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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

VELASQUEZ, JOHNSON EARN WEEKLY HONORS

Photo: MiLB.com

Photo: MiLB.com

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.

Photo:MiLB.com

Photo:MiLB.com

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.

ROAD TRIP: LANCASTER

IMG_4582On Saturday night I made my first trip to Lancaster to see a first-place showdown between the Jethawks and the High Desert Mavericks at The Hangar. The visiting Mavericks had won the first two games of the series to take a one-game lead in the South, including a 9-0 romp on Friday night.

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FRIDAY NIGHT WRAP

It was a great week of Cal League baseball but not such a great week for me to be posting here with any regularity. All kinds of craziness went on around here, money changed hands, mysteries went unsolved, innocence was lost….well, not anything that dramatic. I was just crazy-busy and only able to keep an eye on the goings-on in the high-octane hi-A league from a distance, with no time to post anything. Here are some observations as we head into the holiday weekend.

EARLY DRAMA

With the season just underway, both divisions were being tightly contested as the teams changed dance partners on Thursday. Visalia was looking to reel in the fast-starting Bakersfield Blaze in the North while Lancaster and High Desert, in the middle of six straight matchups, shifted from Adelanto to the confines of The Hangar, with the South division lead in the balance.  The rest of the Cal League clubs were scrambling to catch up to these four.

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LANCASTER, HIGH DESERT, BAKERSFIELD GO TO 7-2

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The Lancaster Jethawks, High Desert Mavericks and Bakersfield Blaze all posted road wins on Friday night to improve their records to 7-2. At the end of the long night, The Jethawks stayed tied with the Mavericks in the South while the Blaze stayed two games ahead of Stockton in the North.

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