BLUEFISH TAKE GAME ON MORE LATE INNING HEROICS
Bridgeport, CT – May 29th – The Bridgeport Bluefish made it a habit this week of staying pesky at the plate, especially late in the game. Bridgeport battled back from deficits all series long with different outcomes. The outcome on Thursday night was a 4-3 win over the Newark Bears thanks to a three run eighth inning. The Bluefish split the series with the Bears and move to 16-17 on the season.
Newark starter Matt Sweeney cruised through most of the game, scattering Bluefish hits over his first seven innings. The Bluefish bats finally put together a string of runners together when Sweeney walked the first two men in the eighth before being relieved by Rich Scalamandre. Luis Lopez drove in his 24th and 25th runs on the season off Scalamandre to tie the game at three. The Bluefish infielder crossed the plate on a Calvin Pickering sacrifice fly to make the game 4-3. Scalamandre is charged with the loss going .1 innings with one hit and one walk while allowing the go-ahead run to score. Sweeney finished with seven plus innings, allowing three runs on six hits with four walks and two strikeouts.
Eric DuBose put together a nice start with just two bad pitches leading to his three runs allowed. The Bluefish southpaw went 7.1 innings allowing six hits with five walks and five strikeouts. Jeff Tam got out of a bases loaded jam in the top of the eighth to earn the win. Wes Wilkerson gave up two hits in the ninth but was able to get Cory Aldridge, who homered earlier, to fly out to earn his sixth save of the season.
Travis Ezi got things started for Bridgeport leading off the game with a triple and scoring two runs with one steal. Bears shortstop Ramon Castro continued to dominate Bluefish pitching with his third home run in the series only three pitches into the contest. Aldridge and Jose Herrera both extended their hit streaks to a staggering 19 games.
The Bluefish welcome the Camden Riversharks to town for a three-game weekend series. Matt Pike makes his third start of the season on Friday for the 'Fish opposed by Darren Sack of Camden.
The Automated ScoreBook Newark Bears at Bridgeport Bluefish May 29, 2008 at Bridgeport, CT (Harbor Yard) Newark Bears 3 (20-12)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------Brian Burgamy 2b......... 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 1 Ramon Castro ss.......... 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 Jose Herrera rf.......... 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 Cory Aldridge dh......... 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 Keith Reed cf............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 Val Majewski lf.......... 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 Randall Simon 1b......... 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 3 John Pachot c............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 Mike Just pr............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweeney, T 3b............ 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 Sweeney, M p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Rich Scalamandre p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cory Willey p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 33 3 8 3 6 6 24 9 9 Bridgeport Bluefish 4 (16-17)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------Travis Ezi cf............ 3 2 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 Henry Mateo 2b........... 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 Luis Lopez 3b............ 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 Jesse Hoorelbeke 1b...... 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 Ryan Bear rf............. 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Calvin Pickering dh...... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Branden Florence lf...... 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 Brian Munhall c.......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 Alex Prieto ss........... 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 2 Eric Dubose p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Jeff Tam p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wes Wilkerson p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 28 4 7 4 5 3 27 12 6 Score by Innings R H E -------------------------------------------Newark Bears........ 100 200 000 - 3 8 1
Bridgeport Bluefish. 100 000 03X - 4 7 0
------------------------------------------- E - Pachot(2). DP - Newark 1; Bluefish 1. LOB - Newark 9; Bluefish 6. 2B - Lopez(9); Prieto(6). 3B - Ezi(1). HR - Castro(6); Aldridge(5). SF -Pickering(3). SB - Ezi(2). CS - Reed(3); Mateo(4).
Newark Bears IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------Sweeney, M.......... 7.0 6 3 3 4 2 25 29 Rich Scalamandre.... 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 Cory Willey......... 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Bridgeport Bluefish IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------Eric Dubose......... 7.1 6 3 3 5 5 26 31 Jeff Tam............ 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 Wes Wilkerson....... 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 5 5 Win - Tam (1-1). Loss - Scalamandre (2-1). Save - Wilkerson (6). Umpires - HP: Kareh Valentin 1B: Edwin Ortiz 3B: Eric DiazStart: 7:02 PM Time: 2:36 Attendance: 1996 Sweeney, M faced 2 batters in the 8th. The Automated ScoreBook Newark Bears at Bridgeport Bluefish - Play-by-Play May 29, 2008 at Bridgeport, CT (Harbor Yard) Score by Innings R H E -------------------------------------------Newark Bears........ 100 200 000 - 3 8 1
Bridgeport Bluefish. 100 000 03X - 4 7 0
------------------------------------------- Newark Bears starters: 7/2b Burgamy; 19/ss Castro; 29/rf Herrera; 33/dh Aldridge; 27/cf Reed; 23/lf Majewski; 35/1b Simon; 30/c Pachot; 18/3b Sweeney,T; 25/p Sweeney, M;Bridgeport Bluefish starters: 15/cf Ezi; 7/2b Mateo; 19/3b Lopez; 31/1b Hoorelbeke; 28/rf Bear; 45/dh Pickering; 16/lf Florence; 20/c Munhall; 3/ssPrieto; 44/p Dubose; Newark Bears 1st - Burgamy popped up to 2b. Castro homered to left
field, RBI. Herrera struck out looking. Aldridge struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 1st - Ezi tripled to right field. Mateo singled to
right field, RBI; Ezi scored. Mateo out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.Lopez walked. Hoorelbeke flied out to rf. Bear struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Newark Bears 2nd - Reed grounded out to 2b. Majewski flied out to cf.
Simon flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 2nd - Pickering out at first 1b to p. Florence
grounded out to ss. Munhall singled to right field. Prieto popped up to 2b.0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Newark Bears 3rd - Pachot grounded out to 3b. Sweeney, T walked. Burgamy
struck out swinging. Castro grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 3rd - Ezi popped up to 2b. Mateo out at first 1b to
p. Lopez grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Newark Bears 4th - Herrera singled, bunt. Aldridge homered to right
center, 2 RBI; Herrera scored. Reed singled, bunt. Reed out at second p to 1bto ss, caught stealing. Majewski walked. Simon walked; Majewski advanced to second. Pachot flied out to cf; Majewski advanced to third. Sweeney, T groundedout to p. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 4th - Hoorelbeke flied out to rf. Bear popped up to
2b. Pickering singled to center field. Florence reached on a fielder's choice;Pickering out at second 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Newark Bears 5th - Burgamy singled through the left side. Castro flied
out to lf. Herrera grounded into double play 1b to ss to 1b; Burgamy out on theplay. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 5th - Munhall popped up to ss. Prieto doubled down
the lf line, ground-rule. Ezi flied out to lf. Mateo flied out to lf. 0runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Newark Bears 6th - Aldridge struck out looking. Reed grounded out to 3b.
Majewski grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 6th - Lopez walked. Hoorelbeke grounded into double
play 3b to 2b to 1b; Lopez out on the play. Bear flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Newark Bears 7th - Simon singled to right field. Pachot flied out to cf.
Sweeney, T reached on a fielder's choice; Simon out at second p to ss. Burgamyflied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 7th - Pickering grounded out to ss. Florence singled
up the middle. Munhall struck out looking. Prieto popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Newark Bears 8th - Castro struck out swinging. Herrera walked. Aldridge
walked; Herrera advanced to second. Tam to p for Dubose. Reed flied out to lf;Herrera advanced to third. Majewski walked; Aldridge advanced to second. Simon grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 8th - Ezi walked. Ezi stole second, advanced to
third on an error by c. Mateo walked. Scalamandre to p for Sweeney, M. Lopezdoubled to right center, 2 RBI; Mateo scored; Ezi scored. Hoorelbeke flied out to cf; Lopez advanced to third. Bear walked. Willey to p for Scalamandre.Pickering flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Bear advanced to second; Lopez scored.
Florence struck out swinging. 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Newark Bears 9th - Wilkerson to p for Tam. Pachot singled to right
field. Sweeney, T struck out swinging. Just pinch ran for Pachot. Burgamyreached on a fielder's choice; Just out at second 2b to ss. Castro singled to right field; Burgamy advanced to second. Herrera flied out to cf. 0 runs, 2hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.