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STORM BAT AROUND LATE FOR 16-6 WIN

Lake Elsinore was trailing 6-4 going to the top of the eighth inning at Inland Empire on Sunday but they turned it around quickly with an 8-run inning, followed by a 4-run ninth to win comfortably, 16-6. RF Matthew Acosta tripled in two runs to open the flood gates in the eighth inning. Acosta went 4-for-6 with a double and a triple to lead Lake Elsinore’s 16-hit attack.

CF Robert Hassell III was 2-for-5 with a three-run homer, his fifth on the year, and five RBIs. Seven different Storm batters had multi-hit games.

RHP Miguel Rondon (W, 3-4) went 2 2/3 innings in relief, allowing one run on one hit and one walk with five strikeouts.

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RAWHIDE HANG ON FOR 11-10 WIN OVER STORM

The Visalia Rawhide put six runs on the board in the second inning Saturday night to get out to a big lead, then held on for an 11-10 win over the Storm at Lake Elsinore. 1B Elian Miranda went 2-for-5 and belted his ninth home run to lead the offense as the Rawhide won for the third time in four games.

The six-run inning saw Visalia draw six walks along with two singles and a Miranda double. Lake Elsinore starter Jairo Iriarte was chased after just 10 batters, having allowed the first six hitters of the second inning to reach base without recording an out.

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SUNDAY SCORES

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 7
VISALIA – 5
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RC
2B Jorbit Vivas 2-for-5, 2B, HR (11), 3RBI.
RHP Aldry Acosta (W, 3-2) 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 3K

VIS
C Ramses Malave, 1-for-4, HR (8)
DH Lyle Lin, 4-for-4
2B S.P. Chen, 1-for-4, HR (5)
The Quakes swept the 6-game series and are now 40-31 which puts them 5 1/2 games out of the last playoff spot.

 

 

STOCKTON – 5
SAN JOSE – 11
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SJ
DH Jairo Pomares, 3-for-5, 2 2B, 3RBI
CF Luis Matos, 3-for-4, 1BB
RF Carter Williams, 3-run HR (5)

STK
3B T.J. Schofield-Sam, 2-for-4, 2B, HR (4)
San Jose (46-26) split the six-game series with the Ports and remains two games behind Fresno for the best record in Low-A West

 

 

MODESTO – 14
FRESNO – 9
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MOD
DH Alberto Rodriguez, 3-for-5, 3B, HR (5)
1B Robert Perez, 5-for-6, HR (8), 5 RBIs
CF Brett Rodriguez, 2-for-6, 2B, HR (2), 3 RBIs
RHP Matthew Willrodt, W, 1-2, 2IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 2K

FRE
CF Joe Aeilts, 3-for-4, HR (3), 3 RBIs
Modesto (39-33) split with first-place Fresno (48-24) and are seven games behind San Jose (46-26) for the second playoff spot.

 

 

LAKE ELSINORE – 0
INLAND EMPIRE – 5
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IE
RHP John Swanda, , W (3-5), 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
LHP Jack Dashwood, 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3K
3B Jeremy Arocho, 2-for-3, 2 2B, 2 Runs Scored
LF Caleb Scires, 2-for-4, 2B

LE
CF Robert Hassell III, 1-for-4, 2B

Swanda and  Dashwood combine for the shutout, six hits and no walks. The 66ers (38-33) are 7 1/2 games out of the last playoff spot.

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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LOW-A WEST HITTERS TURNING UP THE HEAT

Fresno’s Zac Veen was named Low-A West Player of the Week for his scorching week that included getting on base 15 straight times. Veen’s bat has heated up with the weather (.333/.433/.754 in July) and he has company in that area. Lots of eye-popping numbers across the league, not slighting anyone else, but here’s a list of players who put up numbers from last week that would only take a back seat to a tear like Veen was on:

JOSHUA MEARS, Lake Elsinore (6 games at Visalia)
12-for-25
.567 OBP
2 Doubles
3 HRs
13 RBIs
4 BB/5 K

 

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SAN JOSE’S 9-RUN INNING LEADS TO 4TH STRAIGHT WIN

All but one San Jose batter had a multi-hit game on Friday night as the Giants posted a 14-3 win at Modesto. 1b Abdiel Layer went 4-for-6 and C Rodolfo  Bone went 4-for-5 with a HR (1) to lead a 21-hit attack.

The Giants went up big early as they scored nine runs without hitting a home run in the second inning. 15 men came to the plate as San Jose had 10 hits and drew two walks to go up 9-0. Modesto starter Brayan Perez was chased after 1 2/3 having given up 9 earned runs on 12 hits and a walk.

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THURSDAY SCORES

All four winning teams scored in double digits on Wednesday. The top of the North division stayed the same while Inland Empire took over first place in the South division.

INLAND EMPIRE – 10
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 6
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WEDNESDAY SCORES

Big innings and blowouts in Low-A West action on Wednesday night. Inland Empire had an 11-run inning and San Jose had an 8-run inning. Three of the winning teams scored in double-digits and only Fresno had to squeak by with a 5-0, 1-hit shutout win.

Edwin Yon  of the 66ers had the box score line of the night, going 4-for-5 with 2 HRs (7) and 9 RBIs. His second homer was a grand slam. In July, Yon is hitting .406/.513/1.063.

INLAND  EMPIRE – 19
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 8
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TUESDAY SCORES

VISALIA – 3
LAKE ELSINORE – 14
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Jarryd Dale went 4-for-6, Robert Hassell III went 3-for-5 with a walk, Joshua Mears hit his 10th HR. Nick Thwaits earned his first win with 5IP, 2ER, 3H, 2BB, 5K.

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WEEK ONE

The first round of six-game series are in the books and while no team was able to pull off a clean sweep, the Lake Elsinore Storm came pretty close with five wins against the Visalia Rawhide. The Modesto Nuts won four of six from Stockton  and the San Jose Giants and Fresno Grizzlies split.

Rancho Cucamonga and Inland Empire had their series interrupted by a covid-related postponement but the Quakes eventually took three of the five games they were able to play.

STANDINGS

NORTH
MODESTO 4-2
FRESNO 3-3
SAN JOSE 3-3
STOCKTON 2-4

SOUTH
LAKE ELSINORE 5-1
RANCHO  CUCAMONGA 3-2
INLAND EMPIRE 2-3
VISALIA 1-5

PLAYERS

On offense, Lake Elsinore’s Brandon Valenzuela is leading the  league with 10 base hits, while carrying a line of .417/.533/.792. That 1.325 OPS leads the league.

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