June 18 2016 The Salina Stockade defeated the Topeka Train Robbers 3-1. Salina scored once in the second inning, Topeka answered in the sixth, and the Stockade regained the lead with a run in the eighth before adding an insurance run in the ninth. Salina finished with four hits and no errors while Topeka collected five hits and committed one error.
Mike Rachun led Salina’s offense with a home run and one RBI, while also scoring a run and drawing two walks.
Morgan Blatnik and
Ray Hernandez each had a hit and scored, and
Ryo Haruyama contributed an RBI.
Jordan Caillouet had two of Topeka’s five hits, including a double, while
Charles Reeves also doubled.
Dalton Bernardi earned the win after allowing one run on four hits in seven innings. He struck out seven and walked three.
Chad Flick worked a scoreless eighth, and
Keifer McCLendon closed with a scoreless ninth to earn the save.
Ty Geary took the loss for Topeka after allowing two runs in 1.2 innings, while
Logan Truex recorded the final out.
