September 4, 2006 - Nashua Pride vs. New Haven County Cutters

NASHUA PRIDE vs. NEW HAVEN COUNTY CUTTERS

West Haven, CT - The New Haven County Cutters (28-18, 53-38) closed out the 2006 regular season, Monday afternoon, with a 4-3 come-from-behind victory to sweep a four-game series from the Nashua Pride (23-23, 40-48) at Historic Yale Field.

Trailing 3-2 with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Cutters' third baseman Jeremy Terni hit a hard grounder between shortstop and third base that was fielded but thrown away which allowed first baseman Chris Gaskin and centerfielder Douglas Vroman to score and give the Cutters a 4-3 lead.

The Pride threatened in the ninth when catcher Mark Hamilton led off with a bloop double which was followed by an error that put runners on the corners with nobody out. A groundout and an intentional walk loaded the bases with one out before Cutters' reliever Andy Weimer came on and struck out the next two batters looking to finish off the Pride and grab the save (20).

The Pride took their 3-2 lead in the sixth inning when Hamilton lined a three-run home run into the short porch right field picnic area.

For the second straight day, Cutters' second baseman Jose Delgado led off the bottom of the first inning with a long home run to right field (2).

The Cutters made it 2-0 in the fourth inning when designated hitter D.J. Boston doubled to begin the frame and came around to score on two passed balls.

RHP Tim Keinath started for the Cutters and was effective in his 6.0 innings of work, allowing three runs on seven hits in a no decision.

RHP Jarrett Stawarz (6-5) tossed 2.0 innings of hitless and scoreless relief for the Cutters to earn the win.

Pride reliever Lenny Carter (0-3) was responsible for the Cutters tying and go-ahead runs and suffered the loss.

The Cutters, winners of five straight and eight of nine, will take Tuesday off before opening the first round of the playoffs Wednesday against the Brockton Rox at Historic Yale Field. Game time is 7:05 p.m.

Pitching Match Ups for Games 1 and 2:

Wednesday, Sept. 6: Brockton - RHP Brad Guy (9-5, 2.93 ERA) vs. LHP Rolando Valles (9-5, 2.81 ERA)
Thursday, Sept. 7: Brockton – RHP John Kelly (10-3, 2.67 ERA) vs. RHP Justin Knoff (9-5, 3.16 ERA)

Game & team information
Date: September 4, 2006	Division: Independent League / Can-Am League
Location: West Haven, CT	Field: Yale Field
Attendance: 1,054	Starting time: 2:05 PM

Score
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pride	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	8	1
Cutters	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	-	4	7	2

Box scores / batting
Nashua Pride	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG
Elliott Ayala (SS)	5	0	1	0	.269
Sean Dobson (CF)	4	1	2	0	.274
Bryan Duplissie (RF)	3	1	0	0	.250
William Beacher (1B)	2	0	1	0	.227
Derrick DePriest (1B)	2	0	0	0	.000
George Branch (LF)	3	0	0	0	.125
Josh Stevens (PH / LF)	1	0	0	0	.000
James Lofton (2B)	2	0	2	0	.253
Mark Hamilton (C)	2	1	2	3	.371
Thomas Creighton (3B)	4	0	0	0	.257
Mark Brown (C / 2B)	4	0	0	0	.133
Dan Reichert (P)	2	0	0	0	.000
Aric LeClair (P)	1	0	0	0	.000
Lenny Carter (P)	0	0	0	0	.000
Jason Blanton (P)	0	0	0	0	.000
Glenn Murray (PH)	0	0	0	0	.234
Nashua Pride totals:	35	3	8	3

New Haven County Cutters	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG
Jose Delgado (2B)	3	1	1	1	.249
D.J. Bailey (2B)	1	0	0	0	.271
Douglas Vroman (CF)	3	1	0	0	.217
D.J. Boston (DH)	4	1	1	0	.333
Jeremy Terni (3B)	4	0	1	1	.295
Horace Lawrence III (LF)	3	0	2	0	.318
Ryan Bonesio (PR / RF)	0	0	0	0	.000
Orlando Encarnacion (LF / RF)	4	0	0	0	.220
Chas Terni (SS)	3	0	0	0	.247
Sandy DeLeon (C)	2	0	0	0	.310
Matt Hackney (C)	1	0	0	0	.227
Christopher Gaskin (1B)	3	1	2	0	.268
Tim Keinath (P)	0	0	0	0	.000
Jarrett Stawarz (P)	0	0	0	0	.000
Cory Willey (P)	0	0	0	0	.000
Andy Weimer (P)	0	0	0	0	.000
New Haven County Cutters totals:	31	4	7	2

Box scores / pitching
Nashua Pride	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Dan Reichert	5	4	2	1	0	4	1	3.86
Aric LeClair	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	5.11
Lenny Carter	2/3	1	2	1	1	0	0	6.35
Jason Blanton	1/3	1	0	0	0	1	0	5.12

New Haven County Cutters	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Tim Keinath	6	7	3	3	1	0	1	4.09
Jarrett Stawarz	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	5.40
Cory Willey	1/3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.55
Andy Weimer	2/3	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.76