KIM'S BLAST LIFTS JETHAWKS : JETHAWKS 3, LAKE ELSINORE 2.Byline: Chris Cocoles Daily News Staff Writer Yuni Kim got the fastball he needed, the home run he desperately needed and the JetHawks got the go-ahead run they needed to take two of three from Lake Elsinore. Kim ripped Juan Alvarez's 1-0 pitch over the right-field fence leading off the sixth inning to lift the JetHawks past the host Storm 3-2 Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. . JetHawks batting coach Noun 1. batting coach - (baseball) someone who teaches batters how to bat better baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; Dana Williams has instructed the slumping Kim to look for a fastball every time he steps to the plate. Kim's average had dipped to .257 and he had hit just one homer in his previous 64 at-bats before taking Alvarez (3-2) deep for his eighth of the season. ``Every time I see Yuni I just say 'fastball, fastball, fastball' to try and pump him up,'' said Williams, who shares an apartment with Kim and team trainer Troy McIntosh Troy McIntosh (born March 29, 1973) is a sprinter from The Bahamas. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1998 IAAF World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 3rd 400 metres IAAF World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 3rd 4x400 m relay . Kim, a Korean raised in Japan, has limited English skills. ``Yuni has been going to the plate without a plan lately. He got (a fastball) and drove it.'' The bullpen made Kim's solo shot stand up as left-handers Jason Bond and Sean Spencer combined to toss three scoreless innings and get the JetHawks (29-29) back to the .500 mark. Bond allowed one single in his two innings of work, while Spencer, making just his second appearance after missing three weeks with a staph infection Staph infection Infection with Staphylococcus bacteria. These bacteria can infect any part of the body. Mentioned in: Cephalosporins , tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his fourth save. Tarrik Brock's fifth double of the three-game series drove in Kim, who had walked, in the second to put the JetHawks up 2-1. Rob Luce (8-1), coming off a subpar sub·par adj. 1. Not measuring up to traditional standards of performance, value, or production. 2. Below par in a hole, round, or game of golf. previous start, had his own struggles, hitting three Storm batters. He scattered a half-dozen hits in six innings though to join Stockton's Mick Fieldbinder as the California League's only eight-game winners. JETHAWKS UPDATE Hanging it up: JetHawks third baseman/catcher Mike Martin announced his retirement effective after Sunday night's game. The 24-year-old Martin is in his third season as a professional after signing a free-agent contract with the Mariners on Sept. 25, 1996. He spent his first two seasons with the San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. organization after the Padres
Not to be confused with San Diego Padres. selected him in the ninth round in the 1995 amateur draft. CAPTION(S): Box Box: JETHAWKS UPDATE (see text) |
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