QUAKES WIN THIRD STRAIGHT IN VISALIA

The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes racked up 14 hits and put 12 runs on the board as they won their third straight game, a 12-4 thrashing of Visalia, on Saturday night at Valley Strong Ballpark. Luis Rodriguez had two doubles and five RBIs to lead the Quakes.

Rayne Doncon got the scoring going in the third inning with a two-run homer, his first since joining Rancho.  Rodriguez doubled in a pair later in the inning to make it 4-0.

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WEDNESDAY SCORES

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 2
VISALIA – 4
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STOCKTON – 2
FRESNO – 3
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LAKE ELSINORE – 4
INLAND EMPIRE – 2
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SAN JOSE – 9
MODESTO – 1
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TUESDAY SCORES

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 8
VISALIA – 6
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STOCKTON – 7
FRESNO – 8
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LAKE ELSINORE – 7
INLAND EMPIRE – 8
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SAN JOSE – 0
MODESTO – 4
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GRIFIN DOERSCHING, JORDY VARGAS NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Lake Elsinore 1b Griffin Doersching and Fresno RHP Jordy Vargas have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for August 15-21.

GRIFFIN DOERSCHING– Over six game last week, Doersching went 10-for-23 against Stockton with six home runs. On Saturday and Sunday, the 2022 8th-round draft pick had back-to-back two-homer games and went 6-for-9 with seven RBIs. In eight games with Lake Elsinore, Doresching is batting .370/.514/1.037.

 

JORDY VARGAS – On Tuesday against Visalia, Vargas threw five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk with eight strikeouts. It was the second start for the 18-year old from the Dominican Republic. Over nine innings with the Grizzlies, Vargas has struck out 12 and opponents are batting .172.

QUERO, VAN SCOYOC LEAD 66ERS OVER SAN JOSE

Edgar Quero doubled, tripled and homered (15) and Connor Van Scoyoc threw six shutout innings for the Inland Empire 66ers in a 5-0 win over the San Jose Giants on Sunday night at Excite Ballpark. Van Scoyoc (W, 9-4) allowed four hits and a walk while striking out 11.

Quero tripled in a run in the two-run first inning to get the 66ers off and running and San Jose never got on the scoreboard against Von Scoyoc and two relievers. Quero also had two walks, three RBIs and two runs scored.

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MODESTO GETS TWO IN 9TH, HOLDS ON FOR WIN

The Modesto Nuts broke a 4-4 tie with a two-run ninth inning and then withstood a Rancho Cucamonga rally to win 6-5 on Saturday night at LoanMart Field. Harry Ford and three hits and homered for the second straight night to lead the Nuts.

Sam Carlson went six innings for Modesto and left with a 3-1 lead after giving up a run on three hits and a walk with seven strikeouts. The Nuts stretched it to 4-1 with a sac fly in the seventh before the Quakes tied it up with a run in the seventh and two more in the eighth.

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FRIDAY NIGHT SCORES

INLAND EMPIRE – 5
SAN JOSE – 4
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McCray (SJ) – HR (4)

FRESNO – 15
VISALIA – 5
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Guerrero (FRE) – HR (13)
Brito (FRE) – HR (9)
Day (VIS) – HR (2)
Graham (VIS) – HR (2)

MODESTO – 8
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 12
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Garcia (RC) – 3 HR (11, 12, 13), 5-for-5, 6 RBI, 4 Runs scored
Ford (MOD) – HR (8)

LAKE ELSINORE – 4
STOCKTON – 5
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Rodriguez (STK) – HR (3)

PORTS WIN WITH BIG INNING, 9-4 OVER STORM

The Stockton Ports put up five runs in the fifth inning and went on to win 9-4 over the Lake Elsinore Storm on Thursday night at Banner Island Ballpark.  Jhoan Paulino doubled in two runs in the decisive rally and Junior Perez hit his 11th homer of the year to power the Ports to victory.

Yehizon Sanchez (W, 2-5) went five innings and gave up two runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

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STORM WINS THIRD STRAIGHT

The Lake Elsinore Storm got eight hits, including three home runs, from the #2-5 hitters and beat the Stockton Ports 7-4 on Wendnesday night at Banner Island Ballpark. Jackson Merrill homered (2) and drove in four runs to lead the 11-hit attack.

Angel Solarte was 3-for-4 with an RBI from the #8 hole. The team’s other eight hits all came from the middle of the order as Merrill, Juan Zabala, Marcos Castanon and Samuel Zavala each had two hits. Castanon hit his eighth home run, Zabala hit his third.

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YANQUIEL FERNANDEZ, LIAM NORRIS NAMED PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Fresno OF Yanquiel Fernandez Visalia LHP Liam Norris have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for August 8-14.

YANQUIEL FERNANDEZ– The 19-year old from the Cuba went for 9-for-26 with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs against Inland Empire last week. On Thursday night, Fernandez homered and drove in six runs. For the month of August he is hitting .333/.386/.706 with four home runs.

 

LIAM NORRIS – On Saturday night against Modesto, Norris earned his first professional win and didn’t allow a hit over five innings. In a 69-pitch effort (44 strikes), Norris walked one and struck out four as Visalia went on to win 3-1. Over two starts in August opponents are batting .111 against Norris and his WHIP is 0.75.