AUTHOR: SportsReleases.com TITLE: BEARS TOP BLUEFISH 11-6 IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE DATE: 9/16/2007 04:19:00 PM ----- BODY:

2007 Newark Bears
Bridgeport Bluefish at Newark Bears
Sep 16, 2007 at Newark, NJ (Riverfront Stadium)

Bridgeport Bluefish 8 (25-38,60-66) Newark Bears 11 (36-27,72-54)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Ortiz, N ss................ 4 2 0 0 Gutierrez, V ss............ 5 2 3 0
McCracken, Q dh............ 5 1 1 1 Gomes, J lf................ 5 0 2 1
Caliguiri, J 2b............ 5 1 2 1 Reed, K cf................. 4 2 1 2
Hoorelbeke, 1b............. 4 1 2 1 Colina, J 2b............... 5 1 2 2
Sanchez, M c............... 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez, V 1b............ 1 0 1 0
Figueroa, L 3b............. 4 0 2 0 Peavey, P pr/1b........... 2 1 0 0
Darula, B lf............... 2 1 1 0 Smith, C 3b................ 5 2 3 3
Hernandez, J rf............ 4 1 1 0 Mateo, R dh................ 5 0 0 0
Frazier, A cf.............. 5 1 1 2 Herrera, J rf.............. 4 2 3 2
Bergstrom, R p............. 0 0 0 0 Torres, J c................ 4 1 1 1
Porzio, M p............... 0 0 0 0 Phillips, M p.............. 0 0 0 0
Bierbrodt, N p............ 0 0 0 0 Robertson, J p............ 0 0 0 0
Almonte, E p.............. 0 0 0 0
Smith, M p................ 0 0 0 0
Trujillo, J p............. 0 0 0 0
DiAngelo, J p............. 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 37 8 10 5 Totals..................... 40 11 16 11

Score by Innings R H E
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Bridgeport Bluefish. 001 400 102 - 8 10 1
Newark Bears........ 014 310 20X - 11 16 1
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E - Caliguiri, J(24); Smith, C(24). DP - Bridgeport 1; Newark 1. LOB - Bridgeport
11; Newark 8. 2B - Caliguiri, J(15); Gutierrez, V(33); Colina, J(27); Rodriguez,
V(31); Smith, C(37); Herrera, J(22). HR - Hoorelbeke,(33); Frazier, A(1); Reed,
K(21); Smith, C(18); Herrera, J(12). HBP - Peavey, P. SB - Ortiz, N(20).

Bridgeport Bluefish IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Bergstrom, R L,0-4........ 5.0 11 9 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 27 28 6 6 97
Porzio, M ................. 2.0 5 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 11 12 3 0 51
Bierbrodt, N .............. 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 1 11

Newark Bears IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Phillips, M ............... 3.1 4 5 4 7 7 2 0 0 0 14 21 3 0 96
Robertson, J W,5-5........ 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 3 1 22
Almonte, E ................ 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 10
Smith, M .................. 0.2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 24
Trujillo, J ............... 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 2 1 20
DiAngelo, J ............... 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 2 19

WP - Phillips, M 2(6). HBP - by Bierbrodt, N (Peavey, P). Pitches/strikes: Bergstrom, R
97/55; Porzio, M 51/31; Bierbrodt, N 11/5; Phillips, M 96/50; Robertson, J 22/14;
Almonte, E 10/6; Smith, M 24/15; Trujillo, J 20/12; DiAngelo, J 19/9.

Strikeouts - Ortiz, N 2; McCracken, Q 3; Sanchez, M 2; Darula, B; Hernandez, J 2;
Frazier, A 2; Colina, J 2; Peavey, P; Mateo, R 2; Herrera, J. Walks - Ortiz, N 2;
Hoorelbeke,; Sanchez, M; Figueroa, L; Darula, B 3; Hernandez, J; Reed, K; Rodriguez,
V.

Umpires - HP: J. Giaccio 1B: J. Cruz 3B: K. Valentine
Start: 3:13 pm Time: 3:19 Attendance: 4818

Game notes:
Tuesday's Probable
NWK - Eckert
Game: NWK9160

NEWARK, NJ – September 12, 2007 – The Newark Bears scored 11 runs on 16 hits to defeat the Bridgeport Bluefish 11-6 in their final regular season game on Sunday afternoon at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium. The Bears, who finish the season with an overall record of 72-54, will head into the playoffs having won eight of their last nine games.

In the bottom of the third with the score tied at one, Bears’ centerfielder Keith Reed drilled a two run home run to left center for a two run lead. Three batters later, third baseman Corey Smith lifted a two run homer to left for a 5-1 advantage. Reed finished the season homering in five of his last six games and Smith has homered in five consecutive games. As a team, the Bears have hit 18 home runs in their final six games.

The Bluefish rallied in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game at five. The big hits came from designated hitter Quentin McCracken, who singled in a run, and second baseman Jay Caliguiri, who had an RBI double.

Right fielder Jose Herrera led off the Bears’ fourth inning with a home run to right-centerfield to regain the lead. Later in the inning, second baseman Javier Colina hit a two RBI double down the left field line for an 8-5 lead. The hit gave Colina 101 RBI on the season, making him just the third player in franchise history to surpass the 100 RBI mark.

The Bears added an RBI single in the fifth and two in the seventh and held on for the 11-8 victory. Left-hander Jeriome Robertson (5-5) picked up the win for the Bears with one and one-third innings of scoreless relief.

The Bears will meet the Long Island Ducks in the Atlantic League Divisional Series beginning Tuesday, September 18^th at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium. Game One is slated to begin at 7:05 PM with Bears’ right-handed starter Harold Eckert (5-0) squaring off against Duck’s southpaw Ed Yarnall (5-5). For more information, call 1-866-55-4BEAR or visit the Bears’ official website at www.newarkbears.com.

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Ed Clinton

Newark Bears Professional Baseball Club

450 Broad St.

Newark, NJ 07102

(973) 848-1000 ext. 107

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