Victor Figueroa is making the California League look as easy as the Arizona Complex League.
The 21-year-old first baseman / outfielder homered in his second game with high Single-A Lake Elsinore on Wednesday in a 9-7 loss at Visalia.
Figueroa went 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs in his second game with the Storm.
The Padres drafted Figueroa in the 18th-round out of Florida Southwestern State last July.
He made his professional debut earlier this month, slugging five home runs in just 11 games (.605/.659/1.263) to force his way to Lake Elsinore.
The 6-foot-4, 240-pound Figueroa, a left-handed hitter, went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI on Tuesday in his Storm debut.
Figueroa played all 11 games at first base in Arizona and first base again on Tuesday before playing right field for the first time on Wednesday. He also made an error in right field on Wednesday.
Shortstop Ryan Jackson (.977 OPS) went 3-for-5 with his third homer, a triple, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Second baseman Yendry Rojas (.625 OPS) went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Right-hander Kleiber Olmedo (8.71 ERA) allowed five runs in three innings in the start.
The Storm are 17-24.
Wednesday’s scoreboard
TRIPLE-A EL PASO (23-24)
Chihuahuas 7, Tacoma 6: 2B Nate Mondou (.760 OPS) drove in three runs on two hits, including his first homer and a double. SS Clay Dungan (.809 OPS) went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, two RBIs, a walk and a run scored. 1B Trenton Brooks (.889 OPS) went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a walk. DH Luis Campusano (1.071 OPS) went 1-for-4 with a walk. LHP Jackson Wolf (4.02 ERA) allowed three runs in five innings in the start. RHP Reiss Knehr (2.70 ERA) allowed a run on two hits in two-thirds of an inning before RHP Harold Chirino (4.43 ERA) was called on for the final out for his first save.
DOUBLE-A SAN ANTONIO (20-21)
Wichita 6, Missions 4: LHP Jagger Haynes (2-2, 5.03 ERA) allowed four runs on eight hits and three walks in 3⅓ innings in the loss. SS Francisco Acuña (.754 OPS) went 3-for-5 with two runs scored. C Brandon Valenzuela (.830 OPS) and 1B Romeo Sanabria (.879 OPS) both had two hits. CF Nerwilian Cedeno (1.292 OPS) went 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored.
ROOKIE ACL PADRES (4-10)
Brewers 7, Padres 5: 3B Eguy Rosario (.697 OPS) went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a walk, a run scored and a stolen base. It was Rosario’s third game back in the complex league after the Padres sent him to Arizona for a “reset” following a tough start to his season with El Paso (.509 OPS). SS Yimy Tovar (.817 OPS) went 2-for-4 with a walk. 2B Ismael Javier (.471 OPS) went 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored. RHP Langston Burkett (15.12 ERA) allowed five runs in 3⅓ innings.
Note: High Single-A Fort Wayne was rained out; the TinCaps will host a doubleheader against Cedar Rapids on Friday.
