Lamb Goes In Like Lion at Rochester

David Lamb (Newbury Park High) singled twice and drove in a run during his triple-A debut Friday night for the Rochester Red Wings, the Baltimore Orioles’ top affiliate.

Lamb, who batted .303 for double-A Bowie, was promoted Thursday after Rochester released Mitch Simons.

Lamb, the only original Oriole draft pick on the Red Wings’ 23-man roster, became the 43rd player used by the club.

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Three players from the region were honored by Topps and the National Assn. of Professional Baseball Leagues as their leagues’ players of the month for May.

Torey Lovullo (Montclair Prep) received the International League honor after batting .333 with three home runs and 13 runs batted in for Buffalo (Indians).

Lovullo, playing for his sixth organization, also received the International League award in 1992 while playing for Columbus (Yankees).

Lovullo was selected to the International League roster for the triple-A all-star game, to be played July 8 at Norfolk.

Pitcher Josh Towers (Hueneme) took the Carolina League honor after going 5-0 and striking out 30 in 37 1/3 innings for Frederick (Orioles). He did not walk a batter in May.

Brendan Kingman of the Lancaster JetHawks won in the California League after collecting 43 hits in 26 games.

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In other minor-league news:

Steve Sisco (Thousand Oaks High) was chosen the Pacific Coast League’s player of the week for June 14-20, when he went 11 for 22 with five home runs and 13 RBIs for Omaha (Royals). . . . Mike Rossiter (Burroughs High) was promoted to triple-A Las Vegas by the San Diego Padres Wednesday. Rossiter, who was 2-0 with a 1.79 earned-run average for double-A Mobile, pitched two no-hit innings of relief against Tucson Friday night. . . .

Rob Crabtree (Cal State Northridge) was promoted by the San Francisco Giants to double-A Shreveport on Friday. The right-handed reliever, who was 6-1 with a 0.99 ERA for Class-A San Jose, replaces Jeff Martin, who retired last week. . . .

Gabe Kapler (Taft High, Moorpark College) was selected the most valuable player of the double-A Southern League all-star game on Monday night. Kapler, of the Jacksonville Suns (Tigers), had a two-run double for the Southern League in a 6-4 victory over Mobile, the host team. David Newhan (Pepperdine) homered for Mobile (Padres).

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Scanning Friday’s box scores:

Triple-A--Kevin Millar (Hart High, University High) had two hits for Charlotte (Marlins) in a 7-3 victory over Richmond. . . . Pat Bryant had three hits, including his fourth home run, for Pawtucket (Red Sox) in a 10-9 loss to Scranton-Wilkes Barre. . . . Paul Faries (Pepperdine) had two hits for Toledo (Tigers) in an 11-2 loss to Rochester. . . . Jacob Cruz (Channel Islands High) had two hits for Fresno (Giants) in a 6-0 victory over Memphis. . . . Steve Sisco (Thousand Oaks High) hit his 11th home run for Omaha (Royals) in an 8-1 victory over Albuquerque. . . . Brent Cookson hit his sixth home run and Brian Corey (Thousand Oaks High, Pierce College) earned his second save for Tucson (Diamondbacks) in an 11-5 victory over Las Vegas.

Double-A--Jon Tucker (Chatsworth High) hit his eighth home run for San Antonio (Dodgers) in a 9-8 victory over Midland. . . . Mike Glendenning (Crespi High, Pierce College) had two hits for Shreveport (Giants) in a 4-1 victory over Jackson. . . . Former JetHawk Dusty Wathan had three hits for Orlando (Mariners) in a 9-5 victory over Huntsville. . . . Mike Mitchell (Rio Mesa High) had four hits and three RBIs, and Newhan (Pepperdine) had two hits and an RBI for Mobile (Padres) in a 15-4 victory over West Tennessee.