'HAWKS, STAMPEDE GO EXTRA INNINGS.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. - Nobody can ever accuse Brandon Parker of not being able to handle pressure. The JetHawks closer came into game four of the California League The California League is a minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth divisional-championship series against San Bernardino with runners at first and second and no outs in the bottom of the 10th. It got worse when Sandy Vasquez laid down a perfect bunt in front of the pitcher's mound that he beat out - giving the Stampede stam·pede n. 1. A sudden frenzied rush of panic-stricken animals. 2. A sudden headlong rush or flight of a crowd of people. 3. a bases-loaded- with-no-outs situation. But somehow, some way, Parker managed to escape the inning unscathed, sending the game to the 11th tied at 3. Few of the 1,362 at San Bernardino Stadium had left with the two teams tied at 3 going into the bottom of the 12th. With a Stampede win, they will play a decisive fifth game at Lancaster tonight. A JetHawks victory would mean they would visit the winner of the Visalia-Modesto series for game one of the league-championship series Wednesday. The JetHawks took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Craig Kuzmic reached on an error and scored on Juan Silvestre's 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 double to left center. In the top of the fourth, the JetHawks took a 2-0 lead on a mammoth Silvestre 450-foot solo homer Noun 1. solo homer - a home run with no runners on base solo blast home run, homer - a base hit on which the batter scores a run - believed to be one of the longest ever in the five-year history of San Bernardino Stadium. But the Stampede closed to within 2-1 in the fifth when John Hernandez was hit by a pitch, took second on a wild pitch, and eventually scored on a double-play grounder. It tied the game in the sixth when Pete Paciorek led off with a double and scored on Lamont Matthew's RBI grounder. Peanut Williams Patrick "Peanut" Dion Williams (born October 3, 1977) is a professional baseball player currently on the Orange County Flyers of the Golden Baseball League. He plays primarily first base, but also some designated hitter and the corner outfield spots. hit an opposite-field solo homer to right in the seventh to give the JetHawks a 3-2 lead. --Matchup: Right-hander Caleb Balbuena (3-1, 4.54 ERA) will pitch for the JetHawks tonight if they host San Bernardino in a decisive fifth game of the divisional championship series. He will be opposed by right-hander Eric Junge Eric DeBari Junge (born January 5, 1977, in Manhasset, NY) is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. Junge was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1999 draft and was then traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2001. (8-1 3.36). |
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