Kliner Gets 4 Hits in Reno’s Victory

Former Cypress College standout Josh Kliner had four hits and two runs batted in to lead Reno over the Vigilantes, 5-2, Thursday night in a Western League baseball game at Saddleback College, before an announced crowd of 1,343.

Kliner gave the Chukars (14-12) the lead in the first inning with an RBI single. He later scored on a sacrifice fly.

Kliner’s second RBI gave the Chukars a 4-1 lead in the fourth.

Phil Kernan was responsible for both of the Vigilantes’ runs, driving in Brian Grebek in the first and Tracy Edmonson in the sixth. Kernan, who was two for four, was the only Vigilante with more than one hit.