Barnstormers fall to Buttenfield, Sharks
September 4, 2007 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Lancaster Stormers News Release
Two months ago, Nate Buttenfield was pitching in a semi-pro league in his native Pittsburgh area.
On Tuesday evening, he made his third start for the Camden Riversharks, limiting the Lancaster Barnstormers to eight hits and a run in 7 1/3 innings, pitching his club to a 4-1 victory in the opener of a three-game series.
Buttenfield (3-0) walked one and struck out six, dealing the Barnstormers their fourth loss in the last six games, dropping Lancaster back to three games under .500 at 24-27.
The Barnstormers picked up their only run in the top of the second to tie the game at 1-1. Jutt Hileman reached on an infield single up the third base line to start the inning. One out later, Lance Burkhart pounded a long double to left center to score the run. That double turned out to be Lancaster's only extra-base hit of the night.
Buttenfield was in a jam in the third without allowing the ball out of the infield. Felix Martinez beat out a high bounder to short, and Mike Woods bunted his way on base. The 6'8" right-hander responded, getting Danny Gonzalez to ground into a 4-6-3 double play and striking out Dominick Ambrosini to end the threat.
Lancaster did not get another runner to second base until the eighth inning when Woods singled up the middle with one out, and Gonzalez drew a walk. Buttenfield was replaced by Alberto Castillo, who retired all five batters he faced for his fourth save.
Denny Abreu sparked the Camden offense. The left fielder tripled and scored in the first inning. In the fifth, he reached on a bunt single and took second when the throw from starter Barry Armitage (3-2) sailed past Jeremy Todd. Marval was retired on a crisp grounder to third, but L.J. Biernbaum and Craig Paquette belted long RBI doubles for a 3-1 lead.
Abreu drove in the final run of the night with an RBI double off Chris Brock in the eighth.
NOTES: The Barnstormers have not scored more than five runs in any of their last eight games...Lancaster will send RHP Josh Stevens (9-8) to the mound on Wednesday against LHP Anthony Ferrari (11-3)...Game time is 7:05.
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