CAL LEAGUE: MATTER OF RECORDS IN JETHAWKS' WIN JETHAWKS 9, HIGH DESERT 4.Byline: Gideon Rubin Special to the Daily News ADELANTO - With the playoff pairings already in place, the more compelling storyline Noun 1. storyline - the plot of a book or play or film plot line plot - the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal" of Sunday's first-round preview between the JetHawks and 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. turned to setting records and reaching milestones. That theme dominated the JetHawks' 9-4 victory over High Desert in front of 1,843 at Mavericks Stadium. JetHawks utilityman Jay Garthwaite became the eighth player in franchise history to drive in 100 runs. Garthwaite was 2 for 5 with a two-run homer - his 20th - and four 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 , giving him 101 this season. An important factor in the JetHawks' late-season playoff push, Garthwaite has 12 homers 44 RBI since Aug. 1. ``I'm excited because it's hard to do,'' Garthwaite said. ``When you're driving in runs, that helps the team win.'' JetHawks catcher Phil Avlas (Kennedy High of Granada Hills) hit three homers that tied a league record shared by many others. He's just the second player in JetHawks history to homer three times in one game. Avlas had just two homers in 137 at-bats going into Sunday. High Desert, which defeated Lancaster 11-10 in 11 innings on Saturday to clinch its first half title since 1998, had 10 hits, including two homers. It set 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 season records for hits (1,536) and home runs (203), breaking previous marks set by Modesto (1,532 in 2004) and Visalia (201 in 1971). The JetHawks added to their single-season league record for home runs allowed with 176, breaking a record previously set by Bakersfield (172 in 1996). --Notes: Left-handed pitcher Ryan Schreppel was assigned to Lancaster from short-season Yakima (Wash.), where he was 2-2 with a 3.35 ERA in 14 outings, including seven starts. ... Injured JetHawks shortstop Kenny Perez (right ankle sprain ankle sprain Orthopedics A stretching of the ankle ligaments and/or muscles with swelling ) has made progress in his rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. and could play in Wednesday's Southern Division playoff opener against High Desert at Lancaster, manager Bill Plummer William Francis Plummer (born March 21, 1947 in Oakland, CA) was a catcher for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and the Seattle Mariners. While never a regular player (he was Johnny Bench's backup catcher during the Big Red Machine years), he did play solid defense. said. Gideon Rubin, (818)713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com |
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