Windsor falls to Rohnert Park

Top: Windsor second baseman Derek Farrell dives for a ball in the fifth inning. Bottom: Rohnert Park shortstop Matt Kasch attempts to turn a throws to first over a sliding Jarrod Dumont.

By Matt Hanlon

Wine Country Baseball.com

After a heartbreaking 6-5 extra inning loss earlier in the week, Rohnert Park was desperately in need of a win. In order to keep their playoff hopes alive, losing wasn’t an option for the Dragons.

They came through, getting another outstanding complete game performance on the mound from Jarrod Dumont and two critical, late runs in the eighth inning as they defeated the Windsor Wonders 5-3.

“We saw some heads up play today,” coach Rene Torres said. “We played as a team today rather than as individuals. And we had some solid pitching again.”

Dumont finished with 12 strikeouts, allowing six hits without an earned run or a walk.

Rohnert Park (5-4) was on the board first, scoring two in the top of the first off of RBI singles by Scott McKenna and Brandon Bogges.

Windsor (8-4) was quick to answer, when Nick Borowicz scored on a groundout by Kyle Thomas.

The Wonders eventually took the lead on a pair of hits and a couple of errors. They held that lead until the eighth when the Dragons struck twice, off a single by Dumont and Cam Corneilson.

Rohnert Park added an insurance run in the ninth when Bogges hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Jake Halady.

Cerda had a big day for the Dragons, he batted 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Dumont helped his own cause finishing 2-for-5 with an RBI and Halady was 1-for-4 with a pair of runs scored.

For Windsor, Thomas was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and Cramer was 2-for-3 with a run scored.

With the win, the Dragons stay in third place in the league on gaining ground on the teams above them if those teams lose.

“Losing one game, especially that one was a tough break,” Morales said. “The wins aren’t as important as the losses at this point because the teams above us need to lose (for us to secure a playoff spot). But still I think we’re hoping for a wild card.”