CLIFFORDS IS KEY FOR CAROLINA CAROLINA 5, CALIFORNIA 3.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer RANCHO CUCAMONGA Rancho Cucamonga (răn`chō k  'kəmäng`gə), city (1990 pop. 101,409), San Bernardino co., S Calif. - Woody Cliffords made a name for himself in
Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, baseball circles as a standout at El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Now a rising prospect in the Baltimore Orioles This article is about the contemporary American major league baseball team. For other uses, see Baltimore Oriole (disambiguation). The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. system, Cliffords starred in his return to Southern California as a professional, leading the Carolina League The Carolina League is a minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic region of the United States. 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 to a 5-3 victory Tuesday in the California/Carolina League All-Star Game at The Epicenter in front of 5,737. Cliffords won an Xbox for making the defensive play of the game, a diving catch on a sinking line drive hit in front of him and to his left in the bottom of the third inning. He also had an 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 in a two-run second that broke a scoreless tie. ``It was fun to come out and especially to win with the players you play against all year,'' said Cliffords, who plays for the Orioles' advanced Single-A Frederick (Md.) affiliate. Cliffords said he'll remain in Southern California until the end of his week to care for his ill father. ``I wanted to play a good game, I dedicated to my dad who's in the hospital,'' he said. Tony Pena, from Myrtle Beach (S.C.), was 2 for 2 with a run scored and was named the Carolina League MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. . Former JetHawk Greg Jacobs, a converted pitcher now with the Mariners' Inland Empire affiliate, was the California League's MVP after going 1 for 4 with an RBI. The Carolina League broke open a 2-0 game in the top of the fifth, when Pena started a three-run inning with a leadoff double. JetHawks outfielder Josh Kroeger started a two-run fifth inning with a leadoff double, and Rancho Cucamonga's Nick Gorneault hit the only homer of the game for the California League in the ninth. Gideon Rubin (818) 713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT --Monday's top performers: Jason Lane (USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ) had two hits and a run scored for Triple-A New Orleans. ... David Lamb (Newbury Park) had two hits and a run scored for Triple-A Rochester (N.Y.). ... Eric Verbryke (Cal State Northridge) went 2 for 4 with a double for Single-A Battle Creek (Mich.). ... Seth Davidson (USC) collected his 20th double and scored twice for Single-A Quad City (Iowa). ... Tyler Adamczyk (Westlake) improved his Single-A Peoria (Ill.) record to 3-8, allowing two earned runs and striking out nine in seven innings. ... Ryan Yurek (Cal Lutheran/Loyola Marymount) threw a scoreless inning of relief for Single-A Tri City (N.Y.). ... Dana Eveland (Palmdale/College of the Canyons) earned his second save for rookie Helena (Mont.) with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts against Casper (Wyo.). - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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