AUTHOR: SportsReleases.com TITLE: KNOTTS PITCHES BEARS PAST BLUEFISH; KRENCHICKI EARNS 600TH ATLANTIC LEAGUE VICTORY DATE: 7/21/2007 06:40:00 PM ----- BODY:

2007 Newark Bears
Bridgeport Bluefish at Newark Bears
Jul 21, 2007 at Newark, NJ (Riverfront Stadium)

Bridgeport Bluefish 3 (4-5,39-33) Newark Bears 5 (4-5,40-32)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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McCracken, Q lf............ 5 0 1 0 Nettles, M cf.............. 4 1 1 0
Hine, S 2b................. 5 0 0 0 Castro, R ss............... 2 2 1 0
Malek, B cf................ 3 1 1 0 Reed, K rf................. 3 1 2 1
Hoorelbeke, 1b............. 3 2 2 1 Colina, J dh............... 3 0 1 1
Caliguiri, J 3b............ 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez, V 1b............ 3 0 1 2
Ortiz, N ss................ 3 0 2 1 Smith, C 3b................ 3 0 0 0
Sanchez, M dh.............. 3 0 0 1 Pachot, J c................ 4 0 1 0
Nathans, J c............... 4 0 0 0 Jiannetti, J lf............ 3 1 1 0
Blue, V rf................. 3 0 0 0 Gutierrez, V 2b............ 3 0 1 1
Sturge, J p................ 0 0 0 0 Knotts, G p................ 0 0 0 0
Berger, G p............... 0 0 0 0 Huisman, J p.............. 0 0 0 0
Kent, S p................. 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 33 3 7 3 Totals..................... 28 5 9 5

Score by Innings R H E
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Bridgeport Bluefish. 000 001 020 - 3 7 0
Newark Bears........ 111 000 20X - 5 9 2
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E - Rodriguez, V(4); Jiannetti, J(8). DP - Bridgeport 1; Newark 1. LOB - Bridgeport
8; Newark 9. 3B - Gutierrez, V(3). HR - Hoorelbeke,(17). HBP - Hoorelbeke,; Nettles,
M. SH - Gutierrez, V(2). SF - Rodriguez, V(4). SB - Reed, K(13). CS - Ortiz, N(4);
Castro, R(4); Jiannetti, J(2).

Bridgeport Bluefish IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Sturge, J L,6-5........... 6.1 6 4 4 4 6 1 0 1 0 23 29 8 4 88
Berger, G ................. 0.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 17
Kent, S ................... 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 2 17

Newark Bears IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Knotts, G W,6-5........... 7.0 5 1 1 4 5 0 0 1 0 24 29 5 9 102
Huisman, J ................ 2.0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 9 1 3 45

WP - Sturge, J(8). HBP - by Knotts, G (Hoorelbeke,); by Sturge, J (Nettles, M).
Pitches/strikes: Sturge, J 88/57; Berger, G 17/7; Kent, S 17/11; Knotts, G 102/58;
Huisman, J 45/26.

Strikeouts - McCracken, Q; Hine, S 2; Sanchez, M; Nathans, J 2; Blue, V; Colina, J
2; Smith, C 3; Gutierrez, V. Walks - Malek, B; Ortiz, N; Sanchez, M; Blue, V;
Castro, R 3; Reed, K; Colina, J; Smith, C; Jiannetti, J.

Umpires - HP: Matt Beaver 1B: Mark Facto 3B: Matt Jones
Start: 6:10 pm Time: 2:45 Attendance: 3214

Game notes:
Tomorrow's Probable
NWK - Pacheco
Game: NWK7210

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2007

Contact: Joe Montefusco (973) 848-1000, ext. 112

KNOTTS PITCHES BEARS PAST BLUEFISH; KRENCHICKI EARNS 600^TH ATLANTIC LEAGUE VICTORY

NEWARK, NJ – July 21, 2007 – Newark Bears starter Gary Knotts (6-5) tossed seven innings allowing one run on five hits while striking out five and first baseman Victor Rodriguez drove in two runs to defeat the Bridgeport Bluefish 5-3 in front of 3,214 fans Saturday evening at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium. With the win, Manager Wayne Krenchicki became just the second manager in the ten-year history of the Atlantic League with 600 league victories.

The Bears jumped out to an early 3-0 lead with an RBI single by designated hitter Javier Colina in the bottom of the first inning, an RBI triple by second baseman Vic Gutierrez in the bottom of the second inning, and a sacrifice-fly by Rodriguez.

Leading 3-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning, right-fielder Keith Reed and Rodriguez each hit an RBI single to give Newark the 5-1 advantage. Reed ended the game 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI.

Colina ended the day 1-for-3 to extend his hitting streak to 15 games, while catcher John Pachot went 1-for-4 extending his to 10 games.

For the Bluefish, first baseman Jesse Hoorelbeke went 2-for-3 including a solo home run, his 17^th of the season, in the top of the sixth, and shortstop Nick Ortiz went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the top of the eighth.

Bluefish starter Jason Sturge (6-5) took the loss surrendering four runs on six hits striking out six in 6.1 innings pitched.

The Bears will travel to Camden to begin a three-game series against the Riversharks on Sunday afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 1:05 PM. Delvis Pacheco (3-1) will take the hill for the Bears.

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Joe Montefusco

Media Relations Manager

Newark Bears Professional Baseball Club

450 Broad St.

Newark, NJ 07102

Phone: 973-848-1000 ext. 112

Fax: 973-621-0095

jmontefusco@newarkbears.com

2007 North Division 1st Half Champions

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