Flores Goes Deep Twice in 14-7 Downing of JetHawks
May 7, 2016 - California League (CalL1)
Visalia Rawhide News Release
LANCASTER, CA - 1B Rudy Flores homered twice and drove in four as the Visalia Rawhide (21-7) doubled up the Lancaster JetHawks (10-16) 14-7 at The Hangar on Friday night.
Flores connected for home runs seven and eight of the season, which places him second in the California League after tonight and his four RBIs, give him 28 for the season, which puts him atop the leaderboard for the category.
LF Grant Heyman banged one out of the park as well, his first of the season, as the Rawhide smashed four home runs in the game one win. Heyman added a season high three RBIs in the winning effort.
The scoring began early and continued often for Visalia against RHP Brock Dykxhoorn (1-1, 4.18), when the duo of Flores and Heyman began the scoring with an RBI single each. DH Henry Castillo had an RBI groundout sandwiched in-between and it was a 3-0 Rawhide lead.
A three-run lead turned into a six-run lead in the second inning when RF Victor Reyes singled. 3B Domingo Leyba joined the party with a two-run home run and Flores went deep right after to complete the three-run barrage in the frame.
In Dykxhoorn's final inning, the fourth, 2B Cody Regis tripled and Flores struck again, taking Dykxhoorn deep for the second time and it handed Visalia the 8-0 lead.
Meanwhile RHP Brad Keller (2-1, 3.65), turned in his fourth consecutive quality start, pitching six innings and giving up four runs (three earned) on five hits, three walks and he logged six strikeouts in the win.
Lancaster put up a four spot in their half of the fourth against Keller on an RBI double by 3B Nick Tanielu, an RBI single by RF Alejandro Garcia, an RBI groundout by 1B Bryan Muniz and an error on play that scored the fourth and final run of the inning, making it a 8-4 Visalia lead.
In the fifth, against the new man on the mound, RHP Scott Weathersby for Lancaster, Heyman launched his home run to make it 10-4 Rawhide.
Dykxhoorn lasted four innings and gave up eight runs (six earned) on eight hits, two walks; he struck out two and allowed three home runs.
Reyes tripled in the seventh, scoring Lugo and then CF Colin Bray reached on an error to bring home Reyes for a 12-4 lead.
RHP Blake Perry came in for the seventh and LF Jason Martin and DH Drew Ferguson greeted him rudely, each with an RBI single to make it 12-6.
RHP Miller Diaz pitched the eighth, giving up one more run to Lancaster when Muniz doubled home 2B Marc Wik. Visalia put up two more in the ninth against RHP Ryan Thompson to put the game away and LHP Austin Wright pitched a scoreless ninth to make the 14-7 win official.
The three game series continues tomorrow night with Visalia sending RHP Josh Collmenter (0-0, 0.00) to the mound against LHP Evan Grills (2-1, 2.45) for Lancaster with another 6:35 p.m. first pitch.
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