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The Thunder took care of New Britain 7-4 and while Jason Jones gave up three first inning runs, he recovered to throw a decent enough game to improve to 3-0.  He gave up the three runs on nine hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings.  Eric Wordekemper threw a shutout ninth and he picked up his first save of the season.

Cody Ehlers had a team high three hits with a double, a run and an RBI.  Matt Carson singled, doubled, drove in two and scored a run in the win.

Phil Coke didn’t take the loss but he was hit hard none the less.  He gave up six runs on nine hits and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings.  Michael Gardner gave up two runs in two innings of shutout relief and he fell to 0-1.

Chris Malec and Cody Ehlers both homered and drove in two runs in the 8-7 loss.  Jose Tabata doubled twice, drove in two runs and scored once.

Trenton and Altoona played a tight game but the Thunder came out on top 3-2. Cody Ehlers was the hitting star. He went three for four with a solo homerun.

Jason Jones picked up the win and he improved to 1-0. He gave up two unearned runs on five hits with a strikeout in five innings of work.

Trenton hitters turned it up a notch as they took care of Akron in their best of five game series to take home the Eastern League championship.  Matt Carson had a huge game and he went four for five with a homerun, three RBIs and three runs.  Cody Ehlers also had four hits and he doubled, drove in a run and scored twice.

Daniel McCutchen was hardly stellar but he was good enough to pick up the win.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts in five innings of work.

Daniel McCutchen threw a solid game and he pushed the Thuder to within a game of making it to the Eastern League finals.  He gave up one run on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six solid frames.

Cody Ehlers was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with a double, a walk, a run and an RBI.  Gabriel Lopez doubled and he scored a run.

Cody Ehlers finished off his regular season with an impressive day at the plate as the Thunder took care of the Fisher Cats 8-6.  He went three for five with a double and four RBIs.  Noah Hall went three for four with a walk, two RBIs and a run.

Tyler Clippard picked up the win and he improved to 2-1 although he hardly had his best stuff.  He gave up five runs on six hits and one walk with five strikeout in six innings.

Daniel McCutchen didn’t pick up the win, but he was impressive none the less in the Thunder’s 3-1 win over the Fisher Cats.  He gave up just one run on two hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings.  It was Kevin Whelan who picked up the win. He improved to 4-2 with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief. 

Juan Miranda went two for three with with a homerun and two RBIs.  Cody Ehlers blasted a solo homerun to help out the cause.

Jason Jones gave up a single run in the bottom of the eleventh inning at Trenton lost to New Hampshire 6-5.  Steven Jackson was particularly good as he threw four shutout innings of relief and he struck out five.

Colin Curtis went three for five with a solo homer.  Cody Ehlers went two for four and he also went yard with a solo shot.

Trenton and Portland each took a game as the season winded down.  Game one was a 5-1 loss with the offense not doing too much.  Juan Miranda doubled, drew a walk and scored while Tyler Clippard fell to 1-1.  He gave up five runs (three earned) on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Game two went Trenton’s way in a 4-3 win.  Scott Patterson picked up the win despite giving up two runs in three innings.  Cody Ehlers was the hitting star and he went two for three with a walk, a double and an RBI.

Daniel McCutchen improved to 1-1 on the season since his promotion with a solid start in Trenton’s 3-1 win over Reading.  He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings pitched.

Reegie Corona went one for three with two runs in the win.  Cody Ehlers went two for three with a double and a walk.

Jeffrey Marquez fell to 11-8 on the season with a rough start in the Thunders’ 11-2 loss to the Mets.  He gave up eight runs (five earned) on nine hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Cody Ehlers went two for three with a run in the loss.  P.J. Pilittere doubled and he drove in two runs.

Daniel McCutchen had to be disappointed in this one.  He held the Mets to four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five shutout innings and he left the game with a 2-0 lead.  Then Tim Lavigne gave up five runs in the sixth as the Thunder blew a nice lead in a 5-2 loss.

Cody Ehlers doubled twice in the loss.  Omir Santos went two for four with a double and a run.

P.J. Pilittere and Gabriel Lopez both had big days at the plate in Trenton’s 9-3 win over Reading.  Both had three hits and three RBIs while Bronson Sardinha went two for five with a walk and two runs.  Cody Ehlers helped out with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Jeffrey Marquez improved to 11-6 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Jeffrey Marquez improved to 10-6 on the season with a nice start in the Thunder’s 5-4 win over New Britain.  He gave up just three hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings of work.

Cody Ehlers belted a two run homer in the win.  Matt Carson went two for four with a run.

Cody Ehlers led the way at the plate in the Thunder’s 6-3 win over Binghamton.  He doubled three times, drove in three runs and scored once.  Matt Carson walked, drove in a run and scored twice.

Jeff Karstens had another nice rehab start.  He gave up one run on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

Joba Chamberlain did it again as he pitched the Thunder to a 6-2 win over the Fisher Cats.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

All of the offense came on a pair of three run homers.  Cody Ehlers and Bronson Sardinha both went yard with two men on base.

The Thunder lost to Erie 5-3 and it was the hitters and Jeffrey Marquez who had a tough time.  For Marquez, he was shelled for five runs in the fifth inning and he fell to 8-4 on the season.

At the plate, Cody Ehlers was the hitting star.  He went two for four and he drove in a run.

Cody Ehlers singled home Gabe Lopez in the bottom of the fourteenth to win it for Trenton in their 5-4, fourteen inning win over Binghamton.  Justin Christian went three for seven with an RBI while Gabe Lopez went one for four with a double, a walk, two runs and an RBI.

Michael Gardner improved to 2-1 on the season despite giving up the go ahead run in the top of the fourteenth.  He gave up the one run on two hits and a walk with one strikeout in 1 1/3 innings.

Brett Smith had a very nice start in the Thunder’s 7-4 win.  He gave up four walks and no hits with seven strikouts in seven innings of work.

Cody Ehlers and Aarom Baldiris each drove in two runs in the game.  Ramiro Pena finished with two hits and two runs.

The Trenton Thunder scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to send the game the into extra frames and then they won it in the bottom of the twelth when Cody Ehlers drove home Juan Francia on a ground out to shortstop.  Instead of going home or trying for a double play, shortstop Seth Bynum threw to first and that cost Harrisburg the game.

Aarom Baldiris had two singled and two RBIs while Francia went three for four with two runs and RBI in the 5-4 win.  Edwar Ramirez picked up the win with 1 2/3 no hit innings.  He walked three and struck out three.