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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 By Bill Cook The Trenton Thunder, Class AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees, was formally recognized by its governing body and the other 160 Minor Leagues teams in the United States and Canada as the Number One baseball organization in the nation. Minor League Baseball, headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL, announced that the Trenton Thunder has been awarded the John H. Johnson President’s Trophy which is given annually to the most outstanding franchise in Minor League Baseball that best exemplifies the complete Minor League Baseball organization. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, September 29, 2005 By Denny Watson The Atlantic City Surf defeated the Somerset Patriots 7-3 Wednesday night at Commerce Bank Ballpark to force a deciding game three in the South Division playoffs. Atlantic City got two RBI from Ozzie Timmons, Julian Yan and Melvin Rosario plus strong pitching from its bullpen to earn the victory. Game three is tonight at 7:05 p.m. where Atlantic City's Mark Persails will face Somerset's Tim Christman. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Monday, September 26, 2005 By Denny Watson The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball announced today that attendance has surpassed two million for the first time in the league’s eight-year history. As the regular season comes to a close on Sunday, a record 2,005,114 fans have passed through the gates at eight ballparks. The previous single-season high was set in 2002. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 By Denny Watson The Atlantic City Surf defeated the Camden Riversharks 4-3 before 2446 Tuesday night at Sandcastle Stadium to clinch the second-half South Division pennant. The victory, paced by Julian Yan’s three-run homer to left in the sixth inning, put the Surf in the playoffs for the third time in the last four years under the watch of Surf general manager Mario Perrucci. Atlantic City will open the best-of-3 South Division playoffs on 6:35pm on Tuesday Sept. 27 against the Somerset Patriots at Sandcastle Stadium. Games two and three(if necessary) will be played at Somerset on Sept. 28 and Sept. 29. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Sunday, September 11, 2005 By Dan Loney Portland got home runs from Hanley Ramirez, Brandon Moss, Jeremy West and Scott Youngbauer en route to a 6-2 win over the Thunder in Game #5 of the Northern Division Championship. The Thunder, who were in the playoffs for the first time since 1999, were eliminated with the defeat. Trenton jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 1st Inning as 2B Gabe Lopez walked, moved to 2nd Base on a passed ball and scored on a double by CF Melky Cabrera. They scored against Portland starter Wade Miller, down on a rehab from the Boston Red Sox. But the Sea Dogs responded with an RBI single from 1B Jeremy West in the bottom of the first. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Saturday, September 10, 2005 By Dan Loney Michael Coleman's "walkoff" homer to lead off the 9th Inning gave the Trenton Thunder a 3-2 win over Portland on Saturday night. The win forces a decisive Game #5 on Sunday in Portland, ME at 6:00 PM. Trenton, now tied in the series at 2-2, trailed 2-0 into the 8th Inning. Portland starter Charlie Zink carried a no-hitter into the 6th Inning and worked six shutout innings on the night. Reliever Edgar Martinez carried the shutout to two outs in the 8th Inning before allowing a double to Thunder 2B Gabe Lopez. Jim Mann entered the game and allowed a two-run homer to Bronson Sardinha to tie the game. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Friday, September 9, 2005 By Dan Loney Three Trenton pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout to lead the Thunder to a 2-0 win over Portland on Friday night in the Northern Division Championship Series. Portland still leads the "Best of Five" series by two games to one. The Thunder scored their only runs on bases-loaded walks in the 3rd and 6th Innings off Portland starter David Pauley. A walk to Michael Coleman plated the first run with a walk to SS Ramiro Pena scoring tyhe second run. An error by Portland SS Hanley Ramirez set up the second Trenton run. Pauley (0-1) allowed two runs (one earned) on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out five. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Sunday, September 4, 2005 By Dan Loney Trailing 5-0 after three innings, the Thunder rallied with seven unanswered runs, capped by a three-run 7th Inning homer from 1B Shelley Duncan in a 7-5 win over Harrisburg on Sunday night. the win vaults Trenton (73-68) into the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Harrisburg (64-77) jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead three batters into the game. After hits by CF Melvin Dorta and SS Josh Labandeira, 2B Dan DeMent launched a three-run homer off Thunder starter Eric Schmitt for the early lead. Labandeira and DeMent added solo homers in the 3rd Inning for a 5-0 lead. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 By Dan Loney Bronson Sardinha's sacrifice fly in the 12th Inning scored Ramiro Pena with the go-ahead run in a 4-3 win by the Trenton Thunder on Wednesday over the Portland Sea Dogs. The win was the fourth straight for the Thunder, keeping them 1/2 game ahead of New Hampshire in the "wild card" race. Trenton (66-64) trailed 2-0 into the 7th Inning. Portland scored twice in the 1st Inning off starter Eric Schmitt on RBI singles by Hanley Ramirez and Jeremy West. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 By Dan Loney The bottom third of the Trenton batting order combined for seven hits and six runs scored to lead Trenton to an 11-6 win over Portland on Tuesday. The Thunder collected their first three-game win streak since mid-July with the victory. After Portland scored the first run, Trenton came back to score the next seven runs in the 3rd and 4th Innings off starter Anibal Sanchez. 3B J.T. Stotts (2 x 4, 3 R, 2 RBI) singled and later scored on a wild pitch. RF Bronson Sardinha added an RBI single for a 2-1 lead. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Monday, August 22, 2005 By Dan Loney The Trenton Thunder got a 1st Inning home run from Michael Coleman and seven strong strong innings from Jeff Karstens en route to a 5-2 win over the Portland Sea Dogs in Eastern League play on Monday. The win for Trenton, combined with a New Hampshire loss, moves the Thunder back into 2nd Place and into the "wild card" lead with 14 games remaining. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, August 18, 2005 By Dan Loney Jason Brown's solo homer in the 12th Inning powered the Thunder to a 2-1 win over Reading on Thursday night. The win keeps the Thunder 1 1/2 games behind New Hampshire for the Northern Division "wild card". Neither team could get any offense going against the starting pitchers. Reading's Josue Matos allowed two singles in six shutout innings with no walks and four strikeouts. Meanwhile, Trenton's Matt DeSalvo allowed two hits in eight shutout innings. He walked one and struck out five. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 By Dan Loney Reading took advantage of four Thunder errors to score six unearned runs in an 8-1 win over Trenton on Tuesday. The loss, combined with a New Hampshire win, puts Trenton and the Fisher Cats in a 2nd Place tie for the "wild card" in the Northern Division. Michael Bourn started the bottom of the 1st Inning by reaching on a Shelley Duncan error and later scored on a ground out. Both runs for Reading in the 1st Inning scored on ground outs against Thunder starter Calvin Maduro and were unearned. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Sunday, August 14, 2005 By Dan Loney Bronson Sardinha's three-run double in the 6th Inning was the key hit in Trenton's 8-6 win over Akron on Sunday afternoon. Trenton remains one game ahead of New Hampshire for 2nd Place in the Northern Division "wild card" race. Akron got the first run of the game on a 2nd Inning solo homer by 3B Pat Osborn, but Trenton responded with four runs against Aeros starter Ronald Bay in the 3rd Inning. 1B Yobal Duenas tied the game with an RBI single followed two batters later by an RBI single from 2B Gabe Lopez for the lead. Michael Coleman added a sacrifice fly for a 3-1 lead. 3B Eric Duncan capped the inning with an RBI single. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Saturday, August 13, 2005 By Dan Loney A bases loaded walk to Eider Torres in the 8th Inning scored the go-ahead run in a 6-3 win by Akron over the Thunder on Saturday night. The teams traded runs over the first four innings. Akron scored in the top half of the 1st, 3rd and 4th Innings, but Trenton responded with a run each time in the bottom half. Akron got two RBI from 1B Shaun Larkin, including a solo homer, in the early parts of the game. Trenton had RBI hits from DH Michael Coleman and CF Melky Cabrera, along with a solo homer by LF Rudy Guillen. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Friday, August 12, 2005 By Dan Loney The Akron Aeros pounded out 13 hits off Thunder pitching and the Thunder's Shelley Duncan hit his 30th home run of the year as the Aeros topped the Trenton Thunder, 7-2, on Friday night at Waterfront Park. The Aeros started the scoring in the second as Eider Torres had a two out, two run single. Torres would later score on a Matt DeSalvo wild pitch. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, August 11, 2005 By Dan Loney Gabe Lopez's home run with two outs in the 11th Inning lifted the Thunder to a 5-4 win over Akron on Thursday night and put Trenton two games ahead of New Hampshire for the Northern Division "wild card". The Thunder (60-58) trailed 4-2 entering the 7th Inning, but scratched out a run, courtesy of a CF Melky Cabrera RBI ground out, to close the gap to 4-3. Lopez then launched a solo homer off Akron's Juan Lara with one out in the 9th Inning to tie the game at 4-4. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 By Dan Loney Home runs from Bronson Sardinha and Eric Duncan, along with six shutout innings from starter Calvin Maduro, led the Thunder to a 6-1 win over Reading on Wednesday. The win snaps a five-game home losing streak for Trenton. Maduro (1-0) blanked Reading on one hit through six innings to earn the win. He walked two and struck out four. CF Michael Bourn collected the only hit off maduro, a single in the 3rd Inning. Trenton staked him to an early lead with a three-run homer by RF Bronson Sardinha, his 11th of the season, in the 3rd Inning against Reading starter Mike Smith. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Monday, August 8, 2005 By Dan Loney A pinch-hit RBI single from Ryan Barthelemy in the 9th Inning scored Chris Roberson with the go-ahead run in a 3-2 win by Reading over the Thunder on Monday night. The Phillies grabbed a 2-0 lead against Thunder starter Danny Borrell in the 4th Inning. A two-base error by Bronson Sardinha set up the inning. DH Jim Deschaine lined a double off the left field wall to score Carlos Leon for a 1-0 lead. Nate Grindell plated a run with a fielder's choice for a 2-0 lead. Borrell (1-1) allowed just those two unearned runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. |
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Sunday, August 7, 2005 By Boog Williams On Friday night, the Phillies could only score one run in ten inning, but on Saturday they scored 8 in an 8-2 win over the Brewers and moved within 1 ½ games of the National League Wild Card lead. The Phillies are now ½ game out of second behind the Nationals and only 6 games behind the first place Braves. In front of 35,800 fans, Jon Lieber pitched a very solid game. The first Brewers run was scored when Lieber gave up a second inning double to Geoff Jenkins, who was then driven in on a single by Damian Miller. Lieber only let the Brewers have 2 base runners going into the seventh inning and then gave a solo homerun to Russell Branyan. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Saturday, August 6, 2005 By Dan Loney Jeff Karstens worked into the 8th Inning after having a one-hitter through six innings to help the Thunder to a 7-4 win on Saturday. A balanced Thunder offense collected 12 hits en route to the win. Karstens became the first Trenton pitcher since Jason Sekany (1999) to record 10 wins in a season. He retired the first 10 batters before 3B Matt Moses singled in the 4th Inning. He then retired the next eight batters in a row. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, August 4, 2005 By Dan Loney New Hampshire scored four runs in the 1st Inning, including a three-run homer by 3B Rob Cosby, en route to a 5-2 win over Trenton on Thursday night. The Fisher Cats jumped on Thunder starter Steven White right out of the box. CF Miguel Negron led off the inning with a double followed by a walk from 2B Ryan Roberts. LF Ron Davenport singled home Negron for a 1-0 lead. Cosby followed with a three-run homer, his 13th of the year, for a 4-0 advantage. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Wednesday, August 3, 2005 By Dan Loney Trenton used a balanced attack, which included a three-run homer from Shelley Duncan and three hits from Gabe Lopez, in an 8-0 win over New Hampshire on Wednesday night. The Thunder scored three runs in the 1st Inning off Fisher Cats starter David Purcey. He loaded the bases on two walks and a Michael Coleman single. Eric Duncan then drew a walk to force in a run. Omir Santos followed with a two-run single for a 3-0 lead. The Thunder added a run in the 2nd Inning as Ramiro Pena scored on a passed ball by New Hampshire C Erik Kratz. Purcey (0-2) allowed four runs (three earned) in five innings for the loss. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, August 2, 2005 By Dan Loney Eric Duncan and Omir Santos hit homers to help the Thunder snap a five-game losing streak in a 5-3 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Tuesday night. The homers by Duncan and Santos came on consecutive pitches by Fisher Cats starter Ismael Ramirez in the 5th Inning. It was Duncan's 16th homer and Santos' 9th of the season. Ramirez allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Sunday, July 31, 2005 By Dan Loney Altoona jumped on Thunder starter Jeff Karstens for five runs in the first two innings en route to a 7-2 win on Sunday and a sweep of the three-game series. Altoona got a solo homer from DH Howie Clark and a two-run homer from Josh Bonifay for a 3-0 lead. 3B Tom Evans added a two-run single in the 2nd Inning to run their lead to 5-0. Karstens allowed six runs (five earned) in six innings. He walked four and struck out five. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, July 28, 2005 By Dan Loney Trenton's Matt DeSalvo and Erie's Justin Verlander battled in a pitchers duel at Waterfront park on Thursday night, but it was Erie to score late in a 6-1 win over the Thunder. The Thunder jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 4th Inning on a Shelley Duncan solo homer, his 26th of the year. It was the only run allowed by Verlander) on the night and his only run allowed in 29 2/3 innings so far with Erie. Verlander allowed just three hits over eight innings for the win with two walks and seven strikeouts. He retired the final nine batters that he faced. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 By Dan Loney J.T. Stotts scored from 1st Base on a single and then an error by Erie CF Victor Mendez in a 9-8 Trenton win on Wednesday night. The game was delayed twice by rain, totalling 1 hour 42 minutes, and ended just before midnight. Trailing 8-3, Trenton started their rally with a run in the 8th Inning off reliever John Birtwell with an RBI double by LF Nick Walsh. The Thunder started 9th Inning with a double and a walk. An error by Erie SS Tony Giarrantano on a Shelley Duncan pop up allowed Matt Carson to score and make it an 8-5 game. After a pitching change, Omir Santos launched a three-run homer off Erie closer Edwin Almote to tie the game. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 By Dan Loney Kurt Airoso hit a two run home run in the sixth inning and Victor Mandez followed with a solo shot in the eight inning propelling the Erie SeaWolves to a 4-3 victory over the Trenton Thunder at Waterfront Park on Tuesday afternoon. The Thunder led 3-1 behind Jeff Karstens through five innings but in the sixth Juan Tejada singled up the middle setting the stage for Airoso's 19th home run of the season which cleared all four tiers of billboards in left field. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Monday, July 25, 2005 By Dan Loney Trenton got two-run home runs from Michael Coleman and Eric Duncan en route to an 8-1 win over Erie on Monday night. The win, combined with a loss by Portland, put the Thunder back into 1st Place in the Eastern League's Northern Division. Eriegot the first run of the game in the 3rd Inning off Thunder starter Ramon Ramirez. SS tony Giarratano singled, stole 2nd base and scored on a double by LF Mike Woods. But that was the only run allowed by Ramirez in six innings. He allowed five hits with two walks and 10 strikeouts. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Sunday, July 24, 2005 By Dan Loney Matt Carson launched a solo homer off Victor Kleine in the 10th Inning to help the Thunder rally for a 6-5 win over Akron on Sunday. The win keeps Trenton just 1/2 game behind Portland for 1st Place in the Northern Division. Trenton (51-49) trailed 4-2 into the 9th Inning, but got singles from LF Michael Coleman and DH Gabe Lopez against Akron closer Edward Mujica. Sardinha followed with his blast for a 5-4 lead. But Akron came back in the bottom half of the inning off Thunder closer Justin Pope. PH Eider Torres walked to start the inning and scored on a two-out single by 3B Pat Osborn to tie the game at 5-5. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Saturday, July 23, 2005 By Dan Loney Dan Denham and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout as Akron blanked the Thunder, 1-0, on Saturday night. The loss drops the Thunder into a 2nd Place tie with New Hampshire. Akron scored the only run of the game in the 1st Inning off Thunder starter Matt DeSalvo. CF Franklin Gutierrez slammed a solo homer on a 3-1 pitch to start the game. DeSalvo (6-4) worked out of some trouble, but took the loss. He gave up six hits with three walks and six strikeouts. The Aeros stranded seven runners in the first five innings, including leaving the bases loaded in the 4th Inning. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Friday, July 22, 2005 By Dan Loney Akron broke a 3-3 tie with a run in the 7th Inning and two in the 8th Inning en route to a 6-4 win over the Thunder on Friday. Akron jumped out to a 3-0 lead against Thunder starter Charlie Isaacson. A double by Franklin Gutierrez and a triple by Eider Torres produced the first run in the 3rd Inning. The Aeros added two runs in the 4th Inning on three singles and an error by Thunder 2B Gabe Lopez. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, July 21, 2005 By Denny Watson The Atlantic City Surf Professional Baseball Club is offering the thrill and excitement of being a minor league baseball player in their first annual Minor League Fantasy Camp on October 13-16, 2005. Fantasy campers will take the field in their very own uniform to experience the life of a minor league baseball player, with bus rides, lodging, roommates, meals, away games, personal photos and award ceremonies. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Sunday, July 17, 2005 By Dan Loney Matt De Salvo followed rehabbing Yankees pitcher Felix Rodriguez with eight shutout of "relief" in a 2-0 Thunder win on Sunday afternoon. It was the 8th shutout by the Thundere team in the 2005 season. Rodriguez worked a scoreless inning on his second rehab stint with Trenton. He allowed one hit with one hit. DeSalvo (6-3) followed by retiring his first 17 batters faced in the game. The first base runner was Simon Pond on a single in the 7th Inning. DeSalvo allowed one hit in relief with no walks and four strikeouts. He has allowed one earned run in 19 2/3 innings against the Baysox this season. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Friday, July 15, 2005 By Dan Loney Bowie erased an early 4-0 deficit by scoring ten unanswered runs to beat the Thunder, 10-4, in front of 6,419 fans at Waterfront Park on Friday night. Trenton jumped out to a 4-0 lead after three innings. The Thunder got back-to-back solo homers from 1B Shelley Duncan and C Omir Santos off Bowie starter Hayden Penn in the 1st Inning. A bases loaded walk to CF Colin Porter gave Trenton a 3-0 lead. S. Duncan added another solo blast, his league-leading 24th of the year, to make it 4-0. Penn allowed four runs (three earned) in three innings. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, July 14, 2005 By Denny Watson The North defeated the South 9-6 in the North Fork Bank Atlantic League All Star game played at Sandcastle Stadium before a sellout crowd of 5,914 Wednesday night. Trailing 5-1 after three innings, the North scored eight unanswered runs to even the All Star series at 4 games apiece between the two teams. Jerson Perez’s two-run homer in the fifth put the North ahead for good and helped Perez earn the Steven Schilling MVP Award presented by Spalding. Perez, shortstop for the Newark Bears, was 2-for-3 on the evening with two RBI for the winners. The award was presented to Perez by Atlantic League CEO Frank Boulton and Atlantic League executive director Joe Klein. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, July 14, 2005 By Dan Loney RBI hits by LF Matt Carson and SS Ramiro Pena, along with seven strong innings by Ramon Ramirez, led the Thunder to a 2-1 win over Bowie on Thursday night. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for Trenton. Bowie scored their only run in the 3rd Inning off Ramirez. With one out, SS Brandon Fahey singled and stole 2nd Base. A walk to CF Peter Bergeron allowed DH Omar Rogers to deliever an RBI single for a 1-0 lead. But Ramirez (5-4) retired the last 10 batters he faced and 14 of the final 15 to earn the win. He allowed four hits over his seven innings with two walks and seven strikeouts. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Saturday, July 9, 2005 By Dan Loney Reading tagged Thunder starter Jeff Karstens for four runs in the 4th and 6th Innings en route to a 9-4 win over Trenton on Saturday night. The loss is the fifth straight on the road for the Thunder. Reading jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 2nd Inning on a solo homer by 1B Ryan Barthelemy, but Trenton responded in the top of the fourth with a solo homer by 1B Shelley Duncan, his league-leading 22nd of the year to tie the game at 1-1. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, July 7, 2005 By Dan Loney Portland scored single runs in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th Innings off Thunder starter Matt DeSalvo en route to a 4-0 win over the Thunder on Thursday afternoon. The loss drops Trenton back into 2nd Place in the Northern Division, one game behind the Sea Dogs. Portland took advantage of four Trenton errors in the game, as three of their runs were unearned. With two on in the 2nd Inning, an error by Thunder SS Ramiro Pena allowed Portland CF David Murphy to score. The 3rd Inning saw a pairs of walks lead to an RBI single by Murphy for a 2-0 lead. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, July 7, 2005 By Denny Watson The Atlantic City Surf are readying Sandcastle Stadium to play host to the 2005 North Fork Bank Atlantic League All Star Game to be played on July 13, 2005. The Sandcastle will have a beach theme décor on the night of the game. Guests will be greeted by an Atlantic City Beach Patrol lifeguard stand and boat as they enter the Sandcastle and the entire stadium will be filled with beach-related items; including sand, salt water taffy and beach balls. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Wednesday, July 6, 2005 By Dan Loney Colin Porter hit a solo homer off Portland reliever Marc Deschenes in the bottom of the 9th Inning to give the Thunder a 7-6 win on Wednesday. The win moves Trenton back into a 1st Place tie with the Sea Dogs atop the Northern Division. The Thunder had a 4-1 lead after three innings, but saw the Sea Dogs rally with five unanswered runs to take a 6-4 lead. The early lead for Trenton was aided by 1B Shelley Duncan's 21st homer of the year, a two-run shot off Portland starter David Pauley in the third, that gave the Thunder their 4-1 lead. Portland got a run back off Trenton starter Grant Roberts in the 4th Inning and three more in the fifth on an RBI single by SS Hanley ramirez and a two-run homer from 2B Kenny Perez. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, July 5, 2005 By Dan Loney Jon Lester tossed seven shutout innings with a career-high 12 strikeouts as the Portland Sea Dogs beat Trenton, 5-0, on Tuesday night. The loss drops Trenton back into 2nd Place, one game behind the Sea Dogs. Both starters, Lester and Trenton's Charlie Isaacson, kept the offense at bay. Isaccson escaped early trouble to work six shutout innings on four hits with five walks and four strikeouts. Portland left ten runners on base against Isaacson. Lester, meanwhile, blanked Trenton over seven innings for the win. Lester (6-2) allowed five hits on the night with no walks and a career-high 12 strikeouts. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Monday, July 4, 2005 By Dan Loney The Thunder jumped on Portland for five runs in the 1st inning en route to a 9-3 win on Monday night. The win moves Trenton back into a 1st Place tie with the Sea Dogs atop the Northern Division. The Thunder got a leadoff single from CF Colin Porter and he scored, along with Bronson Sardinha, on a two-run double by 1B Shelley Duncan. An RBI double by C Omir Santos made it a 3-0 game, followed by RBI singles by LF Eric Crozier and 2B J.T. Stotts. All of theose runs came off Portland starter Charlie Zink. Zink (5-2) allowed seven runs (six earned) in 4 2/3 innings in the loss. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, June 30, 2005 By Dan Loney Charlie Isaacson and Justin Pope combined on a six-hit shutout as Trenton downed New Hampshire, 4-0, on Thursday night. It was the seventh shutout of the season for the Thunder, which ties them for the Eastern League lead. The win was the 18th of the month for the Thunder (44-36), which sets a new franchise record for win in June. The 1998 and 2001 Thunder clubs registered 17 wins in June in those years. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 By Dan Loney Raul Tablado went 4-for-4, including the game-tying home run in the 8th Inning, to lead the New Hampshire Fisher Cats to a 3-1 win over the Thunder on Wednesday night. It was just the third time in 38 tries that the Thunder have lost a game when leading after seven innings. Trenton scored their only run in the 5th Inning. New Hampshire starter Dustin McGowan allowed a one-out single to DH Yobal Duenas. Two batters later, C Jason Brown ripped a line drive to center that went past CF Miguel Negron for an RBI triple and the 1-0 lead. McGowan allowed one run on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 By Dan Loney Ramon Ramirez and Matt Smith combined on a six-hitter as Trenton beat New Hampshire, 6-1, on Tuesday night. Ramirez held New Hampshire to three hits over the first six innings, before finally allowing a run in the 7th Inning. An RBI single by Ron Davenport got the run on the board, but, by that time, Trenton had a 4-0 lead. Ramirez (4-4) allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings with no walks and three strikeouts. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Friday, June 24, 2005 By Dan Loney Melky Cabrera and Eric Crozier collected two RBI apiece as the Thunder beat Reading, 7-3, on Friday night and moved into 1st Place in the Northern Division. Portland lost to Norwich, 3-2. The Thunder have taken over 1st Place this late into a season for the first time since the 1999 Trenton team led the division wire-to-wire. Trenton is seven games above .500 for the first time since July 24, 2001. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, June 23, 2005 By Dan Loney Trenton slammed four home runs, three off starter Chris Smith, en route to a 7-1 win over Portland on Thursday night in Eastern league play. With the win, Trenton finishes their road trip with a 5-2 record and is again just 1/2 game out of 1st Place in the Northern Division. Trenton got the offense going early against Smith. The first two batters of the 1st Inning reached base and then, two batters later, Eric Duncan collected his 9th homer of the year for a 3-0 lead. Trenton then led off the next two innings with solo homers, by Jason Brown and Melky Cabrera respectively, for a 5-0 lead. Smith (3-3) was charged with five runs on four hits in four innings. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Saturday, June 20, 2005 By Dan Loney Kevin Thompson had a homer and reached base five times, with Bronson Sardinha adding a pair of RBI singles, to lead the Thunder to a 7-6 win over the Portland Sea Dogs in Eastern league play on Monday night. Trenton jumped out toa 1-0 lead in the 2nd Inning on an RBI single by C Omir Santos off Portland starter David Pauley, but the Sea Dogs responded with three runs in the bottom half off Thunder starter Jon Skaggs, including a two-run triple by CF David Murphy. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Saturday, June 19, 2005 By Dan Loney Shelley Duncan's two-run homer in the 8th Inning capped a late Thunder rally for a 6-3 win over new Hampshire on Sunday afternoon. The win, coupled with Portland's loss, puts the Thunder just 2 1/2 games out of 1st Place. New Hampshire got solid pitching from Cam Reimers as he held the Thunder to one run and three hits through the first three innings. Trenton scored a 1st Inning on a Kevin Thompson double and two groundouts. The Fisher Cats used single runs in the 4th, 5th and 6th Innings to take a 3-1 lead. Trenton starter Charlie Isaacson allowed three runs on nine hits in 6 2/3 innings. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Saturday, June 18, 2005 By Dan Loney New Hampshire got six strong innings from starter Josh Banks, two RBI from Ryan Roberts and two runs scored from Miguel Negron in a 4-1 win over the Thunder on Saturday afternoon in front of a record 7,210 fans at Fisher Cats Ballpark. Just like last night's game, New Hampshire got runs in the 1st and 3rd Innings for a 2-0 lead. Their run in the first was aided by a Ramiro Pena error and scored on a sacrifice fly by 1B Clint Johnston. A double by SS Brad Hassey and an RBI single by Negron off Trenton starter Jeff Karstens made it 2-0. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, June 16, 2005 By Dan Loney Kevin Thompson's three-run homer in the bottom of the 7th Inning powered the Thunder to a 5-1 win over Bowie on Thursday afternoon. Trenton won three of four games in the series from the Baysox. Trailing 1-0, Trenton got two runners on base with two outs. Thompson then ripped a 2-1 pitch from Bowie reliever Nick McCurdy over the left field wall for a 3-1 lead. The Thunder added two more runs on a Jason Brown double off Baysox reliever Scott Rice in the 8th Inning. McCurdy allowed three runs in two innings of work after starter Richard Stahl shutout the Thunder over the first five innings. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Friday, June 10, 2005 By Dan Loney New Britain took advantage of two Thunder errors in the 6th Inning to score a pair runs and beat the Thunder, 2-1, on Friday night in Eastern League play. Trenton (31-29) took a 1-0 lead in the 6th Inning against New Britain starter Francisco Liriano. Kevin Thompson led off with a double, but was picked off 2nd Base. After a two-out walk to Thunder CF Melky Cabrera, a balk by Liriano moved Cabrera to 2nd Base. 1B Shelley Duncan followed with an RBI single for the lead. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, June 7, 2005 By Dan Loney Ramon Ramirez tossed six shutout innings, while Shelley Duncan added three hits and Kevin Thompson collected three RBI, as Trenton beat Erie, 11-2, on Tuesday night. The win is the fourth straight for the Thunder. In picking up the win, Trenton collected seven doubles and have 31 extra-base hits in their last four games. It is the first time since June 5-7, 2001 that the Thunder scored at least 10 runs in three striaght games. They scored their first two runs in the 2nd Inning on a ground out and fielder's choice against Erie starter Jeremy Johnson. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, June 2, 2005 By Dan Loney Trenton got home runs from Shelley Duncan, Eric Duncan and Kevin Thompson to lead a 13-hit attack in a 7-4 win over Erie on Thursday night. The win snapped a seven-game losing streak for the Thunder. Trenton (27-27) saw Shelley Duncan start the 2nd Inning with a solo homer off Erie starter Virgil Vasquez for the early lead. It was Shelley's 14th home run of the year to give him the Eastern League lead. |
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Tuesday, May 31, 2005 By Jason Brown With the month of May down to its final day, most high school students have begun to count down the days until their summer break. For the baseball team from Delsea, a win on the last day of the month would propel them into the South Jersey Group 3 Finals. In order to advance into the month of June, the third seeded Crusaders traveled to Highland to take on the Tartans. Josh Sulzman delivered a two out bases clearing triple that highlighted a seven run second inning and Delsea never looked back. Starting pitcher Josh Krautwald also knocked in a couple of runs to help Delsea move into the finals with their 14-3 victory. |
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Friday, May 27, 2005 By Jason Brown It was a pitcher’s duel taking place at Highland High School between the seventh seeded Chargers from Timber Creek and the Tartans who were the second seed in the South Jersey Group 3 tournament. Ryan Buchter and Andrew Storms were the starting pitchers who were responsible for keeping the runners off the bases. Storms would record ten strikeouts on the mound for Timber Creek, but the one hit he gave up would decide this quarterfinals game. Paul Painter would provide what seemed to be a harmless solo home run early in the game that turned out to being the biggest hit of the game. That run would be more than enough support for Buchter to work with as Highland would advance to the next round of the playoffs. |
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Thursday, May 19, 2005 By Jerome Michaels It was once said that no team should be considered an easy win when it comes to the sport of baseball. A good example of this was when the Wildcats from Maple Shade traveled to Burlington City to participate in a Burlington Conference Patriot Division game. Two teams that were heading in to different directions started out with Maple Shade holding a one run lead through five and a half innings. The second place Blue Devils responded by taking the lead during their bottom half of the inning and maintained that lead until the very next inning. When the final out of this game was recorded, Burlington City had recorded an 11-7 win over Maple Shade. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 By Dan Loney PH Omir Santos was hit by a Jamie Vermilyea pitch with the bases loaded in the 13th Inning which gave the Trenton Thunder an 8-7 win in Eastern League play on Wednesday afternoon. The win moved the Thunder into sole possession of 2nd Place in the Northern Division. Shelley Duncan, who scored the winning run, led the offense with three hits and three RBI. |
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Tuesday, May 17, 2005 By Jerome Michaels Burlington Township has been trying to prove that they deserve to be sitting on top of the Burlington County Liberty Division. No opponent should be considered an easy win when it comes to a sport that needs all the players on the field contribute to a victory. The Falcons would be tested today against a very good Florence team who represented the Freedom Division. Burlington Township wasted little time scoring runs as they sent fourteen batters to the plate in the first inning that resulted in an eleven run lead. Florence would rally during their next at bat, but the early success by the Falcons was too much for their opponent to overcome. Burlington Township would extend their winning streak to two games with their 13-8 victory. |
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Tuesday, May 17, 2005 By Jason Brown Baseball is a very interesting game. On any given day, playing sound baseball with good pitching and solid defense, no team could be considered the favorite. Okay, sometimes those occasional bad hops and sometimes a key call at the plate don’t go a team’s way that could factor in the decision. The Eastern baseball squad has proven to be one of the best teams in our area by climbing to the top of their division. Camden Catholic was looking to win fourth out of their last five games against the visiting Vikings. The Fighting Irish would battle back from a three run deficit to score the winning run during their last at bat. Dave Kittle would score the winning run for Camden Catholic giving the Irish the 7-6 decision over Eastern. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 By Dan Loney Matt DeSalvo allowed one run over six innings for his third straight win and Dee Brown's three-run home run capped a five-run 5th Inning in Trenton's 5-1 win over New Hampshire in Eastern League play. DeSalvo (4-1), who won the Eastern League's "Pitcher of the Week" award yesterday, saw his consecutive scorless innings streak end at 20 2/3 when a wild pitch plated a run for New Hampshire (19-17). DeSalvo worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the 4th Inning and gave up five hits on the night. He walked four and struck out six. |
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Sunday, May 15, 2005 By Jason Brown The Michael Dengler Tournament was held at Florence this year and the undefeated Lancers from Holy Cross was the team most focused on to see if they would extend their streak to twenty-two games without a loss. An impressive come from behind win yesterday over Florence advanced the Lancers into the finals against the Fighting Clan from Vineland. It would be a rematch from last year and Vineland was looking to defeat the defending champs of this tournament. John Vasquez took the responsibility of trying to slow down the high powered Lancers and was successful. Vineland’s two run second inning were all the runs Vasquez needed as Vineland would had Holy Cross their first loss of the season by posting a 7-0 victory. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Thursday, May 12, 2005 By Dan Loney Carlos Leon delivered an RBI triple in the 11th Inning to help the Reading Phillies to a 4-3 win over Trenton in Eastern League play. The game was the longest of the season for both teams at 3 hours, 47 minutes. Reading (15-19) jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a two-run homer by LF Ryan Fleming off Thunder starter Danny Borrell in the 3rd Inning. 1B Randy Ruiz added a solo homer in the 5th Inning, his 7th of the season. Borrell allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings in his second start with Trenton. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 By Dan Loney Matt DeSalvo tossed eight shutout innings of one-hit baseball as the Thunder beat Reading, 11-2, on Wednesday night in Eastern League play. DeSalvo has now worked 15 consecutive scoreless innings. DeSalvo (3-1), who blanked Bowie over seven innings six days ago, allowed just a bunt hit to Reading SS Carlos Leon in the 3rd Inning. But a double play erased that runner. In fact, DeSalvo faced the minimum amount of batters over eight innings (24). He tied his career high in strikeouts with 11 in the game. |
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005 By Jerome Michaels With the game tied at one apiece through five full innings, Bishop Eustace and Cherry Hill West needed to find a way to produce runs over the final two innings. Both teams would be successful scoring runs, but this game would be decided by the team scoring more runs than the other. The Crusaders would widen their one run game when Bill Rowell highlighted the top of the seventh inning with a three run homerun. Bishop Eustace would pick up the Olympic Conference win with an 8-4 victory at Cherry Hill West. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 By Dan Loney Reading broke a 1-1 tie with five runs in the 6th Inning and three more in the 7th inning in a 9-3 win over the Thunder on Tuesday night in Eastern League play. Reading (14-18) was held to one run over the first five innings by Trenton starter Jeff Karstens. But they started the sixth with a single by CF Michael Bourn. After a single by RF Chris Roberson, and error by Karstens loaded the bases. 1B Randy Ruiz produced a run on a groundout followed by an RBI single from DH Jim Descahine and a two-run double by 3B Juan Richardson. Karstens (4-3) allowed six runs (four earned) on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings in the loss. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Monday, May 9, 2005 By Dan Loney Reading scored five times against Thunder starter Ramon Ramirez in the first three innings and then held on to a 5-3 win over Trenton on Monday night in Eastern League play. The loss snapped Trenton's five game winning streak. Reading (13-18) used a pair of two-out hits in the 1st Inning to grab the lead. 1B Randy Ruiz singled home LF Ryan Fleming for a 1-0 lead. It was Ruiz's 20th RBI in his 16 games with Reading. The lead ran to 3-0 in the 2nd Inning on a two-run homer by 2B Brian Hitchcox. DH Jim Deschaine added a two-run double in the 3rd Inning for a 5-0 lead. Ramirez (0-1) was charged with five runs on seven hits in three innings in the loss. |
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College Baseball: Monday, May 9, 2005 By Mike Ballard The Scarlet Raptors ended their season with a 28-11 record after posting a 1-2 mark in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Baseball Championships May 4-7, but the victory was one of epic proportions. Rutgers-Camden rallied from a 5-1 deficit, including three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to stun top-ranked Kean and previously-undefeated Mike Battista, 6-5, on May 6. The Raptors’ season ended the next day with a 5-1 loss against Montclair State University. The Raptors opened the NJAC playoffs with a 5-2 defeat at Rowan University May 4. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Sunday, May 8, 2005 By Dan Loney The Thunder claimed their fifth win in a row with an 8-6 come-from-behind effort over altoona on Sunday afternoon. The win pushes Trenton (16-15) over the .500 plateau for the first time since April 9th. The Curve (13-14) jumped out to a 6-2 lead off Trenton starter Matt Smith. They tagged him for six runs (four earned) on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings. The Thunder committed three errors behind him in the early parts of the game. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Saturday, May 7, 2005 By Dan Loney Melky Cabrera's two-run single capped a four-run Thunder rally in a 5-2 win over the Altoona Curve on Saturday afternoon. The win was the fourth in a row for Trenton (15-15). The Thunder grabbed the early lead on an Eric Verbryke RBI single in the 2nd Inning, but Curve starter Hansel Izquierdo kept Trenton in check. He allowed one run in six innings and left the game with a 2-1 lead. Izquierdo walked two and struck out three. |
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Friday, May 6, 2005 By Jerome Michaels It’s never easy to go a complete season without losing a single game, but when that rare occasion does occur that team should be highly rewarded with recognition of a job well done. Eastern’s baseball team had the staff and the players with the potential of going undefeated but loss their first game of the season to Cherokee two days ago. That loss was not a good sign for Bishop Eustace as Eastern would get that winning feeling flowing through the entire team. Pat Monaghan started the game on the mound for the Vikings and knocked in two runs with a triple to help Eastern pull away from their opponent. Eastern posted a 9-2 decision in an inter-Olympic Conference game. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Friday, May 6, 2005 By Dan Loney Omir Santos picked up his first two-homer game of his career and drove in five runs as the Thunder beat Altoona, 16-3, in Eastern League play. The win was the third straight for Trenton. The Thunder (14-15), now within four games of 1st Place, jumped on Curve starter Matt Peterson for eight runs in three innings. 3B Eric Duncan put the Thunder up with a two-out, two-run double in the 1st Inning. Three more runs in the 2nd Inning, including an RBI triple by DH Yobal Duenas and an infield RBI hit by Kevin Thompson, gave Trenton a 5-1 lead. |
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Monday, May 2, 2005 By Mike Ballard Senior ace Matt Ulmer earns his second Raptor of the Week honor this season after breaking a 45-year-old baseball record for career wins at Rutgers-Camden. Ulmer tossed an eight-hitter, walking one and striking out seven, in a 2-1 victory at Richard Stockton College April 29. He didn’t allow an earned run as he posted his 18th career victory, breaking the mark of 17 set by Gar Miller (1957-60). Ulmer, who also earned Raptor of the Week honors on April 11, raised his record to 6-0 and lowered his ERA to 2.98. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Sunday, May 1, 2005 By Dan Loney A balanced Trenton attack led to a season-high 14 hits and a 9-5 win over the Altoona Curve on Sunday afternoon in Eastern League play. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Thunder. After retiring the sides quickly in the 1st Inning, both starters, Trenton's Jon Skaggs and Altoona's Hansel Izquierdo, allowed four runs in the 2nd Inning. Trenton (11-13) got a RBI triple from CF Melky Cabrera, a RBI single by SS Andy Cannizaro and a two-run single from 2B Gabe Lopez for a 4-0 lead. But Altoona (10-10) responded with a homer by 1B Brad Eldred, his league-leading 11th of the season, a bases loaded walk and a two-run single by RF Vic Buttler to tie the game. |
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Thursday, April 28, 2005 By Jerome Michaels There are those days when a batter stands up at the plate and every pitch looks as if the ball is big as a beach ball. No matter whether the pitch is low and inside or high around the chin, the batter locks in and sends the baseball into open spaces. When Northern Burlington traveled to Moorestown to participate in a Burlington County Liberty Division game, both teams were looking to continue or get back on the winning side of a game. The Moorestown players spent the first two innings sending six players across home plate to jump out to a lead they would never relinquish. Kurt Heim only allowed two hits and completed the game on the mound for the 9-2 victory. |
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Tuesday, April 26, 2005 By Jerome Michaels What a difference a year makes? Instead of looking up in the standings, the Falcons’ baseball team is on top of the Burlington County Liberty Division. With most of their victories coming from outside of their division, Burlington Township was looking to pick up another win against the Pirates from Cinnaminson. Both starting pitchers for each team did extremely well on the mound for their team. Eric Gertie only gave up two hits, but it would be Ross Dempsey who would get the win for Falcons. Taking advantage of the situation presented to them, a key double by Tim Stevens knocked in the only run of the game and extend Burlington Township’s winning streak to seven games in a row. |
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Monday, April 25, 2005 By Mike Ballard Senior reliever Matt Novella earned saves in all three of his appearances last week, including a win over FDU-Florham April 19 and a doubleheader sweep of William Paterson April 24. He worked 2-1/3 innings overall, allowing two hits, no runs, no walks and striking out two. The saves gave him eight for the season, breaking Dan McKenna’s old program mark of six, set in 2002. Novella also extended his career records to 12 saves and 59 appearances. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Sunday, April 24, 2005 By Dan Loney Matt DeSalvo and two relievers combined on a three-hitter as the Thunder completed a four-game sweep of New Britain in a 5-0 win on Sunday afternoon. The win was the sixth in a row for Trenton (9-9). Desalvo (1-0) tossed 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball to earn the victory. He allowed just two hits and struck out six, but did walk five batters on the afternoon. Matt Smith came on to work 1 1/3 innings scoreless. Ben Julianel finished up with two scoreless innings. Thunder pitchers held the Rock Cats (7-10) to three runs and 20 hits in the four-game series, and have now allowed just three runs in their last 39 innings. |
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Saturday, April 23, 2005 By Jason Brown This year was another chance for Overbrook to repeat as champions of the Hammonton Baseball Tournament. It would be a good start as they took on the host Blue Devils in the preliminary round. The Rams’ players were successful finding open spaces as the team finished the game with sixteen hits. Rams starting pitcher Jim Birmingham watched his team score five runs in the first two innings and that was more than enough to advance to the final round with their 13-1 victory. But the championship game against Ewing was a different story as the defense was victimized by six errors in a 10-7 loss. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Saturday, April 23, 2005 By Dan Loney Jeff Karstens and Justin Pope combined on a five-hitter in a 2-1 Trenton win over New Britain on Saturday afternoon. The win was the fifth straight for the Thunder (8-9). The 2-1 victory took just 1 hour 52 minutes to complete, which is the fastest 9-Inning game in the 12-year history of Waterfront Park. The previous record was 1 hour 56 minutes, set on July 30, 2004, when Pope pitched a 1-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over Norwich. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Friday, April 22, 2005 By Dan Loney Shelley Duncan's second grand slam of the week capped a seven-run 7th Inning to power the Trenton Thunder to a 9-2 win over New Britain in Eastern League play on Friday night. The win was the fourth straight for the Thunder. Trenton (7-9) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st Inning thanks to "The Duncan's". 3B Eric Duncan's RBI double scored 2B Gabe Lopez for a 1-0 lead. Shelley Duncan followed with an RBI single for a 2-0 lead. New Britain (7-8) got a run back in the 3rd Inning off Thunder starter Eric Schmitt, but the score remianed that way until the 7th Inning. |
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Thursday, April 21, 2005 By Jason Brown The Golden Eagles from Seneca have so far demonstrated what it takes to win games. Good defense, solid pitching and key hitting are three of many aspects of the game that will reward the coaching staff with a team victory. On this day, the Chiefs from Cherokee were the visiting team looking to end Seneca’s ten game winning streak in an Olympic Conference match-up. Starting pitcher Ryan Brecko would pitch a complete game for the Golden Eagles giving up just two run and striking out eight batters. A three run sixth inning finally decided this close game for Seneca as they extended their winning streak with a 6-2 decision. |
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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 By Jerome Michaels This game was a preview of what could happen again in the playoffs. Pennsville and Gloucester met during last year’s group championship game with the Eagles winning by four runs over top seeded Gloucester. Both teams are expected to return to the final game, but there was a regular season standing in their way. Proving that they are better than the team that captured the Tri-County Conference Classic Division title, Pennsville expanded a three run advantage by scoring ten runs in the sixth to pick up the 18-6 victory at Gloucester. |
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College Baseball: Monday, April 18, 2005 By Mike Ballard The week started on a tough note for the Rutgers-Camden baseball team in a 20-6 loss at Gwynedd-Mercy College April 12, but the Scarlet Raptors went 4-1 the rest of the way, including a 2-for-3 weekend road performance against nationally-ranked New Jersey Athletic Conference teams, No. 14 The College of New Jersey and No. 17 Kean University. Senior pitchers Matt Ulmer and Matt Novella combined to beat a nationally-ranked team for the second consecutive Friday and senior right fielder Ed McDonnell singled home the winning run with one out in the 10th inning as the Raptors edged No. 14 The College of New Jersey, 4-3, in 10 innings April 15. |
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Friday, April 15, 2005 By Jerome Michaels Five times the players from Sterling greeted someone at home plate in celebration of a homerun. Two of those homerun celebrations occurred during the first inning thanks to Steve Williams and Chris Cook. With that much excitement occurring during the Silver Knights game at Gateway, one would expect Sterling to extend their winning streak to seven games in a row. A seven run first inning was more than enough for starting pitcher Drew Slickmeyer to pick up the win and a 10-1 victory over the Gators in a Colonial Conference competition. |
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Tuesday, April 12, 2005 By Jerome Michaels Both Clearview and Highland were successful making the playoff last year and it would be safe to say that they wanted to get back there again this season. Yes it’s early, but it looks as if they both will finish the season with a record good enough to qualify. Both of these teams have the pitching and the defense to move far up the Tri-County Conference Royal Division. Clearview had won its first two games but would not win that next game as the Tartans’ bats came alive during the third and fourth innings. Starting pitcher Ryan Buchter watched three of his teammates Paul Painter, Dan Grandrino and Pat Faulls knock in three runs each to earn him the win and a 13-3 victory. |
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Monday, April 11, 2005 By Mike Ballard During a week with several outstanding candidates for Raptor of the Week, senior pitcher Matt Ulmer earns the honor after hurling 8-1/3 strong innings to lead the Rutgers-Camden baseball team to a 5-2 victory April 8 over the nation’s top-ranked team, previously-undefeated Rowan University. Ulmer, who improved his record to 4-0 and lowered his ERA to 2.95, walked one, struck out two and allowed six hits and two earned runs against the hard-hitting Profs. It was his 16th career win, one shy of the program record. |
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Saturday, April 9, 2005 By Jerome Michaels Chris Rollins had most of his pitches working for him when he took the mound against Atlantic City Saturday morning at Winslow Township. With a lively fast ball mixed in with an occasional curve ball, Rollins was able to strikeout 16 batters over seven innings. But pitching alone will not win games and that was true facing the Vikings in a non-league game. Atlantic City did have their chances to score but the defense for Township came up big and that defense would include Rollins on the mound. A single run in the first and fifth innings was enough Winslow Township to outlast their opponent by one, 2-1. |
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Thursday, April 7, 2005 By Jason Brown Talking about seeing the baseball, the Crusaders from Bishop Eustace used the most of their hits to its fullest during the Robert Shaw Baseball Tournament. Bishop Eustace received back to back home runs from Bill Rowell and Rob Traister while Jay Gallen also slammed home a shot during the third inning to highlight the 10 run second inning. When the game was completed, five players from the Crusaders took advantage of the wind blowing out in left field to easily roll past Audubon 18-4. Jason Miller was the winning pitcher for Bishop Eustace. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, April 5, 2005 By Bill Cook The Trenton Thunder, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, announced today that Waterfront Park in Trenton will serve as a collection point for cleaning supplies to be donated to the victims who were evacuated from their homes due to the recent Delaware River flooding in Bucks County, PA and Mercer County, NJ. Anyone who makes a donation will receive the opportunity to buy one ticket and get one free ticket (good for the games on April 12-14, 21, 26-27). The team is also offering anyone who was evacuated from their homes complimentary tickets for their families to attend a Thunder game on Tuesday, April 12, Wednesday, April 13 or Thursday, April 14 (proof of residence is required). |
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Monday, April 4, 2005 By Jason Brown It's always nice to know that when it counts, all nine players on the field can depend on one another to come away with the win. Each game a different person or persons come up big with that key hit to propels the past their opponent. At the start of a game played at West Deptford, Audubon and the host Eagles were both successful scoring runs early. With Audubon holding onto a one run lead, Jake Brownell’s three run home run during the bottom of the fifth inning highlighted a six run inning to take the lead for good. West Deptford picked up the 15-7 victory in a Colonial Conference competition. |
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Monday, April 4, 2005 By Jerome Michaels The Olympic Conference battle between Camden Catholic and Cherry Hill West was a classic example of using your last at bats when it counts. Six lead changes, four doubles, one triple and a homerun had all of the makings of a dramatic win. With Camden Catholic regaining the lead by one run during their top half of the seventh inning, the Lions used their last at bat to the fullest. West not only tied the game, they also were able to pull out the victory when Frank Schmidt’s single drove home the winning run. Cherry Hill West won their first game of the early season by a 5-4 margin. |
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Monday, April 4, 2005 By Mike Ballard Senior outfielder Ed McDonnell had a big week for the Rutgers-Camden baseball team, which is ranked No. 26 nationally. McDonnell hit ..615 (8-for-13) with seven runs and six RBIs. He had five RBIs, including a grand slam, in a win over Arcadia March 30. The next day he went 5-for-6, including a double, with four runs and one RBI in a win at Franklin & Marshall. He also reached base twice by walks and once as a hit batsman during the week, and had a .923 slugging percentage. For the season, he is batting .414. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Monday, April 4, 2005 By Bill Cook The Trenton Thunder, and their Major League Affiliate, the New York Yankees, announced today a tentative list of players likely to start the 2005 season with the Thunder. This tentative version of the Thunder Opening Day lineup consists of several highly touted newcomers as well as 13 returning players. The number one prospect in the entire Yankee Minor League system, according to Baseball America, Eric Duncan, is slated to start the year with the Thunder. Number four prospect, RHP Steven White is also scheduled for the Thunder and is likely to start the season opener on April 7 in Erie. |
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Monday, March 28, 2005 By Mike Ballard Sophomore pitcher Jason Ronca threw no-hit ball for 6-1/3 innings and finished with a three-hitter over 7-2/3 innings during a 5-2 victory over Gwynedd-Mercy College March 22. Ronca allowed just two earned runs, both in the eighth inning, had five walks and struck out nine. With the victory, he raised his record to 2-0. He owns. a 1.23 ERA in 14-2/3 innings this season. Pitching, timely hitting and opportunistic play led the Rutgers-Camden baseball team to a 3-0 week in its return to Campbell’s Field, stretching the Raptors’ winning streak to six games. Rutgers-Camden, which has won 10 of its last 11 games, improved to 11-2. |
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Baseball Spotlight: Monday, March 28, 2005 By Deborah Rinaldi From restaurant and concession enhancements to the latest in merchandise and family-fun, the second season at Citizens Bank Park kicks off with exhibition games on April 2 with new amenities that add to the ultimate baseball and entertainment experience. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Friday, March 25, 2005 By Bill Cook The Trenton Thunder, Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees, have announced that Philadelphia Flyers Captain Keith Primeau will visit Waterfront Park when the Trenton Thunder take on the Portland Sea Dogs on Thursday, April 14th. Primeau will be on hand to throw out a ceremonial first pitch and sign autographs for fans. He has been with the Flyers since 1999 when he was traded from the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes and has been the Flyers captain since 2001. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 By Denny Watson The Atlantic City Surf announced Monday, March 21 that North Fork Bank will be the title sponsor of the 2005 Atlantic League of Professional Baseball League All Star game to be played on July 13 at Sandcastle Stadium. The event will land in Atlantic City for the second time as the Sandcastle and Atlantic City played host to the inaugural Atlantic League All-Star game in 1998. |
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College Baseball: Monday, March 20, 2005 By Mike Ballard The Rutgers-Camden baseball team found golden success on the diamonds of southern California. Junior third baseman Brian Jakubowski went 2-for-5 and drove home four runs and junior right fielder Nick Turekian ripped a three-run home run to power the Scarlet Raptors to a 15-7 victory over Wisconsin-La Crosse at the California Invitational March 19. The game was called by rain after eight innings, and the Scarlet Raptors’ scheduled second game against Pomona-Pitzer was rained out. They completed their nine-game trip to California with a 7-2 record, and came home with an 8-2 mark overall. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 By Denny Watson Think spring! The Atlantic City Surf will open the ticket office for individual ticket sales on Monday, March 21 at 9:00am. Expected to go early are tickets for the nine fireworks nights so Surf fans are encouraged to purchase their seats early. Other than the nine fireworks shows, the Surf will be holding Spiderman Day on June 18. Kids will have a chance on that Saturday afternoon to meet their favorite wall crawling, web slinging superhero, and the first 1000 kids (12 and under) will receive a Spiderman bobblehead doll courtesy of Pepsi. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 By Bill Cook The Grand Slam We Care Foundation and its’ two member organizations, the Lakewood BlueClaws and the Trenton Thunder Minor League Baseball teams, are once again teaming up with Wachovia Bank for the charitable community initiative called the Educational Winners Circle. The program helps fund educational opportunities for children in the Ocean and Monmouth County area along with the Trenton community. The BlueClaws and Thunder donate five cents from every ticket sold during their respective seasons and Wachovia Bank matches each donation from the two ballparks. The program is entering its’ 11th year and has raised over a half million dollars for children on the Jersey Shore and in the greater Trenton area. |
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Monday, March 14, 2005 By Mike Ballard It didn’t take Nick Faragasso long to make the transition to Rutgers-Camden baseball. In his first five games with the Raptors since transferring from Div. II University of New Haven (CT), the junior second baseman hit .500 (10-for-20) with three runs and eight RBIs. He had three doubles, one triple and one walk, and was successful on his lone stolen base attempt. Faragasso’s addition paid off immediately for the Scarlet Raptors when he collected one RBI in each of his four plate appearances in a season-opening win over Albright, going 2-for-3 and adding a sacrifice fly. In his first four games he hit .625 (10-for-16) before having his four-game hitting streak snapped in a win over Occidental. |
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College Baseball: Friday, February 25, 2005 By Mike Ballard After watching its scheduled season opener get snowed out on Thursday, the Rutgers University-Camden baseball team has lost another game to the weather. The Scarlet Raptors’ scheduled game Saturday, Feb. 26, at Wesley College was postponed today due to snow and field conditions. It has not yet been rescheduled. |
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Friday, February 18, 2005 By Deborah Rinaldi Mr. Potato Head, All Fans Collectible Figurine Series, Player Action Figures and family celebrations are among the many promotions and events being planned by the Phillies during the 2005 season at Citizens Bank Park. The event schedule includes something for fans of all ages. Tickets to these special events and all 81 home games will go on sale starting on Wednesday, February 23, at phillies.com, via the phone center (215 463-1000) or in person at the Citizens Bank Park First Base Gate ticket windows. |
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