JETHAWKS WASTE BIG HIT BY FORMER TOP PROSPECT LAKE ELSINORE 11, JETHAWKS 10.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LAKE ELSINORE - Once heralded a ``can't-miss'' major-league prospect, Jaime Jones has a long way to go to live up to the potential he was believed to have. But after being out of baseball for nearly two years after an unceremonious release by the Florida Marlins The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From to the present, the Marlins have played in Dolphin Stadium. , who drafted him in the first round of the 1995 draft (the sixth overall selection), Jones, now 26, is trying to resurrect his career with the JetHawks. He took a step in that direction Wednesday night, delivering a pinch-hit, three-run double that at the time seemed like the turning point in the game for the JetHawks, but the game soon took a turn for the worse for Lancaster in an eventual 11-10 loss to Lake Elsinore in front of 1,034 at the Diamond. --Matchup: Right-hander Lance Cormier Lance Robert Cormier (born August 19, 1980 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a right-handed baseball pitcher who plays for the Atlanta Braves (2006-present). Lance went to Lafayette High School and graduated in 1998. (0-1, 0.00) will pitch for the JetHawks when they end the three-game road series against Lake Elsinore at 7 tonight. Right-hander Javier Martinez Javier Martinez (born February 5, 1977, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1994 MLB amateur draft, Martinez would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 2, 1998, (0-0, 0.00) will pitch for the Storm. MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT --Tuesday's top performers: Erik Hiljus (Canyon High) threw seven scoreless, hitless innings in Triple-A Sacramento's 2-1 victory over Tacoma (Wash.). Hiljus is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA. ... Justin Gemoll (USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ) singled, stole a base and drove in a run for Single-A Wilmington (Del.). ... Jorge Piedra Jorge Moises Piedra (born April 17, 1979 in Sun Valley, California) is a current Major League Baseball outfielder. On April 11, 2005, Piedra became the second baseball player after Alex Sanchez to be suspended for testing positive for illegal performance-enhancing drugs under Major (Notre Dame) stole his first base and is hitting .467 after going 1 for 4 with a run scored in Double-A Tulsa's (Okla.) 4-1 victory at Frisco (Texas). ... Eric Cole (A.V. High/AVC) doubled and scored a run for Double-A Round Rock (Texas). ... J.T. Stotts (Hart/CSUN) went 2 for 3 with two runs scored 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 Modesto. ... Jason Kubel (Highland) had two hits and two RBI for Single-A Fort Myers (Fla.). ...John Santor (Highland) had two hits, two runs scored and an RBI for Single-A Peoria (Ill.). - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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