Can-Am League Recap
Published on September 2, 2006 under Canadian American League (Can-Am) News Release
North Shore 4, Worcester 3
@ Worcester, MA. Time: 2:21 Attendance: 2,190
W: Sam Smith (7-7) L: Alex Pena (6-4) S: Kevin Fitzgerald (26)
HR: NS-Alex Trezza (19); W-Josh Beauregard (6)
C Alex Trezza and 1B Jeff Brooks lead the way in helping the Spirit hold off Worcester. Trezza on the day went 2-for-4 with a run scored, two RBI, and his 19th home run of the season while Brooks had a 2-for-4 outing with two runs scored. North Shore starting pitcher Sam Smith was very strong in winning his second game as a Spirit and seventh overall. Smith went eight innings allowing three runs, two earned, on seven hits with seven strikeouts. Spirit closer Kevin Fitzgerald pitched a perfect ninth inning to collect his 26th of the season, still tops in the league. The loss by Worcester eliminates them from postseason contention.
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Nashua at New Haven County (Postponed - Rain)
@ West Haven, CT.
This game has been postponed due to rain. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sunday September 3rd beginning at 1:05 PM ET. Both games will be seven innings.
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New Jersey 7, Brockton 2
@ Brockton, MA. Time: 2:20 Attendance: 2,242
W: Joe Orloski (6-9) L: Chris Trevino (3-4) S: NONE
HR: BR-Mike Torres (1)
The New Jersey Jackals got a solid outing from starting pitcher Joe Orloski to stay alive by the narrowest of margins in the race to clinch the last remaining playoff spot. Orloski held the Rox to two runs on seven hits and struck out three in seven innings of work to improve to 6-9 on the season. LF/1B John Lindsey was 3-for-5 with a run scored and RF Alex Fernandez turned in a 2-for-4 effort with two RBIs to lead the Jackals offensively. With the loss by Brockton, the Rox are locked into the No. 3 seed in the Can-Am League playoffs.
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Quebec 13, Sussex 3
@ Quebec City, QC. Time: 3:04 Attendance: 4,056
W: Kevin Beavers (4-4) L: Michael Greenhouse (1-6) S: NONE
HR: QC-Eddie Lantigua (11)
Quebec starting pitcher Kevin Beavers was efficient through six innings, allowing three runs on eight hits while striking out five to improve to 4-4 on the season. He would get all of the run support he needed from his offense just three innings into the contest as the Capitales held a 5-0 lead after the frame. Quebec pounded out 15 total hits in the game, led by 1B Eddie Lantigua who finished 3-for-4, including a home run, with two runs scored and three runs batted in. The first five hitters in the Capitales lineup combined to go 10-23 with 10 runs scored and 11 RBIs in the game.
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STANDINGS
W L GB
z-North Shore (25-19) 32 12 --
Quebec (16-27) 27 17 4.5
New Haven County (25-20) 25 18 6.5
Brockton (24-22) 24 20 8.0
Nashua (17-25) 23 20 8.5
Worcester (22-22) 18 26 14.0
New Jersey (25-20) 17 27 14.5
Sussex (23-22) 9 35 23.0
z-Won first half and second 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 PCT GB
z-North Shore 57 31 .648 --
y-New Haven County 50 38 .568 7.0
y-Brockton 48 42 .533 10.0
Quebec 43 44 .494 13.5
New Jersey 42 47 .4719 15.5
Nashua 40 45 .4705 15.5
Worcester 40 48 .455 17.0
Sussex 32 57 .360 25.5
z-won first half and second half
y-clinched playoff spot
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Tomorrow's Schedule (All times Eastern):
Nashua (Jarrad Lavergne, 4-7 and Dan Reichert, 8-5) at New Haven County (Courtney Hall, 4-4 and Justin Knoff, 9-5) [DH] 1:05 PM
North Shore (Joey Siak, 7-7) at Worcester (Junior Guerrero, 9-4) 2:05 PM
New Jersey (Raul Valdes, 6-3) at Brockton (John Kelly, 10-3) 5:05 PM
Sussex (Tim Tisch, 1-5) at Quebec (Jason Pilkington, 4-2) 7:05 PM
Canadian American League Stories from September 2, 2006
- Can-Am League Recap - Can-Am
- One Night After Clinching Playoff Berth, Rox Fall 7-2 to New Jersey - Brockton Rox
- Jackals top Rox 7-2 - New Jersey Jackals
- Saturday's Cutters' Game Postponed, DH on Sunday - New Haven County Cutters
- Tornadoes fall 4-3 to Spirit in early game - Worcester Tornadoes
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