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Published on June 20, 2011 under Canadian American League (Can-Am) News Release


Newark 4, Worcester 3

Sitting at 0-for-3 on the night, Newark DH Kyle LaMotta's evening had nowhere to go but up. So when he stepped to the plate with two outs and a tie score in the ninth, the 25-year-old from St. Thomas (USVI) really had nothing to lose. Quite the opposite, he had everything to gain. And that's just what he did, getting his first base knock of the evening and scoring teammate Burt Reynolds from third to give the Bears a 4-3 win. It was the second run of the game for Reynolds, the only player to cross home plate more than once. Neither starting pitcher factored in the decision, with Bears reliever Andrew Pluta - who tossed just 0.2 innings - leaving the park with his second win of the year.

New York 3, New Jersey 2 (Game 1 - 7 innings)

The Federals jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first an held on for a close, 3-2 victory in Game 1 Monday night. The Jackals had the bases loaded with only one out in the seventh. But New York reliever Kent Worthington got Argenis Reyes to pop out to third and struck out Mike DeJesus to seal the one-run Federals victory. It was Worthington's first save of the season. Federals starting pitcher Will Hassett picked up the win, throwing six innings and allowing two runs and striking out three. Federals 3B Robert Dyer got the scoring started in the first with an error-assisted two-run single. Dyer went 2-for-3 in Game 1 with the lone Federals RBI.

New Jersey 6, New York 4 (Game 2 - 7 innings)

They don't call them insurance runs for nothing. With his club already leading 4-2 in the bottom of the sixth, Jackals 3B Nick Giarraputo belted a two-run homer to stretch the lead to four runs. And it's a good thing for New Jersey he did. The Federals got their own late-inning homer from 1B Eddie Lantigua, also a two-run shot. But New York couldn't muster any more runs and fell in Game 2, 6-4. Giarraputo went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI while Lantigua's seventh-inning home run was his only hit of the night.

Rockland 8, Brockton 6

With just four outs left and trailing 6-3, Rockland had an uphill battle at the end of Monday night's contest with Brockton, to say the least. But when Cristobal Santana doubled in Jermel Lomack from third with two outs in the eighth, the dominos began to fall for the Boulders. Two walks and two singles later, Rockland was on top by two and had momentum on their side. Boulders reliever Adrian Martin's 1-2-3 ninth sealed the deal, giving Rockland its eighth win of the season. Lomack scored two of Rockland's eight runs and walked once on a 2-for-4 night. For Brockton, leadoff CF Chris Valencia got the scoring started in the third with an RBI double, one of his two RBI to highlight his 3-for-5 performance.

Pittsfield 7, Quebec 4

Through five innings, the Colonials had been held in check by starting Quebec pitcher Matthew Rusch, managing just four hits without a run. That all changed in the sixth. In the frame, Pittsfield scored three runs on four hits to spur on a three-inning run-fest that resulted in the Colonials' 7-4 win over the Capitales. Two of Pittsfield CF Jerod Edmondson's three hits and both of his runs and RBI - including a two-run seventh-inning homer - came in the Colonials' final three innings at the plate. Edmondson finished the game 3-for-4, as did Pittsfield 3B Johnny Weich. Quebec DH Pete LaForest (2-for-4, run, two RBI) attempted to sway momentum with a two-run homer in the ninth. But Colonials reliever Matt Lyons struck out three of the next four Quebec batters to end the Capitales' threat.

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