Wideman (4-0), the June Can-Am League pitcher of the month, struck out four batters while walking one as he earned the win to stay perfect this season. The Tornadoes lone run against Wideman didn’t come until the bottom of the eighth inning when right fielder Carlos Sosa hit a leadoff home run to right field.

After being held scoreless over their previous 19 innings, the Jackals opened up the scoring in the top of the first inning against Worcester southpaw Ryan Lobban. After second baseman Marcus Sanders led off with a single, left fielder Ryan Rogowski ripped his third home run of the season to right field to give New Jersey an early 2-0 advantage. The home run for Rogowski was his third of the season.

In the top of the third, New Jersey added two more runs to take a 4-0 lead. Shortstop Mike DeJesus began the frame with a single before a ground ball off the bat of right fielder Myron Leslie snuck through the legs of Worcester second baseman Jeff LaHair to put runners on first and third with no outs. Tejeda followed by lining a ball off the base of the left-center field wall to plate DeJesus and Leslie.

In the fifth inning, the Jackals struck again to extend their lead to 5-0. In similar fashion to the third inning, DeJesus led off with a single and Leslie reached on a throwing error by Tornadoes’ shortstop Garrett Olson before Tejeda lifted a sacrifice fly to center field to plate DeJesus.

Lobban (4-2), a Ramsey, NJ native who defeated the Jackals on June 26 at Yogi Berra Stadium, took the loss after allowing five runs – three earned – on eight hits with four strikeouts and no walks in five innings. Worcester relievers Nick Conway, Albert Ayala, and Chris Anderson combined to toss four scoreless frames.

With the win, the Jackals improve to 23-12 and hold a 6 ½ game lead over the rest of the Can-Am League with 12 games remaining in the first half. With the loss, the Tornadoes fall to 16-17.

The Jackals and Tornadoes conclude their three-game weekend series on Sunday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. at Hanover Insurance Park when New Jersey sends right-hander Ted Serro (4-1, 4.42 ERA) to the mound against Worcester righty Alex Pena (2-3, 5.91 ERA). Cody Chrusciel has the call with the live webcast beginning 10 minutes prior to first pitch at www.jackals.com.

The New Jersey Jackals, proud members of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, play their home games at Yogi Berra Stadium located on the campus of Montclair State University in Little Falls, NJ. 2009 season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available by calling 973-746-7434. Visit the Jackals online at www.jackals.com.

@ Nashua, NH.   Time: 2:36  Attendance: 1,456

W: Adam Piechowski (1-0) L: Sandy Nin (1-3) S: Juan Padilla (11)

HR: NH- Jabe Bergeron (1); SSX- Ray Serrano (1) John Urick (4)

New Hampshire was out hit 12-7 by Sussex but the American Defenders scored a run for each hit and went on to defeat the Skyhawks 7-5. In a back and forth contest that saw three lead changes and two ties it was a homerun by DH Jabe Bergeron in the bottom of the seventh inning that put New Hampshire ahead for good. Defenders CF Edward Ovalle sparked the New Hampshire offense as he went 2-for-2 with a stolen base, RBI, and two runs scored. C Ray Serrano homered for Sussex as part of a three-hit game and LF Ryan Crespi finished 3-for-5 with a run scored and a RBI for the Skyhawks.

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New Jersey 5, Worcester 1

@ Worcester, MA.  Time: 2:15  Attendance: 1,171

W: AJ Wideman (4-0) L: Ryan Lobban (4-2) S: None

HR: NJ- Ryan Rogowski (3); WOR– Carlos Sosa (3)

LF Ryan Rogowski homered for the third time this season and 1B Juan Tejeda was a perfect 3-for-3 from the plate with three RBI to lead New Jersey to a 5-1 win over Worcester. SS Mike DeJesus chipped in two hits and scored two runs and DH Quentin Davis went 2-for-4 as well to power the Jackals attack. New Jersey starter AJ Wideman was in command for eight innings as he struck out six and allowed just one earned run on four hits to improve his record to 4-0.

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Brockton vs. Quebec   (Postponed – Rain)

@ Quebec City, QC.

The scheduled game between Brockton and Quebec was postponed due to rain. It will be played Sunday July 5^th as part of a doubleheader beginning at 1:05PM. Both games will be scheduled for seven innings.

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FIRST HALF STANDINGS

W   L    GB

New Jersey                       23  12    –

Quebec                           17  17   5.5

New Hampshire                    17  18   6.0

Worcester                        16  17   6.0

Brockton                         14  18   7.5

Sussex                           15  20   8.0

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Tomorrow’s Schedule (All times are Eastern):

Brockton at Quebec – [DH] 1:05 PM

New Jersey at Worcester – 2:05 PM

Sussex at New Hampshire – 5:05 PM

@ Quebec City, QC.  Time: 3:41  Attendance: 2,312

W: Derek McDaid (1-0) L: Seth Overbey (1-1) S: Jason Schutt (3)

HR: NJ- Matt Lauderdale (1), Juan Tejeda (2)

Quebec and New Jersey battled in a see-saw affair that saw the teams put up 10 runs in the final three innings and the Capitales on the winning end of an 11-10 score. Trailing 7-5 in the bottom of the seventh inning Quebec used three singles and two walks to generate four runs and grab a 9-7 advantage. The Jackals came right back with three runs in the top of the eighth and led 10-9. But the Capitales strung together three more hits in their turn at the plate and RF Alex Nunez’s double drove in two for the final runs of the contest. Neither starter factored in the decision. When Quebec closer Jason Schutt got the final out, the tying run was on third base.

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Worcester 17, Sussex 5

@ Worcester, MA.  Time: 3:01  Attendance: 1,022

W: Ryan Lobban (1-1) L: Roger Lincoln (1-1) S: None

HR: WOR- Garrett Olson 2(2), Chris Colabello (2); SUS- Ron Perodin (2)

SS Garrett Olson had a huge game as he homered twice, drove in four, and scored three times to lead Worcester past Sussex 17-5. RF Carlos Sosa and DH Mike Leonard were a lethal one-two punch as they combined for six hits and seven RBI while Tornadoes 3B Chris Colabello also homered and drove in two. Worcester tallied 17 hits in the game. Tornadoes starter Ryan Lobban improved to 1-1 by tossing six solid innings in which he allowed seven hits and two earned runs. In addition to their high hit total the Tornadoes also drew six walks.

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New Hampshire vs Brockton   (Postponed – Rain)

@ Brockton, MA

The scheduled game between New Hampshire and Brockton was postponed due to rain. The game will be played as part of a doubleheader on June 25^th in Brockton. Both games will be scheduled for seven innings.

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FIRST HALF STANDINGS

W   L    GB

Brockton                          7   4    –

Sussex                            7   5   0.5

Worcester                         7   5   0.5

Quebec                            6   6   1.5

New Hampshire                     4   7   3.0

New Jersey                        4   8   3.5

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Tomorrow’s Schedule (All times are Eastern):

Brockton at New Hampshire – 6:35 PM

New Jersey at Quebec – 7:05 PM

Sussex at Worcester – 7:05 PM

Offensively, the Jackals got all they needed from the bat of third basemen Myron Leslie. The Can-Am League’s top hitter, Leslie went 3-for-4, with a home run and five RBIs. New Jersey got on Brockton starter Stevie Delabar early and often. Marcus Sanders led off the bottom of the first with a single and Mike DeJesus was promptly walked following him. After a sacrifice bunt by Quinn Stewart, Leslie singled home the first two runs of the ball game.

In the third DeJesus walked for the second time and advanced to second after a single by Stewart. Leslie stepped to the plate for his second at bat of the night and crushed a pitch to deep right field off the second level of billboards. The umpires initially ruled that the ball was in play, but after a quick deliberation, the hit was ruled a home run, the fourth of the year for Leslie. With the five runs batted in tonight, Leslie now has 11 RBIs on the year, tops in the Can-Am League.

The Jackals would add one more run in the seventh inning. After back-to-back singles by Leslie and Juan Tejeda, catcher Matt Lauderdale hit a hard ground ball that was booted by Brockton third baseman Phillip Cuadrado. Leslie came around and scored on the fielding error.

New Jersey relievers Mark Suchowiecki and Seth Overbey combined to throw two innings of shutout relief in the eighth and ninth innings, scattering three hits.

With the win the Jackals snap a two game skid and end Brockton’s four-game winning streak. The two teams will be back in action on Friday night with first pitch set for 7:05 p.m. Left-hander A.J. Wideman is set to take the mound for New Jersey, with righty Jeff Long getting the start for Brockton. Cody Chrusciel and Joey Whelan will be on the call for the live broadcast with the pregame show starting at 6:50 on jackals.com.

The New Jersey Jackals, proud members of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, play their home games at Yogi Berra Stadium located on the campus of Montclair State University in Little Falls, NJ. 2009 season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available by calling 973-746-7434. Visit the Jackals online at www.jackals.com.

Simard (2-0), who has now tossed 14 consecutive scoreless innings to begin the season, allowed four hits and struck out four batters without surrendering a walk. New Jersey southpaw Dave Qualben (0-1) was the tough-luck loser, surrendering two runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and a walk. Quebec closer Jason Schutt allowed one run in the ninth, but earned his second save of the season.

With the game scoreless heading into the top of the sixth inning, Quebec broke through with a pair of runs to take a 2-0 lead. After Qualben induced a groundout for the first out of the frame, three consecutive Capitales singled to load the bases for designated hitter Greg Stevens, who lifted a fly ball to center field that was lost in the twilight and fell for an RBI single to plate first baseman Eddie Lantigua. The next batter, left fielder Issael Gonzalez, lifted a sacrifice fly to left field to score catcher Pete LaForest for the game’s second run.

Quebec added a run in the top of the eighth inning as right fielder Alex Nunez singled with one out and stole second, enabling Gonzalez to single him home to extend the Capitales lead to 3-0.

The Jackals plated a run in the bottom of the ninth inning when third baseman Myron Leslie ripped a single down the right field line to send second baseman Marcus Sanders home, but Schutt halted the rally when he induced a game-ending groundout by first baseman Juan Tejeda.

Offensively, Leslie went 2-for-4 as the only Jackal to record a multi-hit game. Center fielder Zack Smithlin collected his 499^th career hit with a third-inning single in a 1-for-3 night at the plate.

The Jackals and Capitales conclude their three-game series on Wednesday morning at 11:05 a.m. when New Jersey sends reigning Can-Am League Pitcher of the Week Isaac Pavlik to the hill against Quebec righty Orlando Trias. Cody Chrusciel and Joey Whelan provide the live webcast beginning at 10:50 a.m. with Jackals Pregame.

The New Jersey Jackals, proud members of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, play their home games at Yogi Berra Stadium located on the campus of Montclair State University in Little Falls, NJ. 2009 season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available by calling 973-746-7434. Visit the Jackals online at www.jackals.com.

@ Augusta, NJ. Time: 2:20 Attendance: 2,200

W: James Douglas (1-0) L: PJ Thomas (0-1) S: Matt Petrusek (1)

HR: None

1B Matt Weston’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning broke a

3-3 tie and helped the Sussex Skyhawks edge the Worcester Tornadoes.

Weston led all hitters at the plate with a perfect 4-for-4 night with a run scored and a run batted in. Sussex reliever James Douglas notched his first win of the season going one inning allowing one earned run on two hits with a strikeout. Matt Petrusek pitched a perfect ninth inning to collect his first save of the year.

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Brockton 7, New Hampshire 5

@ Nashua, NH. Time: 2:50 Attendance: 1,108

W: Craig Anderson (1-0) L: Chad Bentz (0-1) S: Jerry Dunn (1)

HR: BR-Palmer Karr (2); NH-Jerod Edmondson (2), Chris Kelly (1) The Brockton Rox would bring home three runs in the top of the fourth inning to break out to a 3-1 lead and would never look back en route to victory over the American Defenders of New Hampshire. Rox 2B Melvin Falu was 2-for-4 with a run scored and a run batted in while DH Palmer Karr was

1-for-2 with a fourth inning two-run home run. Brockton starter Craig Anderson earned his first win of the year allowing only one earned run on five hits with four strikeouts. For the American Defenders, 3B Chris Kelly was 2-for-4 with a home run in the losing cause.

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New Jersey 8, Quebec 2

@ Little Falls, NJ. Time: 2:33 Attendance: 2,292

W: Stuart Pomeranz (1-0) L: Chris Allen (0-1) S: None

HR: NJ-Myron Leslie 2 (3), Juan Tejeda (1) 3B Myron Leslie went 2-for-4 with two home runs, two runs scored and three runs driven in leading the New Jersey Jackals to the win over the Quebec Capitales. The Jackals plated two runs in the first inning and one more in the second to run out to a 3-0 after two innings of play and would never look back from there. New Jersey starting pitcher Stuart Pomeranz gave up one earned run on four hits in six innings of work to get the victory. For Quebec, 3B Pat Deschenes went 2-for-3 and drove in both of their runs.

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STANDINGS

W   L   GB

Sussex                            4   1   –

New Jersey                        3   2  1.0

Brockton                          2   3  2.0

New Hampshire                     2   3  2.0

Quebec                            2   3  2.0

Worcester                         2   3  2.0

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Tomorrow’s Schedule (All times are Eastern):

New Hampshire at Brockton – 6:05 PM

Quebec at New Jersey – 7:05 PM

Worcester at Sussex – 7:05 PM

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The Defenders jumped ahead early scoring five runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back, moving on to score nine runs in the fourth to earn their second win of the season.

Second baseman Boomer Berry finished the game 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Catcher Albert Mojica collected his first professional hit, lacing a bases-clearing three-run double and finished the game 1-for-3, while Jerod Edmondson belted a three-run homer for the Defenders and went 1-for-4. Every hitter in the New Hampshire starting line-up recorded at least one RBI in the game.

Starting pitcher Nick Asselin (1-0) earned his first win of the season pitching five strong innings, giving up two runs, on eight hits, while walking none, and striking out four. Reliever Rob Riley notched his first save of the season, allowing three runs, on seven hits, three walks, and two strike outs in four innings of work.

Jackals’ starter Mike Vicaro (0-1) suffered the loss, giving up nine runs, on eight hits, in three-plus innings. Reliever Giuseppe Granitto allowed six runs (five earned) on five hits in four innings. Marcus Sanders, Quinn Stewart, Ryan Rogowski, and Juan Tejeda each drove in one run for New Jersey. Sanders finished the game 4-for-5 with four singles.

The Defenders will play again on Monday, at 6:35pm, when they host the Brockton Rox at Historic Holman Stadium. Chad Bentz is scheduled to make his first start for New Hampshire. Craig Anderson will get the nod for Brockton.

With New Jersey already leading 1-0 after a second inning groundout by left fielder Ryan Rogowski, an RBI double by first baseman Juan Tejeda in the top of the third inning made it 2-0. Stewart’s blast followed by a Rogowski sacrifice fly extended the Jackals advantage to 6-0.

That score held until the eighth inning, when a pair of wild pitches by Defenders reliever Chad Bentz made it an 8-0 game. Then in the top of the ninth, a bases-loaded walk by Rogowski and an RBI single by second baseman Marcus Sanders capped the scoring at 10-0.

Pavlik (1-0) allowed three hits while striking out five batters without allowing a walk to earn the win. The loss went to New Hampshire starter Mark Romanczuk, who allowed six runs – five earned – on seven hits in four innings. Jackals relievers Dave Qualben and Giuseppe Granitto combined to hurl three scoreless frames.

Offensively, Stewart led the charge for New Jersey going 3-for-5 at the dish. For the Defenders, center fielder Edward Ovalle and third baseman Chris Kelly each contributed a double in the losing effort.

The Jackals and Defenders will play a doubleheader at 4 p.m. on Saturday before rounding out the four-game series on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. On Saturday, righty Ted Serro will take the ball for the Jackals in game one with southpaw A.J. Wideman heading to the hill in the nightcap. New Jersey returns home on June 1 to host Les Capitales de Quebec.

The New Jersey Jackals, proud members of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, play their home games at Yogi Berra Stadium located on the campus of Montclair State University in Little Falls, NJ. 2009 season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available by calling 973-746-7434. Visit the Jackals online at www.jackals.com.