AUTHOR: SportsReleases.com TITLE: KNOTTS PITCHES BEARS TO VICTORY IN FRONT OF SECOND ALL-TIME LARGEST CROWD AT THE DEN DATE: 7/26/2007 11:40:00 AM ----- BODY:

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2007 Newark Bears
Road Warriors at Newark Bears
Jul 26, 2007 at Newark, NJ (Riverfront Stadium)

Road Warriors 2 (6-8,22-54) Newark Bears 4 (7-7,43-34)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Harris, E cf............... 3 1 2 1 Nettles, M cf.............. 4 1 2 0
Arteaga, J 2b.............. 3 0 0 0 Mendez, D ss............... 4 0 0 0
Mejia, M c................. 4 0 0 0 Reed, K rf................. 3 0 0 1
Bladergroen, 1b............ 4 0 2 1 Rodriguez, V dh............ 4 0 2 2
Garcia, O dh............... 4 0 1 0 Smith, C 1b................ 4 0 2 0
Bryan, J lf................ 3 0 0 0 Gutierrez, V 2b............ 2 0 0 0
Doetsch, S rf.............. 4 1 1 0 Castro, R pr/2b........... 2 1 2 0
Fenwick, R 3b.............. 3 0 0 0 Jiannetti, J lf............ 3 0 0 0
Suarez, G ss............... 3 0 0 0 Torres, J c................ 4 1 2 1
Castillo, C p.............. 0 0 0 0 Peavey, P 3b............... 3 1 1 0
Cahill, C p............... 0 0 0 0 Knotts, G p................ 0 0 0 0
Baez, B p................. 0 0 0 0 DiAngelo, J p............. 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 31 2 6 2 Totals..................... 33 4 11 4

Score by Innings R H E
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Road Warriors....... 100 010 000 - 2 6 1
Newark Bears........ 000 031 00X - 4 11 0
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E - Suarez, G(16). DP - Road Warrior 1. LOB - Road Warrior 5; Newark 7. 2B -
Rodriguez, V(20). HBP - Harris, E. SH - Jiannetti, J(4). SF - Reed, K(2). SB -
Harris, E 2(2); Nettles, M(31). CS - Harris, E(1).

Road Warriors IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Castillo, C L,6-7......... 5.1 10 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 24 26 8 5 96
Cahill, C ................. 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 3 16
Baez, B ................... 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 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,7-5........... 7.0 6 2 2 2 9 1 0 1 0 25 28 5 5 120
DiAngelo, J S,9........... 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 6 3 0 26

WP - Knotts, G(6). HBP - by Knotts, G (Harris, E). Pitches/strikes: Castillo, C 96/68;
Cahill, C 16/11; Baez, B 17/13; Knotts, G 120/80; DiAngelo, J 26/17.

Strikeouts - Harris, E; Arteaga, J; Mejia, M 2; Garcia, O; Bryan, J 3; Doetsch, S 2;
Suarez, G 2; Reed, K 2; Smith, C; Jiannetti, J; Torres, J. Walks - Arteaga, J;
Bryan, J.

Umpires - HP: Kareh Valentine 1B: Carlos Guzman 3B: Joe Cruz
Start: 11:07 Time: 2:55 Attendance: 6643

Game: NWK7260

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 26, 2007

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

KNOTTS PITCHES BEARS TO VICTORY IN FRONT OF SECOND ALL-TIME LARGEST CROWD AT THE DEN

NEWARK, NJ – July 26, 2007 – Gary Knotts (7-5) allowed only two runs on six hits in seven innings while striking out nine batters as the Newark Bears defeated the Road Warriors 4-2 Thursday afternoon at in front of 6,643 fans at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium. The crowd became the second all-time largest crowd at the stadium since it’s opening in 1999, passing a crowd of 6,601 set on May 11, 2001.

Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning, right-fielder Keith Reed hit a sacrifice-fly with bases loaded, and first baseman Victor Rodriguez followed with a two-run double giving the Bears a 3-2 lead. Catcher Jason Torres hit an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning to put Newark ahead 4-2.

For the Bears, Rodriguez finished the game 2-for-4 with two RBI, and Torres went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. For the Road Warriors, first baseman Ian Bladergroen finished the game 2-for-4 with an RBI single in the top of the first inning, and center-fielder Estee Harris went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the top of the fifth inning.

Former Bear Carlos Castillo (6-7) took the loss after surrendering four runs on ten hits in 5.1 innings pitched and Jason DiAngelo picked up his ninth save of the season pitching two perfect innings with three strikeouts.

The Bears and Road Warriors will play the rubber match Friday evening at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM. Delvis Pacheco (3-1) will take the mound for the Bears against Randy Dicken (0-5) for the Road Warriors. Gates open at 6:05 PM to Weird NJ Night featuring a post-game fireworks spectacular. All fans who present a Weird NJ book or wear Weird NJ apparel will receive FREE admission at the box office.

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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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