Monkeys Defeat Big Stix 19-13, Remain Undefeated

Recap

FULLERTON-- The Monkeys continued their winning ways Tuesday evening at Lemon Park in a hard fought victory over a tough Big Stix squad.

After holding the Stix scoreless in the top of the first, the Monkeys plated three runs in their initial at bat and added seven more runs in the bottom of the second. The Stix attempted to fight back, but the Monkeys defense, at times inspired, at times a bit shaky, bent at times but did not break, and when Bix Stix pitcher Mike Crumley popped out to the catcher to end the game, the Monkeys had snapped a losing streak against the Big Stix dating back several seasons.

“That was an exciting game,” remarked manager John Upton. “We saw a few new faces over in the other dugout, and some of those guys could really hit. Fortunately, we were able to make some adjustments in the field after seeing their lineup the first time through, and the boys played some pretty good defense despite rather poor visibility in the twilight skies.” Mike Barnett made a particularly impressive catch in the top of the first while negotiating around the infamous right field light pole.

Once again, the potent Monkeys offense was lead by Matt Beighley, who went 4 for 4 with a walk, and Frank Flores, who drove in five runs. Other contributors included Mike Gonzales (triple), John Upton (double, 4 RBI), Ruben Quinones (3 for 4) and Darren Valen (1 for 1, 3 walks).