AROUND THE LEAGUES

Former Crespi High standout Casey Snow hasn’t had much to write home about this year. Not with his .185 batting average and 24 strikeouts in 92 at-bats. But Snow, who was Boston Red Sox pitcher Jeff Suppan’s battery mate his senior year, is not crying about his plight as the San Bernardino Stampede’s No. 2 catcher behind 22-year-old Angel Pena.

“Nobody wants to sit on the bench, but I’m trying to make the most of it,” said Snow, 22, a 15th-round selection out of Long Beach State who batted .269 last year at Great Falls. “I try to put in extra time on my swing and take it into the game with me. I’m not going to make excuses. [Not playing] does have an effect. But .185 is not doing the job.”

San Bernardino Manager Del Crandall said Snow has done the job in the games that he has started.

“I like him a lot,” Crandall said. “You never have to worry about effort when he’s out there.”

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Scanning Tuesday’s box scores: TRIPLE A--Right-hander Roland De La Maza (St. Genevieve) is 7-0 after allowing two runs on four hits and striking out six in 8 1/3 innings for Buffalo in a 6-2 victory over Iowa. . . . A two-run home run in the seventh inning by outfielder Chris Sheff (Pepperdine) gave Charlotte a 9-7 victory over Pawtucket. It was Sheff’s ninth homer of the season. . . . SINGLE A--Cedar Rapids first baseman Eric Gillespie (Cal State Northridge) had three hits in a 7-5 loss to Peoria. . . . ROOKIE--Right-hander Jon Garland (Kennedy) pitched four hitless innings of middle relief, striking out five and walking none to get his first professional decision in an 8-3 victory for the Cubs over the Mariners in the Arizona League. . . . First baseman Andy Dominique (Alemany) hit his seventh home run and had three runs batted in for Batavia in a 12-7 win over Lowell.

JETHAWKS

John Donati, whom the JetHawks signed as a free agent last week, was released Wednesday after failing a team physical. . . . Right-hander Joe Victery (3-3, 5.64) was activated from the disabled list.

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Tonight’s game: San Bernardino (Kym Ashworth, 0-1, 5.73) at JetHawks (Dennis Stark, 1-1, 2.51), 7:15.