'HAWKS PLAY UP A STORM JETHAWKS 8, LAKE ELSINORE 4.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LAKE ELSINORE - The JetHawks are just full of surprises. A team that manager Bill Plummer William Francis Plummer (born March 21, 1947 in Oakland, CA) was a catcher for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and the Seattle Mariners. While never a regular player (he was Johnny Bench's backup catcher during the Big Red Machine years), he did play solid defense. admits he's having a tough time getting a good read on is suddenly playing some of its best ball at an improbable juncture. On Day 12 of a grueling 13-game road trip Saturday, a seemingly energized JetHawks team defeated 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. 8-4 in front of 7,049 at The Diamond. Lancaster (14-15) clinched a winning road trip as it won its third consecutive game and for the fourth time in five games. Lake Elsinore (16-12), which had the California League's best record going into Saturday, lost consecutive games for just the second time this season. Chris Carter Chris Carter may refer to:
Carter's two-run homer to right in the fifth gave the JetHawks a 5-1 lead. Danny Richar's two-run triple highlighted a three-run eighth, when the JetHawks broke open a 5-4 game. Fernando Valenzuela 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 in the fifth, when the Storm scored two runs on two hits, a sacrifice and an error on. Rehabbing San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Padres shortstop Khalil Greene had a run-scoring double in the sixth to close Lake Elsinore to within 5-4. Carlton Wells allowed one hit in 2 (styl)fr 1/3 innings of shutout ball in relief of JetHawks starter Chris Kinsey (2-4) and closer Dustin Glant struck out Steve Baker with the bases loaded to end a scoreless ninth. Gideon Rubin, (818)713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com |
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