Windsor shuts out Sebastopol 5-0

Jon Martinez throws in the eighth inning of the Wonders’ 5-0 shutout of Sebastopol at Cardinal Newman High School on Saturday.

By Matt Hanlon

Wine Country Baseball.com

Facing a tough Apples’ team Windsor needed a win to stay firmly in second in the Sonoma North Division standings. They got exactly what they needed.

Strong offense and perfection in the field fueled the Wonders 5-0 win over the Sebastopol Apples on Saturday at Cardinal Newman High School.

Windsor saw a strong start from Jon Martinez who pitched eight scoreless innings for the Wonders, striking out six and allowing six hits. Martinez saw plenty of help from his defense.

“I had a great defense behind me,” he said, after the game. “And I needed to get those first pitch strikes. Granted I had a couple 2 out walks but I battled through it. But the defense was definitely key.”

The Wonders (10-4) scored two runs in the fourth on a double by Kevin Cramer. Cramer scored on an RBI grounder by Derek Ferrell later in the inning.

Ferrell brought home two more runs in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Ferrell and an RBI groundout by Riley Sullivan. Ferrell had another RBI double in the sixth and finished with 3 RBIs.

Alex Bell started for Sebastopol (6-7-1)and allowed four earned runs in eight innings on five hits while striking out eight and walking five.

Matt Raichart was 2-for-4 for the Apples, and Thomas Alva was 2-for-3.

Dominic Coca strides home to score a run in the fourth inning. Photos by Matt Hanlon