Lancaster’s Late Rally Fizzles, 5-3

With two out and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth, Rafael Lopez grounded out to end a Lancaster rally and allow the Lake Elsinore Storm to hang on for a 5-3 victory Thursday night.

Craig Kuzmic hit a home run for the JetHawks (13-22) in the sixth inning to tie the game, 3-3, but Jeb Dougherty hit a run-scoring single in the eighth to put the Storm (16-18) ahead for good.

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Up next: Tonight and Saturday, at Lake Elsinore; Sunday-Tuesday, at High Desert.

AROUND THE LEAGUES

Scanning Wednesday’s box scores:

Triple A--Dan Cey (El Camino Real High) had run-scoring double for Salt Lake (Twins) in a 3-2 loss to Omaha. . . . Adam Kennedy (Cal State Northridge) singled and tripled, and Nate Dishington (Hoover) singled and had a sacrifice fly for Memphis (Cardinals) in a 9-7 loss to Albuquerque. . . . Former JetHawk Shawn Buhner had two hits and two runs batted in for Tacoma (Mariners) in a 9-3 victory over Edmonton.

Double A--Ryan Stromsborg (Notre Dame) hit his fourth home run for Knoxville (Blue Jays) in a 5-3 victory over Carolina.

Class A--Eric Cole (Antelope Valley, Antelope Valley College) had three doubles and two RBIs for Kissimmee (Astros) in a 4-2 victory over Fort Myers. . . . Andy Dominique (Alemany) had an RBI double for Clearwater (Phillies) in a 6-3 victory over St. Lucie.