Streak Breaker York Perfect Tonic for Crabs

By Atlantic League Independent Wire Services on June 2, 2009

Waldorf, MD – The Blue Crabs looked to erase a three game losing streak coming into tonight’s series opener with the York Revolution.

The Revolution took the lead with a three-run fourth inning. York had a two RBI single from Matt Rogelstad. Later in the inning, Blue Crabs pitcher Ryan Bicondoa walked home a run.

Southern Maryland (22-14) got on the scoreboard in the fifth inning with a Richard Giannotti sacrifice fly to deep center field that scored Jeremy Owens from third base.

York (10-25) added a run in the sixth inning and it looked as if the Blue Crabs would drop their fourth straight as they struggled against York starting pitcher Corey Thurman.

Thurman finished with one earned run allowed in seven innings. He allowed only three hits and had three strikeouts.

However, York decided to go to the bullpen, with David Shafer, in the bottom of the eighth inning. Shafer walked two straight to lead off the inning and was pulled for Travis Hughes.

The Blue Crabs already had one run off an RBI single by Giannotti in the eighth when John Ramistella stepped up and smashed a monster three-run homerun over the left field wall to give the Crabs a 5-4 lead.

Travis Garcia added some insurance later in the inning with his own two-run homerun, also over the left field wall.

Jim Ed Warden came in and closed the game out in the ninth with a one-two-three inning to secure the win for the Blue Crabs, 7-4. For Warden it was his 10th save, which ties him with Travis Minix of Somerset for the league high.

Matt Hensley got the win for the Blue Crabs and improves to 4-1. Warren picked up his tenth save of the season. Hughes picked up the loss for York.

Bicondoa received no decision on seven innings pitched and four earned runs allowed.

Tomorrow the teams will play a double header starting at 6:05 p.m.

York Revolution at Blue Crabs

Jun 01, 2009 at Waldorf, MD (Regency Furn Stadium)

York Revolution 4 (10-25)            Blue Crabs 7 (22-14)

AB  R  H RBI                         AB  R  H RBI

Jones,K cf         4  0  0  1        Ramistella,J rf    4  1  2  3

De Renne,K ss      4  0  1  0        Acey,J dh          4  0  0  0

Padgett,M 1b       4  1  2  0        Osborn,P 3b        4  1  1  0

Collaro,T dh       4  0  0  0        Crozier,E 1b       4  0  0  0

Aspito,J rf        4  1  1  0        Garcia,T ss        4  1  1  2

Goleski,R lf       4  0  1  0        Owens,J cf         4  1  1  0

Rogelstad,M 2b     4  1  1  2        Burkhart,L c       0  1  0  0

Eure,J 3b          3  1  2  0        Jeroloman,C 2b     1  1  0  0

Johnson,J c        3  0  2  1        Giannotti,R lf     2  1  2  2

Thurman,C p        0  0  0  0        Bicondoa,R p       0  0  0  0

Shafer,D p         0  0  0  0        Hensley,M p        0  0  0  0

Hughes,T p         0  0  0  0        Warden,J p         0  0  0  0

Totals……      34  4 10  4        Totals……      27  7  7  7

Score by innings:                      R  H  E

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York Revolution       000 301 000   -  4 10  0

Blue Crabs            000 010 06    -  7  7  1

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E – Owens,J. DP – York 2; Blue Crabs 2. LOB – York 6; Blue Crabs 2. 2B -

Aspito,J; Johnson,J. HR – Ramistella,J(1); Garcia,T(5). SH – Johnson,J. SF

- Giannotti,R.

IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF Fly Gnd

Thurman,C             7.0  3  1  1  3  3   0  0  0  0   20 24  12  3

Shafer,D              0.0  0  2  2  2  0   0  0  0  0    0  2   0  0

Hughes,T L 1-1        1.0  4  4  4  0  1   0  0  0  0    7  7   0  2

Bicondoa,R            7.0 10  4  4  1  4   1  0  1  0   28 31   6  9

Hensley,M W 4-1       1.0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0    3  3   2  0

Warden,J S,10         1.0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0    3  3   1  1

WP – Bicondoa,R. HBP – by Bicondoa,R (Eure,J).

Strikeouts – Jones,K 2; Collaro,T 2; Aspito,J; Goleski,R; Ramistella,J;

Acey,J; Garcia,T; Owens,J. Walks – Jones,K; Burkhart,L 3; Jeroloman,C 2.

Umpires – Home:Kareh Valentin  1st:Bob Bainter  3rd:Brian DeBrauwere

Start: 7:05 PM   Time: 2:51   Attendance: 1792

Game Notes:

Tuesday’s Probables:

Game 1:  YRK RHP Bob Zimmerman (0-0, 8.59); SMD LHP John Halama (7-0, 2.12)

Game 2:  YRK TBA; SMD RHP Edward Rodriguez (0-1, 2.38)

Official Scorer:  Gary Swenson

Shafer,D faced 2 batters in the 8th.

The Automated ScoreBook

York Revolution at Blue Crabs

Jun 01, 2009 at Waldorf, MD (Regency Furn Stadium)

Score by innings:                      R  H  E

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York Revolution       000 301 000   -  4 10  0

Blue Crabs            000 010 06    -  7  7  1

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York Revolution inning 1

Jones,K grounded out to ss.  De Renne,K out at first p to 2b to 1b.

Padgett,M singled to left center.  Collaro,T struck out swinging.  0 runs, 1

hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 1

Ramistella,J struck out swinging.  Acey,J flied out to rf.  Osborn,P flied

out to rf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

York Revolution inning 2

Aspito,J struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.  Goleski,R flied out to

lf.  Rogelstad,M grounded out to ss.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 2

Crozier,E fouled out to 3b.  Garcia,T grounded out to 3b.  Owens,J flied out

to cf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

York Revolution inning 3

Eure,J singled up the middle.  Johnson,J out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt;

Eure,J advanced to second.  Jones,K grounded out to ss.  De Renne,K lined

out to ss.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 3

Burkhart,L walked.  Burkhart,L out at first p to 1b, picked off.

Jeroloman,C walked.  Giannotti,R singled to right field; Jeroloman,C

advanced to third.  Ramistella,J grounded out to c; Giannotti,R advanced to

second.  Acey,J flied out to cf.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

York Revolution inning 4

Padgett,M singled up the middle.  Collaro,T flied out to cf.  Aspito,J

doubled down the lf line; Padgett,M advanced to third.  Goleski,R flied out

to ss.  Rogelstad,M singled through the right side, 2 RBI; Aspito,J scored;

Padgett,M scored.  Rogelstad,M advanced to second on a wild pitch.  Eure,J

hit by pitch.  Johnson,J singled through the left side; Eure,J advanced to

second; Rogelstad,M advanced to third.  Jones,K walked, RBI; Johnson,J

advanced to second; Eure,J advanced to third; Rogelstad,M scored.  De

Renne,K flied out to cf.  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 4

Osborn,P popped up to 2b.  Crozier,E popped up to 3b.  Garcia,T struck out

swinging.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

York Revolution inning 5

Padgett,M grounded out to 2b.  Collaro,T struck out swinging.  Aspito,J

grounded out to 1b unassisted.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 5

Owens,J singled through the left side.  Burkhart,L walked; Owens,J advanced

to second.  Jeroloman,C flied out to rf; Owens,J advanced to third.

Giannotti,R flied into double play cf to c to 2b, SF, RBI; Burkhart,L out on

the play; Owens,J scored.  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

York Revolution inning 6

Goleski,R singled up the middle.  Rogelstad,M grounded into double play p to

2b to 1b; Goleski,R out on the play.  Eure,J singled to left field.

Johnson,J doubled to left center, advanced to third on a throwing error by

cf, RBI; Eure,J scored.  Jones,K struck out looking.  1 run, 3 hits, 1

error, 1 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 6

Ramistella,J singled up the middle.  Acey,J fouled out to c.  Osborn,P

grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Ramistella,J out on the play.  0

runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

York Revolution inning 7

De Renne,K singled to pitcher, bunt.  Padgett,M flied out to cf.  Collaro,T

grounded into double play ss to 1b; De Renne,K out on the play.  0 runs, 1

hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 7

Crozier,E flied out to lf.  Garcia,T flied out to cf.  Owens,J struck out

swinging.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

York Revolution inning 8

Hensley,M to p for Bicondoa,R.  Aspito,J flied out to lf.  Goleski,R struck

out swinging.  Rogelstad,M lined out to 2b.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0

LOB.

Blue Crabs inning 8

Shafer,D to p for Thurman,C.  Burkhart,L walked.  Jeroloman,C walked;

Burkhart,L advanced to second.  Hughes,T to p for Shafer,D.  Giannotti,R

singled up the middle, RBI; Jeroloman,C advanced to third; Burkhart,L

scored.  Ramistella,J homered to left field, 3 RBI; Giannotti,R scored;

Jeroloman,C scored.  Acey,J struck out swinging.  Osborn,P singled to right

field.  Crozier,E grounded out to 1b unassisted; Osborn,P advanced to

second.  Garcia,T homered to left field, 2 RBI; Osborn,P scored.  Owens,J

grounded out to 3b.  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

York Revolution inning 9

Warden,J to p for Hensley,M.  Eure,J flied out to cf.  Johnson,J grounded

out to 3b.  Jones,K struck out swinging.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Game Notes:

Tuesday’s Probables:

Game 1:  YRK RHP Bob Zimmerman (0-0, 8.59); SMD LHP John Halama (7-0, 2.12)

Game 2:  YRK TBA; SMD RHP Edward Rodriguez (0-1, 2.38)

Official Scorer:  Gary Swenson

Shafer,D faced 2 batters in the 8th.

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