Newell with the Walk-Off Bomb!
Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Chris Newell’s two-run walk-off homer in the last of the tenth snapped a three-game losing streak and sent the Quakes to their first win of the series over the Lake Elsinore Storm, 10-9 on Friday night at LoanMart Field. Newell capped a great night with his
Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Chris Newell’s two-run walk-off homer in the last of the tenth snapped a three-game losing streak and sent the Quakes to their first win of the series over the Lake Elsinore Storm, 10-9 on Friday night at LoanMart Field.
Newell capped a great night with his fourth hit, a 403-foot bomb to right-center with Kenneth Betancourt aboard to help the Quakes move their lead in the South Division to 3.5 games over the Storm. The homer was his league-leading 14th of the year.
Rancho and Lake Elsinore were back-and-forth all night, with the Quakes rallying from a 2-0 deficit in the first, taking a 5-2 lead in the second.
Samuel Zavala’s three-run homer in the fourth tied the game and the Storm took a three-run lead with three more in the sixth.
Trailing 8-5 in the seventh, Rancho got two back against reliever Andrew Vail. In the ninth, they got to Dwayne Matos (1-2) for the tying run, as Nick Biddison’s RBI single evened it at 8-8.
The Storm got a sac fly from Griffin Doersching in the tenth, taking the lead against eventual winner David Tiburcio (1-0).
Rancho (28-15) will look for a second straight win on Saturday, sending Luis Valdez (0-2) to the mound against Henry Williams (0-1) in game five of the series at 6:30pm.
Fans will enjoy post-game Fireworks on Saturday night, thanks to Tam’s Burgers! Tickets are available at rcquakes.com. Go Quakes!