Lancaster Gets Past Lake Elsinore, 5-3

Juan Silvestre had two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs for the Lancaster JetHawks in a 5-3 victory over Lake Elsinore on Friday night in front of 3,661 at The Hangar in Lancaster.

Craig Kuzmic and Willie Bloomquist each had two hits and one run batted in for Lancaster (2-0).

Jeff Heaverlo (6-3) allowed three earned runs on eight hits in seven innings. Heaverlo struck out five with no walks.

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Today: At The Hangar, vs. Lake Elsinore, 7:15 p.m. Sunday: At The Hangar, vs. Visalia, 2 p.m. On the radio: KUTY-AM 1470.

AROUND THE LEAGUES

Scanning Thursday’s box scores:

Triple A--Left fielder Chris Sheff (Pepperdine) hit a home run, and shortstop David Lamb (Newbury Park) had a double and a single for Norfolk (Mets) in a 10-6 victory over Richmond (Braves), which got a double and a single from second baseman Steve Sisco (Thousand Oaks). . . . Left-hander Barry Zito (Pierce College) struck out six and gave up five hits in seven scoreless innings and reliever Bryan Corey (Thousand Oaks, Pierce) allowed one hit in one shutout inning for Sacramento (Athletics) in a 3-0 victory over Las Vegas. Neither figured in the decision.

Double A--Designated hitter Jon Schaeffer (Harvard-Westlake) had two hits for Midland (Athletics) in a 7-4 victory over Round Rock (Astros). Left fielder Eric Cole (Antelope Valley High, Antelope Valley College) hit his 26th double for Round Rock.

Class A--Designated hitter Ryan Hankins (Simi Valley) hit his fifth home run for Winston-Salem (White Sox) in a 7-0 victory over Lynchburg.