STORM STAY PERFECT

News and notes from last night’s games in the California League:

The defending champion Lake Elsinore Storm moved to 5-0 with a 7-4 win over Inland Empire (1-4) on Saturday night. SS Rosman Verdugo was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.

The San Jose Giants (3-2) beat the Modesto Nuts (3-2) by a score of 7-5 behind a 3-RBI triple by CF Carter Howell in the top of the ninth inning.

The Fresno Grizzlies (3-2) pounded out a 14-2 victory over the Stockton Ports (1-4). The Grizzlies had 16 hits, with three batters having three-hit games. The Ports committed four errors.

The Visalia Rawhide (1-4) got into the win column with a walk-off 5-4 victory over the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (3-2). SS Juan Corniel made his first hit of the season count as he drove a one-out double to CF to end the game. CF Druw Jones, Arizon’s #2 propsect and #13 on MLB’s top 100, continued to struggle out of the gate with an 0-for-4 night that has him at 1-for-19 to start the season.

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