Vigilantes’ Errors Help Peppers Produce Victory
The Vigilantes committed three errors that resulted in three unearned runs and a 6-5 loss to the Peppers in a Western League baseball game Saturday in Salinas.
With one out and runners on first and second in the second inning, third baseman Bret Barberie threw the ball into right field, which resulted in two Salinas runs and a 3-2 advantage for the Peppers.
In the eighth inning, second baseman Chris Ashbach and catcher Carl Nichols each made an error that led to a run.
The Peppers’ offensive star was Joe Walker, who was three for four, with a double and a run batted in.
The Vigilantes’ lone bright spot was Alan Burke, formerly of Long Beach State, who was four for four with three RBIs.
The Vigilantes fell to 18-27; the Peppers are 23-22.
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