March 22 2018 The Salina Stockade defeated the Coastal Kingfish 6-1, scoring in three separate innings to secure the victory. Salina collected five hits and took advantage of two Coastal errors, while the Kingfish finished with seven hits and one error.
Salina broke through with three runs in the second inning. Daniel Williams singled and scored,
Eddie Grimaldo doubled and scored, and Christian Carmouce added an RBI single. The Stockade extended the lead with two unearned runs in the fourth after Grimaldo reached on errors and scored before Carmouce crossed the plate. Salina added its final run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by JW Moore.
Williams scored twice and finished 1-for-3 with a walk, while Grimaldo went 1-for-3 with two runs and a walk. Carmouce was 1-for-1 with a run and RBI, and Moore drove in two runs. Coastal’s Rex Jackson went 2-for-4 with a run, and
Abel Arocho collected two hits in four at-bats.
Jack Finnegan earned the win after allowing two hits and one run over two innings with three strikeouts. Chris Bachman followed with five scoreless innings, giving up five hits while striking out eight. Coastal starter
Thomas Nelson took the loss despite pitching seven innings; he allowed five hits and six runs, three earned, with five walks and seven strikeouts.
