66ERS DROP FRESNO FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN, 13-9

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The Inland Empire 66ers won for the third night in a row and earned a series split with a 13-9 win over the Fresno Grizzlies on Sunday night at San Manuel Stadium. David Calabrese had four hits and Edgar Quero and Adrian Placencia both homered as the 66ers pounded out 17 hits.

The Grizzlies got three unearned first-inning runs but Inland Empire came back with 12 unanswered runs over the first four innings. Quero hit his 14th home run of the season in the bottom of the first and Placencia followed with his ninth.

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VISALIA SHUTS DOWN MODESTO OFFENS FOR 3-1 WIN

Posted on August 14, 2022 by | Comments Off on VISALIA SHUTS DOWN MODESTO OFFENS FOR 3-1 WIN

The Visalia Rawhide held the Modesto Nuts to just three hits in a 3-1 win at John Thurman Field on Saturday night. Liam Norris (W, 1-7) had his best outing of the season and picked up his first win while Ivan Melendez hit his first professional home run to lead the visitors.

Norris went five shutout innings and did not allow a hit while walking one and striking out four. Three relivers covered the last four innings and allowed just one run on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts.

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RAWHIDE BACK IN WIN COLUMN, 4-3 OVER MODESTO

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The Visalia Rawhide broke a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over Modesto on Friday night at John Thurman Field. Jose Cabrera (W, 2-1) pitched six strong innings and the Rawhide broke a 3-3 tie with a bases-loaded walk in the fifth for the winning margin.

Cabrera gave up three earned runs on six hits and a walk with seven strikeouts over his six innings. Over three starts since joining Visalia from the complex league, Cabrera has thrown 17 innings (at least 5 IP in all 3 starts) and walked three while striking out 15. California League opponents are batting .227 against the 20-year old from the Dominican Republic and his WHIP is 1.06.

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THURSDAY SCORES

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STOCKTON – 10
SAN JOSE – 9
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FRESNO – 16
INLAND EMPIRE – 3
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VISALIA – 6
MODESTO – 14
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 11
LAKE ELSINORE – 5
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QUAKES EVEN SERIES WITH 9-7 WIN OVER STORM

Posted on August 11, 2022 by | Comments Off on QUAKES EVEN SERIES WITH 9-7 WIN OVER STORM

The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes raced out to a 7-0 lead and held on for a 9-7 win over Lake Elsinore on Wednesday night at The Diamond. New Quake Nick Biddison hit his first home run and fellow newcomer Kyle Nevin had two hits, a walk, two RBIs and scored three runs.

The visitors scored in each of the first four innings before Lake Elsinore got on the board with an RBI single from Samuel Zavala to make it 7-1.

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NUTS BLANK RAWHIDE BEHIND CARLSON’S GEM

Posted on August 10, 2022 by | Comments Off on NUTS BLANK RAWHIDE BEHIND CARLSON’S GEM

The Modesto Nuts scored six runs in the fourth inning and Sam Carlson  threw seven dominant innings against the Visalia Rawhide for a 6-0 win on Tuesday night at John Thurman Field. The Nuts (23-14) won for the seventh time in their last ten games and kept their lead in the North division at three games over Fresno.

Carlson (W, 3-1) went seven innings and allowed two hits and a walk with seven strikeouts to earn the win. Of his 86 pitches, 60 were strikes. Riley Davis covered the last two innings and gave up one hit with no runs or walks while striking out two.

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AXEL SANCHEZ AND VICTOR JUAREZ NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Posted on August 8, 2022 by | Comments Off on AXEL SANCHEZ AND VICTOR JUAREZ NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Modesto SS Axel Sanchez and Fresno RHP Victor Juarez have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for August 1 – 7.

AXEL SANCHEZ– The 19-year old from the Dominican Republic went for 10-for-27 with two doubles, four home runs and 15 RBIs against Stockton last week. Sanchez joined Modesto on July 30th and in eight games has batted .382/.475/.882. On Wednesday he was 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and seven RBIs.

 

VICTOR JUAREZ– Against San Jose on Thursday, Juarez threw six shutout innings, allowing just two hits and a walk while striking out seven. The 19-year old from Mexico is second in the California league in WHIP (1.25), third in batting average against (.235) and third in ERA (4.64).

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PORTS WALK OFF WITH 4-RUN NINTH

Posted on August 8, 2022 by | Comments Off on PORTS WALK OFF WITH 4-RUN NINTH

The Stockton Ports came up to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning trailing 7-4 and rallied for four runs to beat the Modesto Nuts 8-7 on Sunday night at Banner Island Ballpark. Kevin Richards hit two home runs (9, 10), including a game-tying two-run shot in the ninth, as the Ports won for the second night in a row. Nick Brueser walked it off with an RBI single.

Modesto jumped out to a 4-0 first-inning lead off of Stockton starter Mitch Myers and made it 6-0 with two runs in the third. Gabe Moncada hit a two-run shot in the first inning, his 2nd, and Axel Sanchez did the same in the third inning, launching his fourth of the year.

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STORM MOVE INTO 1ST-PLACE TIE WITH 2-HITTER

Posted on August 7, 2022 by | Comments Off on STORM MOVE INTO 1ST-PLACE TIE WITH 2-HITTER

The top four hitters in Lake Elsinore’s batting order all had multi-hit games and Victor Lizarraga won his sixth game of the season as the Storm beat Visalia 10-1 on Saturday night at Valley Strong Ballpark. It was the eighth win in 10 games for Lake Elsinore (20-15) and pulled them into a first-place tie with Inland Empire in the South division.

After two first-inning runs, the Storm added three more in the third with Marcos Castanon blasting a two-run homer, his 15th long ball of the season. Nerwilian Cedeno hit a grand slam (3) in the seventh inning to make it a 9-0 lead. Cedeno was 2-for-5 with five RBIs.

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66ERS WALK AWAY WITH WIN AFTER 5-RUN EIGHTH

Posted on August 3, 2022 by | Comments Off on 66ERS WALK AWAY WITH WIN AFTER 5-RUN EIGHTH

The Inland Empire 66ers erased a two-run deficit with a five-run eighth inning that saw just one base hit and topped Rancho Cucamonga 10-7 on Tuesday night at LoanMart Field. Four walks, a wild pitch and a fielder’s choice all figured into the game-winning rally.

Arol Vera led Inland Empire’s 11-hit offense with a 2-for-4 day, including his fourth home run of the year, two RBIs and four runs scored. Alexander Ramirez was 2-for-2 with a double and a triple.

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