Worcester 2, Quebec 1

@ Quebec City, QC. Time: 2:33 Attendance: 1,926

W: Chris Anderson (1-0) L: Jason Schutt (0-1) S: John Sullivan (1)
HR: None

Worcester 3B Chris Colabello was 3-for-4 with a RBI to lead the Tornadoes at the plate, and help the team to its second win in the process. Worcester got on the board in the third inning when LF Vinny Pennell, who was 2-for-4, singled home 2B Jeff LaHair to give the Tornadoes a 1-0 lead. Quebec tied the game in the fifth on a RBI single by CF Goefrey Tomlinson. But Colabello was there to answer in the eighth, singling home CF Lucas Taylor to put Worcester ahead, proving to be the game winner. Tornadoes reliever Chris Anderson picked up his first win thanks to two shutout innings and reliever John Sullivan collected his first save after a 1-2-3 ninth inning.

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Brockton 8, Sussex 3

@ Brockton, MA. Time: 2:41 Attendance: 2,623

W: Jeff Long (1-0) L: TJ Stanton (0-1) S: Fraser Robinson (1)

HR: BR-Melvin Falu (1), Palmer Karr (1), Jud Thigpen (2)

Brockton got plenty of offense early on to lead the way to an easy 8-3 win at home. Rox 2B Melvin Falu, DH Palmer Karr and RF Jud Thigpen each homered and combined to go 5-for-13 with four runs scored and five RBI. Brockton starting pitcher Jeff Long pitched well, and picked up his first win of the season. Long allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits in six innings of work. Rox reliever Fraser Robinson took over from there and held Sussex to a run over the final three innings to record his first save.

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New Hampshire 15, New Jersey 5

@ Nashua, NH. Time: 2:52 Attendance: 1,653

W: Nick Asselin (1-0) L: Michael Vicaro (0-1) S: Rob Riley (1)

HR: NH-Jerod Edmondson (1)

The American Defenders of New Hampshire scored five times in the first inning to take a 5-0 lead and they never looked back, en route to a 15-5 rout of New Jersey. New Hampshire tallied 13 hits as a team, led by 2B Boomer Berry, who was 3-for-3 with a pair of runs scored and two RBI. Each hitter in the American Defenders’ starting lineup recorded at least one hit, including LF Jerod Edmondson, who was 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI. New Hampshire starting pitcher Nick Asselin picked up the win, his first, after allowing two runs on eight hits while striking out four in five innings of work.

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FIRST HALF STANDINGS

W   L   GB

Sussex                     3   1   –

New Jersey                 2   2   1.0

New Hampshire              2   2   1.0

Quebec                     2   2   1.0

Worcester                  2   2   1.0

Brockton                   1   3   2.0

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Tomorrow’s Schedule (All times are Eastern):

Brockton at New Hampshire – 6:35 PM

Quebec at New Jersey – 7:05 PM

Worcester at Sussex – 7:05 PM