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Crosta, Storm crank Mavs

June 25, 2007
Nic Crosta homered and drove in three runs as Lake Elsinore downed visiting High Desert, 8-4, on Sunday.

Crosta, who went 2-for-3, singled home two runs in a three-run first and ripped his 10th home run in the fourth. Matt Antonelli and David Freese also went deep for the Storm (3-1).

Reliever Grant Varnell (1-0) walked one and struck out two in two scoreless innings to pick up the win. Making his first start of the season, Brooks Dunn yielded two unearned runs on three hits with a walk and two strikeouts over three frames.

High Desert starter Cibney Bello (4-3) allowed five runs on five hits while striking out three and walking five in 3 2/3 innings.

Michael Saunders slammed a two-run homer, his 11th, in the third for the Mavericks (1-3). --Michael Avallone/MLB.com