Baseball: Key players return for San Rafael Pacifics’ title defense

San Rafael Pacifics pitcher Austin Fitzpatrick delivers against the Bakersfield Train Robbers during the sixth inning of a Pecos League championship baseball game, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023 in San Rafael, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)

SAN RAFAEL CA - AUG 1: San Rafael Pacifics catcher Beau Dorman (36) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a scoreless tie against the Lancaster Sound Breakers...