July 14, 2007 at 6:58 AM
Bell scores twice and drives in 2 in Sea Dog win
7/14 Cup of Coffee: Fridat's action saw Syracuse double Pawtucket 8-4. Jon Lester (3-5) went 5 innings allowing 5 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits and 4 BB. He had 6 Ks. Barry Hertzler threw an inning giving up 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 BB. He had 1 K. Abe Alvarez pitched a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit. He had 1 K. Edgar Martinez threw a scoreless inning allowing a BB. He had 3 Ks. Brandon Moss went 2 for 4 and scored a run. George Kottaras went 3 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBI.
Portland defeated New Britain 6-3. Charlie Zink (9-3) went 6 innings allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 BB. He had 3 Ks. Kyle Jackson pitched 1 perfect inning of relief with 1 K. Lincoln Holdzkom also had a perfect inning of relief with a K. Beau Vaughan closed the game out with a clean 9th. Bubba Bell had his best game to date as a Sea Dog going 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Jeff Corsaletti went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI.
Lake Elsinore defeated Lancaster 8-6. John Barnes (3-4) went 4 1/3 innings giving up 8 runs on 5 hits and 7 BB. He had 2 Ks. Cody McAllister pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings allowing 4 hits and a BB. He had 1 K. Chad Rhoades went 1 scoreless inning allowing 1 hit. He had 1 K. Ryan Khoury went 4 for 5 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Zak Farkes went 3 for 4 with a run scored.
Kannapolis edged Greenville 1-0. Ryan Phillips (0-2) went 4 1/3 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits and 3 BB. He had 6 Ks. Chris Jones went 2 2/3 scoreless innings. He allowed 1 hit while fanning 4. Chris Province threw 2 scoreless innings. He allowed 2 hits and had 1 K. Jon Still went 1 for 3. He had the only hit for the Drive on the night.
Lowell got by Batavia 5-3. Caleb Clay started and went 2 innings allowing 3 runs on 3 hits. He had 2 Ks. Jordan Craft (3-0) turned in a stellar performance in relief going 4 scoreless innings. He allowed 1 hit and a BB. He had 7Ks. Willy Mota threw a perfect inning with 2 K. Adam Blackley pitched a clean inning striking out the side. Felix Ventura pitched a scoreless 9th allowing 1 hit while striking out 2. Ryan Kalish went 3 for 3 with 3 steals and a run scored. He is now hitting .358. Jorge Jimenez went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Mike Jones went 3 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI.
Player of the Night: Bubba Bell who had 3 hits, a home run, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI in Portland's win. Honorable mnetion goes to Jordan Craft and Ryan Kalish.