Williams Hits It Out of Sight

Alex Fernandez had two hits and three runs batted in for Lancaster but teammate Peanut Williams stole the show Thursday in a 9-4 victory over Lake Elsinore in front of an announced crowd of 4,032 at The Diamond.

Williams’ 12th home run was a tape-measure shot, landing on an access road to the parking lot located behind the left-field fence.

The JetHawks (38-73) scored four runs in the ninth inning, three unearned, after taking a 5-4 lead in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Jason Regan.

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The Storm defeated Lancaster, 6-1, in the three-game series opener on Wednesday. Ryan Cummings (2-0) pitched eight innings, giving up six hits and one earned run.

Patrick Dunham (0-2) of the JetHawks pitched into the fifth inning and surrendered all the runs, five earned, on six hits.

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Outfielder Matt Sachse was returned on Thursday to the JetHawks by the Tacoma Rainers, the Seattle Mariners’ triple-A affiliate.

To make room for Sachse, Lancaster released pitcher Russ Koehler.

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Up next: At Lake Elsinore, today; at Rancho Cucamonga, Saturday; at the Hangar, vs. San Bernardino, Sunday; vs. Lake Elsinore, Monday.

AROUND THE LEAGUES

Scanning Wednesday’s box scores:

Triple A--Ryan McGuire (El Camino Real) had a single and an RBI for Ottawa (Expos) in a 6-4 victory over Syracuse.

Double A--Ryan Stromsborg (Notre Dame) had two hits and stole a base for Knoxville (Blue Jays) in a 5-3 victory at Mobile. . . . Rich Aude (Chatsworth) had two hits, including his 26th double, for Birmingham (White Sox) in a 7-3 victory over Greenville. . . . Eric Gillespie (Cal State Northridge) had three hits, including his 15th home run, for Jacksonville (Tigers) in a 6-0 victory over West Tennessee.

Class A--Fernando Rios (Glendale) had two hits and drove in a run for Clinton (Reds) in a 13-9 victory over Lansing.

Rookie--Chris Testa (Palmdale) had two hits and two RBIs for the Rockies’ Arizona League affiliate in an 11-3 loss to the White Sox. . . . John Puccinelli (Notre Dame) had two hits for the Athletics in an Arizona League victory over the Padres. . . . Barry Tolli (Newbury Park) had two hits and stole his 12th base for the Tigers in a 6-2 Gulf Coast League victory over the Phillies.