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10th INNING WALKOFF FOR RUIZ, JETHAWKS UP 2-1

Posted on September 14, 2014 by | Comments Off on 10th INNING WALKOFF FOR RUIZ, JETHAWKS UP 2-1

lancasterjethawksnew3B Rio Ruiz led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a home run to give the Lancaster Jethawks a 4-3 win over the Visalia Rawhide in the California League Championship Series Saturday night. Lancaster will go for the championship-clinching win tonight at The Hangar at 5PM.

Brandon Sinnery of Visalia and Vincent Velasquez of Lancaster each pitched six strong innings while allowing two earned runs. The Rawhide got two first-inning runs, one of them unearned, before Lancaster came back with single runs in the third and fourth innings.

Velasquez was chased from the game in the top of the seventh after allowing two singles and a double to give the Rawhide a 3-2 lead. But the Jethawks came back in the bottom of the seventh with an unearned run that tied the game until Ruiz’ blast finished it in extra innings.

Tonight’s game is a 5PM start. It’s must-win for Visalia, down two games to one in the best-of-five series. Lancaster is looking for its second Cal League title in the last three years.

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JETHAWKS EVEN SERIES

Posted on September 13, 2014 by | Comments Off on JETHAWKS EVEN SERIES

lancasterjethawksnewThe Lancaster Jethawks shut out the Visalia Rawhide 3-0 Friday night to even up the California League Championship Series at a game apiece. RHP Lance McCullers went six innings and allowed seven hits but no runs while 1b Tyler White launched a two-run homer in the sixth inning.

The Jethawks were outhit by the Rawhide, 9-7, but Visalia pitchers walked seven batters, to only two free passes issued by Lancaster pitching.

The series shifts to Lancaster for tomorrow night’s 6PM game, and any other games needed in the best-of-five format.

Visalia was 6-1 in the playoffs going into the night and they had their chances playing in front of the home fans for the last time in 2014. But trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the seventh with the first two runners aboard,  Alex Glenn was thrown out at the plate and the rally fizzled.

Jethawks reliever Daniel Minor came on in the seventh in relief of McCullers and went two eventful innings without allowing the Rawhide to score. Minor inherited the two 0n/no out jam and allowed a single to Socrates Brito, but CF Brett Phillips gunned Glenn down for the first out. A walk to Breland Almadova loaded the bases but Minor struck out the next two batters to end the inning.

After a one-out Ryan Gebhardt single in the bottom of the eighth, Minor K’d Rudy Flores and Glenn, ending any threat.

The Jethawks added a run in the top of the ninth, then Andrew Walter struck out the side in the bottom of the inning to end the game.

It was a tense contest throughout, very worthy of a championship series game. After two games, neither team has the upper hand.

Tomorrow night’s pitching matchup is a beauty: Brandon Sinnery vs. Vincent Velasquez.

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RAWHIDE TAKE GAME 1 WITH DRAMATIC WALK OFF

Posted on September 12, 2014 by | Comments Off on RAWHIDE TAKE GAME 1 WITH DRAMATIC WALK OFF

VRBreland Almadova scored from second base on a would-be double-play grounder in the bottom of the ninth to give the Visalia Rawhide a 3-2 win over the Lancaster Jethawks in Game 1 of the California League Championship Series Friday night. George Roberts went 3-for-4 with a double and a homer and five Rawhide pitchers held the Jethawks to five hits and two earned runs in front of a crowd of 1,478 at Recreation Park.

Almadova was having a big night already, having thrown out a runner at 3B from CF to end a Lancaster threat in the fifth inning to go with a sac fly to get the Rawhide on the board and tie the game at 1-1 in the second inning.

He led off the ninth with a double and, one out later, pinch-hitter Raul Navarro was intentionally walked. Kevin Medrano then hit a ground ball to second baseman Austin Elkins who went to SS Chan Moon for the second out of the inning. With Medrano running, the out at first was not assured, so Moon pivoted and threw behind Almadova, who had rounded third aggressively. 3B Rio Ruiz received the throw, but Almadova wasn’t heading back to the base, he was headed home. And he beat Ruiz’ throw to the plate, scoring the winning run.

Visalia’s Enrique Burgos got the win by pitching a scoreless ninth inning, striking out three. Rawhide starter Blayne Weller went 5 2/3 innings, allowing all five Lancaster hits and both runs, striking out five without walking a batter. Visalia’s Keith Hessler, Will Locante, Joey Krehbiel and Burgos all held the Jethawks hitless the rest of the way and combined for seven strikeouts.

Game 2 of the Championship Series is tonight at 7PM before the best-of-five-series shifts to Lancaster for the remaining games. Joe Charboneau, a member of the last Visalia team to win the California League title, will be on hand as will a live alligator as the Rawhide attempt to Reverse The Curse. Charboneau was a member of that 1978 championship team and went on to be named American League Rookie of the Year in 1980 with the Cleveland Indians.

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RAWHIDE ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Posted on September 10, 2014 by | Comments Off on RAWHIDE ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

VRThe Visalia Rawhide broke open a scoreless game with four runs in the fourth inning and went on to a 7-2 win Tuesday night, earning a spot in the California League Championship Series. The home win gave the Rawhide a 3-t0-1 series win over the Bakersfield Blaze in the North Division Finals.

RF Socrates Brito doubled in a pair of runs and Andrew Velazquez doubled in another, all in the fourth inning. LF Alex Glenn hit a 2-run homer in the fifth and Kevin Medrano singled in a run in the sixth.

LHP Andrew Barbosa pitched two scoreless innings for the Rawhide, striking out three, but left before the start of the third inning with an injury. LHP Henry Garcia came on for two more scoreless innings, earning the win. Three more relievers followed.

The championship series starts  Thursday night at 6PM in Visalia. Game 2 is also in Visalia Friday, with Games 3-5 scheduled for Friday-Monday in Lancaster.

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LANCASTER EARNS TRIP TO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Posted on September 9, 2014 by | Comments Off on LANCASTER EARNS TRIP TO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

lancasterjethawksnewThe Lancaster Jethawks got out to a 3-0 lead after three innings Monday night and made it stand up, beating Inland Empire 4-2 to sweep the South Division Finals. Kyle Westwood allowed two fifth-inning runs to the 66ers and four Jethawks relievers threw zeroes the rest of the way as Lancaster, the 2012 California League champions, returned to the Championship Series.

The 66ers swept a season-ending four game series at Lancaster to win the second half championship, while the Jethawks were first half champions. But in this post-season series, it was Lancaster who did the sweeping, and they await the winner of the Visalia-Bakersfield series in the North Division Finals.

RF Ronnie MItchell went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI for the Jethawks, finishing the series batting .455 (5-for-11).  Westwood went 4 1/3 innings, allowing nine hits and two walks, but just the two runs.

BAKERSFIELD STAYS ALIVE

The Bakersfield Blaze staved off elimination with a 7-3 win at Recreation Park in Visalia Monday night. The North Division Finals now stand at 2-1 in favor of the Rawhide with game four set for 6PM tonight.

Wandy Peralta went six innings for the Blaze, allowing four hits, two walks and two earned runs and OF Jeff Gelalich knocked in four runs. It was a 2-1 game through five when Bakersfield added to their lead with a three-run sixth. Single runs in the eighth and ninth offset Visalia’s comeback attempts.

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NORTH FINALS: VISALIA WINS IN BAKO, UP 2-0

Posted on September 8, 2014 by | Comments Off on NORTH FINALS: VISALIA WINS IN BAKO, UP 2-0

The Visalia Rawhide won the second game of the South Division Finals in Bakersfield on Sunday, and now will go home to Recreation Park to try to secure a berth in the Championship Series. Visalia’s 7-5 win over the Blaze put the Rawhide up 2-0 in the best-of-five series.

Visalia starter Spencer Arroyo got knocked around early, not making it out of the fourth inning as the Blaze took a 5-4 lead. But the Rawhide scored three runs in the top of the sixth and six relievers kept Bakersfield off the board the rest of the way.

VISALIA – 7
BAKERSFIELD – 5

John Omahen (VIS) – W, 1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Kevin  Medrano (VIS) – 2-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 Runs
Andrew Velasquez (VIS) – 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Jeff Gelalich (BAK) – 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI

The series resumes tonight in Visalia with Bakersfield’s LHP Wandy Peralta facing the Rawhide’s RHP Brandon Sinnery.

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NORTH FINALS: RAWHIDE OVER BAKERSFIELD 10-5

Posted on September 7, 2014 by | Comments Off on NORTH FINALS: RAWHIDE OVER BAKERSFIELD 10-5

VRThe Visalia Rawhide took the opening game of the Division Finals with a 10-5 road win over Bakersfield. Rudy Flores hit a pair of homers and Alex Glenn, George Roberts and Jose  Queliz all went deep as the Rawhide struck first in the series.

The Blaze held a 5-4 edge going to the top of the seventh innings, but Visalia put up six runs over the last three innings to get the win. Blayne Weller went 5 1/3 innings and four Rawhide relievers were not scored upon the rest of the way.

VISALIA – 10
BAKERSFIELD – 5

Joey Krehbiel (VIS) – 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Rudy Flores (VIS) – 3-for-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI
George Roberts (VIS) – 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
Sean Buckley (BAK) – 2-for-5, HR
Zach Vincej (BAK) – 2-for-5, 2B, RBI

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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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RAWHIDE, 66ERS WIN PLAYOFF OPENERS

Posted on September 4, 2014 by | Comments Off on RAWHIDE, 66ERS WIN PLAYOFF OPENERS

Steve McQuail went deep three times as the Visalia Rawhide roughed up the Stockton Ports for a 13-3 win in the North division playoff opener in Visalia Wednesday night. Brandon Sinnery went six innings, allowing three earned runs, and then Keith Hessler and Johnny Shuttlesworth went three scoreless innings out of the Rawhide bullpen to seal the win.

STOCKTON – 3
VISALIA – 13
Visalia leads series, 1-0

Brandon Sinnery (VIS) 6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Johnny Shuttlesworth (VIS) – 2 IP, 2  H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Steve McQuail (VIS) – 4-for-5, 3 HR, 5 RBI
Rudy Flores (VIS) – 2-for-4, HR, 4 RBI
Matt Olson (STK) – 3-for-4, 2 2B, RBI
Beau Taylor (STK) – 2-for-2, HR,

In the South division mini series, Inland Empire came from behind late with two runs in the eighth and one more in the ninth to post a 4-2 win over Lake Elsinore.

INLAND EMPIRE – 4
LAKE ELSINORE – 2
Inland Empire leads series 1-0

Dennis Raben (IE) – 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, 3 Runs scored
Raymond Hanson (IE) – 5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Jeremy Baltz (LE) – 1-for-3, BB, RBI
Bryan Rodriguez (LE) – 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

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RAWHIDE CLINCH WILDCARD SPOT

Posted on August 31, 2014 by | Comments Off on RAWHIDE CLINCH WILDCARD SPOT

RawhideThe North division playoff spots are all filled as the Visalia Rawhide clinched the wildcard spot with a 12-3 win over Bakersfield last night. That result, combined with a 10-5 loss for San Jose against High Desert gave the Rawhide a 3-game lead with two to play.

Visalia hosts Stockton on Wednesday in Game 1 of the mini-series. First-half champion Bakersfield will play the winner of that best-of-three series.

Inland Empire is making a push for the South division second-half crown, having won three in a row and leap-frogging Lancaster to take over first place. The 66ers came into the weekend series a game behind the Jethawks, but after two wins at The Hangar, IE is now a game up on both Lancaster and Lake Elsinore. Rancho Cucamonga and High Desert are both eliminated from the second-half race, but HD holds a one-game lead over the Quakes in the wildcard race.

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