'HAWKS CLOSE TO WILD CARD LANCASTER REMAINS IN PLAYOFF HUNT WITH WIN JETHAWKS 7, VISALIA 0.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer VISALIA - After their disastrous first half, it was assumed the only way the JetHawks could make the playoffs was by winning the second-half title. The JetHawks remain in contention for a second-half Southern Division title entering the final week of the regular season. But what was once unthinkable - making the playoffs as a wild card, which is based on overall records - now is the more realistic scenario. Lancaster, which trailed High Desert by 11 games entering the second half, now is tied with the Mavericks after its 7-0 victory over Visalia on Sunday in front of 785 at Recreation Park. High Desert lost 14-4 to 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. . ``It's very strange,'' said JetHawks first baseman Corey Myers, who went 2 for 5 to extend his hitting streak In baseball, a hitting streak refers to the consecutive number of official games in which a player gets at least one base hit. Games in which a player does not have any official at bats due to walks, or sacrifice bunts, or being hit by a pitch, are ignored (neither break the streak to 28 games - the longest active streak in professional baseball. ``If you would have told us in the first half that we'd have a chance to make the playoffs with our overall record, I would have laughed (at) you. I just didn't think there were that many wins possible.'' JetHawks starter Greg Aquino Gregori Emilio Aquino Valera (born January 11, 1978 in Palenque, Dominican Republic) is a baseball player for the Milwaukee Brewers. Aquino was originally signed as an infielder as a 16-year-old in 1995, by the Diamondbacks. (3-1) had five strikeouts in six shutout innings of four-hit ball. Lancaster (34-29, 57-76 overall), which has seven regular-season games remaining, concludes its season with a three-game road series against High Desert (57-76). The JetHawks trail first-place San Bernardino (36-27) by two games in the second-half standings. --Matchup: Right-hander Phil Stockman Phillip Matthew Stockman (born January 25, 1980 in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball, currently a member of the Atlanta Braves. He made his MLB debut on June 15, 2006. (5-5, 4.31 ERA) will pitch for the JetHawks when they open a four-game road series against Rancho Cucamonga tonight at 7:15. Right-hander Adam Thomas (0-2, 17.69) will pitch for the Quakes. MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT --Saturday's top performers: Kurt Airoso (Cal State Northridge) had three hits, including two homers, for Double-A Erie (Penn.) in the first game of a doubleheader against Bowie (Md.). The outfielder is 8 for 13 with four home runs, six 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 , five walks and seven runs scored in his past four games. ... Eric Munson (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 ) had two hits and an RBI for Triple-A Toledo (Ohio). ... David Lamb (Newbury Park High) went 2 for 3 with two RBI for Triple-A Edmonton (Alberta). ... Justin Gemoll (USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ) had two hits and an RBI for Single-A Wilmington (Del.). ... Jimmy Rohan (Valencia) went 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Rookie Gulf Coast League The Gulf Coast League is a minor league baseball league which operates in Florida. It is a Rookie League, with a season running from mid-June to late August. The season is 60 games long and teams in the league are divided into three divisions, East, North and Dodgers of Vero Beach (Fla.). ... Duke Sardinha (Pepperdine) went 3 for 4 for Rookie Casper (Wyo.). - Heather Gripp CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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