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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK, 9/7 SCORES

Posted on September 8, 2021 by | Comments Off on PLAYERS OF THE WEEK, 9/7 SCORES

Sam McWilliams of Rancho Cucamonga and William Fleming of Modesto have been named Low-A West Player/Pitcher of the Week for August 30 – September 5. McWilliams was 9-for-26 in seven games against Lake Elsinore, with five doubles and three HRs. Fleming pitched twice for Modesto for a total of six IP with no runs, one hit, no walks and eight strikeouts.

 

SCOREBORAD

 

LAKE ELSINORE – 14
VISALIA – 4

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Max Ferguson (LE) 3-for-6, 2B, 2 SB
Jack Stronach (LE) 3-for-5, 2B
Ethan Routzahn (LE) 2 2/3 IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 5K
Tim Tawa (VIS) HR (5)
David Sanchez (VIS) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 3K

STOCKTON – 4
SAN JOSE – 2

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Zack Gelof (STK) 2-for-4, HR (4), SB
Junior Perez (STK) HR (7)
Stockton bullpen (Breault, Vazquez, Baram) 5IP, 3H, 0R, 1BB, 6K
Patrick Bailey (SJ) 2-for-4, HR (7)

FRESNO – 11
MODESTO – 5

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Drew Romo (FRE) 3-for-4, 3RBI, threw out one base stealer
Eddy Diaz (FRE) 3-for-3, 3 Runs scored, 1BB
Corey Rosier (MOD) 3-for-4, 1BB

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 6
INLAND EMPIRE – 4

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Sam McWilliams (RC) 3-for-5, 2B, HR (13)
Jose Ramos (RC) HR (6)
Imanol Vargas (RC) HR (16)
Carson Matthews (IE) HR (4)

 

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TAWA’S BAT, BAKHUS’ ARM LEAD RAWHIDE

Posted on August 28, 2021 by | Comments Off on TAWA’S BAT, BAKHUS’ ARM LEAD RAWHIDE

Visalia OF Tim Tawa went 5-for-5 and starter Kyle Backhus threw five strong innings as the Rawhide evened their series with Rancho Cucamonga with a 15-5 win Friday night. Tawa had two doubles, a triple, two RBIs, two stolen bases and scored three runs. Backhus allowed one run on two hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

The Rawhide scored in each of the first five innings as they built a 12-1 lead. A five-run fourth inning gave Visalia a commanding 10-1 lead after Rancho Cucamonga got on the board in the top of the inning to make it 5-1. DH Adrian Del Castillo added on in the fifth inning with a two-run homer, his first with the Rawhide.

2B Channy Ortiz had four hits and 3 RBIs. Five Rawhide batters had multi-hit games as the team belted out 18 hits.

In back-to-back winning starts, Backhus has pitched 10 innings and allowed one earned run on four hits and three walks with 11 strikeouts.

OF Jose Ramos led Rancho Cucamonga’s offense with three hits, including a double and his fourth homer of the year.

The series is even at 2-2 with two more games to play. For whatever it’s worth, Visalia has won all of its Saturday games in August.

 

SCOREBOARD

 

MODESTO – 4
FRESNO – 1

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SAN JOSE – 5
LAKE ELSINORE – 12

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INLAND EMPIRE
STOCKTON

Postponed – COVID-19 Precautions

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RAWHIDE EVEN SERIES WITH GRIZZLIES

Posted on August 19, 2021 by | Comments Off on RAWHIDE EVEN SERIES WITH GRIZZLIES

The Visalia Rawhide got a balanced hitting attack from the offense and an eye-opening debut from lefty Jake Rice out of the bullpen as they beat the Fresno Grizzlies 8-3 at Valley Strong Ballpark Wednesday night. The home team’s 10 hits were spread all across the lineup and the Grizzlies made an uncharacteristic four errors to help Visalia’s cause.

The Grizzlies got on the board first with a two-run homer from 2B Mateo Gil, his sixth of the year, in the second inning off of Visalia starter Luke Albright. Visalia got three runs to take the lead in the bottom of the second inning. DH Jefferson Espinal doubled in a run, followed by a wild pitch to tie the game. Glenallen Hill Jr. singled in Espinal to put Visalia on top.

The teams traded runs in the third inning. Grizzlies RF Zac Veen singled  in a run to chase Albright in his pro debut after 2 1/3 innings. Visalia’s Adrian Del Castillo tripled to lead off the bottom of the third and LF Tim Tawa brought him home on a groundout to make it 4-3, Rawhide.

After RHP Alex Valdez finished the third inning in relief of Albright without incident, Visalia went to the lefty Rice and he throttled the Grizzlies offense for 3 1/3 innings, flashing 95 mph heat per the stadium scoreboard. Rice (W, 1-0), a ninth-round pick in this year’s draft, allowed just one hit and no walks with six strikeouts while pounding the strike zone: 43 pitches, 36 strikes.

The Rawhide chased Fresno starter RHP Noah Gotsis in the fourth as they added on with an RBI single from SS Ryan Bliss. A wild pitch by LHP Will Tribucher made it 6-3. Visalia tacked on two more in the seventh on a 2-RBI single from 2B S.P. Chen.

Chen went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs. Espinal was 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored.

The Grizzlies (61-31) lost a game in the standings to San Jose (57-35) but still have a four-game  lead. Visalia split their last two series and now are 1-1 with Fresno in this series. Rancho Cucamonga (51-40) is now 5 1/2 games out of the final playoff spot.

 

SCOREBOARD

 

SAN JOSE – 4
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 1

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LAKE ELSINORE – 8
INLAND EMPIRE – 6

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STOCKTON
MODESTO

Postponed due to poor air quality from wild fire smoke

 

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