Orioles Fly Over the Royals with 14-9 Victory

SAN FERNANDO, Calif., Apr. 30--The Valley Orioles (3–4–1) came back twice to beat the Burbank Royals (3–3–1) in their second matchup of the season, at San Fernando High School.

After coasting five innings to a 4–2 lead on solid defense and another outstanding start from Kevin Bronson (1-0), the Royals crept back to take a 6–5 lead by the end the sixth inning.

The O's recaptured a 7–6 lead in the top of the seventh, courtesy of a two-run inside-the-park home run by Ulises Mendoza. However, that was quickly answered with three runs by the Royals, giving them a new 9–7 lead.

Orioles reliever Gary Cozine (1-0) threw 2-1/3 scoreless innings, holding the Royals in check while the Orioles edged ahead to a 10–9 lead with a three-run eighth inning, scoring four more in the ninth to close their 14-9 victory.

BOX SCORE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Valley Orioles 100211234 14 11 3
Burbank Royals 000024300 9 17 4

Date: April 30, 2011     Time: 1:30pm      Venue: San Fernando HS   

Valley Orioles
Hitters AB R H RBI BB K
Eric Smalling 4 2 2 1 0 1
Kevin Bronson 4 1 1 2 0 1
Frank Valdes 3 0 0 1 0 2
John Scott 2 2 1 2 2 0
Paul Jensen 3 1 1 0 1 1
Derek Rudnak 4 1 1 1 0 2
Gary Cozine 3 2 1 1 1 0
Ulises Mendoza 3 2 1 2 1 1
Erik Ibaad 4 1 2 2 0 1
Charlie Hayman 2 1 0 0 2 1
Michael Nicodemus 3 1 1 0 1 0
Marty Jimenez 2 0 0 1 1 1
Totals 37 14 11 13 9 11
2B: Smalling, Scott, Ibaad
HR: Mendoza
SB: Bronson (2), Ibaad, Nicodemus
HBP: Ibaad, Hayman
SH: Valdes
Burbank Royals
Hitters AB R H RBI BB K
Kirk Romo 5 1 1 0 0 0
Mike Fortunato 4 1 2 2 0 2
Tony Sulser 3 0 3 0 1 1
Aaron Wilberding 4 2 2 1 0 1
Michael Grossman 3 2 2 3 0 0
Teo Pazos 4 0 2 2 0 0
Insung Kim 4 0 1 1 0 0
JK Baker 4 0 1 0 0 1
Jordan Cantillano 4 0 1 0 0 0
Benny Miranda 3 1 2 0 1 0
Sean Thomas 4 2 2 0 0 1
Totals 42 9 19 9 2 6
2B: Sulser, Wilberding, Grossman
3B: Sulser
SB: Romo, Kim, Cantillano
HBP: Grossman

Valley Orioles
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K PT
Kevin Bronson 6.2 15 9 5 2 5 0
Gary Cozine (W) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0
HB: Cozine
Burbank Royals
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K PT
Jordan Cantillano 4.1 5 4 2 1 4 0
Mike Fortunato 2.2 2 3 1 2 0 0
Tony Sulser (L) 2.0 5 7 7 4 3 0
HB: Sulser

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