Cal League Notes
May 10, 2011 - California League (CalL1) News Release
Oxnard, CA - After one month of the season, the California League continues to produce Major League talent. Lancaster JetHawks first baseman, Kody Hinze leads all Single-A ball hitters with 10 homeruns. He sits on top of the Verizon Home Run Leaderboard after one full month. The Houston Astros prospect is currently hitting .291 with 29 RBIs.
The rest of the Leaderboard:
Eric Campbell - Bakersfield Blaze - 7
Chris Dominguez - San Jose Giants - 7
Yasmani Grandal - Bakersfield Blaze - 7
Blake Smith - Rancho Cucamonga Quakes - 7
4 others tied at 6
Leading all Single-A ball hitters in batting average is Rancho Cucamonga Quakes catcher, Gorman Erickson. The switch hitting catcher is lighting up opposing pitchers for the first place Quakes with an amazing .416 average and currently has a 7-game hitting streak.
Kelvin Marte, San Jose Giants, leads all Cal League pitchers with a miniscule 1.51 ERA. In 6 starts, Marte is 3-1 in just over 35 innings. JetHawks closer, Kirk Clark, leads all pitchers with 10 saves.
The Cal League entered the record books on Saturday, April 16th when the Inland Empire 66ers and Bakersfield Blaze played a 4:55 minute 9-inning game at Sam Lynn Ball Park in Bakersfield. The game time beat the longest MLB game on record by ten minutes and it is believed to be the longest Professional Baseball 9-inning game in history. Inland Empire scored five runs in the ninth inning to win 24 to 19. The game saw 49 combined hits and 7 combined errors.
The California League has sent 18 of its former players to the Big Leagues this year. That makes 2,250 former Cal Leaguers to play at least one inning in the Majors since the League started up in 1941. The Lake Elsinore Storm have 4 former players in "The Show". Former High Desert Maverick, Michael Pineda is a Rookie of the Year candidate after his start to the Major League Season. The Seattle Mariners hurler has a 2.55 ERA and 4 wins so far this year. Former Cal Leaguer, Francisco Liriano (2003 San Jose Giants), became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in 2011. The current Minnesota Twins lefty no hit the Chicago White Sox last week.
California League Stories from May 10, 2011
- Cal League Notes - CalL1
- San Jose Giants Gary Brown Named Cal League Offensive Player of the Week - San Jose Giants
- San Jose Giants on Deck: Giants Host Lancaster to Begin Seven-Game Homestand - San Jose Giants
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