Improbable defeat for JetHawks Wednesday
LANCASTER, Calif. - The JetHawks snatched defeat from the jaws of victory Wednesday night at The Hangar, giving up 10 runs with two outs in the top of the ninth inning en route to a 14-13 loss in ten innings against the Lake Elsinore Storm. With one on and two
LANCASTER, Calif. - The JetHawks snatched defeat from the jaws of victory Wednesday night at The Hangar, giving up 10 runs with two outs in the top of the ninth inning en route to a 14-13 loss in ten innings against the Lake Elsinore Storm. With one on and two outs in the ninth inning, 11 straight Storm batters reached to tie the game and force extra innings.
Lancaster (27-25, 61-59) led, 13-3, going into the ninth inning. Victory was all but assured. The Storm (27-25, 62-58) had one man on base with two outs. That's when the rally started.
Eleven consecutive batters reached for the Storm in the inning as they scored ten runs to tie the game. Five runs were charged to
The Storm sent 15 batters to the plate in the inning, scoring ten times on seven hits and five walks. It is the most runs that the JetHawks have allowed in an inning this season.
Lake Elsinore took the lead, 14-13, in the tenth inning on a
It marks the biggest blown lead for the JetHawks in 2019. Lancaster lost a nine-run lead in a defeat to Modesto back in April.
The JetHawks scored nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, seemingly putting the game out of reach.
Lancaster was poised to go ahead of Lake Elsinore in the overall standings. They now trail the Storm by two games. Rancho Cucamonga has a two-game edge in the Second Half standings.
Somehow, there is a rubber game on Thursday night. Lefty
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