Quakes Take Two-Game Lead in South!
Lancaster, CA - The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes got a strong pitching performance in an unlikely place, as they defeated the Lancaster JetHawks by a final of 7-3 at the hitter-friendly Hangar in Lancaster. Gerardo Carrillo and Wes Helsabeck combined to cover all nine innings, helping the Quakes take a two-game
Lancaster, CA - The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes got a strong pitching performance in an unlikely place, as they defeated the Lancaster JetHawks by a final of 7-3 at the hitter-friendly Hangar in Lancaster.
Yarnall tripled home
Lancaster got two runs back in the last of the fifth against Carrillo, as
The teams traded runs in the sixth, as Rancho took a 6-2 lead thanks to a Heredia RBI force-out against Gilbreath (2-1). The JetHawks got their last run against Carrillo in the bottom of the inning, as
Carrillo (2-2) allowed three runs on six hits over six frames, while punching out seven on the night, in earning the win.
After the Quakes added a run in the seventh, Helsabeck came on and scattered two base-runners over the final three innings. He struck out five over his three scoreless to earn his second save of the year.
Rancho (23-15) now has a two-game lead over the JetHawks (21-17) with three more to play in this current four-game series. On Tuesday, the Quakes will go with
The Quakes will be back home on Friday, May 17th, as they take on the Modesto Nuts in the opening game of a six-game home stand. Friday is