Jackson Merrill went 4-for-5 with three doubles and four RBIs as Lake Elsinore routed Fresno in game one of the California League championship series by a score of 13-2. Five Storm batters had multi-hit games.
Jakob Marsee homered and went 2-for-4 from the leadoff spot with three runs scored and two RBIs.
Marcos Castanon went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.
Fernando Sanchez started and went 4 1/3 IP for Lake Elsinore, allowing one run on five hits with one walk and seven strideouts.
Will Geerdes went 3 2/3 innings and picked up the win in relief. Geerdes gave up a run on five hits with no walks and three strikeouts.
Game two of the best-of-three series will be on Tuesday night in Fresno at 6:50PM
