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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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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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APPEL GOES 6 STRONG IN JETHAWKS WIN

Posted on July 25, 2014 by | Comments Off on APPEL GOES 6 STRONG IN JETHAWKS WIN

lancasterjethawksnewRHP Mark Appel turned in a clean six-inning outing against the Stockton Ports on Thursday night as Lancaster posted a 5-2 win. The top overall pick in the 2013 First Year Player Draft, Appel has famously struggled this season, entering the contest with a record of 1-5 and a 10.80 ERA.

But after making what Appel called a minor mechanical adjustment, the Astros’ #2 prospect put together what has clearly been his best outing to date: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K.

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CAUGHEL, GREGOR EARN WEEKLY HONORS

Posted on July 17, 2014 by | Comments Off on CAUGHEL, GREGOR EARN WEEKLY HONORS
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PITCHER OF THE WEEK – LINDSEY CAUGHEL, RHP, RANCHO CUCAMONGA
Caughel threw seven shutout innings against Lake Elsinore to pick up his second Pitcher of the Week award in three weeks. The right-hander out of Stetson won his fourth straight game and struck out nine without allowing a walk. In those four wins, Caughel threw 26 innings and walked just four while striking out 28.

 

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – CONRAD GREGOR, 1B, LANCASTER
Gregor has been on fire since being promoted from Quad Cities in May. Last week he posted a line of .320/.441/.800 and smacked three homers while driving in nine. It continued the production that he put up in a red-hot month of June (.396/.464/.719, 6 HR) at Lancaster, as Gregor has thrived in the Cal League thus far.

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DEVENSKI, BUCKLEY EARN WEEKLEY HONORS

Posted on July 8, 2014 by | Comments Off on DEVENSKI, BUCKLEY EARN WEEKLEY HONORS

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PITCHER OF THE WEEK – CHRIS DEVENSKI, RHP, LANCASTER
Devenski threw seven shutout innings against Stockton on Wednesday and evened his Cal League record on the season at 5-5. Pitching both as a starter and reliever, Devenski also has two saves on the season. Over 76 2/3 innings, the right-hander walked just 12 while striking out 77. His 0 BB/ 8 K performance last week was his last before being called up to AA Corpus Christi, where he threw four one-run innings of relief last night.

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – SEAN BUCKLEY, DH, BAKERSFIELD
Buckley had a nice 12-for-24 week as he continued his hot hitting after coming back from Tommy John surgery. Buckley slashed .500/.556/1.000 with three homers and 12 RBI. In one four-game stretch, the Florida native went 11-for-16 with three homers and scored seven runs. After playing 24 games for Dayton, Buckley has been red-hot over 15 games for Bakersfield.

 

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OFFICIAL: CARLOS CORREA HAS FRACTURED FIBULA

Posted on June 26, 2014 by | Comments Off on OFFICIAL: CARLOS CORREA HAS FRACTURED FIBULA

lancasterjethawksnewAfter much caution, it was announced on Wednesday that Jethawks shortstop Carlos  Correa does, in fact, have a fractured fibula. The injury will keep the 2012 top overall draft pick out of action for the remainder of the California League season. The next likely action for the 19-year old Puerto Rican star will be in the Arizona Fall League.

Correa underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right fibula on Wednesday in Houston. The injury occurred Saturday night as Correa was sliding into third base in Lake Elsinore.

The unfortunate slide came in the opening days of the second half of the California League season and Correa’s stellar play had made him a likely candidate to move up to AA. At his young age and with his brilliant skills, this should prove to be a brief setback for Correa. It is hard to say where he will start the 2015 season, but he is still on the fast track to make the major league club at age 21 or younger.

MiLB.com story by Danny Wild

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CARLOS CORREA INJURY

Posted on June 23, 2014 by | Comments Off on CARLOS CORREA INJURY
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SS Carlos Correa was injured Saturday night while sliding into third base on a triple at Lake Elsinore. The top overall pick of the 2012 First Year Player Draft was carried off the field and the extent of the injury will be known after being evaluated in Houston this week.

A post on Bleacher Report has several quotes from Correa, Astros’ GM Jeffrey Luhnow and injury expert Will Carrol.

The 19-year old from Puerto Rico was enjoying a great season at the plate and in the field and was not far off from being promoted to AA. Correa has a slash line of .325/.416/.510 and has drawn raves for his play at shortstop.

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BACK IN BUSINESS

Posted on June 19, 2014 by | Comments Off on BACK IN BUSINESS

CLThe second half of the California League season begins tonight with a full slate of games. Four-game series run through Sunday in five Cal League cities. There were a number of roster moves over the All-Star break and the AA Pensacola Wahoos got several of the players that led the Bakersfield Blaze to the first half North division title.

Jesse Winker, Marquez Smith, Kyle Waldrop, Seth Mejias-Brean, Carlos Gonzalez, Ben Lively and Ryan Wright all got the call to AA. In turn, Bakersfield welcomes Sean Buckley, Julio Morillo, Mikey O’Brien, Jeff Gelalich and Ismael Guillon to the roster. LHP Guillon is the Reds’ #9 prospect according to MLB.com.

Lake Elsinore saw OF Hunter Renfroe and closer Trevor Gott called up to AA San Antonio. Renfroe made his AA debut last night and went 1-for-3 with a run scored.

Here are the matchups for the Thursday-Sunday four-game series that start tonight:

SAN JOSE @ VISALIA
BAKERSFIELD @ STOCKTON
HIGH DESERT @ MODESTO
INLAND EMPIRE @ RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LANCASTER @ LAKE ELSINORE

 

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JETHAWKS CLINCH FIRST-HALF TITLE

Posted on June 12, 2014 by | Comments Off on JETHAWKS CLINCH FIRST-HALF TITLE

lancasterjethawksnewThe Lancaster Jethawks powered up for four home runs Wednesday night, including a Rio Ruiz grand slam, to rout Rancho Cucamonga 16-3 and secure the South division first-half title. The Jethawks also got homers from DH Jack Mayfield, 1B Conrad Gregor and C Roberto Pena.

With the win, Lancaster improved to 43-24 and maintained their lead in the South division at four games over Lake Elsinore, who beat High Desert. (This is a correction. I originally said LE lost to HD, they didn’t). The first half ends Saturday.

Bakersfield claimed the North division title on Saturday.

While Ruiz paced a 19-hit attack, the club also got solid pitching from starter RHP Chris Devenski (4-5) and two relievers to hold the Quakes to three runs. Devenski went six innings, allowing two earned runs on three hits and no walks while striking out seven. RHP Matt Heidenreich pitched two clean innings in relief and RHP Daniel Minor allowed a run on three hits in the ninth.

Cal League teams play tonight and Saturday before starting the All-Star Break. The California/Carolina League All-Star Game is on Tuesday, June 17th, with League action resuming on Thursday, June 19th, all teams starting over at 0-0.

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BUSCHMANN, KEMP EARN CAL LEAGUE HONORS

Posted on May 13, 2014 by | Comments Off on BUSCHMANN, KEMP EARN CAL LEAGUE HONORS
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PITCHER OF THE WEEK – RHP MATT BUSCHMANN, STOCKTON
RHP Matt Buschmann started the season with AAA Stockton, but after an elbow injury, Buschmann was assigned to Stockton to rehab. His second start with the Ports was a clean, six-inning outing against Modesto where he allowed no runs, no hits and two walks with seven K’s. The two starts were good enough to get the 30-year old from Vanderbilt is back with Sacramento.

 

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – 2B, LANCASTER
Kemp filled up the boxscores from Tuesday through Sunday with multi-hit games each day, including two four-hit games. The 2013 fifth round pick out of Vanderbilt leads the California League in batting average (.372), OBP (.463), hits (55) and runs scored (44) and is in the top-10 for BB’s and stolen bases. After earning SEC Player of the Year honors in 2013, Kemp has brought his dangerous, top-of-the-order skills to pro ball.

 

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