Stampede Closing In on Lancaster

The San Bernardino Stampede inched closer to the top of the California League Southern Division standings on Thursday night, defeating the first-place Lancaster JetHawks, 6-5, in 10 innings at San Bernardino.

Lancaster (29-19) holds a 2 1/2-game lead over San Bernardino (26-21).

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Today’s game: High Desert at Lancaster, 7:15 p.m. On the radio: KUTY-AM 1470.

AROUND THE LEAGUES

Scanning Wednesday’s box scores:

Triple A--Steve Sisco (Thousand Oaks) had two hits for Richmond (Braves) in a 7-6 victory at Charlotte. . . . David Lamb (Newbury Park) had two hits and two RBIs for Norfolk (Mets) in a 9-7 victory over Pawtucket. . . . Gary Matthews (Granada Hills, Mission College) had three hits, including his eighth and ninth doubles, for Iowa (Cubs) in a 4-1 victory at Colorado Springs.

Double A--Mike Rossiter (Burroughs) struck out two in the ninth and recorded his 13th save for Huntsville (Brewers) in a 1-0 victory at Chattanooga. . . .

Class A--Fernando Rios (Glendale) raised his average to .345 with a three hits for Clinton (Reds) in a 17-6 victory at Dayton. . . . Bryan Warner (Glendale College) had two hits and two RBIs for Lansing (Cubs) in a 5-3 victory at West Michigan. . . . Ryan Hankins (Simi Valley) doubled twice and hit his third home run for Winston-Salem (White Sox) in a 17-5 loss at Lynchburg. . . . Pete Paciorek (Glendale College) had two hits and drove in a run for San Bernardino (Dodgers) in a 9-5 victory at Rancho Cucamonga. . . . Brian Luderer (Crespi) had a two-run single for Modesto (Athletics) in a 13-4 victory over San Jose. . . . Barry Tolli (Newbury Park), hitless in his first 23 at-bats, was two for four for Lakeland (Tigers) in a 6-4 victory over Clearwater.