'Hawks take series-opener at Diamond
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. - Matt Dennis was solid on the mound, and Vince Fernandez hit a late home run to help the JetHawks to a 3-1 win over the Lake Elsinore Storm on Friday night at The Diamond. The JetHawks (32-36), who were eliminated in the race for the First Half
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. -
The JetHawks (32-36), who were eliminated in the race for the First Half title after Thursday's loss, played spoiler in the game, knocking the Storm (33-35) out of a first-placve tie with two games to play.
Dennis (4-7) pitched around trouble over 5.2 innings. He allowed one unearned run on five hits with two strikeouts and two walks.
Lancaster jumped on the board in the first inning against left-hander
Morejon would retire final two batters in the first inning and went on to set down 14 in-a-row. He struck out a career-high 12 batters in the start but ran into trouble in his final inning when the JetHawks loaded the bases with two hits and a hit batter.
Lake Elsinore responded with their only run in the bottom of the sixth.
Fernandez blasted his home run to lead off the ninth inning and give the JetHawks insurance. It was his ninth home run of the season.
The Storm finished the game 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 on base.
The series continues Saturday night in Lake Elsinore.