Jackals Win Sixth Straight Game as Pavlik Improves to 6-0
June 25, 2011 - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
New Jersey Jackals News Release
Brockton, Mass. - Southpaw Isaac Pavlik won for the sixth time in seven starts as the New Jersey Jackals defeated the Brockton Rox 3-1 to notch their sixth straight win on Saturday night at Campanelli Stadium.
Pavlik, who entered the day as the Can-Am League leader in wins and strikeouts, allowed just one run on six hits in eight innings. He struck out four batters without issuing a walk and needed just 89 pitches to get through eight frames. Jackals' reliever Steve Fox finished the job, firing a scoreless ninth to notch his first save of the season.
New Jersey broke through against Brockton starter Julian Sampson in the second inning, plating the game's first two runs on a pair of two-out RBI singles by Leonard Davis and Mike Jones to jump out to a 2-0 lead. Brockton pulled within one in the bottom of the seventh when rookie first baseman Trey Hernandez split the outfielders with an RBI double to left center to make it a 2-1 game, but New Jersey capped the scoring with an insurance run in the top of the eighth as Sampson and reliever Brad Hertzler walked four batters in the frame to force in the Jackals' third run of the night.
Sampson (2-2) took the loss after yielding three runs on five hits in 7 2/3 innings.
The Jackals and Rox conclude their three-game series on Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. when New Jersey sends southpaw Aaron Wideman (0-2, 6.75 ERA) to the mound against Brockton right-hander Mike Smith (3-2, 3.05 ERA). Cody Chrusciel has the call on the live Jackals webcast beginning 10 minutes prior to first pitch at www.jackals.com
Jackal Bites: New Jersey has now won 10 of their last 12 games... Leonard Davis started his second straight game at third base with Nick Giarraputo out of the lineup with a hamstring injury... The Jackals are 12-1 when scoring the game's first run this season... Entering the night, Isaac Pavlik had tossed three consecutive complete games... Pavlik, who notched his league-leading sixth win, compiled a 7-6 record last season... Pavlik has struck out 44 batters and walked just seven... New Jersey did not collect a hit after Jordan Newton's infield single to lead off the fourth inning.
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. 2011 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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