JETHAWKS RALLY SHOWS PROMISE : JETHAWKS 5, STOCKTON 2.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer Unlike his 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. counterpart, Brandon Parker made no guarantees he'd win his start here Friday night. Parker was not quite as desperate for a victory as Phil Kendall, who promised he'd break his 0-7 drought or the 1,754 in attendance received a free ticket to a future Ports home game. Parker, winless himself for almost six weeks, and the fans left the ballpark happy Friday. And Kendall dropped to 0-8 in the JetHawks' 5-2 victory. Kendall and Stockton looked like they had backed up the challenge when the right-hander held a 2-0 lead entering the sixth. Kendall was seeking his first win since July 6 playing for Beloit of the Midwest League The Midwest League is a Class A minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States. History Six teams – the Belleville Stags, the Centralia Cubs, the Marion Indians, the Mattoon Indians, the Mount Vernon Braves, and the West Frankfort . The JetHawks, quiet offensively during the first five innings, made all the noise they needed with three consecutive 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 hits with two outs. Alex Fernandez Alex Fernandez can refer to:
The lead held up, with Parker (5-3) contributing seven respectable innings. 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 all-star allowed eight hits and two earned runs while striking out two. Parker improved to 4-0 when the 23-year-old right-hander defeated Lake Elsinore on May 12. In six ensuing starts, he was 0-3 and never lasted more than six innings during that stretch. He ended his drought while spoiling Kendall's big night. ``When I first heard it was a promotion, I thought `I'm going to take it away from (Kendall),' '' Parker said. ``I was going to get the win.'' Two Ports errors in the ninth led to a pair of unearned insurance runs for the JetHawks. Justin Kaye notched his 10th save, his second in as many nights to start the second half. Tonight's matchup: In a 7:05 p.m. start 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. , the JetHawks send right-hander Greg Wooten (1-1, 4.19) to the mound against Ports right-hander Chad Helmer (1-1, 1.42). MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT Shallow infield: With Ricky Magdaleno's promotion, the JetHawks were left without a backup middle infielder. When asked who would assume that role, manager Darrin Garner, who spent six seasons in the minors as a second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker , volunteered his services. Outfielder Harvey Hargrove was taking ground balls during Thursday's batting practice. Hargrove was a shortstop at Sacramento State. ``If we need him he's there for us,'' Garner said of Hargrove. Jack be nimble: Stockton Ports reliever Jack Krawczyk (USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ) tossed two scoreless innings against the JetHawks on Thursday. Krawczyk hasn't allowed an earned run in his past 11-1/3 innings. - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): Box BOX: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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