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NUTS WIN THIRD STRAIGHT, 4-1 OVER VISALIA SAT. NIGHT

Posted on June 10, 2019 by | Comments Off on NUTS WIN THIRD STRAIGHT, 4-1 OVER VISALIA SAT. NIGHT

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The Modesto Nuts got five shutout innings from starter Ian McKinney and newly acquired OF Jake Scheiner blasted his first Cal League homer as the Nuts topped the Visalia Rawhide 4-1 in Visalia Saturday night.

McKinney (4-3) allowed six hits and three walks but always managed to dodge trouble as he earned the win. With the Nuts leading 1-0 in the fifth inning, Scheiner fired a strike to home plate on a single to left field to cut down the tying run and end the inning.

Visalia starter Jeff Bain (4-4) took the loss despite striking out 13 batters over seven innings. Bain allowed six hits and two walks along with two earned runs.

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The Rawhide, who have already clinched the North division first-half title, outhit the Nuts 10-8, including four hits from 1B L.T. Tolbert, who raised his batting average to .380.

C Cal Raleigh went 1-for-3 for Modesto, driving in two runs, while SS Johnny Adams knocked in the final run in the ninth inning to make it 4-1.

The five-game series continues Sunday at 6PM.

 

 

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FRIDAY NIGHT: MODESTO OUTLASTS VISALIA

Posted on June 7, 2019 by | Comments Off on FRIDAY NIGHT: MODESTO OUTLASTS VISALIA

The Visalia Rawhide suffered a rare home loss on Friday night when the Modesto Nuts pushed across an eighth-inning run to eke out a hard-fought 5-4 victory in Cal League North division action. Nuts starter Ljay Newsome bounced back from two rough outings to throw six strong innings while SS Johnny Adams belted a homer and a triple to pace the offense.

Modesto built a 4-0 lead going to the bottom of the fifth inning, but the first-half champion Rawhide pecked away with single runs in the fifth and sixth before tying it up in the seventh.

The Nuts came up in the top of the eighth and took the lead back with a homer off the bat of CF Connor Kopach, his third of the season. It was a major breakthrough against Rawhide reliever Mack Lemieux, who had held opponents to a .156 batting average coming into his 12th relief appearance. Kopach touched him up for the deciding run as Lemieux (4-1) took the loss.

Newsome went six innings and allowed seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts and two earned runs. Reliever Kyle Wilcox (2-1) got the win despite a shaky inning where he surrendered the lead, in part because of two wild pitches.

Five of Visalia’s 11 hits came from the top two spots in the batting order where SS Jancarlos Cintron went 3-for-5 and 1B L.T. Tolbert was 2-for-5. Tolbert has batted .410 over his last 10 games (16-for-49) and clocks in at .358/.431/.453 on the year.

The five-game series continues tomorrow night

OTHER SCORES

LANCASTER – 0
LAKE ELSINORE – 5

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 6
INLAND EMPIRE – 5

SAN JOSE – 3
STOCKTON – 8

 

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: AUSTIN BECK

Posted on June 4, 2019 by | Comments Off on PLAYER OF THE WEEK: AUSTIN BECK

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Stockton OF Austin Beck was named Cal League Offensive Player of the Week as he batted .478/.536/.783 over six games last week. In going 11-for-23, the big game was at Lancaster where Beck went 3-for-4 with a double and his sixth homerun while driving in three. He’s currently fifth in the league in RBIs with 29.

Drafted in the first round by the A’s in 2017, Beck started out in the AZL and played 123 games at loA Beloit last year. He’s playing in the Cal League for  the first time at age 20 and is Oakland’s #5 prospect per MLB Pipeline.

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PITCHER OF THE WEEK: AARON PHILLIPS

Posted on June 4, 2019 by | Comments Off on PITCHER OF THE WEEK: AARON PHILLIPS

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San Jose right-hander Aaron Phillips threw six shutout innings against Lancaster to earn Cal League Pitcher of the Week honors. Phillips  allowed just a hit and a walk against five strikeouts at the Giants beat the JetHawks 1-0.

Drafted out of St. Bonaventure in 2017, Phillips is in his first year at San Jose. Over his last four starts he has thrown 22 innings and allowed three earned runs on 11 hits with seven walks and 13 strikeouts.

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RAWHIDE WRAP UP NORTH FIRST-HALF TITLE

Posted on June 4, 2019 by | Comments Off on RAWHIDE WRAP UP NORTH FIRST-HALF TITLE

The Visalia Rawhide won the only Cal League game on Monday’s schedule by a score of 4-2 over Stockton and clinched the first-half title in the North division. RF Anfernee Grier knocked in a pair of runs in the top of the second inning and single runs in the  third and seventh were enough for the visiting Rawhide. Starter Matt Mercer went three innings allowing two earned runs while three Visalia relievers combined for six scoreless innings. RHP Luis Castillo (5-0) picked up the win.

The Rawhide made a mockery of the North division as they now hold a 38-15 record overall and the club’s record at home is a ridiculous 23-4. The first-half title locks Visalia into the Cal League playoffs in September.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DEVIN MANN

Posted on May 25, 2019 by | Comments Off on PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DEVIN MANN

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Rancho Cucamonga INF Devin Mann was named California League Offensive Player of the Week after posting a .423 average with 2 2B, a 3B and a homer last week. Man had a pair of 4-hit games against Lancaster and racked up 11 hits over three games at The Hangar.

Mann was a fifth-round draft pick out of Louisville in last year’s draft. He split 2018 between the AZL club and lo-A Great Lakes over 65 games. This season, Mann is slashing .275/.347/.490 and has 7 HR with 28 RBI.

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PITCHER OF THE WEEK: LOGAN GILBERT

Posted on May 25, 2019 by | Comments Off on PITCHER OF THE WEEK: LOGAN GILBERT

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Modesto’s Logan Gilbert had two stellar outings to earn California League Pitcher of the Week honors. Over 12 scoreless IP, Gilbert allowed just six hits and two walks with 16K’s to go 2-0 for the week. Sunday’s seven-inning outing against Rancho Cucamonga was dominant with 11 K’s against only two hits and no walks.

Gilbert was Seattle’s first round draft pick last June out of Stetson. He started the year with West Virginia of the SAL and has mad three starts for the Nuts. His WHIP with Modesto is 0.92 with opponents batting .183 against the tall right-hander.

 

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RAWHIDE GO 14 INNINGS TO TOP JETHAWKS

Posted on May 18, 2019 by | Comments Off on RAWHIDE GO 14 INNINGS TO TOP JETHAWKS

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My first trip to the yard this year was a long one as the Visalia Rawhide needed 14 innings to down the Lancaster Jethawks 3-2 on Friday night. Yoel Yanqui led off the bottom of the 14th and drilled a double into the left-centerfield gap that drove home Cameron Duzenack, the runner who had been placed at second base, with the winning run.

The win maintained the Rawhide’s 10-game lead in the North division as the club improved to 29-13 overall and 18-4 at home.

Rawhide starter Cole Stapler went seven strong inning, striking out 11 Jethawks with no walks while allowing two earned runs on eight hits. Three Visalia relievers combined for seven innings of one-run ball, allowing only one hit, with Mack Lemieux earning the victory to improve his record to 3-0.

Visalia jumped ahead in the first inning with a Jancarlos Cintron solo home run, his third of the season, and added another run in the third for a 2-0 lead. Lancaster battled back against Stapler when CF Casey Golden homered to lead off the fifth inning. Four batters later an RBI double by Todd Czinege tied the game at two apiece.

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It was nothing but zeroes for the next six innings, then both teams scored a single run in the 12th. On we went. Few of the 1,992 fans were left when Yanqui worked his magic four hours and 11 minutes after first pitch but those who remained saw the second walk-off win in two nights for the Rawhide.

Visalia is running away with the South while Lancaster is chasing down Rancho Cucamonga in the North division, remaining three games back of the Quakes, who  lost to Modesto.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ESTEURY RUIZ

Posted on May 14, 2019 by | Comments Off on PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ESTEURY RUIZ

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Lake Elsinore Storm 2b Esteury Ruiz has been named California League Offensive Player of the Week after slashing .389/.450/.722 over six games. For the week Ruiz went 7-for-18 with two homers (4) and seven RBI (17).

On Sunday Ruiz went 2-for-3 against San Jose with a homer and three RBI. The 20-year old out of the Dominican Republic played at lo-A Ft. Wayne last year after a successful 2017 in the AZL.

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PITCHER OF THE WEEK: MATT FRISBEE

Posted on May 14, 2019 by | Comments Off on PITCHER OF THE WEEK: MATT FRISBEE

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San Jose Giants RHP Matt Frisbee has been named Cal League Pitcher of the Week. In his third outing since being promoted from Augusta, Frisbee threw six shutout innings against Modesto on Thursday night. He gave up just one hit with no walks while striking out five in San Jose’s 1-0 win.

Frisbee was drafted in the 15th round in last year’s draft and started the year at Augusta. In four outings (two starts) there he had a WHIP of 1.06 and opponents batted just .196 against him. He walked just six against 23 K’s.

 

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