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Current Week: 4-2 (42-27 - GB 1st (+6))
Next Week: 3 vs Chesapeake, 3 @ Annapolis
Power Ranking: 2 (-1)
Fan Interest: 56
Owners Mood: Ecstatic

Lineup Tweaks: I started to think about who was going to play center, and replace Pablo Freitas in the lineup, and I decided to go with Patrick Shelton. Shelton a gold glover CF from last season. But after talking to Manager Alastair Turcotte we decided to shift Ron Alder over to CF. Alder has played 19 games in LF and 24 in RF, he isn't a great fielder in CF, Alastair is set to use Shelton as the Defensive replacement when needed. Howard Harper will now be starting in LF and Ron Alder will be CF. Harper is a solid defender in LF and has the potential to hit the ball. So far this season Harper is .244-3-13, yes he has some big shoes to fill.

Game 70
Wilmington 12, Norfolk 6
Geoffrey Bayles (7-4) got roughed up giving up 6 runs on 9 hits in 4 innings pitched. Ron Harris followed that up with some bad luck, going 2/3 of an inning giving up 5 runs, only one earned. Mauro Candelaria and Chris Shopland had 3 hits a piece and Jacob Chaney added 2 RBI's.

Game 71
Wilmington 2, Norfolk 5
Don Sweetapple (8-5) threw 7.1 innings giving up 2 runs on 7 hits. Carlos Rodriquez threw a perfect 9th for thes save (20). Joy Payne led the offense with 4 hits, including a HR (4), and 2 RBI. Jacob Chaney added 2 hits with a HR (5) of his own.

Game 72
Norfolk 2, Georgetown 5
Carlos Mateo (4-7) threw 6 innings giving up 4 runs on 7 hits taking the loss. Dalton Whitaker threw 2 innings, giving up 1 unearned run. Tony Soto and Jacob Chaney each had 2 hits (4 of the 6) for an offense that struck out 10 times.

Game 73
Norfolk 14, Georgetown 8
Karl Armstrong got roughed up in 4.2 innings, giving up 8 hits and 6 runs for the ND. Bill Lee (2-0) grabbed the win giving up 2 runs on 5 hits in 2 innings of work. The offense exploded for 17 hits and 14 runs. Jacob Chaney had 2 hits and 4 RBI, including the only HR (6) for the Cavs. Joe Payne, Jose Rodriquez and Mauro Candelaria each had 2 doubles.

Game 74
Washington 11, Norfolk 8
Giving up 6 runs in the final 2 innings didn't help out the offense that scored 7 runs in the 4th. Jesus Martinez threw 3.2 innings, in his first big league start of the season giving up 5 runs (4 ER) in 3.2 innings. Carlos Rodriquez blew the save (3) and took the loss (3-3) giving up 4 runs in the top of the 9th. Jose Rodriquez led the offense with 2 hits and 4 RBI, including his 9th HR. Tony Soto added 2 hits and 2 RBI.

Game 75
Washington 3, Norfolk 6
Geoffrey Bayles (8-4) bounced back after a rough start earlier in the week giving up 3 runs (1 ER) in 7 innings pitched. Carlos Rodriquez got the save with a perfect 9th (21). Rod Adler and Brian Cline each had 2 hits, and Cline (10) and Tony Soto (7) each had a HR.

Game 76
Washington 2, Norfolk 6
Don Sweetapple (9-5) continued his hot streak, winnings his 7th start in a row, throwing 7.2 innings, giving up 2 runs on 8 hits. The offense was lead by Jose Rodriquez, who went 2-3 with 2 HR's (11) and drove in 3. Joy Payne added a solo HR (5)

Players of the Week:
Delaware: Mark Sterling (Wilmington Iron Pigs) 14-28 3 HR 10 RBI 11 Runs
MarVa: Roberto Perez (Baltimore Barons) 15-30 2 HR 8 RBI

Power Rankings:
1) Dover Generals (118.9)
2) Norfolk Cavaliers (112.9)
3) Annapolis Admirals (101.5)
4) Chesapeake Blue Crabs (99.5)
5) Richmond Cardinals (95.7)

GM Notes: Ok so I may need to look at my defense again. Not sure what happened but we went from a .703 to a .696 Defensive Efficeincy. Thats one heck of a hit. We had 8 errors for the week, one game with 3, one game with 2 and 3 with 1, only 2 games sans error. Our defense has been part of the reason why we have gained so much ground. Has moving Alder to CF hurt us that bad? Tony Soto, had 3 errors on the week to lead the charge, and 5 others had 1 each. Soto isn't the best SS in the world, but he is much better than 3 errors in a week!!