Belnome Lifts Lake Elsinore Past Lancaster
September 2, 2010 - California League (CalL1)
Lancaster JetHawks News Release
(LANCASTER, CA) - Lake Elsinore's Vince Belnome went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs and Cody Decker went 3-for-5 with two RBIs as the Storm defeated Lancaster 6-2 at Clear Channel Stadium Wednesday.
Lancaster grabbed an early lead when Brian Pellegrini belted a solo home run off Storm starter Juan Oramas in the bottom of the first.
Lake Elsinore immediately answered when Belnome blasted a solo home run off JetHawks starter Mike Modica in the top of the second.
The Storm seized the lead with a pair of runs off Modica in the top of the fourth. With two runners on, Belnome delivered a two-run single that gave the Storm a 3-1 advantage.
Meanwhile, Oramas (7-2) and the Lake Elsinore bullpen baffled Lancaster's hitters throughout the night. Oramas gave up three hits and one earned run with seven strikeouts and a walk in five innings pitched. Gary Poynter, Nick Vincent and Nick Schumacher combined to toss three innings of scoreless relief.
Trailing 6-1 in the bottom of the ninth, the JetHawks got a run off Brad Brach when Lee Cruz smacked a solo home run over the left field wall. But Brach recovered to retire the side and seal the victory for Lake Elsinore.
With the win, Lake Elsinore improved to 33-32 in the second half and 79-56 overall. The loss dropped the JetHawks to 30-35 in the second half and 53-82 overall.
Lancaster will seek to avoid a series sweep when they meet Lake Elsinore at Clear Channel Stadium Thursday night. Right-hander Leandro Cespedes (2-7, 6.68) gets the start for the JetHawks. The Storm are expected to counter with right-hander Adam Schrader (1-1, 4.70). Tune in for all the live action beginning with the JetHawks Pre-Game Show at 6:45 p.m. on www.jethawks.com/csn or on News Talk 1380 KOSS-AM. First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m.
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