Monthly Archives: July 2015

TRADE DEADLINE MOVES

Posted on July 31, 2015 by | Comments Off on TRADE DEADLINE MOVES

The MLB trade deadline has seen a number of California League players packaged in deals. Here’s a rundown of who has been sent where:

  • San Jose’s Keury Mella went to the Cincinnati Reds in the deal that saw the San Francisco Giants acquire Mike Leake. Mella was SF’s top organizational prospect.
  • The Houston Astros acquired Carlos Gomez and Mike Fiers from the Brewers in exchange for a package that included Brett Phillips and Adrian Houser, who were recently promoted from Lancaster to AA. The other two players going to Milwaukee are all Lancaster alums: Domingo Santana (’12) and Josh Hader (’14)
  • The Dodgers were involved in a huge, three-team trade with the Marlins and Braves and Rancho Cucamonga’s Zack Bird, Jeff Brigham and Victor Araujo went to Miami.
  • The Astros kicked off the big moves by acquiring Scott Kazmir from the A’s for Lancaster’s Jacob Nottingham and Daniel Mengden, who both landed with Stockton.

 

 

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NEWCOMB SHUTS DOWN STORM

Posted on July 29, 2015 by | Comments Off on NEWCOMB SHUTS DOWN STORM

IE 66ersLHP Sean Newcomb threw six shutout innings Tuesday night as the Inland Empire 66ers blanked the Lake Elsinore Storm 5-0.  Newcomb (6-1) is the Los Angeles Angels’ top organizational prospect per MLB.com and was the 15th overall pick in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft.

The 66ers got on the board in the third inning when Andrew Daniel doubled in a pair of runs, and that was all Newcomb and two relievers would need. The lefty allowed three hits and a walk while striking out eight over six innings. Harrison Cooney came on for two scoreless innings before Geoff Broussard closed it out with a perfect ninth inning.

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2015 #2 OVERALL PICK BREGMAN PROMOTED TO LANCASTER

Posted on July 28, 2015 by | Comments Off on 2015 #2 OVERALL PICK BREGMAN PROMOTED TO LANCASTER

lancasterjethawksnewSS Alex Bregman, the #2 overall pick in this year’s First-Year Player Draft was promoted to Lancaster today and entered the game against Rancho Cucamonga in the 7th inning. Bregman, from LSU, played 29 games at loA Quad Cities, batting .259/.368/.330.

Along with Bregman, the Astros promoted OF Sean McMullen, who belted his first hiA homer in the second inning tonight. McMullen was also drafted out of LSU in 2014.

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MODESTO BLANKS VISALIA, MOVES INTO FIRST-PLACE TIE

Posted on July 25, 2015 by | Comments Off on MODESTO BLANKS VISALIA, MOVES INTO FIRST-PLACE TIE

ModestoA stellar pitching duel in Visalia saw Modesto’s Anthony Senzatela throw eight shutout innings at the Rawhide as the Nuts won a 4-3 decision, forging a tie atop the North Division. Senzatela (7-5), the Rockies’ #11 prospect, struck out seven and allowed five hits without a walk to earn the victory, which gave the Nuts and Rawhide identical 18-7 records in the second-half standings.

Visalia’s Anthony Banda (L, 6-8) was nearly as good, going 6 1/3 and allowing just one run on six hits with a walk and nine strikeouts. But he gave up a seventh-inning run by allowing a pair of one-0ut singles to start a rally that reliever Bud Jeter couldn’t quell.

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JETHAWKS BECOME PORTS IN MLB DEADLINE DEAL

Posted on July 24, 2015 by | Comments Off on JETHAWKS BECOME PORTS IN MLB DEADLINE DEAL

The MLB non-waiver trade deadline is fast approaching and the first of what should be many deals happened yesterday with the Houston Astros and Oakland A’s swapping players. Houston acquired LHP Scott Kazmir for “a pair of minor-leaguers” who were both playing with the Lancaster Jethawks,

The A’s received C Jacob Nottingham and P Daniel Mengden, both of whom were assigned to the Stockton Ports. Nottingham had recently been promoted to Lancaster from Quad Cities where he batted .326/.387/.543 with 10 homers in 59 games. In 17 games at Lancaster, it was more of the same: .324/.368/.606 with 4 homers.

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BACK AT IT TODAY FOR INLAND EMPIRE, HIGH DESERT

Posted on July 22, 2015 by | Comments Off on BACK AT IT TODAY FOR INLAND EMPIRE, HIGH DESERT

imagesAfter a string of delays, the High Desert Mavericks were able to get back on the field Tuesday for a double-header with the Inland Empire 66ers. Four straight games in Adelanto had been wiped out due to the Cajon Pass fire and then wet weather, until yesterday.

With the first three games of the four-game home series against Inland Empire postponed, the two teams played a double-header yesterday, with IE taking both games, 7-6 and 3-1. That DH included a makeup from May 7 that was postponed due to high winds, and the originally scheduled game.

Today, a scheduled off day for the whole league, High Desert will host a 10:AM game with a host of $1 features for fans.

TUESDAY SCOREBOARD

SAN JOSE 10, LANCASTER 2
INLAND EMPIRE 3, HIGH DESERT 1
INLAND EMPIRE 7, HIGH DESERT 6
MODESTO 2, LAKE ELSINORE 1
RANCHO CUCAMONGA 8, VISALIA 5
STOCKTON 3, BAKERSFIELD 1

GIANTS WIN STREAK AT 6

The San Jose Giants won their sixth-straight game Tuesday, sweeping a four-game set from Lancaster to improve their second-half record to 17-8. San Jose finished 10 games under .500 in the first half at 30-40, 12 games out of first place, but are now just a game behind Visalia in the North Division second-half standings. Reigning Cal League Player of the Week Tyler Horan went 3-for-5 with his 11th homer to lead the offense while Luis Ysla came into the game at the start of the second inning and didn’t allow a hit over five frames.

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TUESDAY UPDATE

Posted on July 21, 2015 by | Comments Off on TUESDAY UPDATE

Today’s games will complete a set of Saturday-Tuesday four-games series, except for Inland Empire and High Desert. The first three games of this series were all postponed, the first two due to rain, and yesterday due to wet grounds.

MONDAY SCOREBOARD

SAN JOSE 5, LANCASTER 4
The Giants are two back of Visalia in the North and have won five straight. They go for the home sweep today at 12:30PM

LAKE ELSINORE 7, MODESTO 6
A run in the top of the ninth is the difference. Lake Elsinore looks to split the four-game series tonight.

VISALIA 3, RANCHO CUCAMONGA 0
Rawhide shutout the Quakes for the second day in a row, have only allowed one run over the first three games of this series.

STOCKTON 4, BAKERSFIELD 3
The Ports get back to .500 by taking the first three games of the series. Dylan Covey takes the mound tonight looking for the sweep.

BANDA, HORAN TAKE WEEKLY HONORS

Visalia’s Anthony Banda was named California League Pitcher of the Week for his eight-inning gem at Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday. Banda leads the league in strikeouts with 98 over 108 1/3 innings.

San Jose Tyler Horan was named California League Offensive Player of the Week with a batting line of .412/.450/1.059. He homered in three straight games and drove in six runs over the week.

HIGH DESERT POSTPONED FOUR STRAIGHT DAYS

An odd stretch of circumstances has kept the High Desert Mavericks off the field since last Thursday’s 11-10 loss to Rancho Cucamonga. Friday’s game with the Quakes was postponed due to the Cajon Pass fire that made the news nationwide with abandoned vehicles being engulfed in the flames.

Then came the freak July storm that washed out the first two games of the scheduled series against Inland Empire. A hurricane down south brought rains to southern California and washed out major league games in San Diego and Anaheim as well. Yesterday’s double-header was postponed due to the field conditions after the heavy rains.

Another double-header is scheduled today.

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RAWHIDE PUSH ACROSS A RUN IN 9TH FOR 1-0 WIN

Posted on July 20, 2015 by | Comments Off on RAWHIDE PUSH ACROSS A RUN IN 9TH FOR 1-0 WIN

A brilliant pitcher’s duel in Rancho Cucamonga saw the Visalia Rawhide eke out a 1-0 win over the Quakes on Sunday. Two singles and a throwing error on a sacrifice attempt loaded the bases before Stryker Trahan brought in the only run with a sacrifice fly. Rancho Cucamonga got the tying and winning runs to second and third in the bottom of the ninth, but Joey Krehbiel got a strikeout to finish the game and earn his ninth save.

Ryan Doran went seven scoreless innings for the visiting Rawhide, striking out four. John Richy also threw zeroes for seven innings for the Quakes, leaving the games in the hands of the bullpens.

Johnny Shuttlesworth and Steve Hathaway (W, 4-0), combined for a scoreless inning before Krehbiel’s high-wire act resulted in another scoreless innings.

Visalia continues to lead the way in the second half with a 17-6 record, good for a two-game lead in the North Division, and 59-34 overall. Rancho Cucamonga is 10-12 in the second half, 1 1/2 games behind first-place Lancaster in the South Division (51-41 overall).

SUNDAY SCOREBOARD

SAN JOSE 3, LANCASTER 2
Chase Johnson (W, 6-3) strikes out eight over seven innings.

MODESTO 5, LAKE ELSINORE 4
Nuts push across two runs in the eighth for the win.

STOCKTON 8, BAKERSFIELD 2
Franklin Barreto homers twice in Ports win.

INLAND EMPIRE at HIGH DESERT – PPD, DOUBLEHEADER RAINED OUT

 

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3-RUN FIRST INNING, MORE STRONG PITCHING FOR GIANTS

Posted on July 19, 2015 by | Comments Off on 3-RUN FIRST INNING, MORE STRONG PITCHING FOR GIANTS

San JoseThe San Jose Giants are the hottest team in the California League and they used both power and strong pitching to down Lancaster 3-1 Saturday night at Municipal Stadium. The Giants (44-48 overall, 14-8 in the second half) got first-inning homers from Angel Villalona and Tyler Horan to jump out to a 3-0 lead and starter Jason Forjet went six shutout innings to pick up the win.

The Giants have now won 10 of their last 11 and are approaching the .500 mark overall after a disastrous start to the season.

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STORM BEATS RAWHIDE IN PITCHER’S DUEL, 3-1

Posted on July 18, 2015 by | Comments Off on STORM BEATS RAWHIDE IN PITCHER’S DUEL, 3-1

storm_logoThe Lake Elsinore Storm scored two deciding runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to post a 3-1 victory over Visalia, avoiding a sweep in the three-game series. A crowd of 6,096 at The Diamond in Lake Elsinore saw the home team break  up a tense pitching duel and knock off the juggernaut Rawhide.

Visalia starter R.J.Hively went six strong innings, striking out 10, but was matched by Lake Elsinore’s Ronald Herrera, who gave up just one earned run over 5 1/3 innings. Gabriel Quintana doubled in a run for the Storm in the bottom of the fourth to break the scoreless tie. In the top of the sixth, Visalia’s Jamie Westbrook singled in a run to tie it up.

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