A'S GIVE 'HAWKS A 21-HIT SALUTE LOSS PUSHES SERIES TO BRINK MODESTO 12, JETHAWKS 8.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LANCASTER - The sense of inevitability surrounding the JetHawks' California League The California League is a minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth title hopes that permeated their clubhouse before Sunday's Game 4 has suddenly turned to uncertainty. A 12-8 loss to the hot-hitting Modesto A's in front of 1,331 at Lancaster Municipal Stadium has pushed the best-of-five series to the brink, with the JetHawks scheduled to host Game 5 tonight at 6:30. Modesto, which set single-season league records for hits and doubles, pounded JetHawks pitchers for 21 hits, 18 of which came in the first six innings, when the A's opened up a 10-1 lead. Modesto, which batted .302 during the regular season, was batting .327 in the postseason going into Sunday's game with double-digit hit totals in eight of nine games. Reggie Abercrombie Reginald Demascus Abercrombie (born July 15, 1980 in Columbus, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros. Reggie graduated from Columbus High School. led the JetHawks sixth with a double to start a four-run inning that was highlighted by Jay Garthwaite's two-out two-run double. Sean Luellwitz singled in Garthwaite to make it 10-5. Garthwaite's two-run homer in the eighth made it 11-7. JetHawks starter Pete Zamora (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 ) allowed three runs - two earned - on nine hits in 2 2/3 innings to take the loss. Modesto broke open a 6-1 game in the fifth, when they batted around in a three-run inning. The JetHawks came within one batter of bringing Garthwaite to the plate representing the tying run when Jon Zeringue hit into a fielder's choice field·er's choice n. Baseball A play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing base runner, thus allowing the batter to reach first base safely. Noun 1. grounder. Jason Perry was 5 for 6 with two homers his second and third of the series - including a three-run shot in the fourth that made it 6-1. --Notes: Modesto manager Von Hayes n. 1. The common European smelt (Osperus eperlanus). 2. A young or immature herring. [Middle English sperlinge, from Old French esperlinge, after Abercrombie scored the game-winning run for Lancaster in Saturday's 10-inning 8-7 victory. ... Modesto catcher John Suomi, who was on the receiving end of a violent collision with Abercrombie on the play, suffered a knee injury that is feared to be a torn ACL See access control list. 1. ACL - Access Control List. 2. ACL - Association for Computational Linguistics. 3. ACL - A Coroutine Language. A Pascal-based implementation of coroutines. ["Coroutines", C.D. or MCL MCL - Macintosh Common LISP . ... Right-hander Adam Bass (1-0, 4.50 ERA) will start for the JetHawks in tonight's game. Right-hander Adam Bass (1-0, 4.50 ERA) will start for the JetHawks in tonight's game. Right-hander Jared Burton will pitch for Modesto tonight. ... Zamora suffered a shoulder injury while fielding a bunt in the first inning. He was wearing a sling in the JetHawks clubhouse after Sunday's game and will have X-rays taken today. Gideon Rubin (818)713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com |
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