June 17 2016 The Salina Stockade defeated the Topeka Train Robbers 8-0 at Bettis Complex. Salina scored once in the first inning, then added single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth before breaking the game open with four runs in the ninth. The Stockade finished with nine hits and committed no errors while Topeka had two hits and one error.
Mike Rachun led Salina’s offense with three hits and two RBI, including a home run.
Jean Carlos Peralta added two hits, two RBI and a home run, while
Steven Longo collected two hits and drove in one run.
Morgan Blatnik scored twice and drew two walks, and
Ray Hernandez scored twice.
Tim Blackmon delivered a dominant complete-game performance for Salina, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out 13 over nine scoreless innings.
John De Leon took the loss for Topeka after allowing four earned runs on six hits with four walks and four strikeouts in six innings.
Chris Dragone pitched two scoreless innings in relief before
James Floyd surrendered four runs in the ninth.
