AUTHOR: SportsReleases.com TITLE: ADAMS SNAPS BEARS WINNING STREAK DATE: 8/09/2007 08:08:00 PM ----- BODY:

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The Automated ScoreBook
Newark Bears at Somerset Patriots
Aug 09, 2007 at Bridgewater, NJ (Commerce Bank Park)

Newark Bears 3 (14-11) Somerset Patriots 5 (15-12)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Gutierrez, Vic 2b.......... 4 0 1 1 Ayala, Elliott rf.......... 3 1 1 1
Castro, Ramon ss........... 5 0 0 0 Olivares, Teuris 2b........ 2 0 0 0
Reed, Keith cf............. 4 0 0 0 Lockwood, Mike cf.......... 3 0 1 0
Colina, Javier dh.......... 3 0 0 0 Romano, Jason lf........... 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez, Victor 1b....... 3 1 1 0 Larson, Brandon 3b......... 2 2 1 0
Smith, Corey 3b............ 3 1 1 0 Boran, Patrick pr/3b...... 0 0 0 0
Gomes, Joey lf............. 4 1 1 0 Morban, Jose ss............ 4 1 1 2
Mateo, Ruben rf............ 3 0 1 1 Pressley, Josh dh.......... 4 0 1 0
Pachot, John c............. 4 0 0 0 Zinter, Alan 1b............ 3 1 2 1
Phillips, Mark p........... 0 0 0 0 Belcher, Jason c........... 2 0 0 0
Rodriguez, Joe p.......... 0 0 0 0 Adams, Brian p............. 0 0 0 0
DiAngelo, Jason p......... 0 0 0 0 Thorp, Paul p............. 0 0 0 0
Almonte, Hector p......... 0 0 0 0
Spiehs, R.D. p............ 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 33 3 5 2 Totals..................... 27 5 7 4

Score by Innings R H E
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Newark Bears........ 000 010 200 - 3 5 1
Somerset Patriots... 002 201 00X - 5 7 2
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E - Rodriguez, V(7); Larson 2(4). DP - Bears 4; Patriots 1. LOB - Bears 8; Patriots
5. 2B - Gomes(12); Mateo(3); Zinter(10). HR - Morban(6). SH - Belcher. SB - Ayala
3(11); Olivares(10).

Newark Bears IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Phillips, Mark L,1-1...... 5.1 6 5 5 6 3 1 0 0 0 19 26 3 7
Rodriguez, Joe ............ 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 2 3
DiAngelo, Jason ........... 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0

Somerset Patriots IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Adams, Brian W,12-2....... 6.1 4 3 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 23 26 13 3
Thorp, Paul ............... 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0
Almonte, Hector ........... 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 1
Spiehs, R.D. S,13......... 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 0

WP - Phillips(1); Adams 2(7).

Strikeouts - Castro; Reed; Colina; Rodriguez, V; Gomes; Pachot; Larson; Morban;
Pressley. Walks - Gutierrez; Colina; Rodriguez, V; Smith; Mateo; Ayala; Olivares 2;
Lockwood; Larson 2.

Umpires - HP: Matt Beaver 1B: Joe Cruz 3B: Kareh Valentin
Start: Time: 3:07 Attendance: 4297
Game: SOM8090

Game notes:
Friday, August 10, 2007 Road Warriors, Darwin Soto (4-4) @ Somerset,
Keith Ramsey (5-5), 7:05 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 9, 2007

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

ADAMS SNAPS BEARS WINNING STREAK

NEWARK, NJ – July 1, 2007 – Somerset Patriots starter Brian Adams (12-2) allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits in 6.1 innings to defeat the Newark Bears 5-3 Thursday evening at Commerce Bank Ballpark. Despite the loss, the Bears won the first two games to win their seventh straight series, and five of the six against the Patriots this season.

Somerset jumped on the board in the bottom of the third inning when right-fielder Elliot Ayala hit an RBI single scoring first baseman Alan Zinter. Ayala would steal second and third base, and would score on a wild pitch to give Somerset the 2-0 lead.

The Patriots would add to the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning when shortstop Jose Morban belted a two-run home run, his sixth of the season, putting the Patriots ahead 4-0. The Bears would cut the lead to 4-1 in the top of the fifth when right-fielder Ruben Mateo hit a one out RBI double.

Trailing 5-1 entering the top of the seventh, second baseman Vic Gutierrez drew a two-out bases loaded walk, and shortstop Ramon Castro reached on a throwing error by Patriots third baseman Brandon Larson to plate the third Bears run.

For the Bears, Mateo finished the game 1-for-3 with a double, walk, and an RBI, while first baseman Victor Rodriguez went 1-for-3 to extend his hitting streak to 21 straight games. Zinter led the Patriots going 2-for-3 with a single, double, RBI, and run scored.

Marc Phillips (1-1) took the loss after surrendering five runs on six hits in 5.1 innings pitched and R.D. Spiehs picked up his 13^th save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning.

The Bears will begin a three-game series against the Long Island Ducks Friday evening at Citibank Park with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM.

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