JetHawks Can’t Come Through

The Lancaster JetHawks failed to cash in Jason Regan’s 17th home run and leadoff hitter Joe Mathis’ three runs batted in and lost, 6-5, in a California League game at High Desert on Saturday night. The JetHawks led, 5-4, on Regan’s bases-empty shot in the fifth inning, but the Mavericks came back with a run-scoring single by Ron Hartman in the seventh and an RBI-double by Jamie Gann in the eighth to win for the second day in a row.

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Tonight’s game: JetHawks (Ivan Montane, 0-8, 7.53 at Memphis) at High Desert (Jason Robbins, 4-4, 5.44), 5:05.

AROUND THE LEAGUES

Former Harvard-Westlake standout Jon Schaeffer is fast becoming one of the most respected hitters in the Appalachian League, as his performance Friday night will attest. Elizabethton’s rookie catcher had three hits in four at-bats, scored four runs and had six runs batted in during a 19-1 rout of Johnson City. Schaeffer had two doubles, his 12th and 13th, as well as his fourth home run.

He ranks among the league top 10 in three categories. He is seventh in batting average (.348), fourth in doubles and third in on-base percentage (.462).

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Scanning Friday’s box scores: DOUBLE A--Portland first baseman Kevin Millar (Hart) doubled twice in an 8-1 loss to Binghamton. . . . Tulsa pitcher Brandon Knight (Buena, Ventura College) worked 7 1/3 innings in an 11-3 win over Jackson. Knight is 5-2. . . . SINGLE A--Left fielder Mike Glendenning (Crespi, Pierce College) hit two home runs, his 27th and 28th, and had four RBIs for Bakersfield in a 12-5 loss to Modesto. . . . First baseman Peter Paciorek (Glendale College) had two hits and an RBI in Clinton’s 5-3 win over Ft. Wayne. . . . First baseman Greg Shepard (Cal State Northridge) had three hits and two RBIs for Hickory in an 11-2 win over Macon. . . . Pitcher Maki Kramer (Royal, Moorpark College) worked 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief, striking out four for Savannah in an 8-6 win over Columbia. Kramer is 4-3. . . . Catcher Chris Paxton (Palmdale) was three for four and drove in two runs as Bluefield beat Martinsville, 7-2.