Worcester 3, New Hampshire 1

@ Nashua, NH.  Time: 2:28  Attendance: 2,245

W: Ryan Mitchell (1-0) L: Nick Asselin (1-1) S: John Sullivan (5)

HR: WOR- Carlos Sosa (1); NH- Chris Kelly (4)

Starter Ryan Mitchell went seven strong innings surrendering just five hits and one earned run to help Worcester down the American Defenders of New Hampshire 3-1. Mitchell struck out five and walked just one on the way to his first win of the season.  RF Carlos Sosa belted a solo homer, his first of the year, and DH Nick Salotti finished 2-for-4 to pace the Tornadoes attack. New Hampshire’s Nick Asselin tossed six solid innings allowing two runs on six hits but fell to 1-1 with the loss.  Defenders 3B Chris Kelly hit his fourth homerun of the season in defeat.

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Quebec 4, Sussex 2

@ Quebec City, QC.   Time: 2:46  Attendance: 3,565

W: Derek McDaid (2-0) L: James Douglas (1-1) S: Jason Schutt (4)

HR: SUS- Jorge Moreno (2)

Quebec SS Ivan Naccarata’s triple in bottom of the eighth inning drove in two runs to give Quebec a 4-2 win over Sussex. Naccarata had two hits in the game and finished with three RBI for the Capitales.  Starter Michel Simard turned in another fine performance for Quebec as he went seven innings and struck out four before giving way to Derek McDaid who pitched a scoreless eighth inning for his second win.  Capitales closer Jason Schutt pitched a perfect ninth inning for his fourth save. Sussex DH Jorge Moreno homered and drove in two for the Skyhawks.

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New Jersey 7, Brockton 5

@ Brockton, MA.  Time: 2:48  Attendance: 4,320

W: Ted Serro (2-1) L: Craig Anderson (2-1) S: Rusty Tucker (3)

HR: NJ – Myron Leslie (5), Ryan Rogowski 2(2); BRO- Keith Brachold (4)

LF Ryan Rogowski homered twice, the first as part of a four-run third inning, to lead New Jersey past Brockton 7-5. 1B Myron Leslie also went deep for the Jackals in the sixth inning to give New Jersey some cushion for the late innings. He finished the game 2-for-4 with four RBI. Ted Serro went six innings for New Jersey and got the win and Rusty Tucker closed the game for his third save. Rox 1B Keith Brachold homered in the loss.

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FIRST HALF STANDINGS

W   L    GB

Worcester                         9   6    –

Sussex                            8   7   1.0

Brockton                          7   7   1.5

New Jersey                        7   8   2.0

Quebec                            7   8   2.0

New Hampshire                     6   8   2.5

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Tomorrow’s Schedule (All times are Eastern):

New Jersey at Brockton – 6:05 PM

Worcester at New Hampshire – 6:35 PM

Sussex at Quebec – 7:05 PM