Martinez Sturgeon Rally Past Vallejo Seaweed 9-3

July 17 2025 The Martinez Sturgeon overcame an early deficit with a steady offensive attack to defeat the Vallejo Seaweed 9-3. Vallejo scored three times in the first inning, but Martinez answered with one run in the opening frame and added three in the second, one in the third, one in the fourth and one in the fifth to take control. The Sturgeon added two more runs in the eighth inning and finished with 16 hits, while Vallejo was held to two hits.

Tyler Best led Martinez by going 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBIs and a home run. Drew Bayard added two hits and three RBIs, while Andrew Curran and Sam Freedman each collected three hits. Freedman also stole two bases. Vallejo’s two hits came from Michael Pavelchak and Aaron Harper, with Jacob Savoy and Hunter Dean recording the team’s RBIs.

Kaleb King worked four innings for Martinez, allowing one hit and three earned runs while walking six and striking out five. Jackson Kea pitched a scoreless inning and Andrew Curran followed with a scoreless inning that included two strikeouts. Willam Marriott was credited with the win, while Vallejo starter Hunter Dean took the loss after allowing 11 hits and six runs, five earned, in 3.1 innings with four strikeouts. Antonio Straughter and Anthony Espinoza also pitched in relief for Vallejo.