Glendenning Puts On Power Display

Former Crespi High and Pierce College standout Mike Glendenning has been putting on a show with his power.

Entering Thursday’s play, the Bakersfield outfielder had hit five home runs in the previous five days, including two in a 7-4 victory over San Jose on Wednesday. He drove in five runs that game.

Glendenning, 20, moved up to No. 2 in the California League with 24 homers, trailing teammate Damon Minor (25). Glendenning had 69 runs batted in and a .263 average. But strikeouts remain a problem--Glendenning has 111 in 372 at-bats.

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Checking Wednesday’s box scores: TRIPLE A--Left fielder Jason Evans (Chatsworth) was two for three and scored twice in Nashville’s 9-5 loss to Omaha. . . . Second baseman Torey Lovullo (Montclair Prep) doubled and hit his seventh home run for Buffalo in a 7-4 loss to Iowa. . . . First baseman Rich Aude (Chatsworth) hit a three-run homer, his seventh, and had four runs batted in while leading Syracuse to a 9-5 win over Columbus. . . . Andrew Lorraine (Hart) pitched a seven-inning shutout, allowing four hits, in Edmonton’s 5-0 victory over Colorado Springs. The Trappers swept a doubleheader and Lorraine is now 6-6. . . . Left fielder Ryan Radmanovich (Pepperdine) had three hits, including a triple, and stole a base for Salt Lake in a 10-9 loss to Las Vegas. . . . DOUBLE A--Former JetHawks Scott Smith (11) and Dusty Wathan (2) homered for Memphis but Bryan Corey (Thousand Oaks, Pierce) pitched a scoreless eighth inning, striking out two, for the win in Jacksonville’s 5-4 victory. Corey is 3-4. . . . Left fielder J.P. Roberge (St. Francis) had two hits for San Antonio. His first-inning home run, No. 13, was the only Mission run in a 2-1 loss to Arkansas. SINGLE A--Keith Evans (Crespi) worked six innings, allowing two earned runs in Cape Fear’s 13-6 win over Savannah. Evans is 12-7 with a 2.61 earned-run average. . . . Shortstop Junior Brignac (Cleveland) had two hits for Danville, including his third home run, in a 12-4 loss to Kingsport.

JETHAWKS

Lancaster had a two-game losing streak--in which it scored a total of seven runs--going into Thursday’s game at Rancho Cucamonga. That is unusual for a team that ranks second in the California League with a .278 batting average, leads the league in home runs (132) and is second in runs (648).

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Tonight’s game: JetHawks (Damaso Marte, 3-6, 5.36) at Rancho Cucamonga (Jim Baron, 0-4, 3.72), 7:15.