`HAWKS SILENCE JOKES, STEAL WIN JETHAWKS 7, L. ELSINORE 3.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LAKE ELSINORE - The JetHawks don't have much in the way of team speed, and their efforts toward perfecting the art of base stealing this season have earned them a reputation as the California League's Keystone Crooks. But Thursday night, the JetHawks ran over the Lake Elsinore Storm The Lake Elsinore Storm are a minor league baseball team in Lake Elsinore, California, USA. They are a "high-A" class team in the California League, and are a farm team of the San Diego Padres. , setting a franchise record with 10 steals in a 7-3 victory in front of 2,908 at the Diamond. The JetHawks, who entered the game with a league-worst 59.8 percent stolen-base success rate (104 of 174), were a perfect 10 for 10 Thursday. Cedrick Harris led the JetHawks with five steals, and Matt Kata Matthew John Kata (born on March 14, 1978 in Fairview Park, Ohio) is a professional baseball player. Currently a free agent, he most recently appeared in Major League Baseball as a member of the the Pittsburgh Pirates. He stands 6'1" and weighs 195 lbs. had four. JetHawks starter Doug Slaten (Pierce and Glendale JCs) settled down after allowing three runs in the bottom of the first. Slaten (7-7) went the distance, striking out eight and allowing five hits and one walk. --Note: Outfielder Kevan Burns will be activated today. He had been out with a back injury. MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT --Wednesday's top performers: Garrett Atkins (UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX ) tripled and drove in two runs for Single-A Salem (Va.). ... Eric Gillespie (CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge ) went 2 for 4 with a homer and four RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in for Double-A Portland (Maine). ... J.P. Roberge (St. Francis/USC)had two hits, an RBI and a stolen base for Double-A Reading (Pa.). ... Tim Laker (Simi Valley) had two hits and two RBI for Triple-A Buffalo (N.Y.). ... Former JetHawk Denny Stark improved his Triple-A Tacoma (Wash.) record to 13-2 after striking out 11 in eight innings to beat Colorado Springs 4-1. ... Bryan Corey (Thousand Oaks) threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Portland (Ore.). ... Jack Krawczyk (USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ) tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win for Double-A Huntsville (Ala.) at Tennessee. - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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