Instead Visalia, also with a lone extra base hit, took a 6-5 win in 10 innings over the JetHawks before a crowd of 1,536 at Recreation Park, nearly double the average attendance of 866. After Flores singled, pitcher Scott Chiasson was brought in to run for the catcher. Chiasson, though, was picked off at second for the inning's first out. The Oaks, with a bit of help from Parker, rebounded to score two runs in the inning and knot the game at 5-5. In the 10th, Nieckula singled home Esteban German for the win.
Closing's a tough spot for anybody.
There's a lot of pressure with it, but you have to go out and compete. Lancaster had an opportunity to tack on a sixth run of its own in the top of the ninth with catcher Travis McClendon on third with one out. But center fielder P.J. Williams struck out for the second out of the inning, stranding McClendon at third. All he had to do was make contact and he failed. He failed miserably.