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Humboldt Crabs took Friday’s game in dramatic fashion, with a 4-3 walk-off victory over West Coast Kings in extra innings. The Crabs are now 20-9 on the season.

The game was tied at three with Humboldt Crabs batting in the bottom of the tenth when Cary Arbolida singled on a 2-0 count, scoring one run. Arbolida is batting .303 with a slugging percentage of .472.

 

West Coast Kings scored three runs in the eighth inning, but Humboldt Crabs still managed to pull out the victory.  Kirk Woolf and Luke Rossi each had RBIs in the frame.

 

Humboldt Crabs opened up scoring in the second inning.  Humboldt Crabs scored one run when Andrew Esperanza doubled.

 

In the top of the eighth inning, West Coast Kings tied things up at three when Rossi singled on a 1-2 count, scoring two runs.

 

Matthew McConnell was the winning pitcher for Humboldt Crabs. The pitcher went two innings, allowing zero runs on two hits, striking out three and walking zero.  Ethan Brown threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen.

 

Cade Cushing took the loss for West Coast Kings. The bulldog lasted two-thirds of an inning, allowing one hit and zero runs while striking out two and walking zero.

 

Kelan Scanlan started the game for Humboldt Crabs. The ace allowed three hits and zero runs over six innings, striking out two Tyler Wood started the game for West Coast Kings. The hurler allowed six hits and three runs over three and two-thirds innings, striking out two and walking one.

 

Humboldt Crabs smacked one home run on the day. Colby Lunsford had a homer in the third inning. Lunsford had 3 hits in the game.

 

Humboldt Crabs tallied nine hits in the game.  Lunsford and Javier Felix all managed multiple hits for Humboldt Crabs.  Lunsford went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Humboldt Crabs in hits.

 

West Coast Kings saw the ball well today, racking up eight hits in the game. Rossi and Woolfall had multiple hits for West Coast Kings.  Rossi led West Coast Kings with three hits in four at bats. West Coast Kings didn’t commit a single error in the field. Anthony Martinez had ten chances in the field, the most on the team.

 

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