LANCASTER – The Lancaster JetHawks took their first lead in the eighth inning Sunday and beat the Visalia Rawhide 5-4 at The Hangar.
The JetHawks have won four consecutive series, taking nine of 12 games over that span.
Down by three in the sixth inning, Lancaster (23-15, 56-52) rallied to tie the game. With one out, Alan Trejo tripled and Tyler Nevin (pictured above) drove him in with a single. Vince Fernandez followed with a two-run home run to tie the game, 4-4.
Fernandez has a home run in four straight games, and his 18 home runs lead the JetHawks. Lancaster hit 18 home runs as a team over the six-game homestand.
Lancaster took the lead in the bottom of the eighth, handing Tyler Mark (1-2) his second loss of the season. Nevin led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Later in the inning, Wes Rogers doubled to put the JetHawks up by one. Rogers extended his hitting streak to 14 games with the double.
Ben Bowden (2-2) pitched a scoreless inning to earn his second California League win. Justin Lawrence worked around a two-out single in the ninth to pick up the save.
Visalia (15-23, 52-56) jumped in front thanks to a trio of home runs. Mark Karaviotis led off the game with a solo shot, and Jason Morozowski opened up the second inning with a home run. Jazz Chisholm hit a two-run blast—his fourth in 10 games for Visalia—to give the Rawhide a three-run lead.
Here’s the box score.
Lancaster’s comeback clinched the series victory. The JetHawks won the final two games against the Rawhide after dropping Friday’s opener, finishing up the homestand with a 5-1 record. The team is four games above .500 for the first time all year.
After a day off Monday, the JetHawks head to San Bernardino for a three-game series. Matt Dennis (7-10) goes for Lancaster Tuesday night against Inland Empire’s Adrian De Horta. First pitch from San Manuel Stadium is 7:05 pm.
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