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August 30, 2004 - Canadian American League (Can-Am) News Release


NEW JERSEY 6, BANGOR 0

@ Little Falls, N.J. Time: 2:35 ATT: 1,257

W: Joel Bennett (6-3) L: Ben Fox (1-1) S: None

HR: NJ - Darren Ciraco (9), Jay LaFlair (5)

A night after scoring 22 runs on 18 hits, Bangor was blanked 6-0 as New Jersey's Joel Bennett and Craig Breslow combined on an eight-hit shutout. There was silver lining in the loss as New Jersey's win clinched the second half title for the Jackals and gave the Lumberjacks a spot in the playoffs. New Jersey scored single runs in the third and fifth on home runs by Jay LaFlair and Darren Ciraco, respectively. With the score 3-0 in the bottom of the eighth, Wady Almonte hit a two-run double and Ciraco had a sacrifice fly for the final score. Josh Tranum went 2-for-3 for Bangor.

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QUEBEC 5, NORTH SHORE 2

@ Lynn, Mass. Time: 2:55 ATT: 1,582

W: Keith Dunn (10-2) L: Nick Vandegriff (1-1) S: Alex Santos (21)

HR: NSH – Marcos Agramonte (3)

Keith Dunn pitched eight effective innings and Lee Delfino drove in two as Quebec regained the top spot in the North Division with a 5-2 victory over North Shore. Les Capitales also clinched a spot in the playoffs when New Jersey defeated Bangor, 6-0. The game was scoreless until the fourth when Delfino singled home two and then scored on Olivier Lepine's groundball to the pitcher for a 3-0 lead. Those would be all the runs Dunn needed as he allowed two runs on five hits and struck out four to improve to 10-2 on the season. Alex Santos pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his league-leading 21st of the season. Marcos Agramonte hit a two-run home for the Spirit.

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ELMIRA 8, NEW HAVEN COUNTY 6

@ Elmira, N.Y. Time: 2:44 ATT: 1,132

W: Saul Solveson (3-6) L: Ryan Bonesio (4-6) S: Matt Burch (4)

HR: NHC – Aaron Fera (5)

Dytarious Edwards went 4-for-5 with two RBI as Elmira upended New Haven County, 8-6, to split their four-game series. The Cutters led 1-0 in the second before the Pioneers erupted for five runs on two-out RBI hits by Ronnie Deck, Jason Bryan, Jobu Morita and Edwards for a 5-1 lead. New Haven County tied the game in the sixth on a home run by Aaron Fera and a Jeff Brooks' double. Elmira sent the home fans happy for the last time when Bryan, Deck and Edwards each added his second RBI of the game in a three-run eighth. Saul Solveson pitched 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to earn the win, while Matt Burch picked up his fourth save of the season.

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BROCKTON 4, ACES 1

@ Brockton, Mass. Time: 2:23 ATT: 5,022

W: Mike Henry (2-0) L: Steve Emmerthal (0-3) S: None

HR: ACES - Chad Gambill (6)

Mike Henry went seven innings and allowed five hits as Brockton ended the Aces' four-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory. The Rox got on the board in the second when Michael Sandoval's double down the left field line brought home two. Three innings later, the Rox made the scored 3-0 on Mike Torres' sacrifice fly. The Aces ended the shutout in the ninth when Chad Gambill hit his sixth homer of the season for a 4-1 disadvantage. Chad Stewart, Saul Bustos and Brian Jones each had two hits for Brockton, while Yohanny Valera went 2-for-3 for the Aces.

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