EL1 Trenton Thunder

Sardinha, Duncan homer as Thunder down Rock Cats, 9-2

Published on May 23, 2005 under Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release


(New Britain, CT)- Home runs by RF Bronson Sardinha and 1B Shelley Duncan led a five-run 5th Inning as the Thunder beat New Britain, 9-2, in Eastern League play. Trenton (25-20) has won eight of their last nine games.

The Thunder, who have an Eastern League best 15-7 record in May, jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 1st Inning as LF Kevin Thompson walked, moved to 2nd base of a Justin Olson wild pitch and to 3rd Base on a steal. He scored on a sacrifice fly by CF Melky Cabrera.

New Britain (17-25) scored twice against Thunder starter Charlie Isaacson in the bottom half, but Isaacson (1-1) worked six strong innings to get the win. He allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits. Isaacson walked two and struck out six.

The Thunder broke the game open with the five-run 3rd Inning. Sardinha started it with his 4th home run of the season. They added an RBI single by Cabrera and then capped the inning with a three-run blast by S. Duncan, his 12th homer of the year, for a 6-2 lead. Olson (3-5) was charged with six runs on seven hits in five innings.

Trenton tacked on three more runs in the 6th Inning thanks to five straight two-out hits off reliever Jim Abbott. Thompson collected an RBI double, followed by a two-run single from 2B Gabe Lopez to score the runs.

Charlie Manning pitched the final three innings shutout for his professional save.

The Thunder and Rock Cats meet again on Tuesday at 6:35 PM. Jon Skaggs (1-3, 6.75) starts for Trenton against New Britain's Colby Miller (2-3, 2.72).

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