'HAWKS THROW OUT NINE CENTER-FIELD PUTOUT SECURES VICTORY JETHAWKS 7, MUDVILLE 6.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LANCASTER - The beleaguered be·lea·guer tr.v. be·lea·guered, be·lea·guer·ing, be·lea·guers 1. To harass; beset: We are beleaguered by problems. 2. To surround with troops; besiege. JetHawks bullpen will take relief anywhere it can get it these days. On Sunday, it was center fielder Jamie Gann who made the key pitch for the JetHawks in a 7-6 victory over the Mudville Nine in front of 2,005 fans at Lancaster Municipal Stadium. After Mudville loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the ninth, Gann fielded a fly ball in midrange center field and threw a strike to JetHawks catcher J.D. Closser, who tagged out the would-be tying runner. The Nine had runners at second and third after the double play, but JetHawks reliever Javier Lopez struck out cleanup batter Andy Burress to end the game. ``It was tremendous,'' said Lopez of Gann's play. ``That's what you look for, having your teammates pick you up, and that's what he did tonight.'' Lopez pitched one inning to earn the save, and Hatuey Mendoza, who was added to the roster before the game, allowed one run in 5 2/3 combined innings of four-hit ball in relief of John Patterson John Patterson can mean any of the following:
--Roster moves: To make room for Patterson and Mendoza, the JetHawks sent right-handed relief pitcher relief pitcher n. Baseball A pitcher who replaces another during a game. Noun 1. relief pitcher - a pitcher who does not start the game fireman, reliever 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. to extended spring training and released utility infielder Luis Santos. --Matchup: Right-hander Tanner Eriksen (2-2, 4.55 ERA), who played for USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , will pitch for the JetHawks when they host the Bakersfield Blaze in the first of a two-game series at 7:15 tonight. MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT --Saturday's top performers: Erasmo Ramirez (CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge ) tossed three scoreless innings with three strikeouts for Single-A San Jose. ... Jason Aspito (Loyola Marymount) had two hits for Single-A Winston-Salem. ... Dan Phillips (Chatsworth) had two hits for Single-A Salem. ... Matt Riordan (Westlake) had two hits and 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 for Single-A Delmarva. ... Joe Borchard (Camarillo) went 3 for 4, including homer No. 8, with two RBI and a run scored for Double-A Birmingham. ... Jorge Piedra (Notre Dame) had two hits and an RBI for Double-A West Tennessee. ... Andy Dominique (Alemany) had two hits for Double-A Reading. ... Terrmel Sledge (Kennedy/CSUN) went 2 for 4 with an RBI for Double-A Harrisburg. - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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