to second. Conrad scored when Gwyn reached on an error. Biglow followed with a single that drove in Bordier. Schoenbrun's second hit of the game, a single to center, drove in Gwyn with the sixth run of the inning for Malibu, all without an out having been recorded.
Vibiano, still on the mound, settled down and got three of the next four hitters to end the scoring. Perrin flied to center, Williams walked to load the bases, Sean Conrad struck out swinging, and Hale flied to center to end the inning.
Down 8-0, New Roads got on the board in the top of the fourth. Vibiano tripled to center to lead off the inning and scored one batter later on an infield groundout.
With Quinn Barbini taking over on the mound for the Jaguars, the Sharks picked up four more runs in the bottom half of the fourth. Jesse Conrad drew a leadoff walk. With Keith Lamasney running for Conrad, Bordier grounded into a fielder’s choice. Gwyn singled and Biglow walked to load the bases. Schoenbrun’s double to right center drove in two runs. Kesselman, batting for Perrin, singled to drive in Biglow and D. J. Wolford, batting for Williams, drove in Schoenbrun with a base hit to left center. Matt Cathcart flied to center and Justin Hale struck out to end the inning with the Sharks up 12-1.
In the top of the fifth, the Jaguars turned two errors and a base hit by Vibiano into their second run of the game.
Travis Franz pitched the sixth and seventh innings for the Sharks. Struggling with his control, Franz got out of a jam with the help of a nicely turned 5-4-3 double play in the sixth. Three walks, a hit batter, and two singles in the top of the seventh turned into two runs for the Jaguars, but Franz induced Luis Ramirez to ground out to end the game.
Next up for the Sharks is a doubleheader at home against the Antelope Valley Antelopes on Saturday. The first game begins at 11:00 a.m.
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