The Rox scored three runs in the top of the first inning and breezed from there to a 9-2 win against Sussex. Brockton LF Mike Conroy and 3B Phillip Cuadrado had big days at the plate in support of starting pitcher Freddy Flores. Conroy was 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBI while Cuadrado reached base in all five plate appearances, going 3-for-3 with a pair of walks, a run scored and a RBI to lead all hitters. Flores allowed two runs on five hits in six innings of work to earn his first win.

Pittsfield 3, New Jersey 0

Pittsfield starting pitcher Matt White allowed just five hits while striking out two in six shutout innings to lead the Colonials to a shutout win over New Jersey. Pittsfield LF Rafael Cabreja hit his first home run of the season in a 1-for-4 effort. Colonials RF Angel Molina also had a good game at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base. Pittsfield reliever Kyle Zaleski fanned a pair in 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the save.

Quebec 4, Worcester 0

The Quebec Capitales broke a scoreless tie with a run in the bottom of the third inning and never looked back en route to a win against Worcester. Quebec starting pitcher Dan Sausville allowed just two hits and struck out four in six shutout innings to earn the win. Capitales reliever Sean Gregory pitched the game’s final three innings to pick up the save. RF Sebastien Boucher led the way at the plate for Quebec. He was 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and a stolen base.

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Brockton Rox  9 AT Sussex Skyhawks  2

                                 YTD                                   YTD

Brockton           AB  R  H BI   AVG  Sussex             AB  R  H BI   AVG

C.Valencia CF       5  1  1  2  .211  K.Binick LF         4  0  1  0  .263

K.Brachold RF       5  1  1  0  .316  C.Fontaine 2B       4  0  1  1  .412

M.Falu 1B           5  1  2  1  .263  C.Loadenthal CF     4  0  0  0  .200

M.Conroy LF         5  2  3  2  .462  C.Stewart DH        4  1  2  0  .471

P.Cuadrado 3B       3  1  3  1  .429  K.Sanchez 1B        4  0  1  0  .350

C.Grossman C        4  0  1  2  .286  K.Keowen RF         3  0  1  0  .222

D.Ramos SS          5  1  2  0  .286  J.Persichina SS     3  0  0  0  .150

S.Wearne DH         4  1  2  0  .385  J.Gossard C         2  1  1  0  .556

D.Kinzler 2B        4  1  0  0  .125  J.Infante 3B        3  0  0  0  .214

Brockton             3 0 1   0 1 4   0 0 0 -  9 15  0

Sussex               0 0 0   0 1 1   0 0 0 -  2  7  2

2B--M.Conroy 2 (2), C.Grossman (2), C.Fontaine (4). 3B--C.Valencia (1),

K.Brachold (1). RBI--C.Valencia  2 (3), M.Falu (2), M.Conroy  2 (4),

P.Cuadrado (5), C.Grossman  2 (3), C.Fontaine (5). SF--C.Grossman (2).

SB--S.Wearne (1), K.Binick (6). CS--M.Falu (1). E--K.Sanchez (1),

J.Persichina (2).

LOB--Brockton 7, Sussex 3.

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                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA

 Brockton

F.Flores (W,1-0)                6.0   5   2   2   1   1   0    3.00

B.Lussier                       2.0   2   0   0   0   0   0    0.00

J.Papelbon                      1.0   0   0   0   0   1   0    0.00

 Sussex

T.Stringer (L,0-1)              5.0   9   5   4   1   2   0    7.20

K.Gunter                        4.0   6   4   2   1   2   0    3.68

WP--T.Stringer 2 (2). PB--J.Gossard 2. SO--K.Brachold, M.Conroy,

C.Grossman, D.Kinzler, C.Loadenthal, K.Sanchez. BB--P.Cuadrado 2,

J.Gossard. BF--F.Flores 21 (21), B.Lussier 8 (19), J.Papelbon 3 (3),

T.Stringer 24 (24), K.Gunter 19 (34). P-S--F.Flores 82-53, B.Lussier 23-13,

J.Papelbon 11-9, T.Stringer 77-45, K.Gunter 61-40.

T--2:31.  A--623

GAME DATE: 05/31/2010

New Jersey Jackals  0 AT Pittsfield Colonials  3

                                 YTD                                   YTD

New Jersey         AB  R  H BI   AVG  Pittsfield         AB  R  H BI   AVG

Q.Davis RF          5  0  1  0  .273  M.Nandin SS         3  0  1  0  .300

A.Reyes 2B          3  0  1  0  .182  D.Bomback 2B,3B     4  0  2  0  .250

A.Nunez 3B          4  0  2  0  .211  D.Carte CF          4  1  1  0  .300

S.Riggans DH        4  0  0  0  .421  J.Edmondson 1B      4  0  1  1  .368

M.DeJesus SS        2  0  0  0  .111  A.Molina RF         3  1  2  0  .471

J.Rosa 1B           4  0  0  0  .182  R.Cabreja LF        4  1  1  2  .200

K.Clark LF          4  0  1  0  .294  Z.Chavez DH         2  0  1  0  .222

S.Knazek C          3  0  1  0  .333  C.Torres C          4  0  0  0  .167

J.Grose CF          4  0  1  0  .250  A.Manuel 2B         2  0  0  0  .000

                                       W.Baez 3B          1  0  1  0  .154

New Jersey           0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 -  0  7  0

Pittsfield           0 0 0   2 0 1   0 0 0 -  3 10  1

2B--J.Edmondson (1), A.Molina (2), Z.Chavez (1). 3B--D.Carte (1).

HR--R.Cabreja (1). RBI--J.Edmondson (8), R.Cabreja  2 (4). HP--M.DeJesus

(1), S.Knazek (1). SB--A.Reyes (2), A.Nunez (3), J.Edmondson (3), A.Molina

(2). CS--W.Baez (1). E--C.Rollins (1).

LOB--New Jersey 10, Pittsfield 8.

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                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA

 New Jersey

C.Allen (L,0-1)                 5.2   6   3   3   3   4   1    4.76

S.Overbey                       1.1   3   0   0   0   0   0   10.80

L.Fernandez                     1.0   1   0   0   1   0   0    0.00

 Pittsfield

M.White (W,1-0)                 6.0   5   0   0   0   2   0    0.00

C.Rollins                       0.0   1   0   0   0   0   0    0.00

G.Granitto                      1.2   0   0   0   2   1   0    0.00

K.Zaleski (S,1)                 1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0    0.00

HB--M.White (1), C.Rollins (1). SO--S.Riggans 2, M.DeJesus, K.Clark,

S.Knazek, D.Carte, R.Cabreja, C.Torres, A.Manuel. BB--A.Reyes, M.DeJesus,

M.Nandin, A.Molina, Z.Chavez 2. BF--C.Allen 25 (25), S.Overbey 5 (19),

L.Fernandez 5 (13), M.White 24 (24), C.Rollins 2 (11), G.Granitto 6 (10),

K.Zaleski 5 (15). P-S--C.Allen 80-51, S.Overbey 13-10, L.Fernandez 17-9,

M.White 77-55, C.Rollins 7-3, G.Granitto 24-14, K.Zaleski 21-13.

T--2:37.  A--3223

GAME DATE: 05/31/2010

Worcester Tornadoes  0 AT Quebec Les Capitales  4

                                 YTD                                   YTD

Worcester          AB  R  H BI   AVG  Quebec             AB  R  H BI   AVG

V.Pennell LF        3  0  0  0  .308  G.Tomlinson CF      5  0  0  0  .316

M.Minicozzi 2B      4  0  0  0  .250  A.Nunez LF          2  1  1  0  .278

C.Colabello 3B      3  0  0  0  .200  I.Naccarata SS      4  0  1  0  .316

A.Trezza C          4  0  2  0  .267  R.Leveret 1B        4  0  1  0  .304

G.Gronowski 1B      3  0  0  0  .100  P.Deschenes 3B      2  1  1  0  .368

E.Asadoorian RF     4  0  0  0  .200  S.Boucher RF        4  2  3  0  .333

C.Billingslea DH    4  0  1  0  .143  J.Hunt DH           3  0  1  1  .200

O.Pena SS           3  0  1  0  .385  P.DAoust C          4  0  1  2  .167

B.Cather CF         3  0  1  0  .357  J.Colafemina 2B     4  0  1  0  .250

Worcester            0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0 -  0  5  4

Quebec               0 0 1   2 1 0   0 0 0 -  4 10  0

2B--A.Trezza (2), R.Leveret (2), J.Hunt (3). RBI--J.Hunt (6), P.DAoust  2

(3). SB--A.Nunez (1), S.Boucher (1). E--M.Minicozzi (1), C.Colabello (4),

A.Trezza (1), M.Giusti (1).

LOB--Worcester 9, Quebec 9.

                                                                YTD

                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA

 Worcester

M.Giusti (L,0-1)                3.2   7   3   2   3   2   0    4.91

S.Gilblair                      1.1   2   1   0   0   1   0    0.00

J.Hollis                        3.0   1   0   0   1   0   0    0.00

 Quebec

D.Sausville (W,1-0)             6.0   2   0   0   3   4   0    0.00

S.Gregory (S,1)                 3.0   3   0   0   1   3   0    7.94

WP--S.Gregory (1). SO--C.Colabello, G.Gronowski, E.Asadoorian,

C.Billingslea 2, O.Pena, B.Cather, G.Tomlinson, I.Naccarata, P.DAoust.

BB--V.Pennell, C.Colabello, G.Gronowski, O.Pena, A.Nunez 2, P.Deschenes 2.

BF--M.Giusti 20 (20), S.Gilblair 6 (12), J.Hollis 11 (11), D.Sausville 23

(23), S.Gregory 13 (25). P-S--M.Giusti 77-44, S.Gilblair 26-17, J.Hollis

39-22, D.Sausville 90-52, S.Gregory 53-34.

T--2:43.  A--1791

@ Nashua, NH. Time: 2:26 Attendance: 998

W: Wayne Lundgren (5-4) L: Miguel Flores (3-1) S: None

HR: BR-Melvin Falu (3), Palmer Karr (11), Clyde Williams (9)

The Brockton Rox got a great outing from starting pitcher Wayne Lundgren and plenty of offensive support to roll to an easy win against New Hampshire on the road. With the win, Brockton extended its winning streak to 10 games. Lundgren allowed six hits and struck out six in a complete game shutout to earn the win and improve to 5-4 on the season. The Rox offense posted five runs in the first inning and never looked back. Brockton 1B Clyde Williams, DH Palmer Karr and 2B Melvin Falu all hit home runs and combined to drive in seven of the Rox 10 runs. Brockton SS Dom Ramos led all hitters, going 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.

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Worcester 6, New Jersey 1

@ Worcester, MA. Time: 2:46 Attendance: 1,911
W: Ryan Lobban (5-3) L: Giuseppe Granitto (0-2) S: Santiago Ramirez (3)

HR: WT-Chris Colabello (4)

Worcester 1B Chris Colabello was a one-man wrecking crew as he went 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI to lead the Tornadoes to a 6-1 victory. That turned out to be more than enough support for Worcester starting pitcher Ryan Lobban who allowed two hits in seven shutout innings to earn the win and improve to 5-3 in the process. Tornadoes reliever Santiago Ramirez came on to record the game’s final out and in doing so earned his third save.

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Quebec 6, Sussex 5

@ Quebec City, QC. Time: 2:47 Attendance: 3,918

W: Eric Gagne (2-2) L: Kyle Ruwe (4-3) S: Jason Schutt (6)
HR: SS-Raymond Serrano (4)

After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the first inning, the Quebec Capitales scored four times in the bottom of the frame to take a 4-1 lead and never looked back en route to the win. Quebec starting pitcher Eric Gagne picked up his second win of the season. He allowed four earned runs on seven hits while striking out five in seven innings of work. Capitales DH Tony Lewis led the way at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Quebec reliever Jason Schutt closed out the win with a scoreless ninth to earn his sixth save.

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FIRST HALF STANDINGS

W   L    GB

New Jersey                       27  17    –

Brockton                         24  19   2.5

Quebec                           21  23   6.0

Worcester                        20  23   6.5

New Hampshire                    20  24   7.0

Sussex                           19  25   8.0

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Tomorrow’s Schedule (All times are Eastern):

New Jersey at Worcester – 11:05 AM

Brockton at New Hampshire – 6:35 PM

Sussex at Quebec – 7:05 PM

This is the second Batter of the Week award for LaForest. The Montebello, QC resident batted .400 with four home runs, eight RBI and six runs scored. He banged out eight hits with one double, slugged 1.050 and had an on-base percentage of .556. In the 7-2 win over the American Defenders of New Hampshire this past Tuesday LaForest was 2-for-3 with a double, home run, two runs scored and three RBI.

On the season, the 31-year-old is hitting .303 with 11 home runs and 32 RBI. LaForest leads the league in home runs, slugging percentage (.599) and extra base hits (20) and is second in on-base percentage (.435).

Flores threw a complete game shutout in the 10-0 win over the Worcester Tornadoes in game two of a doubleheader this past Monday. He gave up two hits and a walk while fanning six Worcester batters. The 35-year-old is 1-1 on the year with a 3.26 ERA.

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Twice Brockton erased a deficit, and did so without scoring an earned run in the entire game.  Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the second inning, the Rox scored three unearned runs to take a 3-2 lead.  Capitales’ CF Goefrey Tomlinson dropped a fly ball off the bat of Brockton’s DH Palmer Karr to start the inning.  Karr took second base on the error.  LF Keith Brachold singled to plate Karr after a ground out.  Then 2B Melvin Falu doubled into the right field corner to push Brachold to third base.  Brachold scored on a ground out and Falu scored on a subsequent RBI double by C Chris Grossman.

Meanwhile, RHP Buster Lussier was called on in emergency relief after Rox starter LHP Bryan Morse left in the first inning with tendonitis in his forearm.  Lussier retired the first four batters he faced, getting the last out in the first inning and working a 1-2-3 second inning.  However, Quebec re-captured the lead with two runs in the third against Lussier who surrendered three total in his 4.1 innings of work.  The third run Lussier allowed gave Quebec a 5-3 lead in the fifth inning.  3B Patrick Deschenes doubled to bring home 1B Pierre-Luc Laforest.

Quebec committed its second of three errors to open the sixth inning when SS Ivan Naccarata threw wildly to first on a ground ball by RF Jud Thigpen.  The Rox capitalized by scoring four runs in the inning on three hits and another Capitales’ error.  The final run of the inning scored on a wild play.  With 3B Phillip Cuadrado at third and Grossman at first, SS Dominic Ramos singled to left field.  Grossman went to third and Ramos found himself hung up in a run down between first and second.  Quebec left field Tony Lewis threw to the cutoff man, Naccarata who turned and threw to second base, catching Ramos between first and second base.  In the ensuing rundown, Grossman bolted for home and the attempt to throw him out skipped beyond Capitales’ catcher Patrick D’Aoust.  Grossman scored and Ramos reached second base safely.

The Rox bullpen was terrific as RHP Matt Zachary earned the win, following Lussier’s 4.1 innings with two scoreless frames of his own.  LHP Brad Hertzler extended his scoreless innings streak to 12 with a scoreless eighth and RHP Jerry Dunn picked up his seventh save of the year getting the final three outs.

The two teams complete the series on Monday at 6:05 PM at Campanelli Stadium.  Quebec will send RHP Michel Simard (4-4, 3.36 ERA) out to match up against Rox LHP Craig Anderson (4-2, 2.58 ERA).

@ Little Falls, NJ. Time: 2:36 Attendance: 1,739

W: Isaac Pavlik (5-1) L: Luis Ramos (4-3) S: Rusty Tucker (12)

HR: None

New Jersey starting pitcher Isaac Pavlik turned in a terrific performance and led the Jackals to victory over the American Defenders of New Hampshire. Pavlik went eight innings allowing one earned run on four hits with seven strikeouts. With the win, Pavlik is now 5-1 on the season. C Matt Lauderdale and 3B Mike Scanzano each collected three hits on the afternoon to lead the Jackals offense. The Jackals’ magic number to clinch the first half title is now one.

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Sussex 9, Worcester 5

@ Augusta, NJ. Time: 2:48 Attendance: 1,263

W: Mike Schellinger (3-3) L: Matt Weagle (1-4) S: Sandy Nin (4)

HR: SX-Mark Pappas (1)

A tremendous day at the plate by Sussex SS Mark Pappas leads the Skyhawks to a 9-5 win over the Worcester Tornadoes. Pappas went 2-for-3 with a first inning grand slam, two runs scored and six runs driven in. Sussex starting pitcher Mike Schellinger evened his record at 3-3 with the victory. Schellinger went five innings giving up four earned runs on 10 hits with four strikeouts. 3B Chris Colabello, 1B Nick Salotti and LF Mike MacMillan each had three-hit days for the Tornadoes in defeat.

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Brockton 7, Quebec 6

@ Brockton, MA. Time: 3:11 Attendance: 2,633

W: Matt Zachary (3-1) L: Chris Allen (3-4) S: Jerry Dunn (7)

HR: QC-Pierre-Luc LaForest (11)

The Brockton Rox rallied from a 5-3 deficit with a four-run sixth inning and defeated the Quebec Capitales to win their eighth straight game. The six through nine hitters for the Rox went a combined 8-for-16 at the plate with five runs scored and four runs driven in. Matt Zachary pitched two scoreless innings in relief for Brockton to notch his third victory of the year. Quebec 1B Pierre-Luc LaForest hit his league leading 11th home run of the season in a 3-for-4 day.

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FIRST HALF STANDINGS

W   L    GB

New Jersey                       27  15    –

Brockton                         22  19   4.5

Quebec                           20  22   7.0

New Hampshire                    19  23   8.0

Sussex                           19  23   8.0

Worcester                        18  23   8.5

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Tomorrow’s Schedule (All times are Eastern):

Worcester at Sussex – 7:05 PM

New Hampshire at New Jersey – 7:05 PM

Quebec at Brockton – 7:05 PM

After a one-hour and forty-five minute delay of the first pitch due to inclement weather, the Rox jumped out with three straight singles to start the game.  However, SS Dominic Ramos was thrown out at the plate in the inning and Brockton was unable to push across a run.

Meanwhile, Quebec scored a run in the first and second innings against Rox starter LHP Craig Anderson. Anderson settled in over the middle innings, and allowed just one base runner, a two-out single in the fourth, over the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth innings.

Anderson’s strong middle innings gave the Rox the opportunity to climb back in the contest.  Brockton evened the score at two runs apiece with a pair of runs in the third inning.  1B Clyde Williams and DH Palmer Karr picked up an RBI in the inning.

With the game still tied in the top of the seventh inning, C Chris Grossman delivered a leadoff double for the Rox.  Ramos moved him to third with a sacrifice bunt, and CF Chris Valecia gave the Rox the lead with a sacrifice fly.

The advantage was short-lived however as Quebec answered with three runs on four hits in the bottom of the seventh.  Brockton also committed a costly error, and LHP Brad Hertzler was charged with a balk which allowed a run to score in the seventh inning; all leading to two unearned runs.

The Rox and Capitales revive the series on Saturday night when Brockton RHP Wayne Lundgren (3-3, 3.47 ERA) will face former Cy Young Award winner RHP Eric Gagne (0-1, 10.80 ERA) of the Capitales.  Saturday’s first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM.

Former Red Sox relief pitcher, Eric Gagne and the Quebec Capitales will visit the stadium beginning on Monday, June 29^th for a three game home stand and Gagne who is a starting pitcher is slated to pitch either Monday or Tuesday.

Tickets can be purchased on line at www.amerianddefenders.us at the Defender’s box office or by phone at 883-BALL.

The Defenders continue their home stand on Friday, July 3^rd when they take on the Sussex Skyhawks for a three game series.  A special, 4^th of July, celebration will follow the 2:05p game on July 4^th when Hanscom Air Force Band, AFTERBURNER, will put on a concert.  Fireworks sponsored by the City of Nashua at dusk will follow the AFTERBURNER concert.

On Sunday, July 5^th the club has one the fans’ favorite giveaways, as the first 1,000 fans through the gate will receive a free Defenders logo baseball! First pitch will be thrown at 5:05pm.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.americandefenders.us at the Defender’s box office or by calling 883-BALL.

SEE YOU AT THE PARK!

Alex Smith made his first start of the season for the Skyhawks, but ran into immediate difficulties as the Capitales jumped on him for four hits and seven earned runs as he was pulled in the first and replaced by James Douglas who completed the inning, but gave up a hit which scored two of Smith’s runners.

However, the Skyhawks battled back in the bottom of the first on a three-run home run by designated hitter Jorge Moreno.  Then in the third inning, the Skyhawks picked up eight runs on nine hits as they sent up twelve batters.  The Capitales evened it up in the top of the fourth with three runs, but the Skyhawks regained the lead in bottom of the fourth as the put five up on the board including a three RBI double by Maikel Jova.

In the top of the ninth, the Capitales’ Patrick D’Aoust’s base hit scored two off Skyhawks reliever Sandy Nin to tie the score at 16.  However, in the bottom of the ninth the first two Skyhawks, Jeremy Hunt singles and Ray Cerrano reached base on a fielder’s choice.  Kmiecik lined up to bunt, but brought the bat back and slapped a single to right-centerfield scoring Hunt.

Jorge Morena was 2 for 4 with a home run and Maikel Jova was 3 for 6 with four RBI’s for the Skyhawks.  Greg Stevens was 3 for 4 with a home run and four RBI’s for the Capitales.

The Skyhawks return to action tomorrow night for game two of the four game series against Les Capitales with a special start time at 6:35 with fireworks following the game.

@ Augusta, N.J.      Time:            3:33            Attendance: 1117

W: Nin             L: Schutt              SV:            None

HR: SSX – Moreno (3), QUE – Stevens (3)

Tomorrow’s Probables:

SSX – Lincoln

QUE – Allen

Leading the Skyhawks cause was catcher Ray Serrano, who went 3 for 4 (two doubles) with two runs scored.  Outfielder Ryan Crespi was 2 for 4 with 2 RBI’s and two stolen bases, Kyle Kmiecek was also 3 for 4, and newcomer Alex Bardeguez made an immediate impact by going 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored.

Skyhawks starter Justin Knoff pitched 5 1/3 innings to earn his second win (2-0) of the season, while Capitales starter Karl Gelanis (0-1) got the loss.  Reliever Alex Smith pitched 3 2/3 strong innings with four strikeouts and no earned runs for the Skyhawks to earn his first save of the season.

First-baseman Pierre-Luc LaForest had one of the few bright spots for the Capitales with a homer in the sixth inning.

The Skyhawks and the Capitales will play game two of the four games series at Skylands Park Friday night at a special time, 6:35.

@ Augusta, N.J.                  Time: 2:54

W: Knoff            L: Gelinas             SV: Smith

HR: QUE – LaForest

Thursday’s Probable Starters:

QUE: I. Blanco

SSX:  T.J. Stanton

@ Augusta, NJ. Time: 2:36 Attendance: 1,881

W: Santiago Ramirez (1-0) L: Carter Clements (0-1) S: Anthony Sullivan (3)

HR: None

The Worcester Tornadoes broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the top of the eighth inning and added an insurance run in the ninth to defeat the Sussex Skyhawks at Skylands Park. SS Garrett Olson, DH Alex Trezza and CF Heath Keel each had two-hit games and drove in a run for Worcester. Santiago Ramirez notched the win in relief for the Tornadoes pitching a scoreless seventh inning and allowing a hit and a walk. Skyhawks RF/3B Maikel Jova went 2-for-4 and drove in both of the Sussex runs in the losing effort.

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Quebec 4, New Jersey 0

@ Little Falls, NJ. Time: 2:41 Attendance: 2,744

W: Dan Sausville (2-0) L: Isaac Pavlik (1-1) S: None

HR: None

The Quebec Capitales pitching was terrific today as Orlando Trias, Dan Sausville and Cody Castle combined on a six-hit shutout of the New Jersey Jackals. Quebec 2B Josh Colafemina went 3-for-4 with a run scored while SS Morgan Brown had a 2-for-4 day with a run scored and two RBI. Sausville picked up the win in relief for the Capitales allowing two hits and a walk while fanning two batters in three innings of work. He is now 2-0 on the season. 2B Marcus Sanders and LF Ryan Rogowski each had two-hit days at the dish for New Jersey.

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Brockton 15, New Hampshire 6

@ Brockton, MA. Time: 3:05 Attendance: 1,221
W: Fraser Robinson (1-0) L: Richard McAllister (0-1) S: John Tesseyman (1)

HR: BR-Keith Brachold (1)

When the Brockton Rox entered the bottom of the sixth inning, they found themselves trailing 5-4 and in a dogfight. That’s when the bats came alive. The Rox sent 14 batters to the plate, tallied nine hits and nine runs to blow the game wide open. Brockton LF Napolean Calzado led the way offensively, going 4-for-5 with a pair of runs scored and two RBI. Rox 1B Keith Brachold also had a good game at the plate. He was 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and four RBI. Rox reliever Fraser Robinson picked up his first win, allowing just one runner to reach base in three solid innings. Brockton reliever John Tesseyman picked up his first save despite the lopsided margin of victory. He allowed one run on three hits in three innings.

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FIRST HALF STANDINGS

W   L    GB

Brockton                          4   3    –

Quebec                            4   3    –

Sussex                            4   3    –

Worcester                         4   3    –

New Jersey                        3   4   1.0

New Hampshire                     2   5   2.0

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Tomorrow’s Schedule (All times are Eastern):

Quebec at Sussex – 7:05 PM

Brockton at New Jersey – 7:05 PM

New Hampshire at Worcester – 7:05 PM