A set of four-game series starts today, Thursday through Sunday, as the first half winds down. The Visalia Rawhide hold a 10-game lead in the North and have a magic number of two to eliminate Modesto and Stockton and claim the first-half crown. Rancho Cucamonga is three games up on Lancaster and three and one-half games ahead of High Desert in the South.
The first half ends Sunday June 21 with the California-Carolina League All-Star Game being played in Rancho Cucamonga on June 23rd.
Here are the matchups for the weekend series:
LANCASTER (32-32) at LAKE ELSINORE (26-33)
SAN JOSE (25-34) at HIGH DESERT (31-27)
STOCKTON (28-31) at RANCHO CUCAMONGA (35-24)
VISALIA (38-21) at INLAND EMPIRE (29-29)
MODESTO (28-31) at BAKERSFIELD (22-37)
- LEWIS BRINSON’s 2-homer night and High Desert alum FRANK LOPEZ are noted in Gerry Fraley’s minor league report in the Dallas Morning News – TEXAS RANGERS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT: FRANK LOPEZ FINDING HIS STRIDE
- Brian Del Castillo of Houston Astros blog ClimbingTalsHill.com takes a look at Lancaster’s DEREK FISHER – ASTROS MINOR LEAGUE UPDATE: LANCASTER JETHAWKS
- The most recent Inside the San Jose Giants podcast has a discussion of the big turnaround for the team after a disastrous start, possible All-Stars and TYLER BEEDE’s promotion to AA – EPISODE 51 – INSIDE THE SAN JOSE GIANTS
- Jim McLennan of AZSnakepit.com takes a look at the relief pitching in the Diamondbacks org, with several current and former Visalia Rawhide pitchers discussed – STATE OF THE DIAMONDBACKS FARM: RELIEF PITCHING
