JetHawks Fall in 10 to Ports, 6-5

The Lancaster JetHawks lost to the Stockton Ports, 6-5, in 10 innings Saturday night in a California League game in Stockton. A fielder’s choice by Antonio Fernandez with the bases loaded brought home the winning run.

The JetHawks took a 5-4 lead in the eighth when Shawn Buhner scored from third base on a two-out infield single by David Skeels.

Stockton tied the score in the ninth when Kelly Thair singled to left and the JetHawks’ Josh Watts overran the ball, allowing Fernandez to score from second base.

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Today’s game: JetHawks (Joe Victery, 4-3, 4.53) at Stockton (Bubba Hardwick, 7-5, 4.70), 5:05 p.m.

AROUND THE LEAGUES

Gabe Kapler didn’t exactly trigger any alarms Friday night when he hit a home run for the Detroit Tigers’ Lakeland affiliate in a 6-5 victory over St. Lucie.

Kapler, a former outfielder at Taft High and Moorpark College, has established himself as one of the premier power hitters in the Class-A Florida State League. Entering Saturday’s play, Kapler was tied for fourth with 17 homers and ranked No. 1 with 36 doubles and 57 extra-base hits.

Former Reseda outfielder Will Skett is tied for second with 19 home runs and tied for fourth with a .504 slugging percentage despite a recent promotion from Dunedin of the Florida State League to double-A Knoxville in the Toronto Blue Jays’ system.

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Jon Schaeffer, a catcher from Harvard-Westlake High and Stanford, has been promoted from the Class-A Elizabethton (Tenn.) Twins of the Appalachian League to the double-A New Britain (Conn.) Rock Cats of the Eastern League. Schaeffer batted .333 with 13 doubles, six home runs and 34 RBIs for Elizabethton. He also walked 33 times for an on-base percentage of .451.

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Scanning Friday’s box scores: TRIPLE A--Ottawa designated hitter Brad Fullmer (Montclair Prep) had two hits and two runs batted in, including his first home run, in a loss at Pawtucket. . . . Second baseman Matt Howard (Pepperdine) had three hits and his 22nd stolen base for Columbus in a loss at Richmond. . . . Designated hitter Tim Laker (Simi Valley, Oxnard College) had two hits, including his 10th home run, for Rochester in a loss at Syracuse. . . . Salt Lake left fielder Ryan Radmanovich (Pepperdine) hit his 26th homer in a loss at Albuquerque. . . . Right fielder Jacob Cruz (Channel Islands) had three hits for Phoenix in an 8-1 victory over Colorado Springs. . . . SINGLE A--Pitcher Jon Garland (Kennedy) allowed three runs in the six innings and the Cubs beat the Athletics, 10-6, in Arizona League play. Garland is 2-2. . . . Catcher Dennis Twombley (Pepperdine) hit his first home run and had three RBIs for Oneonta in a 7-2 victory over Williamsport. . . . Catcher Sam Voita (Calabasas, Granada Hills) had three hits for Hudson Valley in a 10-9 loss to Pittsfield. . . . Great Falls first baseman Aaron Dean (Hart) doubled twice and drove in two runs in a 6-3 victory over Butte.