Atlantic City Surf Win Slugfest with the New Jersey Jackals 16-14 in Front of Record Crowd

MLN Newswire-www.mlntherawfeed.com- Atlantic City, N.J. – The Atlantic City Surf and New Jersey Jackals combined for 30 runs on 37 hits as the visiting Jackals won, 16-14, in a at Bernie Robbins Stadium. 8,016 fans were in attendance, breaking the league mark of 6,577, set by the Surf on July 3, 2007. The marathon affair lasted four hours, 16 minutes, and saw 11 pitchers used, 11 extra-base hits and 21 men left on base.

            The party started with New Jersey's seven-run first, in which 3B Vic Davilla and SS Casey Gordon both had two-run doubles, chasing Atlantic City starter Aaron Easton from the game after just two-thirds of an inning.

            The Surf came back with two in their half of the first on LF Joe Burke's RBI single and CF Lucas Taylor's score on a wild pitch, and four more in the second on two-run home runs from Burke and 2B Brad Thoma. Atlantic City then took an 8-7 lead in the third on an RBI double from DH Clyde Williams and an RBI single from 3B Gil Zayas.

            After the Jackals tied the game at eight in the fourth inning on RF Marcos Rodriguez's RBI single, the Surf regained the lead with two in their half of the frame on a bases-loaded walk to Williams, and Zayas bringing home LF Billy Kovatch on a run-scoring fielder's choice.

            New Jersey went ahead 12-10 in the fifth on 1B Juan Tejeda's grand slam, and tallied another two in the seventh inning on Tejeda's RBI single and Davilla's RBI double. Atlantic City halved the lead, 14-12, in the bottom of the seventh on Thoma's two-run blast down the left-field line, and tied the game at 14 in the eighth.

            The Jackals pulled ahead for a final time in the top of the ninth, with LF Craig Maddox's two-run single the decisive blow. The Surf made noise in their half of the inning, putting runners on second and third with two outs, but closer Rusty Tucker shut the door for his tenth save of the season.

            Burke, Williams, Kovatch and Thoma each had three hits for the Surf (20-20), who ended a three-game winning streak. For New Jersey (22-18), Gordon, Davilla and CF Zach Smithlin also had three hits apiece. Seven of the Jackals' nine starters had multiple-hit evenings.

            Kyle George (1-1) allowed the two ninth-inning runs and was saddled with the loss for Atlantic City. Justin Barnes (2-0) picked up the victory for New Jersey with a scoreless two-thirds of the eighth inning, being the pitcher of record when the Jackals went ahead in the ninth.

            New Jersey remains three games back of first-place Quebec with the victory, while the Surf fell to five behind the Capitales.

            The two teams renew acquaintances Friday evening, with Atlantic City's Brian Rodaway (4-2) taking on New Jersey's Ted Serro (0-0).

NEW JERSEY JACKALS inning 1
 
   Sanders,M singled to left center.  Smithlin,Z singled to third base, bunt;
   Sanders,M advanced to second.  Allen,L singled to center field, RBI;
   Smithlin,Z advanced to third; Sanders,M scored.  Tejeda,J struck out
   swinging.  Lauderdale,M hit by pitch; Allen,L advanced to second.  Davilla,V
   doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; Lauderdale,M advanced to third; Allen,L
   scored; Smithlin,Z scored.  Maddox,C intentionally walked.  Rodriguez,M
   grounded out to 3b, RBI; Maddox,C advanced to second; Davilla,V advanced to
   third; Lauderdale,M scored.  Gordon,C doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI;
   Maddox,C scored; Davilla,V scored.  Shortell,R to p for Easton,A.  Sanders,M
   reached on a throwing error by 3b; Gordon,C scored, unearned.  Smithlin,Z
   flied out to cf.  7 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
 
 ATLANTIC CITY SURF inning 1
 
   Granato,A walked.  Taylor,L singled to right center; Granato,A advanced to
   second.  Burke,J singled to center field, RBI; Taylor,L advanced to second;
   Granato,A scored.  Plaza,W walked; Burke,J advanced to second; Taylor,L
   advanced to third.  Plaza,W advanced to second; Burke,J advanced to third;
   Taylor,L scored on a wild pitch.  Kim,E reached on a fielder's choice;
   Plaza,W advanced to third; Burke,J out at home 3b to c.  Burrus,J struck out
   swinging.  Williams,C grounded out to ss.  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
 NEW JERSEY JACKALS inning 2
 
   Allen,L flied out to cf.  Tejeda,J walked.  Lauderdale,M walked; Tejeda,J
   advanced to second.  Davilla,V grounded out to 2b; Lauderdale,M advanced to
   second; Tejeda,J advanced to third.  Maddox,C grounded out to 2b.  0 runs, 0
   hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
 ATLANTIC CITY SURF inning 2
 
   Zayas,G singled to second base.  Thoma,B homered to left center, 2 RBI;
   Zayas,G scored.  Granato,A grounded out to p, bunt.  Taylor,L reached on a
   throwing error by 3b.  Taylor,L stole second.  Burke,J homered to left
   field, 2 RBI; Taylor,L scored, unearned.  Plaza,W grounded out to ss.  Kim,E
   grounded out to 2b.  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
 

ADVERTISEMENT NEW JERSEY JACKALS inning 3
 
   Rodriguez,M singled to right field.  Gordon,C fouled out to c.  Sanders,M
 
 
   reached on a fielder's choice; Rodriguez,M out at second ss to 2b.  Burke,J
   to 1b.  Kovatch,B to lf for Kim,E.  Smithlin,Z walked; Sanders,M advanced to
   second.  Smithlin,Z stole second; Sanders,M stole third.  Allen,L grounded
   out to 3b.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
 ATLANTIC CITY SURF inning 3
 
   Vicaro,M to p for Atlee,T.  Burrus,J walked.  Williams,C doubled to right
   field, RBI; Burrus,J scored.  Zayas,G singled to center field, RBI;
   Williams,C scored.  Thoma,B fouled out to c.  Granato,A struck out swinging.
    Taylor,L struck out swinging.  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 NEW JERSEY JACKALS inning 4
 
   Tejeda,J lined out to lf.  Lauderdale,M singled to center field.  Davilla,V
   singled through the left side; Lauderdale,M advanced to second.  Maddox,C
   fouled out to 3b.  Rodriguez,M singled to center field, RBI; Davilla,V
   advanced to second; Lauderdale,M scored.  Gordon,C singled to left field;
   Rodriguez,M advanced to second; Davilla,V advanced to third, out at home lf
   to c.  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
 ATLANTIC CITY SURF inning 4
 
   Burke,J singled to left field.  Plaza,W flied out to lf.  Kovatch,B singled
   through the left side; Burke,J advanced to third.  Burrus,J walked;
   Kovatch,B advanced to second.  Williams,C walked, RBI; Burrus,J advanced to
   second; Kovatch,B advanced to third; Burke,J scored.  Zayas,G reached on a
   fielder's choice, RBI; Williams,C out at second ss to 2b; Burrus,J advanced
   to third; Kovatch,B scored.  Burrus,J out at home c to 2b to c, caught
   stealing.  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 NEW JERSEY JACKALS inning 5
 
   Sanders,M doubled to left field.  Smithlin,Z singled to center field,
   advanced to second on the throw; Sanders,M advanced to third.  Duclos,D to p
   for Shortell,R.  Allen,L walked.  Tejeda,J homered to left field, 4 RBI;
   Allen,L scored; Smithlin,Z scored; Sanders,M scored.  Lauderdale,M lined out
   to lf.  Davilla,V grounded out to 1b unassisted.  Maddox,C grounded out to
   2b.  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 ATLANTIC CITY SURF inning 5
 
   Thoma,B singled to center field.  Granato,A struck out looking.  Taylor,L
   grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Thoma,B out on the play.  0 runs,
   1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 NEW JERSEY JACKALS inning 6
 
   Wladyka,J to p for Duclos,D.  Rodriguez,M grounded out to ss.  Gordon,C
   grounded out to 2b.  Sanders,M fouled out to 1b.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
   0 LOB.
 
 ATLANTIC CITY SURF inning 6
 
   Burke,J popped up to ss.  Plaza,W singled to right field.  Kovatch,B flied
 
 
   out to lf.  Burrus,J struck out swinging.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 NEW JERSEY JACKALS inning 7
 
   Smithlin,Z singled through the right side.  Smithlin,Z stole second. 
   Allen,L flied out to cf; Smithlin,Z advanced to third.  Tejeda,J singled to
   left field, RBI; Smithlin,Z scored.  Lauderdale,M lined out to cf. 
   Davilla,V doubled to center field, RBI; Tejeda,J scored.  Maddox,C walked. 
   Rodriguez,M reached on a fielder's choice; Maddox,C out at second 2b to ss. 
   2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
 ATLANTIC CITY SURF inning 7
 
   Williams,C doubled down the rf line.  Zayas,G grounded out to ss; Williams,C
   advanced to third.  Thoma,B homered down the lf line, 2 RBI; Williams,C
   scored.  Granato,A struck out swinging.  Taylor,L walked.  Martin,B to p for
   Vicaro,M.  Taylor,L advanced to second on a wild pitch.  Burke,J popped up
   to ss.  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 NEW JERSEY JACKALS inning 8
 
   Barrows,D to p for Wladyka,J.  Gordon,C singled to center field.  Sanders,M
   grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Gordon,C advanced to second.  Smithlin,Z
   struck out swinging; Gordon,C out at third c to 3b, caught stealing.  0
   runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 ATLANTIC CITY SURF inning 8
 
   Plaza,W walked.  Kovatch,B singled through the left side; Plaza,W advanced
   to second.  Burrus,J struck out swinging.  Williams,C singled through the
   right side, RBI; Kovatch,B advanced to third; Plaza,W scored.  Barnes,J to p
   for Martin,B.  Zayas,G walked; Williams,C advanced to second.  McQuigg,C
   pinch ran for Williams,C.  Thoma,B out at first 1b to 2b to 1b, RBI; Zayas,G
   advanced to second; McQuigg,C advanced to third; Kovatch,B scored. 
   Granato,A walked.  Taylor,L struck out, bunt.  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3
   LOB.
 
 NEW JERSEY JACKALS inning 9
 
   George,K to p for Taylor,L.  Burke,J to lf.  Kovatch,B to cf.  McQuigg,C to
   3b.  Zayas,G to 1b.  / for Barrows,D.  Allen,L singled to right field. 
   Tejeda,J reached on a fielder's choice; Allen,L advanced to second, advanced
   to third on a throwing error by 3b.  Lauderdale,M intentionally walked;
   Tejeda,J advanced to second.  Davilla,V reached on a fielder's choice;
   Lauderdale,M advanced to second; Tejeda,J advanced to third; Allen,L out at
   home 1b to c.  Maddox,C singled through the right side, 2 RBI; Davilla,V
   advanced to second, out at third rf to 1b to 3b; Lauderdale,M scored;
   Tejeda,J scored, unearned.  Rodriguez,M struck out swinging.  2 runs, 2
   hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
 
 ATLANTIC CITY SURF inning 9
 
   Tucker,R to p for Barnes,J.  Burke,J struck out swinging.  Plaza,W struck
 
 
   out swinging.  Kovatch,B singled to pitcher.  Burrus,J doubled to left
   center; Kovatch,B advanced to third.  McQuigg,C struck out swinging.  0
   runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
 
 Game Notes:
 Friday's starters:                                                         
 New Jersey, Serro (0-0) @ Atlantic City, Rodaway (4-2)                     
 Shortell,R faced 2 batters in the 5th.
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