EIGHT-RUN INNING LIFTS HIGH DESERT PAST JETHAWKS HIGH DESERT 11, JETHAWKS 8.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LANCASTER - 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 games between the JetHawks and 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. are typically high-scoring affairs. Thursday night was no different as the Mavericks defeated the JetHawks 11-8 before 2,128 at Lancaster Municipal Stadium. The JetHawks (17-11), who are in first place in the South Division, saw their lead trimmed to 1 1/2 games as second-place San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. (15-12) defeated Modesto 11-5. JetHawks starter Chris Mears (2-1), who allowed eight runs (four earned) and 12 hits in 4 1/3 innings, was the loser. Hatuey Mendoza (1-1) pitched five innings to get the win for High Desert (11-17). Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the third, the JetHawks' Craig Kuzmic had a two-run home run and Bo Robinson had a two-run single to key a six-run inning. The lead did not last long as the Mavericks chased Mears in the top of the fifth. The JetHawks made three errors, contributing to an eight-run rally that gave High Desert a 9-6 lead. The JetHawks answered in the bottom of the fifth, when Robinson led with a solo homer to left, and Craig Kuzmic and later scored on a wild pitch to make it 9-8. Robinson's homer was his first of the season in 96 at-bats. --Matchup: The JetHawks will send right-hander Melqui Torres (1-2, 5.68 ERA) to face High Desert right-hander John Fleming (2-1, 1.20) at 7:15 tonight at the Hangar. At the conclusion of the game, a fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to display will be held to commemorate Cinco De Mayo Cinco de Mayo (Spanish; “Fifth of May”) Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862. The French army, better-equipped and far larger than the Mexican army, had been sent by Napoleon III to conquer Mexico. . MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT --Wednesday's top performers: Matt Riordan (Westlake-LMU) had two hits and a run scored for Single-A Delmarva. . . . G.J. Raymundo (Pepperdine) was 2 for 4 with a double and two 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 Charleston (W.V.). . . . Justin Lehr (USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ) improved to 4-0 with a 1.51 ERA for Single-A Modesto. Lehr allowed two runs (one earned) in six innings in a 5-3 win at San Bernardino. . . . Wayne Nix (Monroe) allowed one earned run with three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings for Single-A Visalia. . . . Kurt Airoso (CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge ) had two hits and an RBI and Eric Munson (USC) hit his fifth homer for Double-A Jacksonville. . . . Former JetHawk Greg Connors homered and is hitting .304 for Double-A New Haven. - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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