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INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS SOLD TO DIAMOND BASEBALL HOLDINGS

Press release from the Inland Empire 66ers:

San Bernardino, CA (March 27, 2024) – The Inland Empire 66ers today announced they have entered into an agreement to sell the team to Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH), an organization that owns and operates select Minor League clubs affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB). DBH will carry on the community-first legacy that Dave Elmore, late co-owner of the 66ers, and Donna Tuttle Elmore instilled in San Bernardino since purchasing the team in 1992. The 66ers will continue playing as the Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, and all front office staff will remain with the club under the existing leadership of General Manager, Joe Hudson.

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QUAKES SHUT OUT 66ERS

Rancho Cucamonga RHP Gavin Stone went six scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts as the Quakes shut out the Inland Empire 66ers 4-0 on Friday night in San Bernardino. Stone (1-2) picked up his first professional win and the visiting Quakes got home runs from DH Jorbit Vivas and 3B Luis Diaz.

The scoring started in the fourth inning as Diaz launched a 2-run shot, his second of the year to put Rancho up 2-0. Vivas followed with a solo shot in the fifth, his 12th. LF Ismael Alcantara capped off the night with an RBI triple in the ninth.

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66ERS WALK OFF IN 12 INNINGS

The Inland Empire 66ers gave up two runs in the top of the 12th inning against Lake Elsinore, then scored three in the bottom half to walk off with an 8-7 win on Thursday night. SS Jose Guzman capped off the rally with an RBI single to give the 66ers the win for the second night in a row, keeping pace with Rancho Cucamonga in the South division.

 

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WEDNESDAY SCORES

A pair of shutouts on the Low-A West scoreboard Wednesday night. Lake Elsinore evened up the series with Inland Empire, shutting out the 66ers 4-0. Fresno did the same with Rancho Cucamonga, evening up their series with a 7-0 win. The Quakes lead the  South division by 1 1/2 games over Lake Elsinore with Inland Empire two games back.

San Jose SS Marco Luciano hit his league-leading 13th homer of the season in a 4-2 loss to Stockton. It was Luciano’s fourth homer in three games. San Jose’s lead in the North is now three games over Fresno.

MODESTO – 5
VISALIA – 3
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INLAND EMPIRE – 0
LAKE ELSINORE – 4
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 0
FRESNO – 7
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SAN JOSE – 2
STOCKTON – 4
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QUAKES WIN OPENER AT FRESNO

The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes jumped out on top with a three-run homer from DH Alex De Jesus in the first inning Tuesday night and went on to beat the Grizzlies in Fresno by a score of 5-1. RHP Jimmy Lewis went  2 2/3 scoreless innings and RHP Hyun-il Choi (W, 4-3) came on to cover 5 1/3 innings with only 1 ER as the Quakes held the Grizzlies to just five hits.

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: GIANTS’ POMARES, 66ERS’ SALVADOR

San Jose OF Jairo Pomares and Inland Empire LHP Jose Salvador have been honored as Low-A West Player and Pitcher of the Week for the period of June 21-27.

JAIRO POMARES – The San Francisco Giants’ #19 prospect went 9-for-20 against Rancho Cucamonga with four doubles and a homer. Pomares went 4-for-5 on Wednesday night with two doubles and two RBIs. In 10 games with San Jose, Pomares is hitting .317/.391/.659.

JOSE SALVADOR – Lefty Salvador went seven innings against Stockton on Friday night, shutting out the Ports on five hits and no walks with 11 strikeouts. The 94-pitch effort helped the 66ers won the game 1-0.

SUNDAY SCORES

FRESNO – 8
VISALIA  – 7
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The Grizzlies got a four-hit game from DH Drew Romo and three hits and three RBIs from LF Zac Veen. Romo’s line is now .313/.349/.485. The Grizzlies  won four of the six games in this series and joined the 30-win club at 30-18. Only San Jose has more wins (33) and Fresno sits three games back in the North division. Visalia is 13-35, 11 1/2 games out in the South.

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SATURDAY NIGHT SCORES

FRESNO – 7
VISALIA – 5
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The Grizzlies (29-18) kept pace in the North division, staying four games back of San Jose with the win. SS Ezequiel Tovar stayed hot with a 2-for-4 night including his seventh homer of the  season. It was Tovar’s fourth straight multi-hit game. Visalia outhit Fresno 14-8 but came up short. Fresno has won three of the five games so far and go for a series win today while Visalia is looking for a split.

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VISALIA WINS ON VUKOVICH WALK-OFF

3B A.J. Vukovich broke a 9th-inning tie with an RBI double as the Visalia Rawhide beat the Fresno Grizzlies 6-5 on Friday night. Visalia walked off with a win for the second time in this series which is now even at two games apiece.

Visalia’s offense pounded out 12 hits, led by 1B Ramses Malave who went 3-for-4 with two homers (his 3rd and  4th of the season) and 4 RBIs. Vukovich went 2-for-5 with 2 RBIs and 2B Ronny Simon went 3-for-5 from the leadoff spot with 2 runs scored.

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STOCKTON WINS IN 10 AT INLAND EMPIRE

Stockton 3B T.J. Schofield-Sam brought home the winning run with a sac fly in the top of the 10th at San Manuel Stadium as the Ports beat the Inland Empire 66ers 5-4 Thursday night. Sam had a pair of RBIs on the night and CF Junior Perez had two hits and an RBI to lead the offense.

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