SACRAMENTO – Elk Grove scored four unearned runs in the top of the seventh inning to break a tie and won the Sac-Joaquin Division I North section title with a 6-2 victory on Friday at American River College. The Thundering Herd (21-10) have now won 16 consecutive games in section play dating back to 2004.
Josh McMahon grounded out to second with the bases loaded to bring home Miguel Rubio with the go-ahead run. Nolan Cassidy followed with a single to left to score two more and starting pitcher Troy Watson capped the inning with an RBI single to left.
In going the distance, Watson allowed three hits and five walks while striking out eight.
The Blue Devils (23-9) tied the game at two in the bottom of the sixth when Joel Baroody scored on a passed ball with John Prato Matthews batting but were unable to take the lead.
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