Santa Clarita Valley Journal (48.12) Arroyo, Yan Pace Stars to Opening Day Win
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 12:08 pm
Arroyo, Yan Pace Stars to Opening Day Win
Santa Clarita Valley Journal
Vicente Lamb, Stars Reporter
April1, 2048
VALENICA – With attendance at 39,801, it wasn't quite a sell out crowd, but it was happy crowd of Stars fans who saw their team come out on top of the favored Popes Wednesday night.
This was a Valencia lineup that featured 7 hitters who would make their Stars debut, and one, Lee Stone, who would be making his major league debut.
The Stars took an early lead in the first after a Lee Stone sacrifice fly off Popes starter Matt McCartney scored Jesús Yan from third. McCartney would settle in after the first and thereafter keep the Stars off the board until the fifth inning, when Jorge Rincón scored on a triple by Jesús Yan, who would in turn be brought in by a Kenan Reis double, and Reis would himself be knocked in on a David Noboru double.
For his part, Ken Arroyo, last year's third place finisher for the Frick Gillstrom, was brilliant. He cruised through the first five scoreless innings, giving up one run in sixth, a solo homer by Ricardo Mendoza. He would pitch seven and a third innings in all, striking out ten, giving up one walk and five hits.
Right fielder Fernando Archuleta, brought to Valencia more for his glove than his bat, piled on in the sixth with a solo homer to make the score 5-1 in favor of the home team.
Skipper Mel Jenkins, making a managing debut of his own, handed things over to reliever Jorge Martinez in the eighth. Martinez would put the game to bed over the next one and two-thirds, allowing no runs in relief.
Santa Clarita Valley Journal
Vicente Lamb, Stars Reporter
April1, 2048
VALENICA – With attendance at 39,801, it wasn't quite a sell out crowd, but it was happy crowd of Stars fans who saw their team come out on top of the favored Popes Wednesday night.
This was a Valencia lineup that featured 7 hitters who would make their Stars debut, and one, Lee Stone, who would be making his major league debut.
The Stars took an early lead in the first after a Lee Stone sacrifice fly off Popes starter Matt McCartney scored Jesús Yan from third. McCartney would settle in after the first and thereafter keep the Stars off the board until the fifth inning, when Jorge Rincón scored on a triple by Jesús Yan, who would in turn be brought in by a Kenan Reis double, and Reis would himself be knocked in on a David Noboru double.
For his part, Ken Arroyo, last year's third place finisher for the Frick Gillstrom, was brilliant. He cruised through the first five scoreless innings, giving up one run in sixth, a solo homer by Ricardo Mendoza. He would pitch seven and a third innings in all, striking out ten, giving up one walk and five hits.
Right fielder Fernando Archuleta, brought to Valencia more for his glove than his bat, piled on in the sixth with a solo homer to make the score 5-1 in favor of the home team.
Skipper Mel Jenkins, making a managing debut of his own, handed things over to reliever Jorge Martinez in the eighth. Martinez would put the game to bed over the next one and two-thirds, allowing no runs in relief.