By Marty Mayfield

KRTN Multi-Media

While the day started out cold and gloomy it was nothing near that for the Raton Tiger baseball team as they posted 10 runs in the first inning of game one of a double header with Santa Fe Prep Saturday morning at Gabrielle Field in Raton.

The Blue Griffins opened the scoring as they put a runner on base and on a hit managed to work his way around the bases for a run. Going through the lineup Raton posted 10 runs on the very slow pitching of Sam Gilbert. Gilbert’s pitches were often times so slow that the boys were swinging the bat well ahead of the ball but still managed to get several hits and advance runners around the bases. Coach Mike Marez then slowed the boys down holding them to one base and not stealing allowing the Griffins a chance, but it put the team in a slump and they went scoreless in the second and third innings. In the fourth inning Raton came out of the slump and scored six. Santa Fe Prep in the meantime managed to score a single run in the first, third and fourth innings ending the game with a 16-3 win for Raton. Matthew Quartieri was the winning pitcher for Raton with Sam Gilbert taking the loss.

The clouds cleared and the sun finally warmed the field as Cole Medina took the mound for Raton in game two and with strong defensive play Raton held Santa Fe Prep scoreless in the first three innings. Sam Little managed to score the only run for the Griffins in the fourth while Raton scored three, nine and five in the first three innings of the game for the win in five at 17-1. In game two Cole Medina was credited with the win while Jack Veenstra takes the loss for the Griffins.

Game Stats – 4/7/18 Santa Fe Prep Varsity at Raton Varsity

Box Score

SANTA FE PREP VARSITY (3) AT RATON VARSITY (16)

SANTA FE PREP VARSIT AB  R  H BI  RATON VARSITY        AB  R  H BI
Sam Gilbert           3  1  0  0  Gabe Martinez         4  3  2  1  
Jack Veenstra         3  0  1  0  Isiah Samora          3  3  2  2  
Hunter Gutierrez      2  0  0  1  Robert Horner         3  3  1  2  
Sam Little            2  0  0  0  Matthew Quartieri     2  1  1  1  
Mateo Perez           2  0  0  0  Richie Gonzales       3  1  1  1  
Kate Schrillo         2  1  1  0  Jaydon Romero         4  0  1  2  
Evan Marion           2  0  1  0  Richie Acevedo        4  1  2  1  
Julian Gallini-Ivry   1  0  0  0  Jordan Sandoval       4  2  0  0  
Josh Wertheim         2  1  1  0  Dustin Segura         4  2  2  2  
TOTALS               19  3  4  1  TOTALS               31 16 12 12

SANTA FE PREP VARSITY         101 10 -- 3  
RATON VARSITY                 1000 6x -- 16 

LOB--SANTA FE PREP VARSITY 2, RATON VARSITY 8. ERR--Julian
Gallini-Ivry (3), Jack Veenstra, Josh Wertheim, Jordan
Sandoval, Matthew Quartieri (2). 2B--Dustin Segura, Isiah
Samora. 3B--Gabe Martinez. HBP--Matthew Quartieri. SB--Sam
Gilbert , Richie Acevedo, Jordan Sandoval, Richie Gonzales,
Gabe Martinez (2), Dustin Segura, Isiah Samora (2).

 SANTA FE PREP VARSITY           IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Sam Gilbert (L)                3.00   10   14    4    2    2    0
Brian Kice                     1.00    2    2    2    2    2    0
 RATON VARSITY              
Matthew Quartieri (W)          4.00    4    3    0    1    3    0
Richie Gonzales                1.00    0    0    0    0    1    0

PB--Kate Schrillo  (3), Robert Horner (2). WP--Sam Gilbert ,
Brian Kice. BALK--Sam Gilbert . SO--Evan Marion, Mateo
Perez, Jack Veenstra (2), Jordan Sandoval, Richie Gonzales,
Dustin Segura, Matthew Quartieri. BB--Julian Gallini-Ivry,
Robert Horner, Richie Gonzales, Isiah Samora, Matthew
Quartieri.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E	L
Santa Fe Prep Varsity	1	0	1	1	0	3	4	5	2
Raton Varsity	10	0	0	6	–	16	12	3	8

WP: Matthew Quartieri, LP: Sam Gilbert , SP: –

Game Stats – 4/7/18 Santa Fe Prep Varsity at Raton Varsity

Box Score

SANTA FE PREP VARSITY (1) AT RATON VARSITY (17)

SANTA FE PREP VARSIT AB  R  H BI  RATON VARSITY        AB  R  H BI
Sam Gilbert           2  0  0  0  Gabe Martinez         3  2  0  0  
Hunter Gutierrez      2  0  0  0  Richie Gonzales       3  2  0  0  
Sam Little            2  1  1  0  Robert Horner         3  3  1  1  
Mateo Perez           2  0  0  0  Cole Medina           3  2  1  2  
Josh Wertheim         2  0  2  0  Matthew Quartieri     2  2  1  1  
Kate Schrillo         2  0  0  0  Dante Romero          3  1  1  0  
Evan Marion           2  0  0  0  William Holland       4  1  1  1  
Ben Johnson           2  0  0  0  Brandon Decker        1  3  1  0  
Tyler Axelrod         1  0  0  0  Jasper Hunicutt       3  1  1  1  
 Julian Gallini-Ivry  1  0  0  0                                    
TOTALS               18  1  3  0  TOTALS               25 17  7  6

SANTA FE PREP VARSITY         000 10 -- 1  
RATON VARSITY                 395 0x -- 17 

LOB--SANTA FE PREP VARSITY 2, RATON VARSITY 8. ERR--Evan
Marion (3), Jack Veenstra, Ben Johnson (3), Kate Schrillo 
(2), William Holland. 2B--Sam Little. 3B--Cole Medina.
HBP--Richie Gonzales, Gabe Martinez, Brandon Decker, Dante
Romero. SB--Robert Horner (2), Richie Gonzales, Matthew
Quartieri (2), Brandon Decker (3), Jasper Hunicutt, Dante
Romero (2).

 SANTA FE PREP VARSITY           IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Jack Veenstra (L)              1.33    1   12    4    5    1    0
Hunter Gutierrez               1.00    2    4    3    3    1    0
Brian Kice                     0.67    3    1    0    0    0    0
Sam Little                     1.00    1    0    0    0    0    0
 RATON VARSITY              
Cole Medina (W)                4.00    3    1    1    0    4    0
Dante Romero                   1.00    0    0    0    0    3    0

PB--Kate Schrillo  (5). WP--Jack Veenstra (2). SO--Hunter
Gutierrez (2), Evan Marion, Julian Gallini-Ivry, Tyler
Axelrod, Ben Johnson, Kate Schrillo, William Holland, Dante
Romero. BB--Robert Horner, Gabe Martinez, Matthew Quartieri
(2), Brandon Decker (2), Jasper Hunicutt, Cole Medina.