Photo Highlights: Bears Cruise Past Federals, 8-4
Highlights from Wednesday night's game:
Newark Bears designated hitter Burt Reynolds hits a home run. Credit: Phil Hoops
New York Federals starting pitcher Jim Schult Credit: Phil Hoops
Left fielder Steve Detwiler clubs a solo home run for the Federals. Credit: Phil Hoops
Newark Bears right fielder Danny Santiesteban gets a base hit. Credit: Phil Hoops
New York Federals shortstop Tucker Nathans makes contact. Credit: Phil Hoops
Paddy Matera manned the hot corner for the Bears and had two hits. Credit: Phil Hoops
New York Federals right fielder Tom Maloney makes contact. Credit: Phil Hoops
Kyle Morrison struck out two batters in the eighth inning. Credit: Phil Hoops
T.J. Hose closed out the victory for the Newark Bears Wednesday night. Credit: Phil Hoops
Complete Photo Gallery available here
Daryle Ward Named Pointstreak Can-Am League Batter of the Week
Newark Bears first baseman Daryle Ward fouls off a pitch. Credit: Phil Hoops
Today it was announced that Newark Bears first baseman Daryle Ward earned the Pointstreak Can-Am League Batter of the Week honors. During the past week, the slugging first baseman hit .320 and clubbed four home runs with 13 RBI. Currently, the former big leaguer is tied for fourth place on the Can-Am League RBI Leaders with teammate Danny Santiesteban.
On Sunday afternoon against Worcester, he picked up right where he left of with a grand slam in the first inning.
Unfortunately, Ward's hot streak has not translated into wins lately, as the team has currently dropped their past four game in a row. The Bears take the field tomorrow night at 5:35 p.m. in Game 3 against the Worcester Tornadoes.
Newark Bears Make the Front Page of Sunday Star Ledger
The Newark Bears are featured on the front page of this Sunday's Star Ledger. Credit: Phil Hoops
The story, which highlights the team's recent ownership transition, as well as plans for a possible reality TV show is available to read for free here.
Video Highlights: Quebec Capitales Top Newark Bears, 5-4
Newark Bears right fielder Danny Santiesteban crosses home plate after his first of two home runs. Credit: Phil Hoops
After splitting the series with Quebec, the Newark Bears looked to win the rubber game Saturday on Fireworks night. There were certainly fireworks, as the game turned out to be a bit of a nail-biter. The Bears held a 3-2 lead for much of the game thanks to two home runs from right-fielder Danny Santiesteban. In the eighth inning though the lead disappeared after reliever T.J. Hose surrendered three runs to give Quebec a 5-3 advantage.
In the bottom of the inning, the Bears tried to come back after a towering solo home run from first baseman Daryle Ward. In the ninth inning, catcher Billy Alvino tried to get another rally started with a single. Unfortunately, shortstop Juan Martinez was unable to drive him in and was retired for the final out of the game. Nevertheless, the fans went home happy after a post-game fireworks show to cap off the evening.
The Bears begin a new series tomorrow afternoon at the Den when they face the Worcester Tornadoes. Those with ticket stubs from Saturday's game (July 16) will be able to get free admission to Sunday's contest by presenting them at the ticket window. Pretty cool move...hopefully it translates into more seats being filled on Sunday.
Also of note, Bears PA announcer John Patterson reminded fans that Saturday also happened to be the 12th anniversary of Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium.
Flickr photo galleries of both Friday and Saturday's games will be posted at some point over the next week. Until then, enjoy video footage as the Bears attempted to rally back against the first place Quebec Capitales. For those of you with faster internet connections be sure to set it to 'HD Mode' for a clearer picture.
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Photos: Pittsfield Colonials at Newark Bears (June 29, 2011)
Newark Bears center fielder Tim Raines Jr. Credit: Phil Hoops
The Newark Bears did battle with the Pittsfield Colonials (formerly the Nashua Pride franchise) on a beautiful Wednesday evening at Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium in Newark last week.
Casey Gaynor took the ball for the Bears, in only his second start of the season for the team. He gave up five runs in five innings of work. Patrick Moran took the mound for the opposing Colonials and similarly gave up five runs in 5.2 innings of work. The game was left in the hands of the bullpen. T.J. Hose held the Colonials off of the board for two innings before handing the ball over to reliever Chris Rollins, who gave up three runs en route to a 9-5 Bears loss.
Offensively, Eric McGee led the charge for the Bears, going 3-for-4 with an RBI. Brandon Young, Danny Santiesteban and Billy Alvino all had multi-hit games as well.
Below is a photo gallery from the game for you to enjoy in between your Fourth of July barbecue. To view the complete set of photos, check out the Flickr gallery here.
Newark Bears starting pitcher Casey Gaynor throws a pitch. Credit: Phil Hoops
Pittsfield Colonials starting pitcher Patrick Moran fires off a pitch. Credit: Phil Hoops
Newark Bears catcher Billy Alvino hands off his gear to the first base coach. Credit: Phil Hoops
Newark Bears first baseman and former Major Leaguer Daryle Ward gets ready to field his position. Credit: Phil Hoops
Newark Bears right fielder Danny Santiesteban swings. Credit: Phil Hoops
Newark Bears third baseman Ryan Walsh. Credit: Phil Hoops
Game 3 Recap: Bears Claw Past Boulders, 16-4
Tim Raines Jr. led the Bears offense with two home runs and 6 RBI. Credit: Phil Hoops
The Newark Bears picked up their very first win in the Can-Am League with an offense assault on the Rockland Boulders. Tim Raines Jr. led the charge with two home runs and 6 RBI. Todd Gossage also had a big day at the plate driving in three runs.
Ryan Lobban started the game for Newark and opposed Jonathan Velasquez. Lobban held his own by surrendering 3 runs through 5 innings pitched while striking out two.
It was the bottom half of the order who got Rockland on the scoreboard with runs driven in by Tommy Giles, Mark Hill and Eric Flynn. Former Newark catcher started his third straight game and went 3-for-4 to raise his season average to .385.
Relievers T.J. Hose and Andrew Pluta combined to pitch four innings of one run ball.
It was quite the game and the game drew a fairly impressive crowd considering a fair amount of people in North Jersey had already bolted for the Jersey Shore for the Memorial Day Weekend. The Bears finish out the homestand tomorrow afternoon at 1:05 p.m. when they officially launch their "friendly" rivalry against the New Jersey Jackals.
Rockland's Norm Hutchins takes out Newark shortstop Jeff Toth on a slide. Credit: Phil Hoops
Brian Nichols mans first base for the Bears. Credit: Phil Hoops
Newark Bears starter Ryan Lobban allowed three runs in five innings pitched. Credit: Phil Hoops
Newark Bears catcher Billy Alvino had three hits to raise his season average to .727. Credit: Phil Hoops
Game 2 Recap: Rockland Boulders at Newark Bears
The crowds were sparse at Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium on Friday (announced attendance of 569), as the game got underway just shortly after 11 a.m. on a Friday work/school day. Nevertheless, the competitive atmosphere was there as the Bears fought right out of the gate for their first win since joining the Can-Am League. Both Jacob Wild (Newark) and Roger Lincoln (Rockland) put up matching zeros through the first two innings. In the third inning, Newark's Wild surrendered a towering three-run home run to Rockland lead-off hitter, Jermel Lomack.
In the sixth inning, Rockland catcher Todd Jennings plated another run on a double to make the score 4-0, but the Bears weren't out of it just yet. Newly acquired (or should I say reacquired) infielder Jeff Toth smacked a single that scored a pair of runs for Newark in the seventh. In his next at-bat in the ninth inning, Toth crushed a solo home run to bring the game within a run. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to get the Bears on top and the game ended after a Brandon Watson ground-out.
The Bears look to avoid the sweep and collect their first win of the season when they conclude the series against Rockland tomorrow night at 6:35 p.m. which also happens to be Fireworks Night at the ballpark.
Jacob Wild started Game 2 of the season for the Newark Bears. Credit: Phil Hoops
Dustin Smith, the son of Hall-of-Famer Ozzie Smith, collects a base hit for the Boulders. Credit: Phil Hoops
Former Indians prospect Roger Lincoln was dominant allowing only one run in seven innings pitched against Newark. Credit: Phil Hoops
Infielder Jeff Toth made his Bears debut on Friday morning. Credit: Phil Hoops
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