Can-Am New Jersey Jackals

Caraballo Homers, Jackals Lose Game One Of Five-Game Set

Published on July 11, 2012 under Canadian American League (Can-Am)
New Jersey Jackals News Release


On a special 11 a.m. start time at Yogi Berra Stadium, the Jackals dropped the first game of a five-game set with the Rockland Boulders 9-3.

Boulders' starter and Can-Am Strikeout King Pat Moran was the winning pitcher on a cloudy Wednesday morning in Little Falls. Moran went six-plus innings, surrendering only six hits and three runs. He struck out only one batter, a season low for the right-hander, but moves to 4-1 on the season.

Keith Brachold collected three more RBIs for Rockland. The Can-Am's leader in home runs and RBIs has 18 and 53, respectively. Fellow outfielder Chris Valencia also had a big day for the visiting squad, going 3-4 with three runs scored.

Jackals' starter Jon Kibler went five innings, allowing seven runs on ten hits. Kibler drops to 4-5.

Down early for the third straight game, the Jackals mounted a mini-comeback in the bottom of the first when Francisco Caraballo belted his tenth home run of the season. The two-run shot gave the Jackals their only lead of the game. Angel Berroa would add a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh.

The loss snaps a two-game win-streak for the Jackals, and extends the Boulders' win-streak to five games. However, Newark Bears' Mike Ness no-hit the Quebec Capitales today, which keeps New Jersey only four games back of first place. The Boulders continue to climb the standings and are now seven-and-a-half games back of first place, three behind the Jackals.

Ness' no-hitter was the third in Can-Am history. He worked around six Bears errors en route to his sixth win of the season.

The five-game series will continue tomorrow at Yogi Berra Stadium. Lefty Craig Clark (3-3, 4.89) starts for the home side. Former major leaguer Gustavo Chacin (1-0, 0.00) opposes Clark. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m.

The New Jersey Jackals, proud members of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, play their home games at Yogi Berra Stadium located on the campus of Montclair State University in Little Falls, NJ. 2012 single-game tickets, season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available by calling 973-746-7434. Visit the Jackals online at www.jackals.com.

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