Jul 11, 2009 10:11 AM EST

High Desert's Jamie McOwen saw his 45-game hitting streak end on Friday night.

The streak is the eighth longest in minor league baseball history.

McOwen went 0 for 3 with a walk in the Mavericks' 2-0 loss at Modesto. He struck out in his final at-bat.

"It's something I'm having fun with," McOwen told The Associated Press in a telephone interview before the game Friday night. "I'm not going to make it a burden or not talk about it. When it ends, it ends. But right now, it's going good, so I'm having a great time with it."

Via ESPN