Lancaster Wins on Maynard’s Homer

Scott Maynard hit a three-run home run with two out in the ninth inning to give Lancaster a 4-1 victory over the Lake Elsinore Storm at the Hangar in Lancaster on Tuesday night.

Lancaster (17-3), which got three hits from second baseman Willie Bloomquist, stretched its winning streak to 12 games.

Brian Cooper of the Angels gave up four hits and a run in seven innings while making an appearance for Lake Elsinore (6-14).

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Juan Silvestre became the first player in professional baseball to reach 100 runs batted in this season when he had two hits, including a three-run double, and four RBIs to lead Lancaster to a 9-1 victory over Lake Elsinore on Monday.

Scott Atchison (3-3) pitched a six-hitter and became the first JetHawk to throw a complete game this season. He had three strikeouts and no walks.

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Today: Off. Thursday-Saturday: At Stockton, vs. Mudville, 7 p.m. Next home game: July 19, vs. San Bernardino, 7:15 p.m. On the radio: KUTY-AM 1470.

AROUND THE LEAGUES

Scanning Monday’s box scores:

Triple A--Brandon Knight (Buena, Ventura College), who had won his last six starts for Columbus (Yankees) didn’t get a decision after allowing five runs and 10 hits in five innings of an 11-10 victory at Durham.

Double A--J.P. Roberge (St. Francis) had two hits for Wichita (Royals) in an 11-10 loss at Shreveport. . . . Eric Cole (Antelope Valley, Antelope Valley College) hit his 31st double for Round Rock (Astros) in a 2-1 loss at El Paso. . . . Former JetHawk Alex Fernandez was six for six with four doubles and three RBIs for New Haven (Mariners) in a 10-0 victory at Binghamton.

Class A--Josh Goldfield (Calabasas) had two hits and drove in a run for High Desert (Diamondbacks) in a 12-5 victory over Rancho Cucamonga. . . . Pete Paciorek (Glendale College) had two hits for San Bernardino (Dodgers) in a 2-1 loss at Mudville. . . . Junior Brignac (Cleveland) had two hits, including his third home run, for Myrtle Beach (Braves) in a 6-1 victory over Lynchburg.

Short Season--Charles Merricks (Channel Islands) of the Rockies and Mike Schultz (Cleveland) of the Diamondbacks pitched against each other, but neither got a decision in the Rockies’ 9-3 Arizona League victory. . . . Matt Parris (Highland) threw two shutout innings of relief in his professional debut and earned a 4-3 victory for the Tigers in a Gulf Coast League game against the Royals.

Independent--Rick Nadeau (Kennedy, Canyons) had two hits for London in a 3-2 victory at Canton. . . . Andy Wilson (Thousand Oaks) had two hits and three RBIs for Fargo-Moorhead in an 8-4 loss to Sioux Falls.

Scanning Sunday’s box scores:

Triple A--Reliever Rob Crabtree (Cal State Northridge) struck out four and gave up one hit and one run in three innings for Fresno (Giants) in a 10-4 loss at Tacoma. . . . Frank Charles (Montclair Prep, Pepperdine) had two hits and two runs for New Orleans (Astros) in a 9-8 loss to Oklahoma.

Double A--Mike Rossiter (Burroughs) earned his 20th save, allowing one hit and striking out one in one scoreless inning for Huntsville (Brewers) in an 8-5 victory over Orlando.

Class A--Jorge Piedra (Notre Dame) had six hits and scored three times, raising his average to .292 for Vero Beach (Dodgers) in a doubleheader with Sarasota. Vero Beach won, 9-1, and lost, 6-5. . . . G.J. Raymundo (Pepperdine) had two hits, two runs and drove in a run for Charleston, W.Va., (Royals) in a 12-6 victory over Hickory.

Short Season--Ryan Hamill (Chaminade, UCLA) had a hit, drove in a run and scored for Johnson City (Cardinals) in 13-3 victory over Martinsville.