SHAPPI, 'HAWKS DOMINATE IN WIN JETHAWKS 12, VISALIA 2.Byline: - Justin Frank LANCASTER - A.J. Shappi pitched eight solid innings, allowing one run on five hits with six strikeouts, and was helped by a JetHawks offense that compiled 17 hits in a 12-2 victory Saturday over the Visalia Oaks The Visalia Oaks are a minor league baseball team in Visalia, California, U.S. They are a "high-A" class team of the Arizona Diamondbacks operating in the California League. The Oaks play home games at Recreation Park; opened in 1967, the stadium seats 1,800 fans. in front of 2,886 at Clear Channel Stadium. Shortstop Stephen Drew Stephen Oris Drew (born March 16 1983 in Valdosta, Georgia) is a shortstop in major league baseball who plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Drew was selected for the 2006 All-Star Futures Game. He is the younger brother of Red Sox outfielder J.D. went 4 for 5 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 and three runs, and catcher Brian Rose Brian Rose can refer to
Shappi (1-5) received an early cushion with Lancaster scoring three runs in the first inning, Drew, Alex Frazier and Jay Garthwaite delivered run-scoring hits. Seven players had multiple hits for Lancaster, which knocked Visalia starter Kevin Lynn out of the game after 4 1/3 innings. He gave up eight runs (seven earned) on nine hits. Shappi did not allow a base runner to second until the sixth inning, when Kris Dufner doubled, and did not allow a run until Josh Asanovich hit a solo home run in the eighth inning. |
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