Capitales Offense too much for the Surf
July 20, 2008 - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
Atlantic City Surf News Release
(Quebec City) ? Surf starter JC Huguet didn?t make it through five innings and surrendered eight earned runs, as Atlantic City dropped their third in a row to the Capitales 13-3 in front of 3,428 fans in game three of a four game series.
Huguet (6-2) allowed a season high twelve hits, as Quebec used consecutive four run innings in the fourth and fifth inning to chase Huguet out of the game.
As they did in last night?s loss, the Surf jumped out ahead early against Capitales starter TJ Stanton (3-1), scoring the first three runs of the ballgame. In the top of the first inning, DH Clyde Williams singled, and scored on a RF Josh Burrus home run, his team leading sixth of the season, and third in the month of July. Atlantic City added another run in the second inning courtesy of the long ball. 3B Gil Zayas homered to right, his second of the season. It was the final run the Surf would score in the ballgame.
Huguet was sharp in his first three innings of work, but ran into trouble in the fourth. The Capitales plated four runs, the big blow a two RBI single off the bat of 3B Pat Deschenes. It was a big night for the 3B, who ended with a total of four RBI?s and now has 39 on the season.
Quebec would put the game out of reach in the fifth inning, scoring four more runs again on five hits. Huguet only recorded one out in the inning before being replaced by reliever Aaron Easton. The tall righty also had a tough day at the office against the Capitales, surrendering five runs in his two and two thirds innings of work.
For Quebec, every batter in the starting lineup recorded a base hit. Stanton settled down nicely after a rough first couple of innings, and went seven strong, allowing the three runs on seven hits, while striking out seven and not walking a batter.
For the Surf, aside from the home runs off the bats of Zayas and Burrus, Williams and 1B Joe Burke each went 2-for-4. Atlantic City is now 3 and 8 against Quebec this season. Tomorrow night, the Surf will try to salvage this four game series, with a 7:05 PM game start. Righty Adam Cox (6-2) takes the ball for manager Cecil Fielder. The 6?4? righty has been dominant lately, as he has just allowed five earned runs his last five starts. He also leads the Can-Am League with 84 strikeouts, and an ERA in the top five, at 2.33. He is opposed by Chris Begg, who makes his first start of the season for Quebec.
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