Game Recap for 07/04/2009 7:05pm PM

 FULLERTON, Calif---The Orange County Flyers (15-15) middle three hitters seven runs as the Flyers doubled up the St. George RoadRunners (24-13) 10-5 on Independence Day at Goodwin Field.

Robert Fick was 4-5 with a pair of RBI wihle Julian Benavidez was 3-5 with a pair of RBI and Juan Senreiso drove in a pair of runs as well.

The Flyers jumped on St. George starter Luis Gonzalez for five runs in the first with RBI from the middle three bats in the Flyers order before Travis Becktel's 2 run double capped the O.C. scoring.

Each of St. George's scoring innings were answered by an equal amount of runs by the Flyers in the bottom of the same inning with Fick and Benavidez' three RBI spurring the Flyers 4 run sixth.

Mike Koons pitched 2.1 scoreless innings of relief to preserve starter Jesse Smith's (4-4) victory.

The night marked the return of David Bacani who was 0-2 with 2 walks, an HBP, and 2 runs scored as the Flyer's DH as well as reliever Armando Carrasco who pitched a scoreless ninth.

The Flyers postponed the RoadRunners' clinching of the first half as the RoadRunners need just one victory to secure the southern division.

The teams will wrap up the three games in two days series Sunday with a doubleheader starting at 5:05.


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