High Desert Yardbirds Defeat Hollywood Stars 5-3

July 9 2017 The High Desert Yardbirds defeated the Hollywood Stars 5-3 at Adelanto Stadium, scoring in four different innings and finishing with seven hits. High Desert took a 1-0 lead in the second inning, answered Hollywood’s two-run fourth with a run of its own, then moved ahead with two runs in the seventh and added another in the eighth. Hollywood scored its final run in the eighth. Blane Swift drove in a run for High Desert and went 1-for-5 with a double. Donald Glover and Peter Pena also recorded RBIs, while Shane Sharkey and Patrick Jones each scored a run. Hollywood’s Caleb Davidson and I. Horne led the Stars with two hits apiece; Davidson had a double and triple, and Horne added a double. Hollywood finished with eight hits, including three doubles and two triples, while High Desert had two doubles. Zack Kamerman earned the win for High Desert after allowing two earned runs on six hits in seven innings. He struck out three and walked two. Zach Williams recorded the save with two innings of relief, allowing one run on two hits while striking out three. Emilio Griego took the loss for Hollywood despite working 6 1/3 innings. He allowed four runs, three earned, on seven hits, with three walks and two strikeouts. High Desert committed no errors, while Hollywood was charged with two.