The Healdsburg Prune Packers are one win away from securing their sixth straight summer‑league championship after an 8‑2 victory over the Lincoln Potters in the opening game of the Pacific Empire League championship series. From the first inning the Packers seized control, loading the bases with RBI singles from JC Osorio‑Agard, Cannon Goldin and Trevian Martinez to jump to a 4‑0 lead.
A Dominant Opening Performance
Austin Steeves and Peter Storjohann combined for five hitless innings, striking out seven while allowing just one run. Caden Duke, EJ McGrew and Simon Lemke closed the game with four strikeouts over the final three frames, preserving the lead. Brenden Lewis and Rex Watson added solo homers in the sixth to stretch the advantage to 6‑1, and Martinez capped the scoring with a two‑run single in the ninth.
The win sets up a potential title clincher at Rec Park on Friday night, with first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. The team will look to ride the momentum of a performance that saw Watson go 5‑for‑5 with a double and four runs scored, while Goldin contributed a double and two RBIs.
Meanwhile, the Sonoma Stompers saw their 2026 campaign conclude with a 5‑1 loss to the Walnut Creek Crawdads in the California Collegiate League North Division championship. Despite a brief lead sparked by an RBI double from Anthony Scheppler, the Crawdads pulled ahead with two runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth, leaving the Stompers with a 32‑20 season.