'HAWKS GO SMALL TO BEAT MODESTO JETHAWKS 7, MODESTO 4.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LANCASTER - Playing small-ball in the home run-happy High Desert might seem odd, but that's what worked for the JetHawks in a 7-4 victory over the Modesto A's in the team's home opener before 2,861 Thursday night at Lancaster Municipal Stadium. Local products Victor Hall and Doug Slaten Douglas Slaten (born February 4 1980 in Venice, California), is a baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks franchise. He made his MLB debut on September 4, 2006 against the Florida Marlins and is currently a lefty specialist. He attended Venice High School. figured prominently in the victory. Hall (Monroe High of North Hills) set the tone for Lancaster, leading off the bottom of the first with an infield single. He stole second, was sacrificed to third and scored on Jesus Cota's single to right. Slaten (1-1), who pitched for Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. , started and got the win, allowing two runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings. Slaten struck out six and didn't allow a walk. He pitched out of several jams, stranding five runners in scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on . Erick Macha drove in a run with a hit-and-run single in a three-run second that gave Lancaster a 4-0 lead. Macha also drove in a run in the third with a sacrifice fly, and Hall had an 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 grounder when the JetHawks broke the game open with a two-run fifth. Lancaster (3-4), which perennially is among the California League's top teams in home runs, had none on Thursday and only two for the season. All 12 of the JetHawks' hits were singles, and Hall had two of the team's five stolen bases. MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT Josh Karp has been perfect in his first two professional starts. The 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 product, a first-round pick of the Montreal Expos The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 until 2004. After the 2004 season, the franchise relocated to Washington, D.C. and became the Washington Nationals. last June, has yet to allow an earned run earned run n. Baseball A run scored without the aid of an error, used in computing earned run averages. Noun 1. earned run - a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team in winning both of his outings. Karp threw seven shutout innings in Single-A Brevard County's (Fla.) 7-0 victory at Vero Beach on Wednesday. He allowed three hits and one walk with three strikeouts. --Wednesday's top performers: Scott Walter (Loyola Marymount) had three hits and three RBI for Single-A Wilmington (Del.). ... Dan Phillips (Chatsworth/CSUN) had two hits and an RBI in the first game of a doubleheader for Double-A Carolina (N.C.). In the second game, Carolina third baseman Garrett Atkins (UCLA) had three hits and scored twice. - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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