Can-Am League Game Recaps
Published on July 25, 2012 under Canadian American League (Can-Am) News Release
New Jersey 5, Worcester 2
New Jersey Jackals manager Joe Calfapietra earned his 600th career victory today with a 5-2 decision over the Worcester Tornadoes. Fittingly, Calfapietra got the chance to celebrate the accomplishment at home, as his Jackals completed a three-game sweep of Worcester in Little Falls, NJ.
The Jackals got started early, plating three runs in the bottom of the first. Three hits and a Tornadoes error helped New Jersey get on the board initially and RHP Steve Fox took care of the rest. Fox stifled Worcester over seven innings, surrendering one run on just three hits. He gave way to RHP Jimmer Kennedy, who allowed a run in the eighth before RHP Keith Cantwell shut the door in the ninth. Cantwell's 10th save gave Fox his ninth win of the season and secured Calfapietra's milestone victory.
Rockland 4, Newark 1
Rockland RHP Bobby Blevins just got the better of the Bears, as the Boulders pulled off a 4-1 win in a pitcher's duel in Newark. Blevins pitched to contact for 6.2 innings to pick up his sixth win of the season. Though he only struck out four, Blevins held the Bears to one run on three hits. Bears RHP Julian Sampson also pitched well, as both teams combined for a meager nine hits.
A bit of offensive good fortune got Rockland on the board in the third inning. After reaching on a walk, C Billy Alvino rounded the bases on three wild pitches to score the game's first run. Rockland added a run in the next inning and two more in the fifth on a home run by LF Keith Brachold. The Bears managed just two hits following the Brachold homer and RHP Adrian Martin closed the game out for Rockland in the ninth. The save was Martin's 11th of the year.
Canadian American League Stories from July 25, 2012
- Can-Am League Game Recaps - Can-Am
- Calfapietra Wins 600th Game - New Jersey Jackals
- Rockland Bounces Back, Defeats Newark 4-1 - New York Boulders
- Jackals Sweep Tornadoes with 5-2 Win - Worcester Tornadoes
- Something Special and Exciting Happening Right Now in Newark, New Jersey - Newark Bears
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