By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
Raton Tiger Baseball team again made the state playoffs in 2019 and were given the #15 seed which meant they would have to travel to #2 seed East Mountain for the opening round best two-of-three series. Originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday, weather concerns prompted East Mountain to ask to move up the games to a double header on Thursday, May 9.
In Game 1, Raton pitcher Dylan Quartieri threw well, but had to leave the mound in the fourth inning after being hit on the right foot on a hard come-backer. Quartieri faced a tough hitting Timberwolves team with one strikeout and one walk before Jaydon Romero took over. He working 2.3 innings with four strikeouts and one walk. East Mountain sent two pitchers to the mound in the game with Tommy Morgan going six innings with six strikeouts and four walks. Logan Harlan followed up for the last inning with one strikeout.
Dylan Quartieri scored the Tigers first run home in the second inning for one run and finished things off in the by bringing Aden Vanderwater and Isiah Samora around the horn for two more in the fifth inning leaving the score at 6-3. East Mountain sent three more around in the sixth to end the game at 9-3.
In Game 2 Dominik Chavez went the distance for East Mountain ending the game in five innings on a final 12-1 score. Chavez notched six strikeouts. Raton’s Isiah Samora went three innings with two strikeouts. Matthew Quartieiri closed the game for Raton.
East Mountain is now 21-7 and moves on to the quarterfinals on May 15.
Raton says goodbye to five seniors: Richie Acevedo; Brandon Decker; Robert Horner; Jasper Hunnicutt and Silver Hunnicutt.
Game Stats – 5/9/19 Raton Varsity at East Mountain Varsity
Box Score
RATON VARSITY (3) AT EAST MOUNTAIN VARSITY (9) RATON VARSITY AB R H BI EAST MOUNTAIN VARSIT AB R H BI Aden Vanderwater 4 1 1 0 Cole Phillips 3 1 0 0 Isiah Samora 3 1 0 0 Logan Harlan 4 2 0 0 Jaydon Romero 3 0 0 0 Dominik Chavez 4 2 3 2 Robert Horner 4 0 2 1 Tommy Morgan 4 1 2 0 Matthew Quartieri 3 0 0 0 Garrett Hitchcock 3 1 0 0 Dylan Quartieri 3 0 0 0 Ross Amestoy 4 0 1 0 Brandon Decker 3 0 0 0 William Merkey 4 1 1 0 Jordan Sandoval 2 0 2 0 Bodie Scranton 4 0 1 0 Dante Romero 2 0 1 0 Caleb Martin 3 1 1 0 *Jasper Hunicutt 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 27 3 6 1 TOTALS 33 9 9 2 RATON VARSITY 010 020 0 -- 3 EAST MOUNTAIN VARSITY 014 103 x -- 9 LOB--RATON VARSITY 7, EAST MOUNTAIN VARSITY 8. ERR--Matthew Quartieri, Dylan Quartieri (2), Isiah Samora, Jordan Sandoval (2), Aden Vanderwater (2), Jaydon Romero, Cole Phillips, Bodie Scranton. SB--Cole Phillips, William Merkey, Dominik Chavez, Ross Amestoy, Logan Harlan, Garrett Hitchcock. RATON VARSITY IP H R ER BB SO HR Dylan Quartieri (L) 3.67 7 6 1 1 1 0 Jaydon Romero 2.33 2 3 1 1 4 0 EAST MOUNTAIN VARSITY Tommy Morgan (W) 6.00 6 3 1 4 6 0 Logan Harlan 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 PB--Robert Horner. BALK--Tommy Morgan. SO--Matthew Quartieri, Isiah Samora (3), Aden Vanderwater, Jaydon Romero, Brandon Decker, Caleb Martin (2), Tommy Morgan, Bodie Scranton (2). BB--Isiah Samora, Dante Romero, Jordan Sandoval, Jaydon Romero, Cole Phillips, Garrett Hitchcock.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raton Varsity | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| East Mountain Varsity | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
WP: Tommy Morgan, LP: Dylan Quartieri, SP: –
Game Stats – 5/9/19 Raton Varsity at East Mountain Varsity
Box Score
RATON VARSITY (1) AT EAST MOUNTAIN VARSITY (12) RATON VARSITY AB R H BI EAST MOUNTAIN VARSIT AB R H BI Aden Vanderwater 3 0 0 0 Cole Phillips 3 1 1 0 Isiah Samora 2 0 1 0 Logan Harlan 2 1 2 0 Robert Horner 2 0 0 0 Dominik Chavez 3 0 1 0 Matthew Quartieri 2 0 1 0 Tommy Morgan 1 1 0 0 Jaydon Romero 2 0 0 0 Garrett Hitchcock 3 1 1 0 Dylan Quartieri 2 0 1 0 Ross Amestoy 3 1 1 2 Richie Acevedo 1 0 0 0 William Merkey 2 3 2 2 Jordan Sandoval 1 0 0 0 Bodie Scranton 1 2 1 1 Jasper Hunicutt 0 0 0 0 Reed Davis 1 0 0 0 Dante Romero 2 0 1 0 Colby McCall 3 2 2 1 *Theo Williams 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 17 1 4 0 TOTALS 22 12 11 6 RATON VARSITY 000 01 -- 1 EAST MOUNTAIN VARSITY 040 8x -- 12 LOB--RATON VARSITY 3, EAST MOUNTAIN VARSITY 3. ERR--Aden Vanderwater (2), Jaydon Romero (3). 2B--Dominik Chavez, Garrett Hitchcock. HBP--William Merkey, Tommy Morgan. RATON VARSITY IP H R ER BB SO HR Isiah Samora (L) 3.00 6 6 6 3 2 0 Matthew Quartieri 1.00 5 6 5 0 1 0 EAST MOUNTAIN VARSITY Dominik Chavez (W) 5.00 4 1 0 2 6 0 PB--Ross Amestoy (2), Deshawn Torrez-Griego. BALK--Matthew Quartieri. SO--Richie Acevedo, Jordan Sandoval, Aden Vanderwater (3), Jaydon Romero, Dominik Chavez (2), Garrett Hitchcock. BB--Richie Acevedo, Jasper Hunicutt, Tommy Morgan, Logan Harlan, Bodie Scranton.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raton Varsity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| East Mountain Varsity | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | – | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
WP: Dominik Chavez, LP: Isiah Samora, SP: –
Link to Scorecard for Raton at East Mtn Game 1 Link to scorecard for Raton at East Mtn Game 2
