HERTZLER BEARS DOWN ON NEWARK OFFENSE
Bridgeport, CT – July 12th – Bridgeport Bluefish starter Barry Hertzler looked like the pitcher that helped anchor Tommy John's rotation through the first half with a strong outing on Saturday. The Bristol, CT resident shut down the Newark Bears en route to a 9-6 Bluefish victory. Hertzler (4-6) snapped a rough stretch of four consecutive losses to help his team improve to 3-2 in the second half and 36-39 overall.
One of eight Bluefish named to the 2008 All-Star game, Hertzler allowed two runs (zero earned) on three hits with three walks and three batters fanned over his six innings of work.
The Bridgeport bats provided plenty of run support for Hertzler with six runs through the first three innings. The 'Fish plated three in the first on a pair of RBI singles by Calvin Pickering and Branden Florence and a fielding error on Newark catcher Scott Knazek. Jesse Hoorelbeke, another 2008 All-Star, cranked a towering solo home run (17) in the fifth to pad his league lead in long balls and finished two-for-three with two RBIs and two runs scored. Bluefish catcher Brian Munhall blasted his fourth home run of the year in the second and added an insurance RBI single in the eighth to finish two-for-four with two RBIs and a run.
The majority of the Bluefish offense came at the hands of Newark ace Pat Stanley (8-3). The burly right-hander worked six innings and allowed seven runs on seven hits with two walks and two strikeouts. It was his third consecutive start allowing at least six runs to cross the plate.
The Bears did not go quietly after Hertzler left the game. They scored four runs over the final two frames off Bluefish relievers T.J. Tucker and Franklin Perez. Jose Herrera and Ramon Castro added an RBI single apiece in the eighth and combined finished the night four-for-eight with three RBIs and a run scored. Mike Just and Tim Sweeney each added two hits, a run and an RBI on the evening. Newark loaded the bases and brought the go-ahead run to the plate before Tommy John called on Matt Pike to get the final out of the game, earning his first save in 2008.
Bridgeport goes for the sweep tomorrow at 2:05 P.M. Rafael Bergstrom (4-5) will make his first start in ten days for 'Fish and square off against the Atlantic League wins leader Mike Bumstead (9-5).
The Automated ScoreBook Newark Bears at Bridgeport Bluefish Jul 12, 2008 at Bridgeport, CT (Harbor Yard) Newark Bears 6 (2-3)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------Mike Just 3b............. 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 Bobby Hill 2b............ 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Keith Reed cf............ 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Tim Sweeney 1b.......... 4 1 2 1 0 0 6 1 0 Jose Herrera rf.......... 3 1 2 2 2 0 4 0 0 Ramon Castro 1b/lf....... 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 Gerard Haran dh.......... 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 Ramon Nivar lf/cf........ 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 Vic Gutierrez ss......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Scott Knazek c........... 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 2 2 Patrick Stanley p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sweeney, M p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rich Scalamandre p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals................... 38 6 10 5 5 6 24 7 10 Bridgeport Bluefish 9 (3-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------Travis Ezi cf............ 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 Henry Mateo ss........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 Luis Lopez 3b............ 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 4 0 Jesse Hoorelbeke 1b...... 3 2 2 2 1 1 10 0 0 Calvin Pickering dh...... 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 Branden Florence rf...... 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 Jay Caligiuri 2b......... 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 1 Bobby Darula lf.......... 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Brian Munhall c.......... 4 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 0 Barry Hertzler p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jeff Tam p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TJ Tucker p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Franklin Perez p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Pike p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 34 9 11 8 3 10 27 12 4 Score by Innings R H E -------------------------------------------Newark Bears........ 002 000 031 - 6 10 3
Bridgeport Bluefish. 312 010 11X - 9 11 3
------------------------------------------- E - Knazek 2(5); Stanley(2); Ezi(3); Caligiuri 2(3). DP - Bluefish 1. LOB -Newark 10; Bluefish 4. 2B - Florence(10); Darula(4). HR - Hoorelbeke(17);
Munhall(4). SB - Ezi(24). CS - Just(3). Newark Bears IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
--------------------------------------------------Patrick Stanley..... 6.0 7 7 6 3 8 24 27 85 Sweeney, M.......... 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 5 5 20 Rich Scalamandre.... 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 5 5 18 Bridgeport Bluefish IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
--------------------------------------------------Barry Hertzler...... 6.0 3 2 0 3 3 21 24 91 Jeff Tam............ 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 19 TJ Tucker........... 1.0 3 3 2 1 0 7 8 28 Franklin Perez...... 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 5 6 28 Matt Pike........... 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 Win - Hertzler (4-6). Loss - Stanley (8-3). Save - Pike (1). WP - Stanley(5); Hertzler(8). Pitches/strikes: Stanley 85/55; Sweeney, M 20/13;Scalamandre 18/11; Hertzler 91/53; Tam 19/14; Tucker 28/16; Perez 28/17; Pike 3/3.Umpires - HP: Joe Cruz 1B: Mike Cerra 3B: Mark Facto Start: 6:08 Time: 2:50 Attendance: 3760Game: BRG0712 The Automated ScoreBook Newark Bears at Bridgeport Bluefish - Play-by-Play Jul 12, 2008 at Bridgeport, CT (Harbor Yard) Score by Innings R H E -------------------------------------------Newark Bears........ 002 000 031 - 6 10 3
Bridgeport Bluefish. 312 010 11X - 9 11 3
------------------------------------------- Newark Bears starters: 20/3b Just; 17/2b Hill; 27/cf Reed; 29/rf Herrera; 19/1bCastro; 32/dh Haran; 7/lf Nivar; 2/ss Gutierrez; 28/c Knazek; 22/p Stanley; Bridgeport Bluefish starters: 15/cf Ezi; 7/ss Mateo; 19/3b Lopez; 31/1bHoorelbeke; 45/dh Pickering; 16/rf Florence; 29/2b Caligiuri; 10/lf Darula; 20/c Munhall; 40/p Hertzler; Newark Bears 1st - Just singled to center field (0-1). Just out at
second c to ss, caught stealing. Hill grounded out to 2b (2-2). Reed struck outswinging (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 1st - Ezi flied out to cf (0-1). Mateo flied out to
lf (1-0). Lopez walked (3-1). Hoorelbeke walked (3-1); Lopez advanced tosecond. Pickering singled to right field, advanced to second on an error by c, advanced to third on an error by p, RBI (0-1); Hoorelbeke advanced to second,advanced to third on an error by c, scored on an error by p; Lopez scored. Florence singled to center field, RBI (0-0); Pickering scored, unearned.
Florence advanced to second on a wild pitch. Caligiuri struck out swinging
(3-2). 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Newark Bears 2nd - Herrera walked (3-1). Castro grounded into double
play ss to 1b (2-2); Herrera out on the play. Haran walked (3-2). Nivargrounded out to 3b (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 2nd - Sweeney to 1b for Reed. Castro to lf. Nivar to
cf. Darula grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1). Munhall homered, RBI (2-1). Ezistruck out looking (0-2). Mateo struck out looking (1-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Newark Bears 3rd - Gutierrez reached on an error by 2b (2-1). Gutierrez
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Knazek struck out looking (2-2). Justsingled to left field, RBI (0-0); Gutierrez scored, unearned. Hill reached on an error by 2b (1-0); Just advanced to third. Sweeney reached on a fielder'schoice, RBI (0-2); Hill out at second 3b to 2b; Just scored, unearned. Herrera walked (3-0); Sweeney advanced to second. Castro singled to third base (3-1);Herrera advanced to second; Sweeney advanced to third. Haran flied out to rf (0-0). 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 3rd - Lopez singled to left field (0-1). Hoorelbeke
struck out looking (2-2). Pickering struck out swinging (1-2). Florence doubleddown the lf line (0-1); Lopez advanced to third. Caligiuri singled to left field, 2 RBI, out at second lf to c to ss (0-0); Florence scored; Lopez scored.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Newark Bears 4th - Nivar grounded out to 3b (3-2). Gutierrez grounded
out to p (1-2). Knazek flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 4th - Darula out at first 1b to p (1-0). Munhall
flied out to rf (2-0). Ezi struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0errors, 0 LOB. Newark Bears 5th - Just grounded out to ss (1-2). Hill struck out
looking (1-2). Sweeney flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 5th - Mateo flied out to rf (0-1). Lopez struck out
swinging (1-2). Hoorelbeke homered, RBI (1-1). Pickering walked (3-0). Florenceflied out to rf (0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Newark Bears 6th - Herrera grounded out to 2b (2-2). Castro flied out to
rf (2-1). Haran flied out to rf (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 6th - Caligiuri grounded out to 3b (0-2). Darula
struck out looking (0-2). Munhall grounded out to 3b (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits,0 errors, 0 LOB. Newark Bears 7th - Tam to p for Hertzler. Nivar grounded out to p (0-2).
Gutierrez singled to center field (3-2). Knazek struck out swinging (0-2). Justgrounded out to 2b (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 7th - Sweeney, M to p for Stanley. Ezi singled to
shortstop (0-1). Mateo flied out to cf (2-2). Ezi stole second, advanced tothird on an error by c. Lopez grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1). Hoorelbeke singled to left field, RBI (1-2); Ezi scored. Pickering struck out swinging(2-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Newark Bears 8th - Tucker to p for Tam. Hill walked (3-1). Sweeney
singled to left field (0-0); Hill advanced to second. Herrera singled to right field, RBI (3-2); Sweeney advanced to third; Hill scored. Castro singled toright field, RBI (0-1); Herrera advanced to second; Sweeney scored. Haran flied out to cf (0-0). Nivar flied out to lf (2-1). Gutierrez reached on an error bycf (1-1); Castro advanced to third; Herrera scored, unearned. Knazek grounded out to 3b (2-2). 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Bridgeport Bluefish 8th - Scalamandre to p for Sweeney, M. Florence
flied out to rf (2-1). Caligiuri grounded out to p (0-2). Darula doubled toright center (3-1). Munhall singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Darula scored. Munhall advanced to second. Ezi struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b(2-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Newark Bears 9th - Perez to p for Tucker. Just lined out to 3b (2-2).
Hill singled to right field (1-1). Sweeney singled to right field (1-1); Hill advanced to second. Herrera singled to center field, RBI (2-2); Sweeneyadvanced to second; Hill scored. Castro struck out swinging (1-2). Haran walked (3-2); Herrera advanced to second; Sweeney advanced to third. Pike to p forPerez. Nivar struck out swinging (0-2). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
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