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South Jersey Baseball:
Riversharks Getaway with 6-4 Win

Friday, July 30, 2004

By Don Delaney
Camden Riversharks Media Relations Manager

The drama built for the fourth game in a row, but in the end the cardiac kids of the Atlantic League won again.  Joe Strong struck out Dante Bichette, the potential tying run, with one runner on to preserve a 6-4 win for Camden on Friday night at Campbell ’s Field. 

After waiting to see their decisions decided on the final at bat of the evening over the last three games, the Riversharks quickly erased a monstrous home run by former Colorado Rockie Dante Bichette to pull within one game of .500 during the second half.

Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning, Stoney Briggs recorded his first two-run hit of the evening as he delivered Quincy Foster and Kevin Jordan with an two-run single.  Briggs was at it again in the bottom of the third inning as he ripped a triple down the line that put Camden in front, 4-1. 

The Riversharks made it 6-2 in the fourth inning as Tom Hage and Ryan Jones each drove in runs.  The Pride would threaten in the top of the sixth as they scored one run, but Camden starter Lincoln Mikkelsen got out of a bases loaded jam to end the threat.  

Mikkelsen pitched up fifth win of the year as he allowed eight hits and just three runs, while striking out eight in seven innings of work.

Marty Janzen was tagged with the loss after allowing nine hits and six runs in four innings of work.  Joe Strong picked up his first save in three appearances as he pitched the ninth inning for Camden .

Stoney Briggs sparked the offense with two hits and four RBI, while Quincy Foster had three hits.

The Riversharks begin a three-game series with the Pennsylvania Road Warriors on Saturday, July 31.  First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. and Kids Run the Bases after the game presented by Silver Diner of Cherry Hill.  Tickets are available for all Riversharks home games and can be purchased by calling (856) 963-2600, on the web at www.riversharks.com or by visiting the Campbell ’s Field ticket office during normal business hours.

                                The Automated ScoreBook

                           Nashua Pride at Camden Riversharks

                    Jul 30, 2004 at Camden, N.J. (Campbell's Field)

 

  Nashua Pride 3                                Camden Riversharks 6

 

  Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI

  ---------------------------------------       ---------------------------------------

  Cordova, R 2b..............  4  0  0  0       Foster, Q lf...............  5  2  3  0

  Rodarte, R rf..............  4  0  1  0       Jordan, K 2b...............  5  1  1  0

  Bichette, D dh.............  4  1  1  1       Hage, T dh.................  5  1  1  1

  Murray, G lf...............  3  2  1  0       Jones, R 1b................  2  1  2  1

  Rodriguez, H 1b............  4  0  1  0       Maness, D cf...............  4  1  1  0

  Robinson, B 3b.............  4  0  0  0       Briggs, S rf...............  4  0  2  4

  Rodriguez, C cf............  3  0  1  1       Anderson, T c..............  3  0  1  0

  Matos, P c.................  3  0  2  1       Cameron, T 3b..............  4  0  1  0

  Peterson, C ss.............  3  0  1  0       Rodriquez, T ss............  4  0  0  0

  Janzen, M p................  0  0  0  0       Mikkelsen, L p.............  0  0  0  0

   Smith, C p................  0  0  0  0        Rizzo, T p................  0  0  0  0

   Hardwick, B p.............  0  0  0  0

   Pearson, T p..............  0  0  0  0

  Totals..................... 32  3  8  3       Totals..................... 36  6 12  6

 

  Score by Innings                   R  H  E

  ------------------------------------------

  Nashua Pride........ 100 101 00 -  3  8  0

  Camden Riversharks.. 202 200 00 -  6 12  1

  ------------------------------------------

 

  E - Cameron, T. LOB - Pride 7; Riversharks 11. 2B - Rodriguez, C; Foster, Q; Jones,

  R; Cameron, T. 3B - Briggs, S. HR - Bichette, D. SB - Foster, Q. CS - Foster, Q.

 

  Nashua Pride                   IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Janzen, M .................   4.0  9  6  6  2  2   0  0  0  0   21 23   8  2

  Smith, C ..................   2.0  2  0  0  2  1   1  0  0  0    8 10   5  0

  Hardwick, B ...............   1.2  1  0  0  1  1   0  0  0  0    6  7   3  1

  Pearson, T ................   0.1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0    1  1   1  0

 

  Camden Riversharks             IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Mikkelsen, L ..............   7.0  8  3  3  2  8   0  0  0  0   29 31   6  6

  Rizzo, T ..................   1.0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0    3  3   1  2

 

  WP - Smith, C. PB - Matos, P.

 

  Strikeouts - Cordova, R; Rodarte, R; Bichette, D; Murray, G; Rodriguez, H; Robinson,

  B; Rodriguez, C; Peterson, C; Foster, Q; Hage, T 2; Maness, D. Walks - Murray, G;

  Rodriguez, C; Jones, R 3; Maness, D; Anderson, T.

 

  Umpires - HP: Ed Childress  1B: Mark Facto  3B: Dan Wilson

  Start:   Time:   Attendance:

  Game: CMD07300

 

  Game notes:

  Camden: Brett Laxton

  Pennsylvania: Terrell Wade

  Nashua: Nate Teut


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