Colorado Rockies Prospects: Wild ninth inning ends with Lancaster walk off

The California league is known for its offense and Lancaster’s ballpark The Hanger may be the most notorious of the bunch.

Last night, The Hanger came out in full effect in a wild ninth inning that featured ten runs and a walk off homer. After Rancho Cucamonga struck for seven runs in the top half, Hamlet Marte hit a walk off two run shot in the bottom of the ninth to give the JetHawks an 11-10 victory.

The JetHawks had eight of the nine players in the lineup get involved in fourteen hits, including Marte’s home run. Forrest Wall, getting more time in center field, went 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI.

The Hawks were stifled by a tremendous performance early by the Quakes Dennis Santana, but the bats found life in the late innings, scoring all 11 runs in the final three frames.

Lancaster improved to 11-14 with the win, their first walk off the season.

Other news and notes from around the affiliates are below:

Triple-A: Las Vegas 51s 2, Albuquerque Isotopes 1

Raimel Tapia (No.4 PuRP): 2-for-4, 2B

Zach Jemiola: 5 ¹⁄₃ IP, 5 H, 2 R, 5 K

Double-A: Richmond Flying Squirrels 2, Hartford Yard Goats 1

Drew Weeks: 2-for-4, 2B

Ryan McMahon (No.7 PuRP): 1-for-4, 2B

Sam Howard (No.20 PuRP): 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 K

Single-A Advanced: Lancaster JetHawks 11, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 10

Forrest Wall (No.15 PuRP): 2-for-3, 2 BB, RBI

Garrett Hampson (No.22 PuRP): 1-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI

Hamlet Marte: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI

Jesus Tinoco: 4 ¹⁄₃ IP, 8 H, 3 R, 4 K, 4 BB

Single-A: Greensboro Grasshoppers 7, Asheville Tourists 0

Jose Gomez (No.30 PuRP): 2-for-3, 2B

Colton Welker (No.19 PuRP): 1-for-3

Monday Probables:

Triple-A Albuquerque: Harrison Musgrave (0-1, 5.60 ERA) vs. Las Vegas

Double-A Hartford: Ryan Castellani (1-2, 4.79 ERA) vs. Portland

Single-A Advanced Lancaster: Craig Schlitter (2-0, 1.50 ERA vs. Inland Empire

Single-A Asheville: OFF