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TUESDAY SCORES

Posted on July 28, 2021 by CLH | Comments Off

FRESNO – 2
LAKE ELSINORE – 3
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INLAND EMPIRE – 0
SAN JOSE – 9
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VISALIA – 11
STOCKTON – 12
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10 Innings

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 3
MODESTO – 2
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INTERVIEW: A.J. VUKOVICH

Posted on July 27, 2021 by CLH | Comments Off

Visalia Rawhide third baseman A.J. Vukovich is in his first pro season after being drafted in the fourth round in 2020 (119 overall). Vukovich comes from East Troy, WI and just turned 20 years old. Batting in the middle of the Rawhide order, Vukovich is leading the team in hits (61) and doubles (15) and is second in HRs (9). I had a chance to talk to A.J. this past weekend and saw right away that he is a positive-energy guy who is driven to work hard to succeed. We discussed the move to central California and the adjustments to full-season baseball among other things:

YOU’VE BEEN HERE A FEW MONTHS NOW, DO YOU LIKE VISALIA?
Yeah, I love it.

IS THE COMMUNITY SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU COME FROM AT ALL?
You want to know what, yeah, it is. During Spring Training when they said I was coming here I wasn’t exactly sure what Visalia would be like just because it is in California. I’d been to Los Angeles a few times but nothing north of there so I wasn’t sure what it would be like. But honestly it does remind me, sort of, where I’m from. It has that community feel to it and you can tell the community likes the Rawhide and really appreciates its baseball team.

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BUTLER, BERROA NAMED PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Posted on July 26, 2021 by CLH | Comments Off

Stockton OF Lawrence Butler and San Jose RHP Prelander Berroa have been named Low-A West Player and Pitcher of the Week for July 19-25.

LAWRENCE BUTLER – Against San Jose last week, Butler went 10-for-25 with a double and three home runs. On Wednesday he was 2-for-4 with two homers and six RBIs. Butler’s 13 home runs are tied for fourth in Low-A West.

PRELANDER BERROA – On Saturday against Stockton, Berroa went six shutout innings and allowed one hit with no walks and nine strikeouts. In July, Berroa is 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA over five starts. In 28 2/3 July innings, he has allowed 18 hits and nine walks with 34 strikeouts.

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Tagged Lawrence Butler, Player of the Week, Prelander Berroa, San Jose Giants, Stockton Ports

SUNDAY SCORES

Posted on July 26, 2021 by CLH | Comments Off

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 7
VISALIA – 5
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RC
2B Jorbit Vivas 2-for-5, 2B, HR (11), 3RBI.
RHP Aldry Acosta (W, 3-2) 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 3K

VIS
C Ramses Malave, 1-for-4, HR (8)
DH Lyle Lin, 4-for-4
2B S.P. Chen, 1-for-4, HR (5)
The Quakes swept the 6-game series and are now 40-31 which puts them 5 1/2 games out of the last playoff spot.

STOCKTON – 5
SAN JOSE – 11
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SJ
DH Jairo Pomares, 3-for-5, 2 2B, 3RBI
CF Luis Matos, 3-for-4, 1BB
RF Carter Williams, 3-run HR (5)

STK
3B T.J. Schofield-Sam, 2-for-4, 2B, HR (4)
San Jose (46-26) split the six-game series with the Ports and remains two games behind Fresno for the best record in Low-A West

MODESTO – 14
FRESNO – 9
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MOD
DH Alberto Rodriguez, 3-for-5, 3B, HR (5)
1B Robert Perez, 5-for-6, HR (8), 5 RBIs
CF Brett Rodriguez, 2-for-6, 2B, HR (2), 3 RBIs
RHP Matthew Willrodt, W, 1-2, 2IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 2K

FRE
CF Joe Aeilts, 3-for-4, HR (3), 3 RBIs
Modesto (39-33) split with first-place Fresno (48-24) and are seven games behind San Jose (46-26) for the second playoff spot.

LAKE ELSINORE – 0
INLAND EMPIRE – 5
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IE
RHP John Swanda, , W (3-5), 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
LHP Jack Dashwood, 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3K
3B Jeremy Arocho, 2-for-3, 2 2B, 2 Runs Scored
LF Caleb Scires, 2-for-4, 2B

LE
CF Robert Hassell III, 1-for-4, 2B

Swanda and Dashwood combine for the shutout, six hits and no walks. The 66ers (38-33) are 7 1/2 games out of the last playoff spot.

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Tagged Alberto Rodriguez, Aldry Acosta, Brett Rodriguez, Caleb Scires, Carter Williams, Jack Dashwood, Jairo Pomares, Jeremy Arocho, Joe Aeilts, John Swanda, Jorbit Vivas, Luis Matos, Lyle Lin, Matthew Willrodt, Ramses Malave, Robert Hassell III, Robert Perez, S.P. Chen, T.J. Schofield-Sam

GIANTS SHUT DOWN PORTS

Posted on July 25, 2021 by CLH | Comments Off

The San Jose Giants bounced back from three straight losses behind three home runs from the offense and a dominant combined effort from the pitching staff to beat Stockton 8-1 Saturday night. 2B Jimmy Glowenke and SS Abdiel Layer hit back-to-back homers in the 3rd inning to put the Giants up for good and RHP Prelander Berroa (W, 3-3) allowed just one hit over six innings with no walks and nine strikeouts.

The Giants carried the 3-0 lead to the bottom of the sixth where they tacked on five runs with PH Jairo Pomares blasting a three-run homer, his 10th of the season. RHP Ivan Armstrong and RHP Clay Helvey covered the final three innings with just one run allowed on an RBI single by 3B Joshwan Wright in the seventh inning. The three San Jose pitchers combined for 3H, 0BB and 13 Ks.

Glowenke has found his stroke in July, slashing .346/.446/.615 with all four of his HRs. Pomares extended his hitting streak to six games and has gone 10-for-23 over that stretch with three doubles and two home runs.

San Jose (45-26) picked up a game on the first-place Grizzlies and will look for a series split Stockton on Sunday.

MODESTO – 8
FRESNO -6
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RHP Sam Carlson 6IP, 5H, 3ER, 2BB, 7K
RHP Luis Curvelo 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
C Matt Scheffler 2-for-3 with 2 BB
Zac Veen 2-for-4, 1BB, HR (11)

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 11
VISALIA – 4
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SS Alex De Jesus 2-for-4, HR (10)
RF Jose Ramos 2-for-6, HR (2), 3 RBIs.

LAKE ELSINORE – 4
INLAND EMPIRE – 9
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1B Spencer Brown 2-for-3, 2HR (5), 5 RBIs
SS Jose Guzman 3-for-5, 2 runs scored
LF Elijah Greene 2-for-4, triple
RHP Dakota Donovan 3IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 4K

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Tagged Abdiel Layer, Alex De Jesus, Clay Helvey, Dakota Donovan, Elijah Greene, Ivan Armstrong, Jairo Pomares, Jimmy Glowenke, Jose Guzman, Jose Ramos, Joswhwan Wright, Luis Curvelo, Matt Scheffler, Prelander Berroa, Sam Carlson, San Jose Giants, Spencer Brown, Stockton Ports, Zac Veen

66ERS WALK OFF IN 12 INNINGS

Posted on July 23, 2021 by CLH | Comments Off

The Inland Empire 66ers gave up two runs in the top of the 12th inning against Lake Elsinore, then scored three in the bottom half to walk off with an 8-7 win on Thursday night. SS Jose Guzman capped off the rally with an RBI single to give the 66ers the win for the second night in a row, keeping pace with Rancho Cucamonga in the South division.

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Tagged Brandon Valenzuela, Coleman Crow, Edwin Yon, inland Empire 66ers, Jarryd Dale, Jerryell Rivera, Jose Guzman, Jose Reyes, Lake Elsinore Storm, Robert Hassell III

BUTLER HOMERS TWICE IN PORTS WIN

Posted on July 22, 2021 by CLH | Comments Off

Stockton OF Lawrence Butler hit a two-run home in the third inning then launched a grand slam in the eighth to drive in all of Stockton’s runs in a 6-2 win over San Jose Wednesday night. The Ports ended a nine-game losing streak as three pitchers held the Giants to just seven hits.

Butler went 2-for-4 with 6 RBIs, belting his 11th and 12 homers of the season. He’s gone 6-for-12 in his last three games.

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Tagged Carter Williams, Dakota Donovan, Diego Granados, Elijah Greene, Ezequiel Tovar, Garrett Acton, Jairo Pomares, Joe Aeilts, Jorbit Vivas, Jorge Juan, Julio De La Cruz, Lawrence Butler, Ryan Murphy, San Jose Giants, Saryn Lao, Stockton Ports, Trevor Boone

GRIZZLIES EDGE NUTS FOR 10TH STRAIGHT WIN

Posted on July 21, 2021 by CLH | Comments Off

The Fresno Grizzlies returned home from an 11-1 road trip and took the opener from Modesto 2-1 with some opportunistic offense and a strong effort from five pitchers. Fresno scored both of its runs on wild pitches and RHP Toney Locey and four relievers made them stand up for the Grizzlies’ 10th straight win.

The high-powered Grizzlies offense only got four hits but they got what they needed with single runs in the fourth and eighth innings. RF Zac Veen led off the fourth with a bunt single and SS Ezequiel Tovar followed with another, which had to be reviewed to be ruled a hit as he avoided the sweep tag on his way to first. The umpires conferred and called Tovar safe as Veen advanced to second and then went to third on a double-play groundout by 1B Grant Lavigne. Modesto starter RHP Josiah De Los Santos then threw one to that backstop that allowed Veen to score the first run of the game.

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Tagged Alberto Rodriguez, Anderson Bido, Anderson Pilar, Blair Calvo, Ezequiel Tovar, Fresno Grizzlies, Gavin Hollowell, Grant Lavigne, Josia De Los Santos, Julio Carreras, Matt Scheffler, Matthew Willrodt, Modesto Nuts, Toney Locey, Trent Tinglestad, Zac Veen

LOW-A WEST HITTERS TURNING UP THE HEAT

Posted on July 19, 2021 by CLH | Comments Off

Fresno’s Zac Veen was named Low-A West Player of the Week for his scorching week that included getting on base 15 straight times. Veen’s bat has heated up with the weather (.333/.433/.754 in July) and he has company in that area. Lots of eye-popping numbers across the league, not slighting anyone else, but here’s a list of players who put up numbers from last week that would only take a back seat to a tear like Veen was on:

JOSHUA MEARS, Lake Elsinore (6 games at Visalia)
12-for-25
.567 OBP
2 Doubles
3 HRs
13 RBIs
4 BB/5 K

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Tagged Brandon Valenzuela, Eddy Diaz, Edwin Yon, Jeremy Arocho, Joshua Mears, Luis Matos, Marco Luciano, Robert Hassell III, Zac Veen

VEEN, GUARATE NAMED PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Posted on July 19, 2021 by CLH | Comments Off

San Jose OF Zac Veen and Lake Elsinore RHP Carlos Guarate have been named Low-A West Player and Pitcher of the week for July 12-18.

ZAC VEEN – The Colorado Rockies’ top prospect hit safely in all five games he played against Stockton last week, going 12-for-18 and reaching base safely in 15 straight plate appearances. Veen hit five home runs over the week and in July he is slashing .333/.433/.754.

CARLOS GUARATE – Guarate came out of the bullpen on Wednesday and threw six shutout innings against Visalia. The 20-year old right hander didn’t allow a hit or a walk while striking out 6. Yesterday, Guarate was promoted to High-A Fort Wayne.