MODESTO’S MUSGRAVE PROMOTED TO AA NEW BRITAIN

Posted on July 10, 2015 by | Comments Off on MODESTO’S MUSGRAVE PROMOTED TO AA NEW BRITAIN

ModestoLHP Harrison Musgrave got promoted from Modesto to AA New Britain on Thursday, per the Cal League webpage. Musgrave was last week’s Cal League Pitcher of the Week and leads the circuit with 10 wins, ranks fifth with 83 strikeouts and is tied for the second-lowest WHIP at 1.10. Joe Cortez of the Modesto Bee has a nice writeup on Musgrave’s promotion:

MODESTO NUTS LEFT-HANDER MUSGRAVE EARNS PROMOTION TO AA NEW BRITAIN OF EASTERN LEAGUE

MLB VETERAN HAPP OPTIONED TO BAKERSFIELD

In a move involving some wheeling-and-dealing leading up to the MLB All-Star break, LHP J.A. Happ was optioned to the Bakersfield Blaze by the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. Happ had a rough outing for the Mariners on Wednesday, lasting only four innings against Detroit, and it was the latest in a string of starts that has seen Happ go 1-4 with his ERA rising to 4.14 after a pretty solid beginning to the season.

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LANCASTER, RANCHO TRADING BLOWS ATOP THE SOUTH DIVISION

Posted on July 9, 2015 by | Comments Off on LANCASTER, RANCHO TRADING BLOWS ATOP THE SOUTH DIVISION

CLThe Lancaster Jethawks and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are half-way through a four-game series at LoanMart Field, with each team scoring a win so far. Rancho Cucamonga’s 6-5 win tonight moved the Quakes (7-6) to within one game of the Jethawks (8-5) in the early second-half standings of the South division.

Rancho Cucamonga is already in the playoffs as the first-half division winner and Lancaster is the defending California League champion.

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RAWHIDE, JETHAWKS HOLD ONE-GAME LEADS

Posted on July 7, 2015 by | Comments Off on RAWHIDE, JETHAWKS HOLD ONE-GAME LEADS

CLWins by the Visalia Rawhide and Lancaster Jethawks saw  both clubs finish Monday night with one-game leads in their respective divisions. Visalia topped San Jose 6-2 to move one game up on Modesto in the North while Lancaster’s 7-3 win over Lake Elsinore maintained their one-game edge on Rancho Cucamonga.

SCOREBOARD

LANCASTER 7, LAKE ELSINORE 3
VISALIA 6, SAN JOSE 2
HIGH DESERT 6, MODESTO 5
RANCHO CUCAMONGA 8, INLAND EMPIRE 3
BAKERSFIELD 4, STOCKTON 1

PITCHER/OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

LHP Harrison Musgrave of the Modesto Nuts earned Cal League Pitcher of the Week honors with seven shutout innings against Bakersfied. Musgrave allowed just one hit and no walks while striking out eight.

SS Christian Arroyo of San Jose was named Offensive Player of the Week after going 12-for-24 with three doubles, two homers and six RBIs.  A five-hit game was included in the hot streak.

 

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WADE FANS 8, NUTS MOVE INTO FIRST-PLACE TIE

Posted on July 6, 2015 by | Comments Off on WADE FANS 8, NUTS MOVE INTO FIRST-PLACE TIE

ModestoModesto right-hander Konner Wade stuck out eight over seven innings as the Nuts beat High Desert 5-4 in Adelanto. The win, combined with Visalia’s 5-2 loss at San Jose, put the Nuts at 7-3, tied for first place in the North division.

Modesto scored two runs in the first inning and three more in the second to give Wade the early 5-0 lead. CF Raimel Tapia, C Ashley Graeter and LF Dillon Thomas had two-hits apiece to pace Modesto’s 10-hit attack. RF Jordan Patterson drove in two runs.

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DANIEL’S FIRST HOMER HOLDS UP AS 66ERS TOP QUAKES

Posted on July 5, 2015 by | Comments Off on DANIEL’S FIRST HOMER HOLDS UP AS 66ERS TOP QUAKES

IE 66ersInland Empire erased an early 1-0 deficit and went on to a 4-3 win over Rancho Cucamonga on the strength of 3B Andrew Daniel‘s 4-RBI night and solid pitching in front of a holiday crowd of 7,282 in San Bernardino. Daniel hit his first homer since joining the 66ers, a two-run shot in the fourth inning that gave IE a 4-1 lead.

RHP Victor Alcantara, the Angels’ #8 prospect in MLB.com’s rankings, gave up a first-inning homer to Cody Bellinger to fall behind 1-0, but went on to pitch six strong innings. IE got two runs in the bottom of the frame and Alcantara never trailed again, giving up 4 hits, 2 ER and striking out 7 with no walks.

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LANCASTER COMES BACK FROM 4-0 DEFICIT, WINS 9-6 OVER 66ERS

Posted on July 4, 2015 by | Comments Off on LANCASTER COMES BACK FROM 4-0 DEFICIT, WINS 9-6 OVER 66ERS

lancasterjethawksnewThe Lancaster Jethawks had a pair of three-run innings to climb out of a 4-0 first-inning hole and went on to win 9-6 over Inland Empire at The Hangar Friday night. Marc Wik homered for the second straight night and doubled while driving in three runs in front of a home crowd of 5,722.

Inland Empire rallied big in the first inning off of Lancaster starter Evan Grills. The left-hander gave up the four earned runs when he surrendered four straight hits to the middle of the 66ers lineup, and then left the game in the second due to an apparent injury after facing just 10 batters.

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ALTAVILLA THROWS 7 STRONG INNINGS, LOPES DRIVES IN 2 AS BLAZE TOP NUTS 3-2

Posted on July 3, 2015 by | Comments Off on ALTAVILLA THROWS 7 STRONG INNINGS, LOPES DRIVES IN 2 AS BLAZE TOP NUTS 3-2

BlazeRHP Dan Altavilla threw seven scoreless innings Thursday night, stiking out eight, as the Bakersfield Blaze earned a 3-2 win over the first-place Modesto Nuts by a score of 3-2 at John Thurman Field. 2B Tim Lopes singled in a pair of runs in the top of the third to give the Blaze a lead it would never relinquish.

Altavilla (3-6) is the Seattle Mariners’ #16 prospect per MLB.com (#19 by BaseballAmerica), and had his second strong, seven-inning outing in his last three starts. Lopes has gone 11-for-29 over his last seven games.

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OFF DAY

Posted on June 29, 2015 by | Comments Off on OFF DAY

Everybody is off today after four-game series to start the second half over the weekend. When the action starts again tomorrow, it will be another set of four-game series running through Friday:

INLAND EMPIRE (1-3) at LANCASTER (3-1)
LAKE ELSINORE (1-3) at VISALIA (3-1)
BAKERSFIELD (1-3) at MODESTO (3-1)
HIGH DESERT (1-3) at RANCHO CUCAMONGA (3-1)
SAN JOSE (1-3) at STOCKTON (3-1)

Futures Game selectee Keury Mella (3-1) is scheduled to pitch for San Jose. R.J. Hively returns to Visalia as a starting pitcher.

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FUTURES GAME ROSTERS ANNOUNCED

Posted on June 29, 2015 by | Comments Off on FUTURES GAME ROSTERS ANNOUNCED

Inland Empire LHP Sean Newcomb, San Jose RHP Keury Mella and Modesto OF Raimel Tapia have been selected to participate in the Futures Game on July 12 in Cincinnati. Part of the major league baseball All-Star festivities, the Futures Games features some of the best minor league talent in a USA-vs.-World contest.

In addition to these current Cal Leaguers, there are many familiar names from the last couple of years including Matt Olson (STK ’14), Kyle Waldrop (BAK ’13, ’14) and Socrates Brito (VIS ’14). C Kyle Farmer, recently promoted to AA Tulsa from Rancho Cucamonga, and RHP Edwin Diaz, who started with Bakersfield and got promoted to AA Jackson, are also on the rosters.

Full rosters are included in this MiLB.com story by Sam Dykstra:

GIOLITO, SCHWARBER LEAD FUTURES GAME ROSTERS

 

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11 HOMERS AMONG FIREWORKS AT HIGH DESERT

Posted on June 26, 2015 by | Comments Off on 11 HOMERS AMONG FIREWORKS AT HIGH DESERT

The High Desert Mavericks and Visalia Rawhide went toe-t0-toe to open the second half of the season in an Adelanto classic last night. The Mavericks scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth and held on for a 14-13 win.

The ball left the yard 11 times. Visalia got two homers from 2B Jamie Westbrook and one each from C Stryker Trahan and LF Alex Glenn. High Desert totaled seven home runs, two from SS Alberto Triunfel, and one apiece from LF Royce Bolinger, DH Joe Jackson, C Kellen Deglan, RF Zach Cone and 1B Ronald Guzman.

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