Can-Am New Jersey Jackals

Jackals rally in eighth but fall short

Published on July 13, 2009 under Canadian American League (Can-Am)
New Jersey Jackals News Release


Little Falls, NJ - Despite a four-run rally in the bottom of the eighth inning, the New Jersey Jackals fell to the American Defenders of New Hampshire 8-7 on Monday night at Yogi Berra Stadium. The loss leaves the Jackals magic number to clinch the Cam-Am League first-half title at one.

Right-hander Stuart Pomeranz (3-4) took the mound for the Jackals with Nick Asselin pitching for New Hampshire. Pomeranz got off to a rough start as the Defenders racked up six hits and brought in five runs in the top of the first.

The Jackals got on the board in the bottom of the first with singles from Marcus Sanders and Ryan Rogowski. After a sacrifice fly by Michael De Jesus advanced Sanders to third, he scored as Rogowski was thrown out attempting to steal second to get the Jackals on the board. The Jackals bats heated up in the second inning as Quentin Davis lined a two-out triple down the third base line, narrowly missing foul territory. Davis came in to score on a single by Mike Scanzano that struck the pitcher's glove to cut the deficit to 5-2.

In the top of the fourth, a two-run homer for New Hampshire's Jerod Edmondson brought the score to 7-3 and chased Pomeranz from the game. The Jackals got back on the board in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI sacrifice fly by Rogowski that drove in Scanzano. In the top of the eighth, New Hampshire added another run on a Chris Kelly solo home run to left field, making the score 8-3 New Hampshire.

With Rogowski and Justin Humphries on-base after two walks by pitcher Gabe Cuevas in the eighth, the Jackals bats came alive. Matt Lauderdale smacked an RBI line drive past the shortstop, bringing Rogowski in to score. Quentin Davis then hit a pop fly in front of the left fielder Edmondson, putting Lauderdale on third.

A RBI single into left center field by Scanzano drove in Lauderdale, making the score 8-6. Billy Kovatch bumped a ball directly in front of home plate, but catcher Zane Chavez bobbled the ball, putting Kovatch on first with an infield single and loading the bases. Pitcher Juan Padilla walked Marcus Sanders, forcing home the Jackals' fourth run of the inning to cut the deficit to 8-7.

However, the Jackals bats couldn't make a big enough comeback as the game ended 8-7. In nine innings, the Defenders racked up 10 hits to New Jersey's 13. New Hampshire pitcher Nick Asselin picked up the win, with Jackals pitcher Stuart Pomeranz taking the loss for New Jersey.

With four games remaining in the first half, the Jackals look to clinch the first-half title in their upcoming series against the Worcester Tornadoes, which begins on Wednesday night at Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field in Worcester, MA. New Jersey will send southpaw Giuseppe Granitto to the mound in the opener against Tornadoes' lefty Ryan Lobban.

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