With runners on first and second and no out, Cloude struck out Chris Smith. He walked Phil Dauphin to load the bases, then struck out Morris and Jed Dalton to end the threat. Lake Elsinore also loaded the bases in the seventh, with two JetHawks errors contributing to the rally, but Cloude got the dangerous Ty Van Burkleo to fly out to center to end the threat. That was Cloude's last inning. He gave up on run, four hits, walked four and struck out four.
Every game is crucial right now.
The JetHawks offense gave their ace plenty of breathing room, scoring at least once in four of the first seven innings. It's also been a long time since the JetHawks scored 10 runs or more in a victory. They beat San Bernardino 15-1 July 14. Six JetHawks had at least one RBI by the eighth, and Chris Dean and Josh Watts, the Nos. 6 and 7 hitters in the lineup, both had driven in two.