Kata’s Single in Eighth KOs Lake Elsinore

Matt Kata’s two-run single in the eighth inning gave the Lancaster JetHawks a 7-6 victory Tuesday night at Lake Elsinore (12-7).

Kata hit a grand slam in the seventh inning and went four for five with six runs batted in for the JetHawks (12-7).

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Today’s game: Lancaster at Lake Elsinore, 7 p.m. Next home game: 7:15 p.m., May 1 vs. Modesto. On the radio: KUTY-AM (1470).

AROUND THE LEAGUES

Scanning the box scores:

Triple A--Sean Douglass (Antelope Valley) struck out nine and allowed four hits in eight shutout innings for Rochester (Orioles) in a 6-2 victory at Ottawa. . . . J.P. Roberge (St. Francis) had two hits for Scranton-Wilkes Barre (Phillies) in an 11-2 victory over Buffalo. . . . Ryan Radmonovich (Pepperdine) is batting .353 after collecting two hits for Portland (Padres) in a 6-3 victory at Fresno. . . . Reliever Andrew Lorraine (Hart) allowed one run in four innings for Calgary (Marlins) in a 5-4 loss at Las Vegas.

Double A--Andy Dominique (Alemany) had two hits for Reading (Phillies) in a 5-1 loss at Erie. . . . Joe Borchard (Camarillo) had two hits, including his fifth home run, and drove in two runs for Birmingham (White Sox) in a 7-5 loss to Carolina. . . . Jorge Piedra (Notre Dame) doubled, tripled and drove in a run for West Tennessee (Cubs) in a 7-3 loss to Mobile.

Class A--Danny Phillips (Chatsworth, Cal State Northridge) hit a run-scoring single for Salem (Rockies) in a 10-7 victory over Potomac. . . . John Ennis (Monroe) struck out seven and allowed two runs and four hits in six innings for Myrtle Beach (Braves) in a 4-2 victory over Lynchburg. . . . Victor Hall (Monroe) had two hits and stole his seventh base for South Bend (Diamondbacks) in a 4-2 victory over Fort Wayne. . . . Brian Fatur (Calabasas, Moorpark College) had two hits and an RBI for Peoria (Cardinals) in a 9-5 loss to Beloit.