CalL1 Inland Empire 66ers

JetHawks Open Series with 8-2 Win over 66ers

August 12, 2015 - California League (CalL1)
Inland Empire 66ers News Release


San Bernardino, CA- The Lancaster JetHawks busted up a pitcher's duel late and coasted to an 8-2 win over Inland Empire on Tuesday at San Manuel Stadium. The loss snapped the 66ers three-game winning streak and evened the season series at 8-8. It also dropped the 66ers back to .500 on the year at 56-56 and in the second half at 21-21.

66ers starter Harrison Cooney and JetHawks righty Francis Martes were both strong in the contest as each held the opponent down for four innings. The JetHawks pushed a run across in the fifth when James Ramsay scored from first on Alex Bregman's RBI double.

The JetHawks (58-56, 21-23) made it 3-1 in the top of the seventh as Cooney was lifted with two on and two out. Bregman again delivered with a bloop single to right knocking in a run against reliever Alex Blackford. Lancaster added another run on a wild pitch in the frame. Cooney (1-10) went 6.2 IP, 7H, 3ER, 3BB, 2Ks.

Inland Empire got on the board in the bottom of the seventh when Brandon Bayardi doubled and eventually scored on an error by Lancaster 2B Mott Hyde. Martes (2-1) was impressive as the 19-year-old went 6.0 innings allowing an unearned run with three Ks and two walks.

Chase McDonald hammered a two-run homer, his 22nd, to dead center in the top of the eighth inning to make it 5-1. The 66ers got a run back in the bottom of the eighth on when Kody Eaves' single knocked in Eric Aguilera who had tagged his 35th double of the year to open the inning. That is as close as the 66ers would get as Tyler Brunnemann came from the pen and closed out a threat. The JetHawks added three run in the ninth as Ronnie Mitchell collected his third hit of the game, his second double to knock in two runs. McDonald drove him home to make it 8-2 and collect his third RBI of the contest. Brunnemann earned his fifth save. JetHawks 3B J.D. Davis had his streak of six consecutive games with a home run snapped in the affair.

The series continues on Wednesday at 7:05 pm. It can be heard live at 66ers.com.

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