Originally posted on jerseypilots.com
and acbl-online.com
The pitchers of the Allentown Railers held the
Jersey Pilots to only four hits over two games at Snyder Avenue Park as the
Railers won 2-0 and 5-0.
In the second inning of game one, the Railers
almost broke the tie. Pat Donnelly led off the inning with a double. The next
hitter, Cal Jadacki also hit a double, presumably scoring Donnelly. However,
Donnelly missed third base. The Pilots appealed and the run was taken off the
board. Jadacki was left stranded.
The Railers scored game one’s only two runs in the
third inning. With two outs in the inning, Casey Clauss hit a single. Allentown
centerfield Brandon Soat then hit a home run to put the Railers up 2-0.
Mike Kammerer went 6.1 innings for the Railers in
the win. Jersey starter Tim Pilrun went all seven innings and had six
strikeouts.
In game two, the Railers got out to an early lead.
Donnelly knocked in Soat with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first.
The Railers almost added another run in the third.
With Andrew Coffey on first, Clauss laid down a bunt. The ball was fielded
cleanly, but the throw got into the outfield. Drew DeAneglis, backing up first
base, got the ball and threw it home. Pilot starting pitcher Tomy Giunta ran
from down the third baseline to home, caught the ball, turned around, and
tagged out a diving Coffey.
Drew Hercik hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth to
score one run and Donnelly followed that up with a two-RBI double.
In the top of the seventh, Allentown added a fifth
run. Soat hit a solo homer, his second of the day and sixth of the
season.
The Jersey Pilots dropped to 9-18 on the season
with the losses. The Allentown Railers improved to an ACBL best 25-3 and
extended their win streak to 11 games.
The Pilots return to action on Monday against the
Staten Island Tide in Staten Island. The next home game for Jersey is on
Wednesday against the Trenton Generals. The Pilots and Generals will be playing
a doubleheader with the first game set for 4:30. For more information on the
Pilots, visit jerseypilots.com and @ACBL Pilots on twitter.
