A HINT OF AN UPSWING : JETHAWKS 7, LAKE ELSINORE 1.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer Twenty-four games below the break-even mark is not where a team wants to be at the halfway point of its season. Registering three wins in the final four games, the JetHawks will take any speck of momentum they can into the second half. Sunday's 7-1 win over the visiting 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. before 3,027 at Lancaster Municipal Stadium didn't allow the JetHawks (23-47) to escape from the South Division's cellar. But a disastrous first half that included a minor-league-worst 12-game losing streak at least ended on a slight upswing. ``The last four games I've noticed we're much closer than during the losing streak. Before, we were arguing about what channel to watch on the (clubhouse) television,'' said second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker Jermaine Clark Jermaine Clark (Born September 29, 1976 in Berkeley, CA) is a former Major League Baseball player who debuted on April 3, 2001 with the Detroit Tigers. In his career he also played with the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, and Oakland Athletics. , who went 4 for 4 with three runs scored Sunday. Clark, the leadoff hitter In baseball, a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. Strategy Leadoff hitters must possess certain traits to be successful: they must reach base at a proficient rate and be able to steal bases. , reached base on all five of his trips to the plate. That resulted in a 13-hit attack on the fourth-place Storm (30-40), who finished seven games ahead of the last-place JetHawks. Combine the offensive success with an error-free defense and a sparkling eight innings by pitcher Greg Wooten (1-1). This kind of complete performance was lacking through the first 70 games. ``It's been very tough. Tough and frustrating,'' manager Darrin Garner said. ``We're playing a little better baseball now. We're in a position where we have to stay with it.'' Wooten will take three days off knowing he threw comparably to his 1996-97 form, when the once-touted right-hander won 26 games. He had Tommy John surgery Tommy John surgery, known by doctors as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL), is a surgical procedure in which a ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body (often from the forearm, hamstring, knee, or foot of the and missed most of last year. ``It's a good feeling. My arm felt very good . . . I had more control than I had the first couple outings,'' said Wooten, who allowed one 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 on eight hits en route to reaching his 90-pitch limit. MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT Eric Cole (A.V. High-AVC) wasn't among the hitting stars in Saturday's Florida State League The Florida State League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the state of Florida. 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 step All-Star Game in Lakeland, Fla. But Cole did have some success in the pregame home run contest. The Kissimmee Cobras outfielder hit four in the opening round, second to eventual champion Matt LeCroy of Fort Myers. Cole went homerless in the second round and was eliminated. The game ended in a 9-9 tie. Saturday's top performers: Derek Wallace (Chatsworth) threw 2-1/3 scoreless innings of relief for Triple-A Norfolk. . . . Brad Fullmer (Montclair Prep) went 3 for 4 with a home run and three 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 Triple-A Ottawa. . . . Torey Lovullo (Montclair Prep) had three hits for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. . . . Robbie Crabtree (CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge ) tossed a scoreless inning for Double-A Shreveport. . . . Jack Wilson (Thousand Oaks) doubled and drove in two runs for Single-A Peoria. - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): Box BOX: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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