Fullerton. The Monkeys saw their three game winning streak snapped following a sloppily played game at Lemon Park on Tuesday evening. Officially charged with 4 errors, the Monkeys defense could easily have been charged with twice that many as ball after ball was dropped, misplayed, and thrown away. It didn’t help that the defensive lapse came against the Shaggers, who were riding a three game win streak of their own and who were eager to avenge their week one loss to the Monkeys.
“Ultimately, it doesn’t matter who were are playing- if we gave the opposition five or six out per inning, we’re going to have a hard time winning ballgames,” remarked Moneys manager John Upton. “I don’t know if the team was fatigued from the tournament on Saturday or what, but we sure didn’t look like a team that wanted to win tonight.”
The game was close early before the Shaggers begin pulling away in the middle frames courtesy of some timely hitting and multiple Monkeys miscues. The Monkeys batted back gamely and retook the lead with a six run outburst in the top of the fifth inning, but promptly yielded those six runs back to the Shaggers in the bottom of that inning. Despite rallying for 3 runs in the top of the sixth, the Monkeys never seemed to regain any sustained momentum and wound up taking their first loss.
Though never in synch defensively, the Monkeys offense still managed to plate 15 runs. Home run hitters for the Monkeys included Eric Alvarez, Frank Flores, and John Upton, and everyone in the lineup reached base safely at least once.
Pitcher Frank Flores took his first loss of the season.
“Ultimately, it doesn’t matter who were are playing- if we gave the opposition five or six out per inning, we’re going to have a hard time winning ballgames,” remarked Moneys manager John Upton. “I don’t know if the team was fatigued from the tournament on Saturday or what, but we sure didn’t look like a team that wanted to win tonight.”
The game was close early before the Shaggers begin pulling away in the middle frames courtesy of some timely hitting and multiple Monkeys miscues. The Monkeys batted back gamely and retook the lead with a six run outburst in the top of the fifth inning, but promptly yielded those six runs back to the Shaggers in the bottom of that inning. Despite rallying for 3 runs in the top of the sixth, the Monkeys never seemed to regain any sustained momentum and wound up taking their first loss.
Though never in synch defensively, the Monkeys offense still managed to plate 15 runs. Home run hitters for the Monkeys included Eric Alvarez, Frank Flores, and John Upton, and everyone in the lineup reached base safely at least once.
Pitcher Frank Flores took his first loss of the season.
Play by Play
First Inning
- M. Beighley doubled to right center
- E. Alvarez singled to right, M. Beighley scored
- F. Flores flied out to right, E. Alvares advanced to second
- M. Barnett singled to left center, E. Alvarez scored
- M. Gonzales signed to right, M. Barnett advanced to second
- B. Castaneda grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, M. Gonzales out at second
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors
Monkeys 2, Shaggers 0
Second Inning
- D. Quinones singled to center, E Alvarez pinch runs for D. Quinones
- R. Quinones walked, E. Alvarez advanced to second
- D. Valen struck out (foul balls)
- J. Upton homered to left, E. Alvarez and R. Quinones scored
- M. Beighley flied out to center
- E. Alvarez homered to right
- F. Flores grounded out to second
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors
Monkeys 6, Shaggers 4
Third Inning
- M. Barnett grounded out to short
- M. Gonzales flied out to center
- B. Castaneda grounded out to second
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Monkeys 6, Shaggers 8
Fourth Inning
- D. Quinones flied out to center
- R. Quinones singled to center
- D. Valen grounded out to third
- J. Upton flied out to left
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Monkeys 6, Shaggers 10
Fifth Inning
- M. Beighley singled to center
- E. Alvarez doubled to center, M. Beighley scored
- F. Flores tripled to left, E. Alvares scored
- M. Barnett singled to center, F. Flores scored
- M. Gonzales popped out to short
- B. Castaneda singled to right, M. Barnett advanced to third
- D. Quinones singled to center, M. Barnett scored, E Alvarez pinch runs for D. Quinones
- R. Quinones flied out to left
- D. Valen walked
- J. Upton doubled to left, B. Castaneda scored, E Alvarez advanced to third
- M. Beighley grounded out to third
6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors
Monkeys 12, Shaggers 11
Sixth Inning
- E. Alvarez singled to right
- F. Flores homered to center, E. Alvares scored
- M. Barnett tripled to center
- M. Gonzales flied out to center, M. Barnett scored
- B. Castaneda grounded out to second
- D. Quinones grounded out to second
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors
Monkeys 15, Shaggers 17
Seventh Inning
- R. Quinones struck out looking
- D. Valen struck out looking
- J. Upton flied out to deep left center
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Final Score: Monkeys 15, Shaggers 20
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