CAL LEAGUE: JETHAWKS OUT OF TITLE CHASE HIGH DESERT 11, JETHAWKS 10 (11 INN.).Byline: - Gideon Rubin ADELANTO - The JetHawks' second-half title run is over. An 11-inning, 11-10 loss to the High Desert Mavericks The High Desert Mavericks are a minor league baseball team in Adelanto, California, USA. Their Major League parent club is the Seattle Mariners. They are a "high-A" class team in the California League, and had been a farm team of the Kansas City Royals since 2005 before the switch. in front of 3,852 at Mavericks Stadium eliminated Lancaster from contention for the 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 Southern Division title. Bernard Stephens' 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 off JetHawks reliever Reuben Kerbs (2-1) lifted High Desert (39-30 second half, 75-64 overall), which won its first half title since 1998. The JetHawks (36-32, 73-65) qualify for the playoffs as a wild card and play host to High Desert in Wednesday's opener of a best-of-3 miniseries. Lancaster built leads of 7-0 and 10-2 in support of left-hander Matt Chico (USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ), who has been among the league's most effective pitchers in the second half. Chico had his worst JetHawks outing, allowing a season-high nine runs on 10 hits, including two homers, in five innings. |
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