Wik has rough night in JetHawks' 7-5 loss vs. IE
May 22, 2015
By ALONSO TACANGA/Valley Press
LANCASTER — One could only imagine the feeling in the Mavericks' locker room on Thursday night after the JetHawks mercilessly dismantled them in a 22-5 win.
But it was probably more or less the way JetHawks third baseman Marc Wik felt after his rough Friday night during Lancaster’s 7-5 loss against Inland Empire.
“You can’t really describe it. It kind of eats you up inside,” Wik said.
Filling in for injured starter J.D. Davis, Wik had an unfortunate pair of defensive innings that — while not deciding the game — made for an uphill battle the JetHawks would not win.
The final boxscore showed two errors in Lancaster’s line, both belonged to Wik and turned into two unearned runs.
It aided the 66ers (21-19) in winning their fourth game in a row and the first of a four-game set against the JetHawks (21-21).
“Tomorrow is another day,” JetHawks manager Omar Lopez said. “We got to keep our head up. Obviously (Wik) doesn’t feel well, but tomorrow is another day. You got to deal with it.”
With the JetHawks trailing 2-0 with two outs and 66ers at second and third, Bo Way sent a complicated grounder off JetHawks starter Bryan Radziewski in Wik’s direction. In his haste to get the inning-ending out in time, the third baseman delivered a poor throw to first that skipped past Chase McDonald to allow both baserunners to score to make it 4-0 66ers.
Then with two outs in the eighth and the JetHawks trailing 6-5, 66ers shortstop Pedro Ruiz popped up to third, but Wik — after apparently catching the ball — dropped it, allowing another run to score.
“I was under it and everything,” said Wik, who finished 1-for-4. “Just at the last moment it caught me in the heel of my glove. It happens.”
For the second game in a row, the JetHawks fell behind quickly. Unlike the night before, this one would be a grinder.
Radziewksi gave up his first earned run in three starts as a JetHawk in the first inning as Eric Aguilera smacked a one-out homer to right-center to give the 66ers a 2-0 lead.
After yielding back-to-back singles to lead off the second frame, Radziewski got No. 9 hitter Eason Spivey to hit a grounder to the left side. Wik scooped up the ball and appeared to tag out a charging Mike Fish along the base path before spinning and sending a throw to first for the would-be double play.
Umpire Jon Felczak, however, said Wik missed the tag on Fish, leaving runners at second and third with one out. Those would come in to score moments later.
“I definitely got him across the chest for sure,” Wik said. “The umpire wasn’t in the best angle to see that, so he goes off his judgment. It ended up biting us in the butt.”
The JetHawks battled back in the third, getting four consecutive one-out singles to draw within 4-2 before a wild pitch from 66er starter Jordan Kipper brought in another run. Wik had an RBI groundout in the fourth to tie the game.
Radziewski didn’t allow a 66er past second base after the second inning and the JetHawks’ offense picked him up in time to award him a no decision. He was relieved after 4 2/3 innings, having given up four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks.
“In the beginning I didn’t feel comfortable, not making excuses, I just didn’t have it,” Radziewksi said. “I battled through it and I finished up strong.”
Reymin Guduan made his JetHawks’ debut relieving Radziewski and went 2 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks.
After a Danry Vasquez fielder’s choice RBI allowed Brett Phillips to give Lancaster a 5-4 lead, Guduan (0-1) was in line to get the win. But the lefty allowed two of the first three batters of the eighth to reach base and they’d come in to score while facing Frederick Tiburcio.
“He did an outstanding job,” Lopez said of Guduan. “First outing in the California League, to me he was outstanding.”
Down by two going into the bottom of the eighth, the JetHawks got a one-out double from Chase McDonald, but nothing more the rest of the way to drop back to .500.
James Ramsay extended his hitting streak to 11 games while Vasquez extended his to 8. Alfredo Gonzalez went 2-for-5 and had two RBIs.
The JetHawks, particularly Wik, can’t wait for the rematch today at 6 p.m. Wik's teammates have his back.
“When I give up runs, I expect hitters to pick me up and likewise,” Radziewski said. “They’re not going to be perfect out there, they expect me to pick them up. Things like that happen.”
By ALONSO TACANGA/Valley Press
LANCASTER — One could only imagine the feeling in the Mavericks' locker room on Thursday night after the JetHawks mercilessly dismantled them in a 22-5 win.
But it was probably more or less the way JetHawks third baseman Marc Wik felt after his rough Friday night during Lancaster’s 7-5 loss against Inland Empire.
“You can’t really describe it. It kind of eats you up inside,” Wik said.
Filling in for injured starter J.D. Davis, Wik had an unfortunate pair of defensive innings that — while not deciding the game — made for an uphill battle the JetHawks would not win.
The final boxscore showed two errors in Lancaster’s line, both belonged to Wik and turned into two unearned runs.
It aided the 66ers (21-19) in winning their fourth game in a row and the first of a four-game set against the JetHawks (21-21).
“Tomorrow is another day,” JetHawks manager Omar Lopez said. “We got to keep our head up. Obviously (Wik) doesn’t feel well, but tomorrow is another day. You got to deal with it.”
With the JetHawks trailing 2-0 with two outs and 66ers at second and third, Bo Way sent a complicated grounder off JetHawks starter Bryan Radziewski in Wik’s direction. In his haste to get the inning-ending out in time, the third baseman delivered a poor throw to first that skipped past Chase McDonald to allow both baserunners to score to make it 4-0 66ers.
Then with two outs in the eighth and the JetHawks trailing 6-5, 66ers shortstop Pedro Ruiz popped up to third, but Wik — after apparently catching the ball — dropped it, allowing another run to score.
“I was under it and everything,” said Wik, who finished 1-for-4. “Just at the last moment it caught me in the heel of my glove. It happens.”
For the second game in a row, the JetHawks fell behind quickly. Unlike the night before, this one would be a grinder.
Radziewksi gave up his first earned run in three starts as a JetHawk in the first inning as Eric Aguilera smacked a one-out homer to right-center to give the 66ers a 2-0 lead.
After yielding back-to-back singles to lead off the second frame, Radziewski got No. 9 hitter Eason Spivey to hit a grounder to the left side. Wik scooped up the ball and appeared to tag out a charging Mike Fish along the base path before spinning and sending a throw to first for the would-be double play.
Umpire Jon Felczak, however, said Wik missed the tag on Fish, leaving runners at second and third with one out. Those would come in to score moments later.
“I definitely got him across the chest for sure,” Wik said. “The umpire wasn’t in the best angle to see that, so he goes off his judgment. It ended up biting us in the butt.”
The JetHawks battled back in the third, getting four consecutive one-out singles to draw within 4-2 before a wild pitch from 66er starter Jordan Kipper brought in another run. Wik had an RBI groundout in the fourth to tie the game.
Radziewski didn’t allow a 66er past second base after the second inning and the JetHawks’ offense picked him up in time to award him a no decision. He was relieved after 4 2/3 innings, having given up four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks.
“In the beginning I didn’t feel comfortable, not making excuses, I just didn’t have it,” Radziewksi said. “I battled through it and I finished up strong.”
Reymin Guduan made his JetHawks’ debut relieving Radziewski and went 2 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks.
After a Danry Vasquez fielder’s choice RBI allowed Brett Phillips to give Lancaster a 5-4 lead, Guduan (0-1) was in line to get the win. But the lefty allowed two of the first three batters of the eighth to reach base and they’d come in to score while facing Frederick Tiburcio.
“He did an outstanding job,” Lopez said of Guduan. “First outing in the California League, to me he was outstanding.”
Down by two going into the bottom of the eighth, the JetHawks got a one-out double from Chase McDonald, but nothing more the rest of the way to drop back to .500.
James Ramsay extended his hitting streak to 11 games while Vasquez extended his to 8. Alfredo Gonzalez went 2-for-5 and had two RBIs.
The JetHawks, particularly Wik, can’t wait for the rematch today at 6 p.m. Wik's teammates have his back.
“When I give up runs, I expect hitters to pick me up and likewise,” Radziewski said. “They’re not going to be perfect out there, they expect me to pick them up. Things like that happen.”