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ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Posted on April 8, 2015 by | Comments Off on ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENTS

(Updated, all teams’ announcements/rosters)

Here are more roster announcements from the various Cal League pages. Opening Night is tomorrow with the first scheduled game in Lancaster as the Jethawks host the San Jose Giants at 6:30PM. The rest of the teams face off later that evening.

BAKERSFIELD BLAZE (Mariners)

INLAND EMPIRE 66ers (Angels)

LAKE ELSINORE STORM (Padres)

LANCASTER JETHAWKS (Astros)

MODESTO NUTS (Rockies)

RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (Dodgers)

SAN JOSE GIANTS (Giants)

STOCKTON PORTS (Athletics)

VISALIA RAWHIDE (Diamondbacks)

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LANCASTER EARNS TRIP TO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Posted on September 9, 2014 by | Comments Off on LANCASTER EARNS TRIP TO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

lancasterjethawksnewThe Lancaster Jethawks got out to a 3-0 lead after three innings Monday night and made it stand up, beating Inland Empire 4-2 to sweep the South Division Finals. Kyle Westwood allowed two fifth-inning runs to the 66ers and four Jethawks relievers threw zeroes the rest of the way as Lancaster, the 2012 California League champions, returned to the Championship Series.

The 66ers swept a season-ending four game series at Lancaster to win the second half championship, while the Jethawks were first half champions. But in this post-season series, it was Lancaster who did the sweeping, and they await the winner of the Visalia-Bakersfield series in the North Division Finals.

RF Ronnie MItchell went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI for the Jethawks, finishing the series batting .455 (5-for-11).  Westwood went 4 1/3 innings, allowing nine hits and two walks, but just the two runs.

BAKERSFIELD STAYS ALIVE

The Bakersfield Blaze staved off elimination with a 7-3 win at Recreation Park in Visalia Monday night. The North Division Finals now stand at 2-1 in favor of the Rawhide with game four set for 6PM tonight.

Wandy Peralta went six innings for the Blaze, allowing four hits, two walks and two earned runs and OF Jeff Gelalich knocked in four runs. It was a 2-1 game through five when Bakersfield added to their lead with a three-run sixth. Single runs in the eighth and ninth offset Visalia’s comeback attempts.

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SOUTH FINALS: LANCASTER GOES UP 2-0

Posted on September 8, 2014 by | Comments Off on SOUTH FINALS: LANCASTER GOES UP 2-0

The Lancaster Jethawks held serve with a 5-2 victory over Inland Empire on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five Division Finals series. Kent Emanuel went six innings, allowing just 2 ER while Danry Vasquez homered and knocked in two runs for the Jethawks.

INLAND EMPIRE – 2
LANCASTER – 5

Kent Emanuel (LAN) – 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Danry Vasquez (LAN) – 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
Sherman Johnson (IE) – 2-for-3, HR, 2 Runs

The series moves to Inland Empire tonight with the  Jethawks sending RHP Kyle Westwood to the mound in search of the series sweep against the 66ers’ RHP Austin Wood.

 

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SOUTH FINALS: LANCASTER 7-3 OVER INLAND EMPIRE

Posted on September 7, 2014 by | Comments Off on SOUTH FINALS: LANCASTER 7-3 OVER INLAND EMPIRE

lancasterjethawksnewThe Lancaster Jethawks took game 1 of the South division finals with a 7-3 win over the Inland Empire 66ers. The matchup of the last two California League champions saw Vincent Velasquez go six innings, allowing two earned runs, while Lancaster put up all seven runs over the first four innings.

Ronnie Mitchell and Chase McDonald both homered for the Jethawks while the 66ers could only muster four hits against Velasquez and two relievers.

INLAND EMPIRE – 3
LANCASTER – 7

Vincent Velasquez (LAN) – W, 6 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 9 K
Daniel Minor (LAN) – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Chase McDonald (LAN) – 3-for-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 Runs
Chris O’Grady (IE) – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Mark Shannon (IE) – 1-for-4, RBI

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VISALIA, INLAND EMPIRE SWEEP

Posted on September 5, 2014 by | Comments Off on VISALIA, INLAND EMPIRE SWEEP

The Visalia Rawhide finished off a mini-series sweep of the powerful Stockton Ports with a 2-1 win Thursday night to advance to the Division Finals against Bakersfield.

The Inland Empire 66ers did the same as they went 13 innings to pull off a 5-4 win over Lake Elsinore and advance to the Division Finals against Lancaster.

VISALIA – 2
STOCKTON – 1

Andrew Barbosa (VIS) – W, 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Rudy Flores (VIS) – 2-for-4, HR (2)
Socrates Brito (VIS) – 2-for-4, 1 Run
Chris Lamb (STK) – 5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Brendan McCurry (STK) – 2 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Jaycob Brugman (STK) – 2-for-3, 1 Run

LAKE ELSINORE – 4
INLAND EMPIRE – 5

Clint  Sharp (IE) – 6 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Danny Miranda (IE) – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Anthony Bemboom (IE) – 3-for-6, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Dennis Raben (IE) – 2-for-5, 1 Run
Elliot Morris (LE) – 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Alberth Martinez (LE) – 3-for-6, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2 Runs
Benji Gonzalez (LE) – 2-for-5, RBI, 1 Run scored

The Division Finals start on Saturday:

INLAND EMPIRE @ LANCASTER – 6PM
VISALIA @ BAKERSFIELD – 7:15PM

 

 

 

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RAWHIDE, 66ERS WIN PLAYOFF OPENERS

Posted on September 4, 2014 by | Comments Off on RAWHIDE, 66ERS WIN PLAYOFF OPENERS

Steve McQuail went deep three times as the Visalia Rawhide roughed up the Stockton Ports for a 13-3 win in the North division playoff opener in Visalia Wednesday night. Brandon Sinnery went six innings, allowing three earned runs, and then Keith Hessler and Johnny Shuttlesworth went three scoreless innings out of the Rawhide bullpen to seal the win.

STOCKTON – 3
VISALIA – 13
Visalia leads series, 1-0

Brandon Sinnery (VIS) 6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Johnny Shuttlesworth (VIS) – 2 IP, 2  H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Steve McQuail (VIS) – 4-for-5, 3 HR, 5 RBI
Rudy Flores (VIS) – 2-for-4, HR, 4 RBI
Matt Olson (STK) – 3-for-4, 2 2B, RBI
Beau Taylor (STK) – 2-for-2, HR,

In the South division mini series, Inland Empire came from behind late with two runs in the eighth and one more in the ninth to post a 4-2 win over Lake Elsinore.

INLAND EMPIRE – 4
LAKE ELSINORE – 2
Inland Empire leads series 1-0

Dennis Raben (IE) – 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, 3 Runs scored
Raymond Hanson (IE) – 5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Jeremy Baltz (LE) – 1-for-3, BB, RBI
Bryan Rodriguez (LE) – 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – SHERMAN JOHNSON, INLAND EMPIRE

Posted on September 3, 2014 by | Comments Off on OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – SHERMAN JOHNSON, INLAND EMPIRE
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Sherman Johnson stayed hot after winning this award just two weeks ago. This time, the second baseman out of Florida State slashed .469/.541/1.031 with five longballs and nine RBIs. He was a huge part of the 66ers’ surge to the second-half title. Over the last 10 games of the season, Johnson batted .405 and scored 12 runs as Inland Empire made the playoffs.

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66ers ARE IN, WILL DEFEND 2013 TITLE

Posted on September 1, 2014 by | Comments Off on 66ers ARE IN, WILL DEFEND 2013 TITLE

IE 66ersThe Inland Empire 66ers became improbable second-half champions of the South division tonight with their third straight road win against Lancaster. With the 9-5 victory, Inland Empire clinched at least a tie for the division title.

The South was a .500-fest in the second half, and the 66ers’ late surge was good enough to force no worse than a tie with Lake Elsinore, should the Storm win on Monday while IE loses. But, per California League playoff procedures, the fact that the possible tie atop the division is with the Storm, which is already assured a playoff spot via the “best overall record” qualification, there would be no tie-breaker. Inland Empire is in:

“An additional regular-season game to determine the Second-half Champion or No. 3 Seed will be played only if a playoff berth is at stake, and it will be played on the day after the regular season concludes. If the tying teams are already assured of a playoff spot (Lake Elsinore is), then a game will not be played and the seeding will be determined by the tiebreaking procedure.”

That last sentence, regarding the seeding, yields the following provisos:

“In the case of a two-way tie for a half champion or overall best record (No. 3 Seed), the home team for the playoff game will be determined using the following criteria:

  • 1) Head-to-Head record
  • 2) Winning percentage within the division
  • 3) Winning percentage versus third-place club(s)
  • 4) Winning percentage versus fourth-place club(s)
  • 5) Winning percentage versus fifth-place club
  • 6) Winning percentage versus other Division
  • 7) Coin flip”

So, let’s see the slate of season finales on the holiday Monday and find out where the cards fall. Here’s what we have at this point:

NORTH DIVISION

Visalia (wildcard) and Stockton (2nd half champion) in the mini series.
Bakersfield (1st-half champion) plays the winner.

SOUTH DIVISION

Lake Elsinore (wildcard) and Inland Empire (2nd half champion) in the mini series.
Lancaster (1st half champion) plays the winner.

One more day of a full California League schedule and then, starting Wednesday…

IT’S PLAYOFF TIME!

 

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VELASQUEZ, JOHNSON EARN WEEKLY HONORS

Posted on August 19, 2014 by | Comments Off on VELASQUEZ, JOHNSON EARN WEEKLY HONORS
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PITCHER OF THE WEEK – VINCENT VELASQUEZ, RHP, LANCASTER

Velasquez shut out the High Desert Mavericks over six innings, striking out 11. Ranked my MLB.com as the #8 prospect in the Astros’ talent-rich system, Velasquez has bounced back from a groin injury that kept him out of action for two months. Over 46 innings pitched for Lancaster, Velasquez has a 6-2 record with a low ERA of 2.54.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK – SHERMAN JOHNSON, 2B, INLAND EMPIRE

Johnson batted .652/.750/1.087 for the week, going 15-for-23 over six games. The 2012 14th-round draft pick had at least two hits in all six games, including three games with three hits. He also hit his 12th triple of the season, extending his Cal League lead over RC’s Robbie Garvey, who has nine.

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HANSON, RABEN EARN WEEKLY HONORS

Posted on August 12, 2014 by | Comments Off on HANSON, RABEN EARN WEEKLY HONORS
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PITCHER OF THE WEEK – RAYMOND HANSON, RHP, INLAND EMPIRE

Hanson got two wins last week, including an 11-strikeout night against Rancho Cucamonga where he didn’t allow a hit until the eighth inning. The 24-year old righty has been quite a find out of the independent Frontier League for the Angels. Over nine starts for IE, Hanson has a mark of 3-3 and a low ERA of 3.11

 

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – DENNIS RABEN, 1B, INLAND EMPIRE

Raben had one of the more impressive weeks of the minor league season with a slash line of .566/.625/1.333 and an incredible six homers and 18 RBIs. He had a pretty solid week already just on Monday, going 4-for-5 with a homer and seven RBIs against Lake Elsinore. But he followed it up with the huge power numbers, homering in four straight games, and while hitting in all seven games over the week, he had five multi-hit games.

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