Jaxx and Mavs Shut Down

West Tenn and High Desert were pounded hard on Thursday night, and only good efforts from Everett and Pulaski kept the night from being a complete disaster for the Mariner farm teams. Read on for a short recap of Thursday's action. Jacksonville 8, West Tenn 0 Boxscore The Diamond Jaxx were held to three hits --- all singles --- in a shutout on Thursday night. Adam Moore had two hits and Brent Johnson had the other one. Doug Fister only allowed one earned run in six innings to keep West Tenn in the game, but Nelson Payano blew up in the eighth inning and the game got out of hand. Rancho Cucamonga 10, High Desert 1 Boxscore Hank Conger continued his domination of the Mavs, hitting two more home runs off HD starter Alfredo Venegas, including a grand slam in the fifth inning. Conger now has five home runs in the last two days off... [read full story]