CalL1 Inland Empire 66ers

Lancaster Downs IE 14-13 on Ramsay Homer

Published on August 20, 2015 under California League (CalL1)
Inland Empire 66ers News Release


Lancaster, CA- Inland Empire dropped its season-worst sixth consecutive game as the Lancaster JetHawks came back from a 13-5 deficit to down the 66ers 14-13 on a James Ramsay walk-off homer. The homer marked Ramsay's fourth hit of the game and his ninth HR of the season.

The 66ers offense that hammered 13 runs on 12 hits in the first four innings mustered just a fifth inning single the rest of the way. The 66ers offense was paced by Brandon Bayardi who crushed a pair of homers in the contest, a two-run shot to left in the second and a solo bomb to left-center in the fourth. The UNLV product now has seven homers on the year. The 66ers built the lead with five doubles, a triple and Bayardi's pair of dingers. Mike Fish had three hits in the loss as eight of nine men in the lineup had at least one hit. Eric Aguilera and Andrew Daniel each had a pair of hits to join Bayardi and Fish in the multi-hit category. Lancaster starter Akeem Bostick was shelled four eight runs (seven earned) in two innings.

Inalnd Empire (58-63, 23-28) starter Ryan Etsell could not slow down the JetHawks as he allowed nine runs on ten hits over four innings in a no-decision. The JetHawks had 18 hits in the win as every starter had at least one. The JetHawks leveled the game 13-13 in the seventh against reliever Alan Busenitz as Ronnie Mitchell delivered an RBI double to finally wipe out the eight run deficit.

Ramsay, who had three hits and a walk already in the game led off the bottom of the ninth after Kevin Comer (2-4) delivered three hitless innings of relief for the JetHawks (63-59, 26-26). The righty struck out five and walked only one. Ramsay promptly launched a Busentiz (0-1) offering over the 410' marker in center to give the JetHawks the win. Marc Wik and Brian Holberton each had three hits for Lancaster, Holberton hit his second homer of the year. Chase McDonald hit his 26th homer in the win for the JetHawks.

Inland Empire hosts High Desert on Thursday at 7:05 pm. The contest can be heard at 66ers.com.

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