Red Bluff vs Oroville

Oroville 7, Red Bluff 3
Oroville's power surge in the fifth inning sunk the Bulls in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader, as the Tigers defeated Red Bluff 7-3.
Redfield's strong relief effort was spoiled by a pair of two-run homers, which broke a 3-3 tie to constitute the final score. Redfield entered the game in a 3-0 deficit after starter Aaron Collier gave up three earned runs in two innings.
The Bulls tied the game without a hit in the top of the fifth, starting when Junior Bulls call-up Austin Brownfield was hit by a pitch. He advanced on Redfield's groundout and scored on the error that brought Zelwick aboard. Trevor Miller and E.J. Stanton drew back-to-back walks to load the bases and Collier plated Zelwick with a ground ball to the right side that was misplayed for another error. Miller crossed on a wild pitch, but a pair of strikeouts prevented the Bulls from taking the lead.
Redfield, who breezed through the third and fourth innings to enable Red Bluff's comeback, began to falter with a leadoff walk in the bottom of the fifth. Zelwick relieved after four runs scored, Redfield returned to pitch the sixth, and Zelwick came back to close it.
Zelwick shut the Tigers down for the last two innings, but Red Bluff was also hitless  during that span. He threw a total of 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing only one hit.
Collier went 2-for-4 to lead Red Bluff's offense and Stanton also had a base hit.

Red Bluff    000 030 000 — 3 3 1
Oroville    210 040 00x — 7 8 2

Red Bluff    IP H R ER BB SO
Collier    2 4 3 3 2 2
Redfield (L)    2.1 3 4 4 1 2
Zelwick    0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Redfield    1 0 0 0 1 1
Zelwick    2 0 0 0 0 3

Top hitters:
Stanton 1X2; Collier 2X4

Red Bluff 3, Oroville 2

Andy Moreno singled and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning, helping the Bulls snap a five-game losing streak to beat Oroville in the Sunday nightcap, 3-2.
E.J. Stanton dealt six strong innings, dodging 10 hits to allow only two earned runs. He did not walk a batter and struck out three for the victory. Zelwick worked a 1-2-3 seventh for the save, adding another strikeout.
Oroville scored its runs in the first and third innings. Red Bluff got on the board in the top of the third, taking a 2-1 lead at the time. Stanton drew a one-out walk and scored on a RBI double by Collier. Moreno singled to put runners at the corners and Andrew Lish drove home Collier with a run-scoring base hit. The Tigers were able to escape further damage when Brownfield lined into a double play with the bases loaded.
The Tigers left 10 runners stranded, and Stanton benefited from a 5-4-3 double play turned by Moreno, Redfield and Collier. Miller also gunned out a runner at third base from left field, trying to stretch a double into a triple.
The Bulls hosted Roseburg for a doubleheader on Tuesday, wrapping up a gauntlet of eight games in five days, then traveled to Eureka over the weekend for the Bobby Goss Invitational.

Red Bluff    002 010 0 — 3 5 1
Oroville    101 000 0 — 2 10 3

Red Bluff    IP H R ER BB SO
Stanton (W)    6 10 2 2 0 3
Zelwick (Sv)    1 0 0 0 0 1

Top hitters:
Zelwick 1X4; Collier 1X4, 2B, RBI, R; Moreno 2X3, R; Lish 1X2, RBI