'HAWKS NOT TOO STYLISH STORM POURS IT ON IN FOUR-HOMER SURGE L. ELSINORE 12, JETHAWKS 7.Byline: Aaron Levine Staff Writer LANCASTER - The JetHawks looked fashionable in the shiny, white, old-style uniforms they wore in honor of the historic Negro leagues Negro leagues Associations of teams of black baseball players active largely between 1920 and the late 1940s. The principal leagues were the Negro National League, originally organized by Rube Foster in 1920, and the Negro American League, organized in 1937. but stumbled over their baggy knickers and stirrups stirrups The footholds in a lithotomy table en route to a 12-7 loss Sunday to Lake Elsinore before 1,942 at Lancaster Municipal Stadium. The Storm provided an offensive attack from which Lancaster never recovered. Lake Elsinore scored runs in five of the first six innings, including a two-run homer by Vince Faison and solo shots by Tony Cosentino and Xavier Nady Xavier Clifford Nady (born November 14, 1978 in Salinas, California) is a Major League Baseball first baseman/right fielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The St. Louis Cardinals originally drafted Nady in the 4th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft (134th overall) . A four-run eighth sealed the victory. The JetHawks stranded 12 runners and failed to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. a bases- loaded threat in the second. Their only lead was at 2-1 in the first after a sacrifice fly and a Billy Martin 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 single. Brian Gordon hit a two-run homer in the fifth to make it 7-4 and then Ryan Jones Ryan Paul Jones (born 13 March 1981 in Newport) is a rugby union player who plays number 8 for the Ospreys and Wales. He played junior football for Bristol City as a goalkeeper until the age of 14. He took up rugby union at age 16 to be with his friends. hit his second home run in as many nights in the seventh to cut the lead to two. J.D. Closser, who went 2 for 5, increased his hitting streak to 10 games. Scott Barber took the loss, giving up six earned runs and nine hits in only 3 2/3 innings. --Notes: Left-handed pitcher Ben Norris was promoted to Double-A El Paso after Saturday night's game. Norris was 1-0 with a 5.68 ERA in two starts for Lancaster. --Matchup: The JetHawks ended a four-game homestand Sunday and will be on the road for six games starting Tuesday. MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT --Saturday's top performers: C.J. Wilson (Loyola Marymount) earned the win for rookie-league team Pulaski (Va.), throwing six shutout innings with six strikeouts to beat Danville (Ill.) 8-0... G.J. Raymundo (Pepperdine) had three hits and three RBI for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga. ... Nathan Kaup (Camarillo) had three hits for Single-A Bakersfield. ... Junior Brignac (Cleveland) had two hits for Single-A Myrtle Beach (S.C.)... Bryan Fatur (Calabasas/Moorpark JC) had two hits for Single-A Potomac (Md.). ... Justin Lehr (USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ) improved his Double-A Midland (Texas) record to 11-8. He allowed one earned run and struck out seven in 7 2/3 innings at San Antonio. ... Mike McMullen (Kennedy/Glendale JC) tossed a scoreless inning for Double-A Wichita (Kan.). - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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