GOODYEAR, Ariz.- In a two-sided offensive affair early, 3D Gold outlasted Trombly Tribe, 15-4, thanks to a big sixth inning at Indians 6 of the Cleveland Indians Player Development Complex on Tuesday.
Led by Demitri Diamant, Gold compiled 19 hits in the contest with every started getting at least one.
Ryan Lee put the first tally in the hit column for Gold in the first, driving a deep double to left. He later came in to score, giving his team the early one-run lead.
Tribe would answer in the bottom of the frame, with the first of two runs scoring on a fielder's choice. Nolan Cusey then smashed an RBI single to take their first lead at 2-1.
A big second allowed Gold to reclaim the lead and continue the tug of war in the second. Christian Roncal singled and was later driven in on a Tristian Kim double. Max Burt followed with a double of his own to trade places with Kim. Starter Christopher Acosta helped his own cause by singling, allowing Lee and Diamant to drive in a run apiece.
Jace Behnke would cash in on a bloop RBI single to close the lead to two, but a nicely turned 4-6-3 double play by Gold would strand the bases loaded and kill the Tribe rally.
Gold kept their scoring ways in the third, driving in two more on a Roncal double and a Kim sacrifice fly, making the score 7-3.
Both offenses would go dormant until the bottom of the fifth, when Trombly closed the gap to three after Jude Almaraz brought a run home on a fielder's choice to second.
The Gold offense exploded with eight runs in the sixth, propelled by seven hits and a hit by pitch.
Acosta threw 4.0 innings in the start, allowing two earned runs on eight hits and two walks. He also struck out two Tribe batters.
Andrew Villalobos threw 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one run on two hits and one walk.
3D Gold completes the preliminary set undefeated at 4-0, while Trombly Tribe falls to 3-1. They will wait to see their playoff matchups and will be back at it Thursday.