By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
It was a cold and damp day at Gabriele Field as the Raton Tigers finally found their way home after almost a month on the road and home they made it as they split a double header with Clayton Tuesday.
The afternoon started out cool and damp as a light rain and sleet fell on the field for a short time. Showers would continue off and one during the first half of the game before the sun finally made an appearance for more than a couple of minutes. By the time the second game started the clouds had moved on to the east and Raton was left with cooler temperatures to finish out game two.
It was a slow start for both teams but Raton finally took the lead in the second with one run and another in the third. It would be the fifth inning before Clayton would hang one on the board and then tie the game at two. Raton responded in the bottom of the fifth with two of their own to take the lead back.
In the sixth however Clayton would hang another run on the board and then hold Raton scoreless. Clayton then went on to make a three run rally and take the lead back in the top of the seventh. Raton could only muster a single run in the bottom of the seventh falling short of the win at 5-6.
Raton made up for the errors they made in the first game and dominated the second game after allowing Clayton to put the first run on the board. Raton then held Clayton scoreless the rest of the game while they racked up the runs. Clayton pitchers also had trouble in the second game not helping the situation as several Raton batters made it to first on balls.
Raton even scored a run on a bizarre play where the Clayton pitcher walked a batter with Cole Medina on third and another runner on second. Apparently Medina must have thought the bases were loaded and he trotted off toward home plate. Clayton players must have been asleep as Medina made it about half way home the crowd started yelling to tag him. Medina took off running and beat the ball home for a Raton run.
Game Stats – 4/19/16 Clayton Varsity at Raton Varsity
Box Score
CLAYTON VARSITY (6) AT RATON VARSITY (5)
CLAYTON VARSITY AB R H BI RATON VARSITY AB R H BI
Justin Taylor 4 1 1 1 Johnathan Cabriales 4 0 1 0
Thomass Sullivan 4 0 1 0 Brandon Luksich 4 0 2 0
Kobie Leal 4 1 1 0 Dillon Lemons 2 2 0 0
Seth Martinez 3 0 0 1 Austin Jones 2 0 0 0
Tomas Sanchez 1 0 0 0 Damien Martinez 1 1 1 0
Edgar Tarin 1 0 0 0 Cole Medina 4 0 0 0
Carson Vandiver 3 0 1 0 Richie Gonzales 3 0 1 1
Vince Garcia 3 1 1 0 Trevor Portillos 3 0 0 0
Antonio Lucero 2 2 1 0 Gabe Martinez 3 0 0 0
Jose Zamora 3 1 1 0 *Etthan Martinez 0 1 0 0
*Mateous Samora 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 28 6 7 2 TOTALS 26 5 5 1
CLAYTON VARSITY 000 021 3 -- 6
RATON VARSITY 011 020 1 -- 5
LOB--CLAYTON VARSITY 3, RATON VARSITY 7. ERR--Caleb Gonzales
(2), Tomas Sanchez, Carson Vandiver, Brandon Decker.
3B--Kobie Leal. SB--Antonio Lucero (2), Vince Garcia (3),
Gabe Martinez, Etthan Martinez, Johnathan Cabriales, Dillon
Lemons (2), Brandon Luksich, Mateous Samora (2).
CLAYTON VARSITY IP H R ER BB SO HR
Thomass Sullivan (W) 7.00 5 5 3 3 3 0
RATON VARSITY
Johnathan Cabriales 5.33 2 2 2 2 8 0
Richie Gonzales 0.67 1 1 1 0 0 0
Dillon Lemons (L) 1.00 4 3 3 0 0 0
PB--Seth Martinez, Brandon Luksich. WP--Johnathan Cabriales
(2). BALK--Dillon Lemons. SO--Seth Martinez (2), Antonio
Lucero, Justin Taylor, Tomas Sanchez, Jose Zamora (2),
Carson Vandiver, Johnathan Cabriales, Dillon Lemons, Cole
Medina. BB--Antonio Lucero, Tomas Sanchez, Dillon Lemons
(2).
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Varsity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Raton Varsity | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
WP: Thomass Sullivan, LP: Dillon Lemons, SP: –
Game Stats – 4/19/16 Clayton Varsity at Raton Varsity
Box Score
CLAYTON VARSITY (1) AT RATON VARSITY (11)
CLAYTON VARSITY AB R H BI RATON VARSITY AB R H BI
Justin Taylor 3 1 1 0 Johnathan Cabriales 2 1 1 0
Thomass Sullivan 2 0 0 0 Dillon Lemons 4 2 2 0
Kobie Leal 2 0 1 0 Brandon Luksich 2 2 1 1
Seth Martinez 2 0 1 0 Austin Jones 3 0 1 2
Tomas Sanchez 2 0 1 0 Damien Martinez 1 1 0 0
Carson Vandiver 2 0 0 0 Brandon Decker 2 2 2 2
Vince Garcia 2 0 0 0 Cole Medina 3 1 2 0
Audra Archibeque 1 0 0 0 Richie Gonzales 2 1 1 0
Caleb Gonzales 1 0 0 0 Mateous Samora 2 0 1 2
Edgar Tarin 1 0 0 0 Trevor Portillos 0 0 0 0
Gabe Martinez 1 0 0 0
*Etthan Martinez 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 18 1 4 0 TOTALS 22 11 11 7
CLAYTON VARSITY 100 00 -- 1
RATON VARSITY 014 33 -- 11
LOB--CLAYTON VARSITY 3, RATON VARSITY 9. ERR--Carson
Vandiver, Johnathan Cabriales. 2B--Justin Taylor, Cole
Medina. HBP--Damien Martinez. SACB--Trevor Portillos.
SB--Audra Archibeque (2), Johnathan Cabriales, Dillon Lemons
(2), Brandon Luksich (2), Austin Jones, Cole Medina.
CLAYTON VARSITY IP H R ER BB SO HR
Carson Vandiver (L) 2.00 5 4 4 2 1 0
Audra Archibeque 1.00 0 1 1 3 1 0
Edgar Tarin 1.00 5 6 4 2 0 0
Vince Garcia 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
RATON VARSITY
Cole Medina (W) 5.00 4 1 1 1 5 0
PB--Seth Martinez, Brandon Luksich (2). BALK--Edgar Tarin.
SO--Seth Martinez, Caleb Gonzales, Justin Taylor, Edgar
Tarin, Carson Vandiver, Dillon Lemons, Damien Martinez.
BB--Audra Archibeque, Johnathan Cabriales (2), Brandon
Luksich (2), Mateous Samora, Austin Jones, Richie Gonzales,
Trevor Portillos.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Varsity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Raton Varsity | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
WP: Cole Medina, LP: Carson Vandiver, SP: –
