Elliott Clutch Relief Job Highlights Dbacks 7th Win In a Row

The Mustangs are trying to stay around in the race for a playoff spot, but the first place Diamondbacks held off a valiant Malibu effort in the Snakes' seventh consecutive victory. The 'Stangs jumped out to a 4-0 lead before Santa Monica rallied to go ahead, 5-4, in the sixth. Malibu tied it, 5-5, and placed runners on first and second in the bottom of the sixth. At that point, the Dbacks called on reliever Scott Elliott, who spent 8 weeks of rehab at the Arizona Athletes Performance Institute (oh wait that's Jacoby Ellsbury; Scott just got cobwebs on his arm due to all the complete games the rest of the staff was hurling). Elliott didn't miss a beat, retiring the next 3 hitters. He finished with 3 strong innings of 2-hit relief for his 4th win. In the seventh inning, the Dbacks took the lead for good, 7-5, as 1b Dion Deas beat out an infield single that scored 2 runs on the play. The Snakes 2b tandem of Eddie Barbini and Johnny Ruiz each got 3 hits and SP Keith Metoyer, SS Mike Thompson and 3b Buck Grayson had 2 knocks a piece. In what is becoming a ritual for SM boys, RF Matt Gallant continues to come up with big, game-breaking hits, this time a 3-RBI double in the 8th inning. Hats off to the Mustangs, including the hitting of Anthony Knotts and a strong start from pitcher Jose Pelayo.

BOX SCORE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Santa Monica Diamondbacks 00130125 12 17 5
Malibu Mustangs 40000101 6 17 2

Date: July 11, 2010     Time: 1:30pm      Venue: Birmingham HS   

Santa Monica Diamondbacks
Hitters AB R H RBI BB K
Eddie Barbini 4 0 3 1 0 0
Michael Alcala 3 1 0 0 1 0
Buck Grayson 4 2 2 0 0 0
Jason McClure 3 1 1 0 0 0
Lonnie Jackson 2 1 0 0 1 0
Robert Lewis 3 1 1 0 1 0
Keith Metoyer 3 3 2 2 0 0
Matt Gallant 2 1 1 3 0 0
Johnny Ruiz 4 1 3 2 0 1
Scott Elliott 4 0 1 0 0 0
Dion Deas 4 0 1 2 0 1
Mike Thompson 2 1 2 0 1 0
Totals 38 12 17 10 4 2
2B: Barbini, Grayson, Gallant
SB: Barbini, Grayson, Ruiz, Thompson
HBP: McClure, Jackson, Metoyer, Gallant
SH: Gallant
Malibu Mustangs
Hitters AB R H RBI BB K
Scott Mattran 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nickolas Burton 5 1 2 0 0 0
Anthony Knotts 5 1 4 0 0 0
Dennis Oliver 5 0 2 1 0 1
Jose Pelayo 5 1 2 0 0 1
Eric Gray 4 1 1 0 0 0
Alan Roney 4 1 2 1 0 0
Joey Paschal 3 0 2 0 1 0
Dannell Bryant 4 0 2 0 0 0
Rod Arancibia 3 0 0 0 1 2
Brian Johnson 3 1 0 0 1 1
Totals 41 6 17 2 3 5
2B: Paschal
SB: Burton, Bryant

Santa Monica Diamondbacks
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K PT
Keith Metoyer 5.0 13 5 1 2 5 0
Scott Elliott (W) 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 0
Malibu Mustangs
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K PT
Jose Pelayo (L) 7.2 13 9 7 4 2 0
Brian Johnson 0.1 3 3 2 0 0 0
HB: Pelayo (3), Johnson

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