Newark Bears Complete Sweep Of Rockland Boulders

From the desk of:   THE BROAD STREET NINE

NEWARK BEARS - Not In This Den!  Templeton's Club Sweeps The Formerly First Place Rockland Boulders.

Newark Bears Sweep Saturday Double Header From Rockland
 

After pitching a scoreless seventh inning in relief of Newark starter Leondy Perez, reliever Ryan Carr returned to the hill for the eighth, still trying to hold down a 5-2 Bears lead against Rockland.  Instead, he encountered immediate trouble.  Carr surrendered a lead-off single, a pair of walks, and unleashed a series of wild pitches to plate a run.  That caused manager Garry Templeton to bring in senior Bear Kyle Morrison.


In six previous appearances this season, Kyle hadn't allowed a run in nine innings pitched, while striking out sixteen batters along the way.  On Sunday, if he didn't enjoy he best day of the season, it certainly was the most imperative for Newark.  Morrison walked the first batter he faced to load the bases with Boulders, then composed himself, and struck out the side, essentially saving a 5-3 victory.  However, Jorge Vasquez recieved official credit for the save with his scoreless work in the ninth.  I guess that relegates Kyle Morrision to game hero then.


The victory improved the Bears record to 10-9, as they completed their first ever sweep of the first place Rockland Boulders.  The win also extends Newarks current win streak to four, and puts them 3.5 games back of first place.


Center fielder Steve Malcom drove in his first run, in just his second game as a member of the Bears.  He was 4 for 7 at the plate in the series.  Bridger Hunt also drove in one run.  First baseman Ernie Banks Jr. led the way, going 2 for 4, with two runs batted in.  Starter Leondy Perez pitched six innings, allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits.  He walked two batters and struck out seven, in earning his third win in four appearances.


After a well deserved day off tomorrow, the Bears will roam into their neighbor's back yard on Tuesday and take on the New Jersey Jackals.




Mike.BTB

Newark Bears Sweep Saturday Double Header From Rockland

From the desk of:   THE BRICK CITY NINE

NEWARK BEARS - Hear The Urban Grizzly Roar!


The urban grizzlies are alive and well.  Newark swept a double-header Saturday at the Den from the first place Rockland Boulders, and are now winners of three in a row.  Saturday's victories also got the Bears to the .500 mark as well, with a 9-9 record.  They leapfrogged the New Jersey Jackals (9-12) into third place, and presently trail the Boulders (13-8) by a mere three games.

Jim Schult and Jorge Vasquez out-pitched Bobby Blevins and the Boulders in Game One to gain a 5-3 victory.  Ryan Fennell took the mound in Game Two, and pitched 4.1 innings (seven inning for  double headers) for the win.  He allowed four runs on eight hits, but only two earned.  He walked one and struck out six to gain his first victory of the season.  Bridger Hunt and Jamar Walton drove in all six runs for the Bears with three RBI apiece.  Rockland scored one time in the top of the seventh, reliever but Jorge Vasquez was able to close of the Boulders to preserve a 6-5 final, and gain his third save of the season.

The end of a career appears at hand.  On June 7th, the Newark Bears released thirty-five year old D'Angelo Jimenez.  After fourteen games and fifty-seven trips to the plate, Jimenez was batting .281 while sporting a quality .349 OBP.  He hit six doubles, one home run and had ten runs batted in.

D'Angelo was an eight year major league veteran, playing for seven different clubs, while his last at bat at the big league level came during the 2007 season.  Last year, Jimenez split playing time between Newark, the independent American Association, and played in Mexico as part of a long seventeen year minor league career.



Mike.BTB

Newark Bears Claw Back For Series Split Versus Trois-Riviere Aigles

From the desk of:   THE BROAD STREET NINE

 

CanAm League

NEWARK BEARS

TROISE-RIVIERE AIGLES

The Newark Nine Gain A Four Game Split In Their First Ever Series Against The Trois-Riviere Aigles.


Late this morning through early afternoon, the Newark Bears completed their first ever series against the CanAm expansion Trois-Rivieres Aigles.  Their initial series scheduled in May was wiped out due to inclement weather.


On Monday, Jim Schult started the first ever contest between these teams, and was also making his first start for the Bears since coming over from Rockland.  He pitched five innings, allowed two earned runs on five hits, walked two and struck out five before departing the game with the score tied at two.  Ryan Carr entered the game in the sixth, but two Newark errors opened the door for five unearned runs, as Carr invariably suffered the loss.  At the plate, Bridger Hunt and Carlos Guzman combined on 4 for 8, with an RBI each.


Tuesday in game two, the Bears exploded for sixteen runs to knot the series at a game apiece. DAngelo Jimenez was big man on campus with a 3 for 5 game, a grand slam, and five total RBI. Jamar Walton was also 3 for 5, with a home run and four RBI.  Kyle Lafrenz was additionally 3 for 4, with Newark's third home run of the game.  And Bridger Hunt was 4 for 5 at the plate, with a pair of runs batted in.  Leondy Perez made the start for Newark, and pitched seven innings for his second win of the season.  Following a similar scenario as game one, Leondy was charged with four unearned runs.  Otherwise, he allowed five hits, walked two, and struck out eight batters.  His ERA is now 4.77 after three appearances.


The Aigles white washed the Bears in game three Wednesday by a 5-0 score.  Bryan Banes suffered his second loss of the season.  In six innings, he allowed three earned runs on five hits.  He walked three and struck out six before being relieved.  The Bears only mustered five hits all game.


With a 9-1 win today, the Bears gained a 2-2 split of their four game series.  Brian Parker took the mound and earned his first victory of the season.  He pitched 6.2 innings, allowed just one earned run on four hits, walked two batters and struck out four.  Carlos Guzman and Jamar Walton led the offensive charge with three RBI each.  First baseman Ernie Banks Jr. returned to the line-up and added a pair or runs batted in.


Coach Garry Templeton's Bears are still representing themselves with a 7-9 record.  They trail the first place Rockland Boulders by five games.  Bridger Hunt is leading the CanAm League with a .492 batting average.  Carlos Guzman ranks fifth with a .359 average.  On the mound, Brian Banes is fifth in league ERA with a 3.38 mark.


The Bears and Rockland Boulders will rejoin their rivalry with a three game weekend series at the Broad Street Den commencing Friday evening.  The Boulders' Chris Edmondson ranks second in the league with six home runs, while leading the circuit with twenty-three runs batted in.  On the hill, starters Bobby Blevins and Nick Serino are tied for the league lead in wins with three, while Pat Moran leads the circuit in strikeouts with twenty-one.  Rockland leads the CanAm League with a 13-5 record.  The defending champions, Quebec Capitales are just a game back in second place.




Mike.BTB

Newark Bears Looking To Bounce Back Versus Rockland Boulders

From the desk of:   THE BRICK CITY NINE

NEWARK BEARS - Despite Club Record, There's Good Things Happening In The Den.


The Bears started a three game series Friday morning against the red-hot CanAm League leading Rockland Boulders.  The New York team is off to a 10-3 start this season, while the Bears are  foraging around with a 4-6 record.  Newark suffered through a 10-3 early day thumping in game one yesterday at the Den.  They'll try and even the series this evening as the series shifts to Rockland.


Early on, Rockland and Newark sport five of the league's top six hitters, led overall by the Bears Bridger Hunt with a .500 mark after ten games.  Bridger also leads the Bears with three home runs.  Rockland's Chris Edmondson is tied for the circuit lead with five home runs, but owns the undisputed early lead with fourteen runs batted in.


On the hill, the Boulders' Pat Moran leads the league with twenty strikeouts, while Newark's Ryan Carr tops all pitchers with a 1.86 ERA.  Team mate Bryan Banes is second with a 2.70 mark.  Then Rockland posts the next three starting pitchers with the top ERA.


Entering today's game, the Boulders are winners of three in a row, while the Bears have dropped two straight.  Entering the series, the Bears were fresh off taking two of three at the Den against the defending champs, Quebec Capitales.

 

Weekend Series Tied 1-1

I - RKL 10; NWK 3

 

GAME TWO FINAL

BEARS    6
Boulders   5

* 13 innings

Garry Templeton's group proved themselves a little more resilient than the average Bear.  After Newark center fielder JJ Sherrill led off the game with his first home run of the season, the Bears fell behind 4-1 in the third inning, on the strength of two Rockland home runs off Bears starter Brian Parker, struck by Chris Edmondson and former Bear, Billy Alvino.

The Bears clawed back in the fifth with an RBI from Bridger Hunt, which knocked Rockland starting pitcher Cameron Bayne out of the box after four innings and facing three batters in the fifth.  Evan Stermer entered in relief to face Carlos Guzman.  Brandon Newton scored when Guzman bounced into a fielder's choice, to make it a 4-3 game.

In the top of the eighth, left fielder Jamar Walton scored the game tying run on a passed ball committed by Rockland catcher Scott Knazek.  With no scoring in the ninth, into extra innings they went.

The Bears took a 5-4 lead in the top of the eleventh inning on Bridger Hunt's RBI single.  However, the Boulders tied the game again off Bears reliever Sergio Espinosa on a single by Jerod Edmondson, and a triple by Chris Edmondson.

In the top of the thirteenth inning, appropriately, Bridger Hunt crossed the plate with the Bears sixth run on yet another Boulders passed ball.  Newark pitcher David Dinelli then put the Boulders to bed with a scoreless effort in the bottom of the inning, to earn the win in relief.

The Bears halted Rockland's win streak, and improved their own mark to 5-5 in their last ten games.  The rubber game of this three game set is scheduled for 2pm Sunday in Provident Bank Park.




Mike.BTB