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VISALIA’S TORIN, LAKE ELSINORE’S BESHEARS LEADING CAL LEAGUE HITTERS

Posted on April 14, 2024 by | Leave a comment

 

Visalia INF Cristofer Torin and Lake Elsinore 2B Jay Beshears are swinging hot bats to start the 2024 season, both appearing at or near the top of numerous offensive categories on the second weekend of the season:

AVG OBP SLG OPS
Torin .480 (1) .606 (2) .720 (3) 1.326 (1)
Beshears .435 (2) .629 (1) .696 (4) 1.325 (2)

18-year old Torin returned to the Rawhide this season after finishing 2023 with a 23-game stint. After slashing .236/.314/.300 there last season, Torin entered 2024 as the Diamondbacks’ #7 prospect per MLB.com.

In the first eight games this season, Torin has hit safely in all but one, including a 4-hit, 5-RBI game on April 7th.

After signing with the Diamondbacks in 2022, the Venezuelan played in the DSL that year and started 2023 in the ACL before being sent to Visalia.

While Cristofer Torin came into this season as a highly-rated prospect, Jay Beshears has been more under-the-radar. A sixth-round draft choice of the Padres last June, Beshears also went to the ACL, but briefly. After just two games, the 6-4, 215-pound Beshears went to Lake Elsinore for 29 games where he hit .229/.283/.314.

Beshears has hit in all seven games he’s played in this season, with three multi-hit games. He has three doubles, a home run and has drawn 11 walks to lead the California League.

The rain that wrecked the weekend schedule has been the only thing that has been able to slow Torin and Beshears down in the early going.

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SAN JOSE SWEEPS DH IN VISALIA

Posted on April 13, 2024 by | Comments Off on SAN JOSE SWEEPS DH IN VISALIA

The San Jose Giants won both ends of a double header against the Visalia Rawhide on Friday night to take four of the first five games in the series. Expected bad weather over the weekend pushed the Sunday game up in an effort to get all six games in. Both games were scheduled for seven innings.

The Giants themselves were swept in their season-opening three-game series against Fresno and came into the Visalia series at 0-3. After splitting the first two games against the Rawhide, San Jose has now won three straight.

Game 1 was a 2-1 extra-innings win with the deciding run coming in on a bases-loaded walk. The installed runner advanced to third on an error by Rawhide SS Cristofer Torin. An infield single loaded the bases with no outs.

Visalia’s Sam Knowlton struck out the next two batters but couldn’t get out unscathed. He then walked Guillermo Williamson to force in the eventual winning run.

San Jose starter Cale Lansville went four innings and gave up a run on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Cesar Perdomo (W, 1-0) threw three scoreless innings with no hits or walks and three strikeouts. Tommy Kane pitched a clean bottom of the eighth to get his first save of the season.

Cesar Quintas singled in the only other run for the Giants.

GAME TWO

Another well-pitched game went to the Giants as they pushed across two runs in the sixth inning and held off a Visalia rally for a 4-3 win. SS Cole Foster drove in two of the San Jose runs by reaching on an error and drawing a bases-loaded walk.

Joe Whitman started and went four innings, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk with seven strikeouts. Shane Rademacher (W, 1-0), finished it off with three IP, giving up a run on two hits with a walk and five Ks.

The Giants drew nine walk in the game with Foster (2) and Jonah Cox (4) combining for six.

Torin went 4-for-8 over the two games and scored two runs for Visalia.

San Jose (4-4) is a half game out in the North division. Visalia (4-4) surrendered first place in the South division to Rancho Cucamonga and now sits a half-game back.

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2024 VISALIA RAWHIDE ROSTER ANNOUNCED

Posted on April 5, 2024 by | Comments Off on 2024 VISALIA RAWHIDE ROSTER ANNOUNCED

The Visalia Rawhide announced their 2024 roster on Wednesday, highlighted by six of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ top 25 prospects, including Druw Jones. Press release below, full roster HERE.

VISALIA, CA– The Arizona Diamondbacks have officially announced the opening day roster for the Rawhide ahead of Friday’s season opener.

The Rawhide roster features 31 players including six among the top 25 within the Diamondbacks organization. Visalia’s roster features 17 pitchers including three catchers, five outfielders, and six infielders.

Druw Jones headlines the opening roster entering the 2024 season as the 74th ranked prospect in Major League Baseball according to mlb.com. The Rawhide infield is filled with top prospects including Jansel Luis, Cristofer Torin, and Ruben Santana. The three Hide infielders enter the season within the top ten in the Diamondbacks organization.

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MUJICA’S EARLY OFFENSE LIFTS PORTS IN FINALE

Posted on August 7, 2023 by | Comments Off on MUJICA’S EARLY OFFENSE LIFTS PORTS IN FINALE

Stockton @ Visalia Gm 6

The Stockton Ports got out to a fast start on Sunday and took the final game of the series with Visalia by a score of 12-4 at Valley Strong Ballpark. Jose Mujica blasted two home runs and drove in six RBIs for the Ports as they won for the second time in the six games in Visalia.

The Ports came out firing on all cylinders with a five-run first inning, highlighted by a three-run shot from Mujica, his fourth of the season. After Visalia came back with two runs in the bottom of the first, Mujica led a four-run second inning with another three-run shot, his fifth.

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RAWHIDE OUTLAST PORTS FOR 4TH STRAIGHT WIN

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Stockton @ Visalia Gm 5

The Visalia Rawhide stretched their winning streak to four games with an action-packed 9-8 victory over the Stockton Ports on Saturday night at Valley Strong Ballpark. Gavin Logan doubled and homered, one of four Rawhide batters with multi-hit games as the club rapped out 14 hits.

The starting pitcher matchup pitted two highly touted prospects but neither saw the end of the third inning and the offenses ran wild from the first inning. Landon Sims started for Visalia and gave up a first-inning run and left after a scoreless second inning having thrown 43 pitches, 24 for strikes.

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WENDELL’S STRONG START AND 4-RUN SECOND INNING LIFT RAWHIDE

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Stockton @ Visalia Gm 4

A four-run second inning gave the Visalia Rawhide all of the offense they needed in a 5-1 win over the Stockton Ports on Friday night at Valley Strong Ballpark. Anderson Rojas plated three runners to start the scoring and Wyatt Wendell struck out seven over six innings while allowing just one run on three hits and a walk.

The Rawhide won for the third night in a row and have taken three of the first four games in the six-game series.

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8-RUN INNING LIFTS MODESTO OVER VISALIA

Posted on July 27, 2023 by | Comments Off on 8-RUN INNING LIFTS MODESTO OVER VISALIA

Visalia @ Modesto Gm 2

The Modesto Nuts scored eight times in the fifth inning and pulled away from Visalia in game two of their six-game series at John Thurman Field Wednesday night, winning 15-2. Gabe Moncada belted his 10th home run of the season, a three-run shot, and three different Nuts players had two-hits apiece.

Miguel Perez doubled, tripled and drove in three runs for Modesto. Tatem Levins was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored.

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