CalL1 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

Quakes Rally To Win 7-6 Over Mavs

Published on June 28, 2008 under California League (CalL1)
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes News Release


Rancho Cucamonga, CA- Rancho took an early lead in game two of the four game set against the Mavericks capitalizing on a two-out RBI single by Anthony Norman to grab a 1-0 lead.

High Desert came right back in the top of the third, scoring three times on a solo home run by Erick Monzon and collecting RBI doubles by Daniel Carroll and Jaime McOwen to take a 3-1 lead.

The Quakes had an answer in the 3rd as Mark Trumbo hit his 18th home run of the season to cut the lead to 3-2.

The Mavericks scored three more against the Quakes Jeremy Haynes in the 4th on a solo home run by Travis Scott and a two run single by Daniel Carroll to make the lead 6-2 for High Desert.

Rancho came back again in the 4th with a single run on an RBI single by Abel Nieves, but left the bases loaded and trailed 6-3.

The Quakes bullpen led by Bobby Cassevah kept Rancho close and gave them a chance to score some runs as Cassevah lasted 3.2 innings and allowed just two hits.

Rancho had some late inning heroics for the second game in a row as the Quakes tied the game in the bottom of the seventh thanks to a two run home run by Flint Wipke to bring the score to 6-5. After a double by Drew Toussaint, Peter Bourjos singled with two outs to score Toussaint from second to tie the game 6-6.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Rancho used more two out magic as Ryan Mount singled with one away and stole second with two outs in front of Larry Infante. Infante then singled to left on a two-strike pitch to score Mount to give the Quakes the lead 7-6.

David Herndon came in to close the door on the Mavs in the ninth as he allowed a couple base runners, but the Quakes defense picked him up with an outfield assist by Bourjos at third and a caught stealing, the fourth of the game by Wipke, then a ground out to short to end the game.

The Quakes have clinched at least a series split with the Mavericks and will send wins leader Sean O'Sullivan to the hill for Saturday night's game against left hander Donny Hume of High Desert. Game time is scheduled for 7:05pm.

The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are the Advanced-A California League affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. For information about ticket packages and group information, please call the Quakes at (909) 481-5000.

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