Crawford Rolls in Win Over 66ers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA - The long ball and stellar starting pitching thrusted the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to a 7-2 victory over the Inland Empire 66ers in game three of the four-game set.Entering play on Saturday night, Rancho held a four-game lead over both the Lancaster JetHawks and the Lake Elsinore
Rancho Cucamonga, CA - The long ball and stellar starting pitching thrusted the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to a 7-2 victory over the Inland Empire 66ers in game three of the four-game set.
Entering play on Saturday night, Rancho held a four-game lead over both the Lancaster JetHawks and the Lake Elsinore Storm with 15 games left in the first half. Following the convincing win for the Quakes (32-22) over Inland Empire (22-32), coupled with a JetHawk loss to Stockton and a Storm loss to San Jose, Rancho now holds a five-game lead in the South Division with 14 games to go.
Rancho took advantage of a couple of Inland Empire defensive mishaps in the bottom of the sixth, tacking on two more runs to take a 7-0 lead.
Although the 66ers would break up the shutout with two runs of their own in the top-of-the-eighth inning, it was not off the Quakes' starting pitcher.
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Rancho looks for the second consecutive win in the month of June as they will send RHP