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MONDAY MATCHUPS

Posted on May 4, 2015 by | Comments Off on MONDAY MATCHUPS

Bakersfield took two of three games in Visalia over the weekend to slow down the runaway Rawhide and shrink their lead in the North to five games. In the South, Rancho Cucamonga took two of three from Inland Empire and now hold a two game lead. The first-place clubs face each other this week, highlighting a schedule of four-game series from Monday through Thursday:

LAKE ELSINORE (11-13) at SAN JOSE (8-16)

INLAND EMPIRE (12-12) at HIGH DESERT (11-13)

BAKERSFIELD (13-11) at MODESTO (11-13)

VISALIA (18-6) at RANCHO CUCAMONGA (14-10)

LANCASTER (11-13) at STOCKTON (11-13)

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RAWHIDE STAY HOT, JETHAWKS CATCH QUAKES

Posted on April 26, 2015 by | Comments Off on RAWHIDE STAY HOT, JETHAWKS CATCH QUAKES

RawhideThe Visalia Rawhide improved to 14-3 with a hard-fought 4-0 win over Stockton on Saturday night. The win maintained the four-game lead for Visalia over second-place Bakersfield, who also won. It was the seventh-straight victory for the Rawhide.

Meanwhile, the South division got crowded at the top with a Lancaster win and a Rancho Cucamonga loss that knotted them up with identical 10-7 records. And Inland Empire sits just a half-game back on the heels of having their game with High Desert suspended due to rain.

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LATE ACTION

Posted on April 25, 2015 by | Comments Off on LATE ACTION

Man, I’m off to a slow start for this California League season. I’ve got excuses all over the place but if I was trying to win a job, I got sent down. Or released. Let’s talk California League baseball.

RAWHIDE AND QUAKES OUT FAST

Eight of the 10 Cal League teams are either 9-7 or 6-10, as can be expected in a 10-team league this early. But the Visalia Rawhide have jumped out to a 13-3 mark to pace the North while the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes have stepped up just slightly in the South at 10-6.  Rancho’s lost three of its last four and has a tenuous 1-game lead on Inland Empire and Lancaster.

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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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COTTON, LARA EARN WEEKLY HONORS

Posted on July 29, 2014 by | Comments Off on COTTON, LARA EARN WEEKLY HONORS

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PITCHER OF THE WEEK – JHAREL COTTON, RHP, RANCHO CUCAMONGA
A solid outing against Bakersfield earned Cotton the Pitcher of the Week award. Over seven one-hit innings against the Blaze, the right-hander out of East Carolina walked three and struck out nine with no runs allowed. Cotton ranks in the top 10 in the California League in strikeouts with 92 and has played the full season in Rancho after seeing action at three levels in 2013.

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – JORDY LARA, 1B, HIGH DESERT 
Lara goes back-to-back with Player of the Week awards, and he has finally hit his way up to AA. He left the Cal League on a tear, hitting .500/.542/.1.227 for the week and his 1.022 OPS is the third-best mark in the circuit this season. Lara homered in five-straight games and finished his Cal League stint on a 17-game hitting streak before being promoted to AA Jackson.

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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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CAUGHEL, NUNEZ EARN WEEKLY HONORS

Posted on July 1, 2014 by | Comments Off on CAUGHEL, NUNEZ EARN WEEKLY HONORS
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PITCHER OF THE WEEK – LINDSEY CAUGHEL, RHP, RANCHO CUCAMONGA

Caughel had his second excellent start since returning from the DL, going seven shutout innings against Inland Empire. The right-hander gave up three hits and a walk while striking out eight. He is now 4-3 on the year with a 3.81 ERA. Caughel was named Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week in 2012.

 

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – RENATO NUNEZ, 3B, STOCKTON

Nunez had a line of .452/.500/1.065 over the seven games, including four doubles and five homers. The A’s #6 organizational prospect, Nunez was also selected to play in the Futures Games over the major league All-Star weekend. His 16 homers are tied for third in the Cal League.

 

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SHANKIN, MILLER EARN CAL LEAGUE HONORS

Posted on June 10, 2014 by | Comments Off on SHANKIN, MILLER EARN CAL LEAGUE HONORS
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PITCHER OF THE WEEK – RHP BRETT SHANKIN, HIGH DESERT
The Mavericks’ right-hander had a pair of long-relief outings last week and was an out machine. Going a total of 7IP against San Jose and Stockton, Shankin didn’t allow a run and gave up just one hit while walking three and striking out 10. He struck out seven in 3 1/3 innings against San Jose while earning his third win of the season (3-1) against Stockton.

 

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – OF AARON MILLER, RANCHO CUCAMONGA
A converted pitcher, Miller had a huge week a the plate for the Quakes, hitting .407/.467/.852 and blasting three homers. Over a three-game stretch vs. Visalia and Bakersfield, Miller went 8-for-12 with the three bombs and nine RBI. Drafted in the first round in 2009, Miller previously won Pitcher of the Week while in the Midwest League that season..

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NEAL, SEAGER WIN WEEKLY HONORS

Posted on May 29, 2014 by | Comments Off on NEAL, SEAGER WIN WEEKLY HONORS
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PITCHER OF THE WEEK – RHP ZACH NEAL, STOCKTON
Zach Neal signed with the A’s as a minor league free agent in March and began the year at AA, then pitched in AAA, before being sent to Stockton after six starts. His first outing in the Cal League was a beauty, 8 2/3 innings of three-hit ball against  San Jose, with just one unearned run against him. The 6-3, 220-lb righty out of Oklahoma struck out 11 without giving up a walk.

 

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – SS COREY SEAGER, RANCHO CUCAMONGA
It was another big week for Seager, who at or near the top of many significant offensive categories in the California League. Hitting in every game over the week, Seager posted a line of .552/.567/.931 with five doubles, two homers and eight RBI while only striking out three times. Ranked by MLB.com as the #28 overall prospect, Seager played 27 games with Rancho last season with unspectacular results. This year he is showing his elite talent and getting better as the year goes on.

 

 

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ROAD TRIP: RANCHO CUCAMONGA

Posted on May 26, 2014 by | Comments Off on ROAD TRIP: RANCHO CUCAMONGA

IMG_4745Saturday night I found my way down to Rancho Cucamonga for a matchup between the Quakes and the first-place Lake Elsinore Storm. A night after a Yasiel Puig bobblehead giveaway packed LoanMart Field, it was Star Wars night with after-game fireworks and 4,463 fans had the place rocking again.

I wanted to get a good look at the Dodgers’ top organizational prospect SS Corey Seager as well as Padres’ #5 prospect Hunter Renfroe. Seager is all over the Cal League offensive leaderboards, as expected, and Renfroe is having a solid year at hiA after being taken 13th overall in last year’s First-Year Player Draft.

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