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Lundgren Leads Red-Hot Rox Past Jackals

June 27, 2010 - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
New Jersey Jackals News Release


Brockton, MA - Argenis Reyes clubbed his first home run of the season, but Wayne Lundgren struck out a season-high eight batters to lead the Brockton Rox to a 5-4 win over the New Jersey Jackals on Sunday afternoon at Campanelli Stadium. With the victory, the Rox have now won 11 of their last 12 contests after taking three of four from New Jersey in the weekend series

As the teams danced around a light drizzle throughout most of the contest, the Jackals took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third when Reyes lined a two-run shot to right center following a leadoff walk by center fielder Jeff Grose.

Jackals' starter Nick Asselin held the Rox off the scoreboard until the bottom of the fifth inning, when catcher Chris Grossman connected on a leadoff home run to pull Brockton within one at 2-1. Asselin was lifted in the sixth after the Rox strung together three straight hits to begin the frame and tied the score at two on an RBI base knock by second baseman Scott Wearne. Reliever Mike Pontius entered with two runners aboard and no outs and surrendered an RBI single to first baseman Clyde Williams on a 12-pitch at-bat before a sacrifice fly by Grossman gave Brockton a 4-2 edge.

In the top of the seventh, the Jackals evened the score on a two-out, two-run double into the right field corner by catcher Jordan Newton, but Brockton regained the lead at 5-4 in the bottom of the frame on a no-out Chris Valencia sacrifice fly following back-to-back singles by third baseman Derek Kinzler and shortstop Dominic Ramos.

In the top of the ninth, Brockton righty Hunter Davis retired the Jackals' side in order to notch his second save of the season.

Lundgren (4-1) earned his 26th win in a Brockton uniform, tying him with current Worcester Tornadoes' hurler John Kelly for the most wins in Rox franchise history. The Australian righty tossed eight frames and yielded four runs on nine hits while walking just one batter. In his sixth start of the season, Asselin did not factor in the decision after allowing four runs on six hits with two strikeouts and one walk in five innings. Jackals' reliever Edgar Estanga (0-1) surrendered the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh to take the loss.

Offensively for New Jersey, shortstop Mike DeJesus singled three times in four at-bats while Reyes went 2-for-4. Reyes and Grose each scored twice in the losing effort.

The Jackals enjoy an off day on Monday before returning home on Tuesday to begin a five-game series with a doubleheader against the Sussex Skyhawks. Game one on Tuesday is slated for 4:05 p.m. at Yogi Berra Stadium. Cody Chrusciel has the live call on the Jackals webcast beginning 10 minutes prior to first pitch at www.jackals.com.

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. 2010 season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available by calling 973-746-7434. Visit the Jackals online at www.jackals.com.

Jackal Bites: Following Sunday's loss, the Jackals are 2-9 over their last 11 contests... Asselin, who earned his only win of the season when he tossed seven shutout innings against Brockton on June 3 in Little Falls, had held the Rox scoreless for 11 innings before Grossman's leadoff homer in the fifth inning on Sunday... Game one of Tuesday's doubleheader against Sussex is the make-up of the June 13 contest between the Jackals and Skyhawks that was rained out at Skylands Park. The game is being played at Yogi Berra Stadium because the Jackals do not play the Skyhawks at Sussex again until the second half of the season.

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