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Thursday, May 12, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (21-13 .618 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (18-14 .562 3 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (1-4 6.44 ERA 36.1 IP, 43 H, 6 HR, 16 BB, 24 SO)
BUF: Matt Nielson (35-L) (2-1 2.66 ERA 20.1 IP, 25 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 11 SO) All-Star

Calice gave up 6 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts in 3 innings last time out in a loss. He was sent to the minors as a result, but called back with the injury to Jim Baucom without having pitched for Daytona Beach (A).

Nielson was 0-2 with a 4.39 ERA in 4 starts last year, missing most of the season with a torn flexor tendon, and 9-9 with a 4.02 ERA in 152.1 IP in 2003. He is 2-1 in 4 starts against the Jays in his career with a 4.39 ERA. 26.2 IP, 34 H, 4 HR, 7 BB, 11 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .224-49-0-2-.548-1 B+)
2: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .250-120-2-16-.639-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
3: LF Cal Doty (28-L .191-68-1-6-.502-3 B+) All-Star 3 for 8 w/HR vs Nielson
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .258-124-4-18-.816-7 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .241-108-1-8-.735-7 B) 2 for 3 w/HR vs Nielson
6: CF Gary McKellar (35-R .206-34-1-2-.619-0 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .191-94-2-13-.564-5 B+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .179-28-1-4-.718-0 B+)
9: P Al Calice (24-L .083-12-0-0-.167-0 F)

BUFFALO
1: LF Max Sharp (26-R .250-20-0-0-.586-0 B+)
2: 3B Charlie Childs (21-L .255-98-0-9-.584-3 A)
3: 1B Frank Cohen (29-R .241-112-3-11-.701-1 B) All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
4: RF Mickey Lynn (32-L .194-98-7-14-.755-0 B) Silver Slugger(3: 01-03,LF)/All-Star(2: 01,03)
5: CF Tom Hamm (35-R .289-97-2-8-.712-3 D) All-Star(2: 01-02)
6: 2B Dave Lloyd (32-R .267-86-2-8-.730-0 B+) All-Star(2: 01-02)
7: SS Joel McCormick (36-R .192-104-2-8-.552-0 A)
8: C Ron Harder (31-R .214-56-0-1-.504-0 B)
9: P Matt Nielson (35-L .429-7-0-0-1.143-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 66 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 9,574

Top of the First
Charlie Faber swings at the first pitch and pops out to short. T.R. Hunter strikes out looking.... Cal Doty flies out to deep center....

Bottom of the First
Max Sharp swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Charlie Childs grounds a hit up the middle.... Frank Cohen grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and Childs goes to 3rd... Mickey Lynn pops out to 1st! Tom Hamm lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and Childs scores and Cohen goes to 3rd... 1 to 0, Bombers. Dave Lloyd strikes out.

Top of the Fourth

Cal Doty and Ray McDonald lead off with back to back hits! Jack Washburn grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Doty heads home and gets thrown out by Mickey Lynn.... Gary McKellar grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.............

Top of the Sixth
Charlie Faber leads off with a walk. T.R. Hunter doubles to right! Cal Doty lines a hit to left and Faber scores! Tie Game:1 to 1! Ray McDonald hits a home run to right!!! 4 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Sixth
Charlie Childs leads off with a walk. The Bullpen gets up. Frank Cohen lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a double and Childs heads home and Ray McDonald throws him out! And Frank Cohen is hurt. Pinch-runner: Bob Sedrick (26-R). Mickey Lynn hits a home run to right.... 4 to 3, Jays.

Bottom of the Eighth

New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (29-R). RF Bob Sedrick grounds a hit up the middle.... The Bullpen hops back up. 1B Mickey Lynn draws a walk... With 1 out, PH Vern Stewart (24-L), the rookie who is 1 for 2 this series, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). Danny Rosas (26-L) is in to play left in a double switch. Stewart flies out to deep left. Joel McCormick grounds out to 3rd!

Bottom of the Ninth
Bob Hutson (22-L) is in to catch. 8-9-1 up for the Bombers. Ron Harder grounds out to the pitcher! PH David Rodriguez (33-R), 3 for 8 on the season with a HR and 2 RBI, lines a hit to left.... Max Sharp pops out to 2nd. PH Jose Cuenca (32-R), 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts this series, pokes a hit to left center..... CF Pete Hudzik (25-R), 2 for 8 this series with 2 RBI, grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 3

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Buffalo had 11 hits and made no errors

Al Calice (W 2-4) went 5.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Bob Craig (H 6) went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Roger Wallace (H 2) got 1 out, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 9) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits.

Matt Nielson (L 2-2) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 5.

3B Charlie Faber had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 2B T.R. Hunter hit a double and scored a run. LF Cal Doty had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Ray McDonald had 3 hits with his 5th home run of the season and had 3 RBI and threw a runner out at home. CF Gary McKellar had hits and a walk.

For Buffalo, RF/1B Mickey Lynn had 2 hits with his 8th home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI.

The Bombers announced that 1B Frank Cohen had a sprained ankle and the expected him to miss 3 to 4 weeks.
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