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Noonan, El Paso power up in victory

Francis Park High grad Nick Noonan hit his first homer and Manuel Margot, Casey McElroy and Josh Satin each drove in two runs as Triple-A El Paso beat Fresno 9-4 on Sunday in the Pacific Coast League.

Margot (.269) tripled in a two-hit day, Hunter Renfroe (.299) went 2-for-4 with a double and his third steal and McElroy pushed his average to a team-best .396 with a 2-for-3 day that included a double and a walk.

Noonan, who started at shortstop, is hitting .308 after going 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored. He also committed his first error of the season.