CAL LEAGUE: JETHAWKS REACH PLAYOFFS I.E. 10, JETHAWKS 2.Byline: - Gideon Rubin LANCASTER - The JetHawks' wild-card berth was left to outside forces Wednesday. That turned out to be a good thing from their standpoint, as they clinched a playoff berth despite an especially poor showing in a 10-2 loss to Inland Empire In·land Empire A region of the northwest United States between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains, comprising eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, northern Idaho, and western Montana. Farming, lumbering, and mining are important to the area. in front of 1,010 at Clear Channel Stadium. From a playoff-qualifying standpoint, the JetHawks' postseason hopes had no stake in the outcome of their own game. They clinched a wild-card berth because High Desert (38-28, 74-62) defeated Lake Elsinore, and Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga (răn`chō k  'kəmäng`gə), city (1990 pop. 101,409), San Bernardino co., S Calif. (32-33, 60-74) lost to San Jose San Jose, city, United StatesSan Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. . Wladimir Balentien Wladimir Ramon Balentien (born July 2, 1984 in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles) is a major league baseball right fielder for the Seattle Mariners. Balentien was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Mariners in 2000. homered twice for Inland Empire - his 24th and 25th of the season. He hit a two-run homer to left off JetHawks starter Jon Castellanos (9-3) in the first, and a three-run shot to right in the sixth off reliever Sam Smith. Danny Richar Danny Adam Richar (born June 9, 1983 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball second baseman who plays for the Chicago White Sox. Richar originally signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 9, 2001. broke the shutout with a solo homer in the ninth - his 18th of the season for Lancaster (34-31 in the second half, 71-64 overall) . |
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