Starting as the 1st seed out of 8 teams during playoffs, the Santa Barbara Stingrays Club Baseball Team fought hard coming back from initial deficits in both the semi and final championship games.
The Stingrays battled back from a 7-run deficit to win the semifinal game. The battle continued in the championship game for the Stingrays with the Simi Extreme team quickly scoring 8 runs in the 1st inning. Ryan Martinez started the 11-run rally with a single to right field with bases loaded in the 4th inning for the Stingrays. Jed Donelan kept the runs going with a triple to left field in the 6th inning scoring 2 additional runs.
Zach Wright made two great outfield catches with bases loaded to keep the Simi team from scoring in two innings. Malcolm Gordon and Sal Delgado kept the team in the lead with their strong pitching. Stingrays won the championship game with the final score of 17-13.
Stingrays consist of players from Santa Barbara, Carpinteria and Goleta.
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