FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 25, 2003
Contact: Jim Cerny (973) 848-1000, ext. 109
NEWARK, NJ, July 25-Pito Ramirez crushed a two-run walk-off home run in the
bottom of the 13th inning as the Newark Bears defeated the Pennsylvania Road
Warriors, 5-3, Friday night at Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium. The
thirteen-inning game was the longest played in the Atlantic League this
season.
With Eddie Lara on first base and one man out in the 13th, Ramirez hit a
Kevin McClain pitch over the wall in left field for the game-winning home
run, his 3rd of the season since re-signing with the Bears eight games ago.
It was the second walk-off home run for the Bears this season. Newark is now
4-3 in extra-inning games, while Pennsylvania is 3-7.
McClain (0-9) took the loss, his league-leading ninth of the year. The home
run he allowed to Ramirez was his league-high 16th allowed this season.
Newark tied the game in dramatic fashion, too, plating the tying runs with
two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. With the bases loaded and two
outs in the ninth, Hipolito Martinez, who just signed with the Bears on
Thursday, delivered a two-run single to tie the game, 3-3. The Bears had
failed in bases-loaded situations twice before in the game, in the 4th and
7th innings.
The Bears bullpen was terrific in relief of starter Tom Stepka as three
relievers tossed six innings of shutout ball. Rolando Viera (1-1) picked up
the win with two innings of scoreless and hitless baseball. Hut Smith and
Reggie Harris each chipped in with two shutout innings of relief.
Newark will open up a six-game road trip with a game in Bridgeport against
the Bluefish Saturday night. Alberto Castillo (4-2) will pitch for the
Bears.
The Automated ScoreBook
PENN. ROAD WARRIORS at NEWARK BEARS
Jul 25, 2003 at Newark, NJ (Bears & Eagles)
PENN. ROAD WARRIORS 3 (7-8) NEWARK BEARS 5 (6-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Escobar, Gustavo ss...... 6 0 2 0 0 0 5 5 1 Coleman, Michael 1b...... 5 2 1 0 2 1 15 2 0
Lopez-Cao, Mike lf....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 Lara, Eddie 2b........... 5 1 1 0 1 0 3 5 0
Rodriguez, Juan lf...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ramirez, Peto lf......... 5 1 2 2 2 1 3 0 0
Johnson, Gary cf......... 5 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 Clyburn, Danny dh........ 5 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3
Amador, Jerry rf......... 6 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 Martinez, Hipolito rf.... 6 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 3
Cancel, Robinson c....... 5 0 2 0 0 1 9 1 0 DeCinces, Tim c.......... 3 0 1 0 2 0 7 1 0
Delgado, Dario dh........ 5 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 Maestrales, Pete pr/3b.. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cafiero, Rob 1b.......... 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 2 LaFlair, Jay 3b/c........ 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 2 1
Hernandez, Alexis 3b..... 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Martinez, Eddy ss........ 4 0 1 0 2 1 4 7 1
Ortiz, Asbel 2b......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 Goodwin, Curtis cf....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
Sanchez, Wellington 2b/3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 3 2 Quintana, Wil ph/cf..... 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Dennis, Jason p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Stepka, Tom p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Lopez, Omar p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith, Hut p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rosengren, John p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harris, Reggie p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Miranda, Angel p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Viera, Rolando p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
McClain, Kevin p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 47 3 12 3 1 9 37 14 7 Totals................... 44 5 12 5 11 8 39 20 15
Score by Innings R H E
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PENN. ROAD WARRIORS. 002 001 000 000 0 - 3 12 1
NEWARK BEARS........ 100 000 002 000 2 - 5 12 1
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Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Lopez(1); Lara(8). DP - PENNSYLVANIA 1; NEWARK 3. LOB - PENNSYLVANIA 7; NEWARK 15. 2B - Coleman(11); LaFlair(6). HR -
Amador(16); Ramirez(3). HBP - Sanchez. SH - Lara(1); LaFlair(1). SB - LaFlair(1). CS - Escobar 2(13); Coleman(3).
PENN. ROAD WARRIORS IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP NEWARK BEARS IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Dennis, Jason....... 5.0 4 1 1 3 3 18 21 95 Stepka, Tom......... 7.0 11 3 3 1 3 29 31 105
Lopez, Omar......... 2.0 3 0 0 1 2 9 10 45 Smith, Hut.......... 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 20
Rosengren, John..... 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 22 Harris, Reggie...... 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 6 6 20
Miranda, Angel...... 2.2 3 2 2 2 1 7 11 35 Viera, Rolando...... 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 23
McClain, Kevin...... 2.1 2 2 2 3 1 9 12 47
Win - Viera (1-1). Loss - McClain (0-9). Save - None.
HBP - by Stepka (Sanchez). Pitches/strikes: Dennis 95/53; Lopez 45/27; Rosengren 22/11; Miranda 35/20; McClain 47/26; Stepka
105/68; Smith 20/17; Harris 20/16; Viera 23/18.
Umpires - HP: Bruce Martin 1B: Joe Cruz 3B: Bob Willman
Start: 7:05pm Time: 4:19 Attendance: 4154
Game: NWK7250
