JETHAWKS REPORT : Moore Hopes Stuff Still A OK

Good news for the JetHawks. Bad news for Trey Moore.

Moore, a 23-year-old left-hander who dominated the California League last season, was shipped back from double A Wednesday to join the JetHawk rotation. He will start Saturday against the San Bernardino Stampede at the Hangar.

Moore was 14-6 with a 3.09 earned-run average for the Riverside Pilots. This season he was 1-6 with a 7.71 ERA for the Port City Roosters.

“I think this will be a wake-up call for him,” JetHawk Manager Dave Brundage said. “He has the opportunity to go from a last-place team [Port City] to a team in the thick of the race.”

Brundage said he felt Moore had the best stuff of any pitcher in the Cal League last season.

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The Times has learned that outfielder Jose Cruz Jr., second baseman Jason Cook, outfielder Marcus Sturdivant and pitcher Ken Cloude have been named to play in the California League All-Star game. . . . The JetHawks were a player short on Wednesday because right-hander Clint Gould was sent to triple-A Tacoma for a one-game stint with the Rainiers, whose staff has been short-handed due to frequent promotions to the injury-riddled Seattle Mariners. . . . Third baseman Carlos Villalobos took ground balls Wednesday for the first time since jamming his left shoulder in a home-plate collision May 24. . . . The JetHawks will probably not get any immediate help from the amateur draft. Typically, only high-round picks from four-year colleges begin their careers in advanced Class-A leagues, such as the Cal League. Of the Mariners’ first 10 picks, only two came from four-year schools--fourth-rounder Denny Stark, a right-handed pitcher from Toledo, and ninth-rounder Rob Luce, a right-hander from Nevada Las Vegas.

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Tonight’s Game:

JetHawks (Marino Santana, 4-5, 4.41) at High Desert (Brian Brewer, 0-0, 0.00), 7:05.