SHULTS SLAMS PATRIOTS

By Atlantic League Independent Wire Services on May 29, 2010

(Newark, N.J., May 28, 2010) - Stephen Shults had three hits, but the biggest was the one-out grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning, snapping a 3-3 tie, giving the Newark Bears a 7-3 victory over the Somerset Patriots Friday night at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium.

The Patriots took an early lead, scoring two runs off Perkins in the top of the first. Wayne Lydon led off with a walk, followed by a single from Joe Holden. After a double steal, Matt Hagen drove in a run on a ground out and Joe Burke brought home Holden with a sacrifice fly.  The Bears cut the lead to 2-1 in the home first, when Nook Logan reached on an error, stole second and scored on Scott Spiezio’s double.

Somerset pushed the lead to 3-1 when Lydon reached on an error and came around to score on three consecutive fielder’s choices, the final one by Hagen plating a run, his second RBI of the night.

Newark began their comeback, scoring one run in the fifth inning when Kennard Jones got the second of his three hits and scored on a sacrifice fly by John-Ford Griffin.  Shults singled and came around to score on an error to tie the game at 3-3, setting up the dramatic seventh inning.

Shults had two singles prior to coming to bat in the seventh with the bases loaded against Patriots reliever Casey Cahill and deposited the second pitch from Cahill over the left field wall for his first homer as a Bear. It was also the first grand slam of the season for the Bears.  Spiezio got things started with his second double of the game, then with one out, Griffin walked and James Cooper was hit by a pitch, sending Shults to the plate with the bases loaded. Shults delivered the homer and the Bears went on to gain the win.

The Bears and Patriots continue their three-game series Saturday night at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium.  Game time is set for 7:05 p.m., with the gates of Riverfront Stadium opening at 6:05 p.m.  Fans will be treated to a post-game fireworks extravaganza, presented by July4Ever.

Fans can take advantage of the Memorial Day Weekend Family Four-Pack for the entire series against Somerset.  For just $50 dollars, fans receive four (4) Premium Box Seat Tickets and Four Meal Vouchers (good for Hot Dog, Hamburger or Pizza along with chips and a soft drink). You can enjoy professional baseball action just feet from the field, fun on-field promotions and post-game fireworks on Saturday night.  Tickets for the game and all upcoming Bears games are available at the Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium box office, by calling (973) 848-1000 ext. 212, or by logging onto www.newarkbears.com and clicking on the tickets icon on the top of the page.

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GAME DATE: 05/28/2010
Somerset Patriots  3 AT Newark Bears  7

                                 YTD                                   YTD

Somerset           AB  R  H BI   AVG  Newark             AB  R  H BI   AVG
W.Lydon DH          4  2  0  0  .259  N.Logan CF          5  1  0  0  .237
J.Holden CF         5  1  1  0  .313  K.Jones RF          5  1  3  0  .381

N.Hall RF           3  0  1  0  .269  F.Cortez SS         4  0  1  0  .346
M.Hagen 2B          4  0  0  2  .314  S.Spiezio DH        5  1  2  1  .313
J.Burke 1B          3  0  0  1  .258  D.Ward 1B           3  0  0  0  .281

M.Hernandez LF      3  0  0  0  .163  J.Griffin LF        2  1  1  1  .253
J.Belcher C         4  0  2  0  .261  T.Olivares 2B       2  0  0  0  .000
I.Suarez 3B         4  0  1  0  .305   J.Cooper CF,PH     0  1  0  0  .333

E.Ayala SS          3  0  2  0  .318  S.Shults 3B         3  2  3  4  .270
                                      T.Pennino C         4  0  1  0  .294

Somerset             2 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0 -  3  7  3

Newark               1 0 0   0 1 1   4 0 0 -  7 11  1
2B--J.Belcher (2), S.Spiezio 2 (8), J.Griffin (5). HR--S.Shults (1).
RBI--M.Hagen  2 (23), J.Burke (14), S.Spiezio (20), J.Griffin (17),
S.Shults  4 (5). HP--J.Cooper (2). SF--J.Burke (1), J.Griffin (3).

SB--W.Lydon (15), J.Holden (4), M.Hagen (4), E.Ayala (1), N.Logan (5),
F.Cortez (5). CS--N.Hall (3), K.Jones (4). E--M.Hagen (3), E.Ayala 2 (8),
N.Logan (1).
LOB--Somerset 8, Newark 9.
                                                                YTD

                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA
 Somerset
J.Monti                         5.0   7   2   1   3   1   0    2.94
B.Henderson (L,1-1)             1.1   2   3   2   1   1   0    3.12

C.Cahill                        0.2   1   2   2   0   2   1    5.75
J.Kennard                       1.0   1   0   0   0   1   0    4.91
 Newark
V.Perkins                       5.0   5   3   2   2   4   0    3.60

M.Mehlich (W,1-1)               2.0   0   0   0   2   2   0    4.09
M.Nix                           1.0   0   0   0   0   1   0    2.40
A.Benitez                       1.0   2   0   0   0   1   0    1.13
WP--V.Perkins (1), A.Benitez (1). HB--C.Cahill (1). SO--W.Lydon, J.Holden,

N.Hall, M.Hagen, J.Burke, M.Hernandez, I.Suarez, E.Ayala, N.Logan 2,
S.Spiezio, T.Pennino 2. BB--W.Lydon, N.Hall, M.Hernandez, E.Ayala,
F.Cortez, D.Ward, J.Griffin, T.Olivares. BF--J.Monti 25 (145), B.Henderson
8 (74), C.Cahill 4 (68), J.Kennard 3 (32), V.Perkins 23 (23), M.Mehlich 7

(50), M.Nix 3 (57), A.Benitez 5 (31). P-S--J.Monti 84-53, B.Henderson
20-12, C.Cahill 12-10, J.Kennard 10-8, V.Perkins 82-48, M.Mehlich 29-12,
M.Nix 13-10, A.Benitez 19-12.
T--2:51.  A--1373
1st of a three-game series

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