The month of May got off to a
bit of a rough start for Delhi, Ontario’s Brock Dykxhoorn of the Lancaster
JetHawks in the California League (Advance Class ‘A’) but he has rebounded
quite well with three wins in his last three appearances. The JetHawks have had
a bit of an average year, having won 21 and lost 24 at this point of the
season, and they sit in third place in the South Division of the League, seven
and a half games behind the first place High Desert Mavericks.
Let’s have a look at Dykxhoorn’s
last three pitching performances before we look at his overall season to this
point. First, we’ll look at his rough outing at the beginning of the month. It
was a home game against the Visalia Rawhide (who are currently in first place
in the North Division) on May 6th and Dykxhoorn started on the mound
for Lancaster. Visalia scored three runs in the first, three more in the second
and another two in the fourth, eventually winning the game by a score of 14-7.
In his four innings of work, Dykxhoorn surrendered eight runs, all earned,
yielded eight hits and struck out two while walking three.
His next start was a week later,
on May 13th, when Lancaster hosted the Lake Elsinore Storm. He
pitched six innings picking up the win as the Hawks won the game 2-1. He only
gave up two hits in his six innings, while striking out three batters.
A relief appearance followed on
May 18th as Lancaster defeated the Inland Empire 66ers by a score of
11-4. Dykxhoorn was credited with the victory, throwing four innings of shutout
ball, giving up only two hits while striking out five 66er batters.
On May 24th,
Dykxhoorn was back in a starting role and his teammates scored six in the first
inning, eventually winning 11-9. For his part, Dykxhoorn pitched five innings,
allowing four runs—only one of which was earned—while striking out six batters.
He picked up another victory.
For the season—his second full
season in professional baseball—Dykxhoorn has pitched in eight games, six
starts, totalling 38 2/3 innings pitched. He has a 4-1 record, a 3.03 ERA while
striking out 30 batters. His four wins make him the team leader in that
category. He is scheduled to make the start for the JetHawks this afternoon as they play host to High Desert.
With three weeks remaining in
the first half of the season, the JetHawks will make a final push for a playoff
spot. If they fall short, they will get another opportunity as the second half
will begin on June 23rd. The play off format is as follows: the
first place team in the division for both the first and second halves will make
the postseason, as well as a wild card spot to be awarded to the team with the
best overall record that didn’t finish in first place in either half.
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