JETHAWKS STRONG-ARM BLAZE; HEAVERLO STRIKES OUT 10 IN 5-PLUS INNINGS, BULLPEN FINISHES THE JOB JETHAWKS 4, BAKERSFIELD 2.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer BAKERSFIELD - A year ago, the JetHawks pitching staff was blamed for everything imaginable. If you had problems with your plumbing in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , the JetHawks pitchers were a convenient target. But on Thursday, in a 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 season opener, JetHawks pitchers could do no wrong, as a strong start by Jeff Heaverlo and solid support from the bullpen helped Lancaster defeat the Bakersfield Blaze The Bakersfield Blaze are a minor league baseball team in Bakersfield, California, USA. They are a "high-A" class team in the California League, and are a farm team of the Texas Rangers. The Bakersfield Blaze play home games at Sam Lynn Ballpark. 4-2. Heaverlo struck out 10 in five-plus innings of four-hit ball. He struck out five consecutive Bakersfield batters at one point, including four in the fifth inning. ``He didn't really have his good stuff to start with, but his natural battling instincts took over. By the second or third inning, he started hammering people. That slider A block of material that holds the read/write head of a magnetic disk. See flying head. is unhittable,'' JetHawks catcher Scott Maynard said. After allowing two singles to lead off the sixth, Heaverlo was relieved by Julio Ayala, who escaped the first-and-second, no-out situation in the sixth unscathed. Brandon Parker pitched a scoreless ninth to notch the save. Guillermo Rodriguez's 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 gave the Blaze an early 1-0 lead, but in the top of the third the JetHawks answered when Peanut Williams Patrick "Peanut" Dion Williams (born October 3, 1977) is a professional baseball player currently on the Orange County Flyers of the Golden Baseball League. He plays primarily first base, but also some designated hitter and the corner outfield spots. hit a two-run homer, a majestic blast which cleared the Cypress trees in left field. The JetHawks increased their lead to 3-1 in the top of the fourth when Harvey Hargrove doubled to left, scoring Bo Robinson, who led the inning with a single. Chris Mears will pitch for the JetHawks tonight in the second game of the series against Bakersfield's Vance Cozier. |
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