NEWARK BEARS vs. BRIDGEPORT BLUEFISH


Bridgeport, CT - The Bluefish continue to close in on a playoff birth after beating the Newark Bears 5-2. T.J. Mathews earned his 12th win of the season giving up one run on seven hits through six innings of work.

The Bears jumped onto the board quickly in the first inning when Victor Valencia put a ball off the top of Harbor Yard's left field wall, scoring Jack Santora. A strong throw from Bluefish left-fielder Darryl Brinkley was able to get Will Pennyfeather at home plate to prevent anymore runs from scoring.

Darryl Brinkley reached on an error in the bottom of the first inning setting up for Deivi Cruz who ripped his eighth homerun of the season off of the Arena beyond the left field fence. The Bluefish would leave the inning leading 2-1.

Hector Kuilan lead off the bottom of the second inning with a single through the right side. Bryant Nelson then ripped a liner through the right side moving Kuilan over to third. Nelson then stole second and advanced to third on the overthrow. Kuilan also scored on the overthrow and Nelson scored next on a wild pitch.

The Bluefish tacked on another run in the bottom of the fifth after Willis Otanez singled and continued to score from first on a double from Tony Mota. Mota's first hit as a Bluefish in 2006.

Sean Fesh took over for the Bluefish in the seventh inning and hit leadoff batter Anthony Sanders then walked Nick Steppe. Santora brought home Sanders with an infield grounder to make the score 5-2. Scotty Layfield came in to close out the inning.

Jimmy Journell (4-4) came on for the Bluefish in the ninth and struck out three batters to earn his fourth save of the season.


Game & team information

Date: September 13, 2006

Division: Independent League / Atlantic League

Location: Bridgeport, CT

Field: Harbor Yard

Attendance: 1,761

Starting time: 7:05 PM

 

 

Score


1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9


R

H

E

Bears

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0


2

7

2

Bluefish

2

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

-


5

11

1

 

Box scores / batting

Newark Bears

AB

R

H

RBI

AVG

Matt Brunson (2B)

5

0

3

0


Jack Santora (SS)

3

1

1

1


William Pennyfeather (DH)

4

0

1

0


Victor Rodriguez (3B)

3

0

1

1


Victor Valenica (C)

4

0

0

0


Alexis Hernandez (1B)

4

0

0

0


Jonathan Thomas (LF)

4

0

1

0


Anthony Sanders (CF)

3

1

0

0


Nick Steppe (RF)

2

0

0

0


Newark Bears totals:

32

2

7

2








Bridgeport Bluefish

AB

R

H

RBI

AVG

Bryant Nelson (3B)

5

1

3

0


Darryl Brinkley (LF)

4

1

0

0


Deivi Cruz (SS)

4

1

2

2


Pete Rose Jr. (DH)

4

0

0

0


Willis Otanez (1B)

3

1

2

0


Damian Rolls (RF)

4

0

2

0


Tony Mota (CF)

3

0

1

1


Steve Hine (2B)

3

0

0

0


Hector Kuilan (C)

4

1

1

0


Bridgeport Bluefish totals:

34

5

11

3


 

Box scores / pitching

Newark Bears

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HR

ERA

Pat Daneker

0

0

0

0

0

0

0


David Shepard

6

10

5

3

4

2

1


Enemencio Pacheco

1

0

0

0

0

0

0


Shaun Babula

1

1

0

0

0

0

0











Bridgeport Bluefish

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HR

ERA

T.J. Mathews

6

7

1

1

1

5

0


Sean Fesh

2/3

0

1

1

1

0

0


Scotty Layfield

1/3

0

0

0

0

1

0


Matt Montgomery

1

0

0

0

1

1

0


Jimmy Journell

1

0

0

0

1

3

0


 

Additional stats

Winning Pitcher: T.J. Mathews (12 - 6)

Losing Pitcher: David Shepard (5 - 14)

Save: Jimmy Journell (4)

Wild Pitch: David Shepard (10), T.J. Mathews (4)

Passed Ball: none

Hit By Pitch: Anthony Sanders (by Sean Fesh)

Batters Faces: Pat Daneker 0, David Shepard 31, Enemencio Pacheco 3, Shaun Babula 4, T.J. Mathews 25, Sean Fesh 4, Scotty Layfield 1, Matt Montgomery 3, Jimmy Journell 4

Strikeouts: Matt Brunson, William Pennyfeather, Victor Valenica 2, Jonathan Thomas 2, Anthony Sanders 3, Nick Steppe, Darryl Brinkley, Steve Hine

Walks: Jack Santora, Victor Rodriguez, Nick Steppe 2, Darryl Brinkley, Willis Otanez, Tony Mota, Steve Hine

Stolen Bases: Bryant Nelson 2 (11, 12)

Caught Stealing: Matt Brunson (8)

2B: Victor Rodriguez (18), Deivi Cruz (22), Tony Mota (1)

3B: none

Home Run(s): Deivi Cruz (8)

Left on Base: Newark Bears - 8, Bridgeport Bluefish - 9

Double plays: Newark Bears - 2, Bridgeport Bluefish - 1

Errors: Matt Brunson (8), Victor Valencia (9), Damian Rolls (1)



 

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