Can-Am New Jersey Jackals

Jackals Win, Await Championship Series

Published on September 2, 2012 under Canadian American League (Can-Am)
New Jersey Jackals News Release


Jackals starter Steve Fox improved to 9-0 following a Jackals loss this season, throwing six one-run innings to help New Jersey to a 3-1 win over the Quebec Capitales on a crisp, clear night at Le Stade Municipal.

Tonight was the penultimate game of the regular season, an appetizer to the 2012 Can-Am Championship Series between these two teams starting Wednesday in Quebec. The Capitales clinched home field advantage about a week ago.

New Jersey was down 1-0 early, but put runners on the corners with one out in the third inning to precede Chris Curran's RBI ground out.

One inning later, All-Star second baseman Angel Berroa blooped a single over Josh Colafemina's head at second to bring home Gaetano Giunta.

Edgard Clemente's first Jackals home run to lead off the eighth inning finalized the scoring at 3-1. Clemente was the only player for either side with a multi-hit game, going 2-3 with a home run, a double, and two runs scored.

Rookie starter Dustin Crenshaw gets the loss for the Capitales. The righty allowed three runs in eight innings of work to drop to 2-1.

Fox allowed just a first-inning unearned run, holding the Capitales to two hits through six efficient innings to improve to 13-3.

Fox struck out seven in his final start of the season falling one shy of the Can-Am single season record. John Kelley struck out 130 in split time with the Brockton Rox and Jackals in 2007.

Closer Keith Cantwell struck out two in a scoreless ninth to earn his 16th save of 2012.

With the win, New Jersey improves to 59-40, ensuring they will not be swept in a series in 2012. The Capitales drop to 65-34.

Games three, four, and five (if necessary) of the Can-Am Championship Series will be played at Yogi Berra Stadium. You can purchase your tickets at Jackals.com or by calling (973) 746-7434.

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. 2012 single-game tickets, season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available by calling 973-746-7434. Visit the Jackals online at Jackals.com. You can follow us on Twitter @JackalsBaseball.

Notes

Clemente's double to lead off the third was New Jersey's 1,000th hit of the season, becoming the first Can-Am team in history to do so... Bryan Sabatella singled in the fourth inning to push his on-base streak to a team-high 26 games... With one game left, New Jersey is sitting on 99 stolen bases. A stolen base tomorrow would make New Jersey the only 100 home run, 100 stolen base team in Can-Am history...

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