MCPHERSON AGAIN HOMERS; QUAKES BEAT JETHAWKS R.C. 12, JETHAWKS 4.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer RANCHO CUCAMONGA Rancho Cucamonga (răn`chō k  'kəmäng`gə), city (1990 pop. 101,409), San Bernardino co., S Calif. - Maybe The Big Unit really isn't that bad after all. Maybe Dallas McPherson Dallas Lyle McPherson (born July 23, 1980 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a professional baseball player, and third baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Career is just that good. McPherson, a prized Angels prospect, is among the California League's hottest hitters. On Thursday night, he homered for a fourth consecutive game - all against the JetHawks - in a 12-4 Rancho Cucamonga victory at the Epicenter. All four of his homers, including a three-run shot against a rehabilitating Randy Johnson
Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "the Big Unit on Tuesday night, traveled more than 400 feet. A second-round pick in 2001 out of The Citadel, McPherson is ranked sixth among Angels prospects by Baseball America and is the organization's top power prospect. He has hit six of his team-leading 14 homers against the JetHawks. McPherson hit a solo homer off JetHawks reliever Reuben Kerbs (0-1) in a two-run fourth inning that broke a 2-2 tie. With McPherson at the plate, Javy Rodriguez stole home off a stunned Kerbs, who airmailed the ball over catcher Mike DiRosa's head. Kyle Nichols hit his league-leading 20th homer for Lancaster, a two-run shot in the third that erased a 4-2 deficit. McPherson, who was 2 for 3 with two walks, three 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 three runs scored, also had a run-scoring single in the sixth. Gideon Rubin, (818) 713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT --Wednesday's top performers: Dan Phillips (Chatsworth High/Cal State Northridge) hit his 16th homer for Single-A Visalia. ... Jamie Shields (Hart of Newhall) earned the victory for Single-A Bakersfield against Modesto, allowing one earned run and striking out three in 6 2/3 innings. ... Delwyn Young (Littlerock) had three hits, an RBI and a run scored for Single-A Asheville (N.C.). ... Ben Francisco (UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX ) had two hits for Single-A Lake County (Ohio). ... Tim Hutting (Hart) had two hits and a run scored for Single-A Salem-Keizer (Ore.). ... Kevin Estrada (Pepperdine) had two hits for Single-A New Jersey. ... Jimmy Rohan (Valencia) had a run-scoring single and scored a run for the Dodgers' Gulf Coast League The Gulf Coast League is a minor league baseball league which operates in Florida. It is a Rookie League, with a season running from mid-June to late August. The season is 60 games long and teams in the league are divided into three divisions, East, North and rookie team. ... Bill Murphy (CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge ) had a no-decision for Double-A Midland (Texas), allowing just one hit and two walks with six strikeouts in seven shutout innings against Wichita (Kan.). - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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