By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
Raton hosted Rye, Colorado for an single baseball game Tuesday afternoon April 3rd at Gabriele Field for a game that was rescheduled and played under cool conditions with temperatures in the 40s.
Rye struck first with a single run in the first and scored in all but the fifth inning to earn a 12 – 6 win over a young Raton team. While Raton has six seniors on the team, Coach Mike Marez noted that not all of them have been playing ball for the last four years. He added that the young team just doesn’t have the experience that a senior does who has played all four years of high school. The Raton team is also made up of several younger players including a couple of eighth graders one of which started at third, Matt Quartieri.
Raton went scoreless the first two innings but made things click and put two runs up in the third and again a crooked number 2 in the fifth. Raton’s Isiah Samora and Cole Medina both went 2 for 4 at the plate.
Rye pushed runs across in every inning except the fifth, and ended the game with a 12 to 6 vixctory.
Game Stats – 4/3/18 Rye Varsity at Raton Varsity
Box Score
RYE VARSITY (12) AT RATON VARSITY (6) RYE VARSITY AB R H BI RATON VARSITY AB R H BI Zach Richardson 4 2 1 0 Trevor Portillos 3 0 1 0 Damon Elarton 4 4 2 0 Gabe Martinez 1 0 0 0 Bryce Benz 5 1 3 4 Isiah Samora 4 1 2 1 Austin Gookin 3 2 1 1 Robert Horner 4 0 1 0 Johnny Marquez 4 0 1 0 Cole Medina 4 1 2 0 Jaxon Ortiz 4 1 3 1 Jaydon Romero 3 0 0 1 Kreed Rahl 5 0 0 0 Richie Gonzales 3 1 0 0 Daniel Indiger 2 1 0 0 Brandon Decker 2 1 1 0 Robert Buford 1 0 1 0 Dante Romero 1 0 1 0 Michael Valdez 2 0 0 0 Jordan Sandoval 1 0 0 0 Dusty Rochester 2 0 0 0 Matthew Quartieri 2 1 0 0 *Larry Lozoya 0 1 0 0 Dustin Segura 2 1 0 0 TOTALS 36 12 12 6 TOTALS 30 6 8 2 RYE VARSITY 113 202 30 -- 12 RATON VARSITY 002 121 0x -- 6 LOB--RYE VARSITY 11, RATON VARSITY 8. ERR--Austin Gookin, Michael Valdez, Bryce Benz, Johnny Marquez, Richie Gonzales (2), Dustin Segura, Isiah Samora (5), Brandon Decker. 2B--Jaxon Ortiz, Bryce Benz, Isiah Samora, Cole Medina. HR--Bryce Benz. HBP--Daniel Indiger, Richie Gonzales. SACB--Damon Elarton, Robert Buford. SB--Austin Gookin, Jaxon Ortiz, Zach Richardson, Richie Gonzales, Matthew Quartieri (2), Brandon Decker, Jasper Hunicutt. RYE VARSITY IP H R ER BB SO HR Bryce Benz (W) 4.00 4 3 2 3 2 0 Jaxon Ortiz 1.67 4 3 2 0 0 0 Robert Buford 1.33 0 0 0 1 2 0 RATON VARSITY Richie Gonzales (L) 3.67 7 7 4 1 3 0 Dante Romero 1.33 0 2 1 3 2 0 Cole Medina 2.00 5 3 3 1 4 1 PB--Robert Buford, Robert Horner. WP--Richie Gonzales. SO--Jaxon Ortiz, Dusty Rochester, Michael Valdez, Kreed Rahl (4), Daniel Indiger (2), Jordan Sandoval, Trevor Portillos, Cole Medina (2). BB--Austin Gookin (2), Jaxon Ortiz, Johnny Marquez, Zach Richardson, Dustin Segura, Matthew Quartieri (2), Jaydon Romero.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | L |
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Rye Varsity | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 11 |
Raton Varsity | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
WP: Bryce Benz, LP: Richie Gonzales, SP: –