BLUEFISH BLAST BURNS DOWN BARNSTORMERS
Bridgeport, CT – June 29th – The Bridgeport Bluefish recorded their second straight victory over the Lancaster Barnstormers with a 5-2 win Sunday. The Bluefish take the three-game series and improve to 31-32 on the season. The loss drops Lancaster to 27-36 on the year. With seven games left in the first half the Bluefish remain 5.5 games behind Liberty Division leading Camden.
Eric DuBose (3-2) posted his seventh consecutive quality start for Bridgeport. The veteran southpaw worked six innings and allowed two runs on six hits with two walks and six strikeouts. DuBose overcame an early 1-0 deficit to allow just three hits over his final four frames. From there the bullpen shut the Barnstormer offense down. Franklin Perez worked two hitless innings in relief while Eddy Ramos worked a scoreless ninth for his sixth save of 2008.
Jesse Hoorelbeke powered the Bluefish offense with a scorching three-run blast in the third inning off Lancaster starter Yamel Guevara (1-2). Hoorelbeke tied Long Island's Ray Navarette for the league lead in long balls when he cranked his fifteenth of the season. The bomb gave the Bluefish a 3-1 lead they would not turn back over to the 'Stormers. Branden Florence was on base three times on the day with a single, walk and hit-by-pitch with two runs scored for the Bluefish.
Guevara lasted four innings in his start and allowed three runs to score on two hits. He walked and struck out five batters in the losing effort. Danny Gonzalez continued to perform well against the Bluefish to lead the Lancaster offense. The 'Stormer shortstop went three-for-four on the afternoon with an RBI while designated hitter Manny Mejia added a solo blast to give Lancaster their second and final run.
Bridgeport now welcomes the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs to town for a three-game set. The Bluefish will look to make it three consecutive victories when they send Matt Pike (5-2) to the hill on Monday to face Blue Crabs starter Keith Ramsey (1-2). First pitch is at 7:05 P.M.
<cpi12> The Automated ScoreBook Lancaster Barnstorme at Bridgeport Bluefish Jun 29, 2008 at Bridgeport, CT (Harbor Yard) Lancaster Barnstorme 2 (27-36) Bridgeport Bluefish 5 (31-32) Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Turner 2b.................. 5 0 0 0 Henry Mateo ss/2b.......... 2 1 0 0 Woods lf................... 1 1 0 0 Branden Florence rf........ 2 2 1 0 Gonzalez ss................ 4 0 3 1 Luis Lopez 3b.............. 2 0 0 1 LeCroy 1b.................. 4 0 0 0 Jesse Hoorelbeke 1b........ 3 1 1 3 Mejia dh................... 4 1 1 1 Ryan Bear cf............... 3 0 1 0 Hileman cf................. 4 0 1 0 Calvin Pickering dh........ 4 0 0 0 Coffie 3b.................. 3 0 0 0 Jay Calgiuri 2b............ 3 0 0 0 Kotch c.................... 4 0 1 0 Alex Prieto ss............ 1 0 0 0 Herr rf.................... 3 0 0 0 Bobby Darula lf............ 3 0 0 0 Guevara p.................. 0 0 0 0 Shea Harris c.............. 2 1 1 0 Gomez p................... 0 0 0 0 Eric DuBose p.............. 0 0 0 0 Thorp p................... 0 0 0 0 Franklin Perez p.......... 0 0 0 0 Eddy Ramos p.............. 0 0 0 0 Totals..................... 32 2 6 2 Totals..................... 25 5 4 4 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Lancaster Barnstorme 100 001 000 - 2 6 0 Bridgeport Bluefish. 003 010 10X - 5 4 3 ------------------------------------------- E - Hoorelbeke; Darula; DuBose. DP - Bluefish 2. LOB - Lancaster 8; Bluefish 5. 2B - Gonzalez; Florence; Harris. HR - Mejia; Hoorelbeke. SB – Woods. HBP - Florence. SH - Mateo. SF - Lopez. Lancaster Barnstorme IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guevara L,1-2............. 4.0 2 3 3 5 5 0 0 1 0 13 19 5 1 71 Gomez ..................... 2.0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 7 3 0 22 Thorp ..................... 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 4 2 28 Bridgeport Bluefish IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric DuBose W,3-2......... 6.0 6 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 0 23 25 5 5 98 Franklin Perez ............ 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 8 2 2 40 Eddy Ramos S,6............ 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 11 WP - DuBose 2. HBP - by Guevara (Florence). PB - Kotch. Pitches/strikes: Guevara 71/38; Gomez 22/17; Thorp 28/16; DuBose 98/58; Perez 40/24; Ramos 11/3. Strikeouts - Turner 2; Gonzalez; LeCroy; Coffie 2; Kotch; Herr; Florence; Lopez; Hoorelbeke; Bear; Pickering 2; Calgiuri; Harris. Walks - Woods 3; Coffie; Herr; Mateo; Florence; Lopez; Hoorelbeke; Bear; Harris. Umpires - HP: David Perry 1B: Matt Beaver 3B: Dan Wilson Start: 2:05 Time: 2:37 Attendance: 2366 Game: BBLB0629 <cpi14><lpi8> The Automated ScoreBook Lancaster Barnstorme at Bridgeport Bluefish - Play-by-Play Jun 29, 2008 at Bridgeport, CT (Harbor Yard) Score by Innings R H E -------------------------------------------Lancaster Barnstorme 100 001 000 - 2 6 0
Bridgeport Bluefish. 003 010 10X - 5 4 3
------------------------------------------- Lancaster Barnstorme starters: 11/2b Turner; 15/lf Woods; 20/ss Gonzalez; 41/1b LeCroy; 31/dh Mejia; 5/cf Hileman; 26/3b Coffie; 24/c Kotch; 18/rf Herr; 14/p Guevara;Bridgeport Bluefish starters: 7/ss Mateo; 16/rf Florence; 19/3b Lopez; 31/1b Hoorelbeke; 28/cf Bear; 45/dh Pickering; 29/2b Calgiuri; 10/lf Darula; 22/c Harris; 44/p DuBose; Lancaster Barnstorme 1st - Turner grounded out to 2b (2-2). Woods walked (3-1). Woods advanced to second on
a wild pitch. Woods advanced to third on an error by p, failed pickoff attempt. Gonzalez singled through the right side, RBI (3-2); Woods scored. LeCroy grounded out to 3b (3-2); Gonzalez advanced to second. Mejia flied out to rf (0-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 1st - Mateo flied out to lf (1-0). Florence struck out looking (1-2). Lopez walked (3-2). Hoorelbeke walked (3-2); Lopez advanced to second. Bear singled to left field (0-0); Hoorelbeke advanced to second; Lopez advanced to third, out at home lf to 3b to c. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Lancaster Barnstorme 2nd - Hileman singled to left field (1-0). Coffie struck out looking (0-2). Kotch
singled to left field (0-0); Hileman advanced to second. Herr lined into double play 3b to 1b; Kotch out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 2nd - Pickering grounded out to 2b (0-0). Calgiuri struck out swinging (3-2). Darula flied out to rf (3-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Lancaster Barnstorme 3rd - Turner flied out to lf (0-0). Woods grounded out to 3b (0-0). Gonzalez doubled
down the rf line (3-1). Gonzalez advanced to third on a wild pitch. LeCroy struck out swinging (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 3rd - Harris struck out swinging (2-2). Mateo walked (3-1). Florence hit by pitch (0-0); Mateo advanced to second. Lopez struck out swinging (0-2). Hoorelbeke homered, 3 RBI (0-1); Florence scored; Mateo scored. Bear walked (3-2). Pickering struck out swinging (0-2). 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Lancaster Barnstorme 4th - Mejia flied out to rf (3-2). Hileman reached on an error by 1b (3-2). Hileman
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Coffie struck out swinging (2-2). Kotch struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 4th - Calgiuri popped up to 2b (0-1). Darula flied out to lf (0-1). Harris walked (3-2). Mateo popped up to ss (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Lancaster Barnstorme 5th - Herr struck out looking (3-2). Turner struck out swinging (2-2). Woods walked
(3-1). Gonzalez singled down the lf line, out at second lf to 2b (0-0); Woods advanced to third. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 5th - Gomez to p for Guevara. Florence doubled to right field (0-1). Lopez flied out to
rf (0-0); Florence advanced to third. Florence scored on a passed ball, unearned. Hoorelbeke struck out swinging (1-2). Bear struck out swinging (2-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Lancaster Barnstorme 6th - LeCroy grounded out to 3b (0-2). Mejia homered, RBI (1-0). Hileman grounded out
to 3b (1-2). Coffie popped up to 3b (2-1). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 6th - Pickering struck out swinging (0-2). Calgiuri popped up to 1b (1-1). Darula flied out to rf (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Lancaster Barnstorme 7th - Mateo to 2b. Prieto to ss for Calgiuri. Perez to p for DuBose. Kotch flied out
to lf (1-1). Herr reached on an error by lf, advanced to second (1-2). Turner struck out swinging (2-2). Woods walked (3-2). Gonzalez struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 7th - Thorp to p for Gomez. Harris doubled to left center (3-2). Mateo grounded out to
p, SAC (0-0); Harris advanced to third. Florence intentionally walked (3-0). Lopez lined out to cf, SF, RBI (0-2); Harris scored. Hoorelbeke popped up to 2b (1-1). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Lancaster Barnstorme 8th - LeCroy grounded out to 2b (1-2). Mejia lined out to rf (3-1). Hileman grounded
out to 2b (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 8th - Bear grounded out to p (1-0). Pickering flied out to cf (2-2). Prieto fouled out to 1b (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Lancaster Barnstorme 9th - Ramos to p for Perez. Coffie walked (3-0). Kotch grounded out to 2b (0-1);
Coffie advanced to second. Herr walked (3-0). Turner grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-0); Herr out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. <page> The Automated ScoreBook Lancaster Barnstorme at Bridgeport Bluefish - Play-by-Play Jun 29, 2008 at Bridgeport, CT (Harbor Yard)