JetHawks sloppy in setback

Entering Friday night's game, the two teams had combined for 10 errors with both teams having five each.

The trend didn't change as the Stampede, leading by two, scored three runs on two Lancaster errors in the top of the eighth inning and pulled away in the ninth to defeat the JetHawks 6-1 in front of 3,309 at The Hangar.

In all, Lancaster committed three errors in the game, while San Bernardino had one, bringing the three-game total to 14 errors.

"It's just one of those things that happen in baseball," JetHawks manager Darrin Garner said. "My guys are out there giving 100 percent and sometimes they just happen and you go on and learn from them."

Lancaster (5-4) learned early on that San Bernardino starter Marcos Castillo was on his game.

The right-hander, who was 5-15 last season at Class A Vero Beach with a 4.99 ERA, retired the side in order in the first, third, fifth and seventh innings to earn his second win of the season without a loss. Castillo struck out five in seven innings of work, limiting the JetHawks to four hits.

On the other side of the mound, Lancaster sent 6-foot-10 right-hander Jason Turman to th hill. Turman, who was traded to the Mariners on April 3 for Bobby Ayala, pitched well in his first start out of extended spring traing.

Despite allowing two runs - one earned - on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings, Turman showed the ability to get out of tight situations.

After San Bernardino (5-4) tied the game in the top of the third on a no-out RBI double by James Blair, Turman worked his way out of the inning. Turman bore down and got the next three batters on groundouts by Jimy Gonzalez and Eric Riggs and ended the inning on a flyout to right by Bubba Crosby.

"I liked what I saw since I haven't ever seen him pitch before," Lancaster pitching coach Greg Harris said. "He just got a little tired there, but he definitely pitched out of jams when he had to."

Turman, who finished the game with four strikeouts, allowed an unearned run with one out in the top of the fourth before getting John Hernandez to hit into an inning-ending double play.

"I usually try to get out of jams or get the big out by using my changeup," Turman said. "But I did run a little low on gas there in the fifth inning and the changeup was leaving me."

After getting the first two batters of the fifth out, Turman allowed back-to-back singles by Riggs and Crosby. When Turman walked Karl Chatman on borderline calls by the umpire, Harris knew it was time to change pitchers.

"If he had gotten a little more help from the umpire on some of those calls then I think he would have easily finished out that inning," Harris said. "But that wasn't the case and (Tim) McClaskey came in and did a great job of relieving."

McCkaskey got out of the inning with no damage, getting Chin-Feng Chen to popout to second and end the inning and keep Lancaster within one run.

McClaskey retired the first seven batters he faced before the JetHawks' defense broke down in the eighth.

"Our bullpen has been doing an outstanding job the entire year so far," Harris added. "They always seem to come through when we need them to."