GOOD NEWS FOR BARBER BEFORE LOSS STOCKTON 11, JETHAWKS 7.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer STOCKTON - Scott Barber takes pride in keeping an even keel. But on Sunday he could barely contain his enthusiasm after learning he'd been promoted to Triple-A Tucson (Ariz.) before the JetHawks' 11-7 loss to the Stockton Ports The Stockton Ports are a baseball team in Stockton, California, USA. The Ports play in the Northern Division of the Class A California League and is a minor league affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. at Billy Hebert Field Billy Hebert Field is a stadium in Stockton, California. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home field of the Stockton Ports until the moved to Banner Island Ballpark in 2005. The stadium continues to be used as a venue for high school baseball playoffs. . A fourth-year Cal Leaguer, Barber was scheduled to start Sunday's game but was a late scratch so he could start for the Sidewinders For the 1990s rock band, see The Sidewinders. Sidewinders is a Barbershop quartet that won the 1964 SPEBSQSA international competition. Preceded by Town and Country Four SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions tonight when they play on the road against the New Orleans Zephyrs The New Orleans Zephyrs are a minor league baseball team based in Metairie, Louisiana — a suburb of New Orleans. The Zephyrs play in the Pacific Coast League and are Triple-A affiliates of the New York Mets. The Zephyrs play their home games at Zephyr Field. . ``It's great, it's awesome,'' Barber said. ``I can't really keep a smile off my face, I'm just really excited.'' Barber's career has taken off since developing a cut fastball under the tutelage TUTELAGE. State of guardianship; the condition of one who is subject to the control of a guardian. of pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. He was 3-1 with a 2.34 ERA in his last five starts. Cliff McMachen, who started in place of Barber on Sunday and is tentatively slated to take his spot in the rotation the rest of the season, allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits in 3 1/3 innings. Corby Medlin (2-2), who relieved McMachen, allowed four runs on three hits in 1 1/3 innings. Kelley Gulledge homered twice for Stockton, including a two-run homer in a three-run sixth inning that gave the Ports a 10-6 lead. --Matchup: Right-hander Mike Schultz (1-2, 6.07 ERA), a Cleveland High of Reseda product, will pitch for the JetHawks when they host High Desert tonight at 7:15. Right-hander Dan Hall (6-11, 6.95) will pitch for the Mavericks. Gideon Rubin (818) 713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT --Saturday's top performers: Fernando Valenzuela Jr. (St. Francis High of La Canada/Glendale College) had two doubles, 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 and a run scored for Single-A Eugene (Ore.). ... Tim Hutting (Hart of Newhall) homered for Salem-Keizer (Ore.) in an 8-7 victory at Yakima (Wash.), which got three hits, three RBI and a run scored from Conor Jackson (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:
UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX ) went 2 for 3 with two runs scored and an RBI for Single-A Greensboro (N.C.). ... Duke Sardinha (Pepperdine) homered for Single-A Asheville (N.C.). ... Jack Cassel (Kennedy of Granada Hills) threw a scoreless inning for Single-A Lake Elsinore. ... Victor Hall (Monroe) had three hits, including two doubles, and three RBI for Double-A El Paso (Texas). ... Nick Theodorou (UCLA) had three hits and two runs scored for Double-A Jacksonville (Fla.). - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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