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Jackals Take First Of Three In Worcester; Lanning Outstanding

July 16, 2012 - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
New Jersey Jackals News Release


In Dustin Birosak's first start of the season, Jeff Lanning was 4-4 with a home run to propel the Jackals to a 10-4 win over the Worcester Tornadoes.

On a humid-turned-cool Monday evening at Hanover Insurance Park, New Jersey collected 14 hits, scoring every inning but the second and fourth.

With the score tied at one after a full frame, Worcester piggybacked Mike Samela's first Worcester home run with a Ryan Brockett RBI single to put the home team up 3-1.

In the bottom of the third, Jeff Lanning started his offensive showing with a solo home run to cut the lead to one. Bryan Sabatella completed the mini-comeback later in the inning with an RBI single to left. Sabatella finished the day 2-5.

Both teams traded runs before the Jackals went up for good with three runs in the sixth. It was again Lanning, this time with a two-RBI double on a two-strike pitch to knock home Carlos Guzman and former Worcester Tornado Nick Salotti.

In Salotti's return to Worcester for the first time since his July 11th release, he went 2-4 with an RBI. Guzman finished the day 1-5.

Birosak earns the win in his first start of the season to move to 1-1. He goes five innings and allowed four runs off eight hits.

Worcester starter Dan Sausville gets the loss and drops to 3-7. In his first start against New Jersey since his complete-game shutout June 3rd, Sausville goes six-and-a-third, allowing eight runs, six earned, off ten hits.

With the win, New Jersey improves to 31-24, six games back of Quebec. The Capitales topped the Gary SouthShore Railcats of the American Association 4-2 Monday. Worcester drops to 17-39.

Tomorrow, New Jersey sends out lefty Craig Clark. Worcester will counter with right-hander Kevin Cooper. First pitch is 7:05 with the pregame 10 minutes prior.

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. You can follow us on Twitter @JackalsBaseball.

Notes

Nick Salotti has hit in all five games since the Jackals acquired him July 12th... The Jackals bullpen threw four hitless innings and threw to the minimum 12 batters. From the fifth through seventh innings, Zach Woods and Jimmer Kennedy combined to strike out seven straight Tornadoes... Down 5-1 in the 8th and 8-5 in the ninth, the Rockland Boulders scored 12 of their 13 runs in the final three innings to top the Newark Bears 13-8 in ten innings...

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