NAmL San Rafael Pacifics

Pacifics Dominate in Priddy's Managerial Debut

Published on June 8, 2013 under North American League (NAmL)
San Rafael Pacifics News Release


OAKLAND, Calif. - There were many contributors in Friday night's 18-2 victory over the East Bay Lumberjacks but San Rafael Pacifics (4-3) third baseman Kyle Dhanani and starting pitcher Tyler Pearson's performances were worth taking notice of.

Dhanani set the tone early when he mashed a 1-1 pitch to left field with two outs in the first inning to give San Rafael an early 3-0 lead. A single in the third, an RBI single in the fourth, and a double to left in the eighth inning rounded out his career night. He finished 4 for 6 to lift his average to .400 and has hit safely in his last three games. He also made five plays at third, including a nice play to his left and throwing on the run for the out.

"I've been working a lot with [manager Ryan] Priddy and Price [Kendall] is always in my ear when I'm hitting and it helped a lot," said Dhanani. "I'm seeing the ball a lot better and I'm not as anxious as the first couple of days."

Stellar defense backed Pearson (1-1, 5.40 ERA), who spun a three-hit gem. He struck out and walked just three batters over eight innings of work. The two runs came off a two-out double by Mike Taylor to the center field wall that center fielder Zack Pace nearly caught until he went crashing back into the wall. Pearson allowed just one hit over the next seven innings.

After extending the lead to 6-2 in the third, San Rafael blew it open in the fourth with a six-run fourth. Six more runs in the eighth inning allowed Priddy, who was named the club's new manager earlier in the day, to rest a little easier as the Pacifics sealed up his first career victory as a manager.

"Our hitters came out and attacked the ball, that was number one. We had good at bats throughout the game," said Priddy. "Just seeing Pearson come through like that was awesome. I knew he had it in him. He's a competitor and he showed it."

Casey Russell came on in the ninth and after a leadoff walk, struck out the side. Then, the Pacifics players doused Priddy with a jug of water, and also presented him with the game's scorecard to mark his accomplishment.

"I'm going to home and have a bowl of cereal and kind of enjoy it, definitely, but baseball's a long season," added Priddy. "we have a lot of them so hopefully there will be a lot more W's."

When all was said and done, the Pacifics posted 19 runs on 18 hits. Every batter tallied at least one hit. Kendall went 3 for 5 at the top of the order and collected a pair of runs and an RBI. First baseman Johnny Woodard drove in a pair, scored three times, and drew a walk to go along with a 3 for 4 night. Pace, who remained in the game after his collision with the wall, added two hits, a pair of RBIs, and a run to lift his-team best batting average to .517.

San Rafael heads to Santa Rosa on Saturday to face the Santa Rosa Rose Buds. First pitch is slated for 2:00 p.m. at Maria Carrillo HS.

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