CAMDEN RIVERSHARKS vs. BRIDGEPORT BLUEFISH


Bridgeport, CT - For the second straight night Bluefish pitching gave up three homeruns. The Bluefish were able to post seven runs, but it would not be enough to hold off the Camden bats in the 8-7 Bluefish loss. Kevin Hodges started for the Fish giving up three runs on seven hits in five innings of work. Nick Stocks got the start for Camden giving up seven runs on 6 hits through six plus innings of work.

In the top of the first inning Denny Abreu knocked in the first run of the game for the Riversharks with a ground ball that drove in Brad Strauss from third. After giving up the run, Hodges struck out Alejandro Freire to end the inning.

Bryant Nelson got the run back for the Bluefish immediately with a solo blast to right-center off of Stocks' second pitch of the game.

Abreu struck for the second time in the top of the third when he hit a two-run homerun to left field, giving Camden a 3-1 lead.

With two outs in the bottom of the fourth Damian Rolls ripped a ground rule double down the line scoring Willis Otanez, who had just joined the Bluefish that day. Angel Esapda followed with a single back up the middle that scored both Steve Hine and Damian Rolls.

The Riversharks tied the game in the sixth inning (4-4) when John Pachot doubled and Ryan Jones singled. Matt Demarco then singled in Jones to give Camden the lead (5-4). Phil Norton, took over for the Bluefish in his first appearance as a Bluefish and ended the inning without any further damage.

Abreu continued to batter Bluefish pitchers in the seventh inning with a solo homerun, his second of the game and tenth of the year.

In the bottom of the seventh, Espada ripped a double to lead off the inning and then continued to score on a single down the first-base line from Jamie Pogue that knocked Stocks out of the game. Mark Ion took over and gave up a two RBI single to Deivi Cruz that put the Bluefish back in the lead 7-6.

Pachot reached on a double in the eighth and came home when Ryan Jones homered to left-field putting Camden back on top 8-7 which would be the final.


Game & team information

Date: August 4, 2006

Division: Independent League / Atlantic League

Location: Bridgeport, CT

Field: Harbor Yard

Attendance: 3,432

Starting time: 7:05 PM

 

 

Score


1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9


R

H

E

Riversharks

1

0

2

0

0

2

1

2

0


8

15

1

Bluefish

1

0

0

3

0

0

3

0

0


7

7

1

 

Box scores / batting

Camden Riversharks

AB

R

H

RBI

AVG

Shaun Skrehot (SS)

5

0

3

0

.250

Brad Strauss (LF)

5

2

1

0

.245

Lino Connell (2B)

5

0

0

0

.265

Denny Abreu (RF)

4

2

2

4

.338

Alejandro Freire (1B)

5

0

1

0

.287

Dwight Maness (CF)

5

0

1

0

.265

John Pachot (C)

4

2

2

0

.278

Ryan Jones (DH)

4

2

3

3

.214

Matt Demarco (3B)

4

0

2

1

.237

Camden Riversharks totals:

41

8

15

8








Bridgeport Bluefish

AB

R

H

RBI

AVG

Bryant Nelson (3B)

4

2

2

1

.292

Deivi Cruz (SS)

4

0

1

2

.295

Pete Rose Jr. (1B)

4

0

0

0

.273

Willis Otanez (DH)

2

1

0

0

.000

Barry Wesson (RF)

4

0

0

0

.294

Steve Hine (2B)

3

1

0

0

.323

Damian Rolls (CF)

3

1

1

1

.284

Angel Espada (LF)

4

1

2

2

.273

Jamie Pogue (C)

3

0

1

1

.206

Norm Hutchins (PR)

0

1

0

0

.213

Hector Kuilan (PR / C)

1

0

0

0

.252

Bridgeport Bluefish totals:

32

7

7

7


 

Box scores / pitching

Camden Riversharks

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HR

ERA

Nick Stocks

6

6

7

6

4

6

1

5.13

Mark Ion

3

1

0

0

1

2

0

2.81










Bridgeport Bluefish

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HR

ERA

Kevin Hodges

5

7

3

2

1

2

1

2.72

Scotty Layfield

1/3

2

2

2

0

0

0

3.77

Phil Norton

2/3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0.00

Jason Simontacchi

1

1

1

1

0

2

1

5.40

Jimmy Journell

1

3

2

2

0

1

1

3.71

Dan Krines

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

5.65

 

Additional stats

Winning Pitcher: Mark Ion (1 - 1)

Losing Pitcher: Jimmy Journell (4 - 3)

Save: none

Wild Pitch: Kevin Hodges

Passed Ball: Hector Kuilan

Hit By Pitch: none

Batters Faces: Nick Stocks 28, Mark Ion 10, Kevin Hodges 23, Scotty Layfield 3, Phil Norton 3, Jason Simontacchi 4, Jimmy Journell 6, Dan Krines 3

Strikeouts: Lino Connell, Alejandro Freire 2, John Pachot, Matt Demarco, Bryant Nelson, Pete Rose Jr., Willis Otanez, Barry Wesson 2, Steve Hine 2, Damian Rolls

Walks: Denny Abreu, Bryant Nelson, Willis Otanez 2, Steve Hine, Damian Rolls

Intentional Walks: none

Stolen Bases: Shaun Skrehot (7)

Caught Stealing: none

2B: John Pachot 2 (8, 9), Damien Rolls (9), Angel Espada (7)

3B: none

Home Run(s): Denny Abreu 2 (9, 10), Ryan Jones (6), Bryant Nelson (7)

Left on Base: Camden Riversharks - 7, Bridgeport Bluefish - 4

Double plays: Camden Riversharks - 0, Bridgeport Bluefish - 1

Errors: Nick Stocks, Steve Hine



 

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