RICHAR RETURNS TO LEAD JETHAWKS TO WIN VS. STORM JETHAWKS 6, LAKE ELSINORE 5.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LANCASTER - A day after coming off the disabled list with a hip flexor flexor /flex·or/ (flek´ser) 1. causing flexion. 2. a muscle that flexes a joint. flexor retina´culum see entries under retinaculum. , JetHawks 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 Danny Richar Danny Adam Richar (born June 9, 1983 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball second baseman who plays for the Chicago White Sox. Richar originally signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 9, 2001. made an immediate impact. And the timing of his return couldn't have been better. An 18-year-old Dominican who was inactive for the first time in his professional career, Richar went 3 for 4 with 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 triple and made a standout defensive play to lead the JetHawks to a 6-5 victory over the Lake Elsinore Storm The Lake Elsinore Storm are a minor league baseball team in Lake Elsinore, California, USA. They are a "high-A" class team in the California League, and are a farm team of the San Diego Padres. in front of an announced crowd of 4,447 on fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to night at Lancaster Municipal Stadium. Lancaster (28-25), which entered the game trailing first-place Rancho Cucamonga (30-24) by two games, led 3-1 on an unearned run in the bottom of the first, and back-to-back solo homers by Chris Snyder and Jay Garthwaite in the fourth. Richar had an RBI triple in the eighth that scored Garthwaite with what proved to be the game-winner. The JetHawks led 5-1 in the top of the seventh when Richar stopped a potential rally with a diving play on a hard-hit grounder up the middle, and was on his back when he flipped the ball to shortstop Sergio Santos to record the first out of the inning on a force play. JetHawks starter Justin Wechsler (5-2, 4.64 ERA) allowed two runs on five hits. He struck out eight batters and allowed two walks. --Matchup: Left-hander Doug Slaten (3-4, 5.59 ERA) will pitch for the JetHawks when they play host to Lake Elsinore at 7:15 tonight. Left-hander Jason Wiedmeyer (4-1, 3.00) will pitch for the Storm. MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT --Thursday's top performers: David Lamb (Newbury Park High) had two hits for Triple-A Rochester (N.Y.). ... Covelli Crisp (Pierce College) had two hits for Triple-A Buffalo (N.Y.). ... Andy Dominique (Alemany of Mission Hills) had two hits and two RBI for Triple-A Pawtucket (R.I.). ... Jalal Leach (Pepperdine) had three hits, including a home run, and three RBI for Triple-A Tacoma (Wash.). ... Garrett Atkins (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 ) went 3 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored for Triple-A Colorado Springs (Colo.). ... Ryan Hankins (Simi Valley) homered and drove in three runs for Double-A Birmingham (Ala.). ... Eric Cole (Antelope Valley High/Antelope Valley College) had three hits, two runs scored and an RBI for Double-A Round Rock (Texas). ... Kurt Airoso (Cal State Northridge) hit his ninth homer for Double-A Frisco (Texas). ... Jack Krawczyk (USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ), just promoted from the JetHawks to Double-A El Paso (Texas), got the victory over San Antonio with two scoreless and hitless innings. ... Justin Gemoll (USC) singled, drove in two runs and stole a base for Double-A Wichita (Kan.). - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): box Box: MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT (see text) |
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