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Can-Am Leage recap July 16

July 16, 2008 - Canadian American League (Can-Am) News Release


Atlantic City 2, New Jersey 0

@ Atlantic City, NJ. Time: 2:18 Attendance: 4,202

W: Adam Cox (6-2) L: Jorge Acosta (0-1) S: Walker Whitley (7) HR: AC-Anthony Granato (2)

The Atlantic City Surf continued their torrid play as the Surf shutout the New Jersey Jackals and rolled to their sixth straight victory. Surf starting pitcher Adam Cox was sensational on the mound as he went eight solid innings allowing only four hits and two walks while striking out eight New Jersey batters. He is now 6-2 on the season. Atlantic City SS Anthony Granato and CF Lucas Taylor each had two-hit days at the dish with Granato blasting his second homer of the season. LF Andrew Larsen went 2-for-3 for the Jackals in the losing cause.

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Nashua 14, Sussex 3

@ Augusta, NJ. Time: 2:55 Attendance: 2,113

W: Hideki Nagasaka (6-2) L: Mark Michael (2-4) S: None

HR: NA-Dennis Abreu (7)

Nashua rolled out to a 6-1 lead after three innings and would cruise from there to an easy win over the Sussex Skyhawks. LF Dennis Abreu was the star for the Pride offensively as he went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three runs scored and four RBI. Abreu also hammered his seventh home run of the year, a grand slam in the eighth inning. Nashua starter Hideki Nagasaka improved his mark to 6-2 on the season with a six inning performance allowing one earned run on one hit with eight strikeouts. Sussex 3B Jay Yaconetti had a perfect day going 3-for-3 and driving in all three of their runs.

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Brockton 9, Worcester 1

@ Worcester, MA. Time: 3:01 Attendance: 1,896

W: Wayne Lundgren (3-3) L: Matt Weagle (8-3) S: None HR: None

The Brockton Rox earned their first win of the second half behind a strong performance from their pitching staff, which limited the Worcester Tornadoes to just one run on nine hits at home. Brockton starting pitcher Wayne Lundgren allowed just six hits while striking out six and walking none in six scoreless innings of work to run his record to 3-3 on the year. Rox C Lee RubIn Lee led the way at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and a RBI.

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SECOND HALF STANDINGS

W L GB

Atlantic City (25-22) 3 0 --

Worcester (26-21) 2 1 1.0

x-Quebec (31-16) 2 1 1.0

Nashua (21-26) 2 1 1.0

Brockton (22-25) 1 2 2.0

Ottawa (13-34) 1 2 2.0

Sussex (25-22) 1 2 2.0

New Jersey (25-22) 0 3 3.0

x-Won first half. First half record is in parentheses.

If one club should win both halves, the top three teams with the best overall winning percentage in the entire season shall qualify for the playoffs.

OVERALL STANDINGS

W L GB PCT

x-Quebec 33 17 -- .660

Worcester 28 22 5.0 .560

Atlantic City 28 22 5.0 .560

Sussex 26 24 7.0 .520

New Jersey 25 25 8.0 .500

Brockton 23 27 10.0 .460

Nashua 23 27 10.0 .460

Ottawa 14 36 19.0 .280

x-Won first half

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Tomorrow's Schedule w/Pitching Probables (All times are Eastern):

Atlantic City (Rory Shortell, 2-1) at Quebec (Orlando Trias, 2-0) 7:05 PM

Worcester (Shaun McNamara, 2-5) at New Jersey (Isaac Pavlik, 4-2) 7:05 PM

Ottawa (Adam Hawes, 2-6) at Nashua (Lance Stevens, 4-3) 7:05 PM

Sussex (Justin Knoff, 0-0) at Brockton (Steve Delabar, 2-1) 7:05 PM

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