DEFENSIVE LAPSES HAUNT JETHAWKS VISALIA 5, JETHAWKS 0.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer VISALIA - JetHawks pitcher Francisco Trejo's strong start was the most recent casualty of Lancaster's poor defense. The JetHawks, who have at least one error in every game and 31 for the season, made four more Friday in a 5-0 loss to the Visalia Oaks The Visalia Oaks are a minor league baseball team in Visalia, California, U.S. They are a "high-A" class team of the Arizona Diamondbacks operating in the California League. The Oaks play home games at Recreation Park; opened in 1967, the stadium seats 1,800 fans. at Recreation Park. Lancaster (5-10) has lost three of its past four games and six of its last eight. Trejo (0-2) allowed two unearned runs in six innings of four-hit ball. He struck out five batters and allowed five walks. Visalia took a 1-0 lead in the third, when J.T. Slotts scored from third on the front end of a double steal when catcher Craig Ansman's throw went into left field. A two-base error charged to center fielder Dwight Edge, who dropped a fly ball, led to Visalia's second run. Reliever Joey Cramblitt's was charged with an error on an errant pickoff pick·off n. 1. Baseball A play in which a runner is caught off base and is put out by a quick throw, as from the pitcher or catcher. 2. Sports An interception, as in football. throw in Visalia's three-run eighth. ``They're still in A-ball and this is part of the growing process,'' JetHawks manager Steve Scarsone Steve Scarsone (born April 11, 1966 in Anaheim, California), is one of the producers of The Weekenders' Golf Tour, a golf-reality show. He is also a retired professional baseball player who played second base in the Major Leagues from 1992-1999. said. ``They're either going to get better at (defense) or they won't, and on an individual basis, if it never starts clicking, then that's part of the weeding-out process as we move up.'' Corey Myers, who had hit in 13 consecutive games for Lancaster, was 0 for 4. Jesus Cota, who had hit safely in his previous nine games, was 0 for 3 with a walk and scored the JetHawks' only run in the ninth on Josh Kroeger's sacrifice fly. --Matchup: Right-hander Casey Daigle (1-0, 4.12 ERA) will pitch for the JetHawks in the second of a three-game road series at 7 tonight. Right-hander Rich Harden (0-0, 3.01) will pitch for Visalia. MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT --Thursday's top performers: Danny Garcia (Pepperdine) had two hits, including a triple, and 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 for Single-A St. Lucie (Fla.). ... Scott Walter (LMU LMU Ludwig Maximilians Universität (München) LMU Loyola Marymount University LMU Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) LMU Lincoln Memorial University LMU Location Measurement Unit ) had two hits and two RBI for Single-A Wilmington (Del.). ... Fernando Rios (Glendale High) had two hits and a run scored for Single-A Stockton. ... Former JetHawk Shane Monahan went 2 for 5 with a homer and three RBI for Double-A Wichita (Kan.). ... Jason Lane (USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ) had two hits and an RBI for Triple-A New Orleans. ... Adam Melhuse (UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX ) had two hits for Triple-A Iowa. ... Chase Utley (UCLA) had three hits, including his fourth homer, for Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes/Barre. - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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