In 7 innings of work, Sandello (2-0) struck out 9 batters. Although walking 4 batters and hitting 2 Bonita players, Sandello said it was all part of his overall strategy that he devised prior to the game. �I wanted to make sure that the guys weren�t hanging over the plate,� Sandello said. �Sure, I missed the plate by 10 feet once in awhile and beaned a couple of guys, but the opportunity cost of not throwing like I did would have been too high.�
The offensive star of the game was rightfielder Jason Estrada, going 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs. He barely missed hitting for the cycle, as he hit a triple in the 2nd, single in the 3rd and �double� in the 5th inning (The double being in quotation marks because the double actually landed over the fence in rightfield on the fly).
Ahumada also had a nice day at the plate, going 2 for 2 with a double, sacrifice bunt and a stolen base.