Sports stats



Colonials Rally For Win Over Rox

July 2, 2011 - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
Pittsfield Colonials News Release


PITTSFIELD, MA - The Pittsfield Colonials scored seven unanswered runs between the fourth and seventh innings to rally for a 7-5 win over the Brockton Rox in front of a season high 1,402 fans at Wahconah Park

Things got off to a rough start for the home team as Brockton scored five runs over the first two innings to go up 5-0.

The Colonials started on the comeback trail in the fourth when Matt Nandin led off with a double. Three batters later, Angel Molina singled him home to make it 5-1. The next batter was Johnny Welch who clocked his ninth homerun of the year over the left-centerfield wall to slice the lead to 5-3. In the next inning, the Colonials pulled closer as a groundout by Nandin scored Quentin Davis who had walked and moved to third on a double by Jerod Edmondson.

Pittsfield would take the game in the sixth as with two outs, Scott Knazek singled in Johnny Welch to knot the score at 5-5. It would only take one batter to untie the score as Quentin Davis brought home Knazek to make it 6-5. The Colonials would tack on an insurance run when Danny Bomback drilled his third homer of the season to right, making it 7-5.

The win went to Miguel Flores (1-4) who at one point retired 11 of 13 batters through the middle innings. Rafael Lluberes held the Rox scoreless over the final 2.2 innings for his second save. Mike Smith (3-4) took the loss for Brockton.

The second game of the series comes up on Sunday where it is Ethnic Night at Wahconah Park with a special 5 p.m. first pitch. Chad Paronto (3-3, 4.30) takes the hill for Pittsfield against Dustin Birosak (3-0, 0.50) for Brockton. For tickets, visit pittsfieldcolonials.com or call (413)-236-2961.

• Discuss this story on the Canadian American League message board...

Canadian American League Stories from July 2, 2011


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Pittsfield Colonials Stories



Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central