Patriots Pound out 16 Hits in 9-1 Win over Bears
Published on July 21, 2003 under Canadian American League (Can-Am)
Newark Bears News Release
NEWARK, NJ, July 21-The Somerset Patriots pounded out sixteen hits en-route to a 9-1 victory over the Newark Bears Monday night at Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium. Somerset's win was a payback of sorts as the Bears had sixteen hits Sunday in an 11-4 win in the opener of this three-game series.
Tony Gsell and Mitch Meluskey each drove in three runs for the Patriots, who are 7-4 in the second half of the season. Gsell was 2-4 at the plate and hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning. Meluskey was 1-5, but had an RBI single in the first inning and a pair of run-scoring ground outs thereafter.
Somerset second baseman Emiliano Escandon was 4-5 with three singles, a double, 2 runs scored and two stolen bases. On the night the Patriots swiped four bases.
Justin Jensen (4-1) retired the final fifteen Bears batters he faced in recording his fourth win of the season. Jensen allowed one run, on a Mike Piercy RBI single in the 3rd inning, and three hits while striking out five batters and walking one.
Bears starter Jaime Navarro (6-2) took the loss. He was hit hard, allowing twelve hits and five runs in six innings of work. Andy Hazlett allowed four runs in three innings of relief, including a pair of home runs.
The Bears and Patriots will play the rubber game of their three-game set Tuesday night with a pair of former Major Leaguers on the mound. Calvin Maduro (0-2) will start for the Bears and Steve Falteisek (4-4) goes for the Patriots.
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