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Shawn Garrett had a huge game at the plate.  He hit for the cycle on four hits and he drove in two runs.  Brett Gardner also had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for five with a triple, two RBIs and two runs in the 8-5 win.

Chase Wright picked up the win and he improved to 2-0. He gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings.

The Thunder beat up on Harrisburg 8-2 and Jason Jones got it done on the mound.  He gave up a single run on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings and the win improved his record to 2-0.

Shawn Garrett had a nice day at the plate.  He went two for five with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and a run.  Aarom Baldiris went two for four with a homerun and two runs scored.

Alan Horne threw six solid innings and he improved to 3-0 on the season.  He gave up one run on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts.

Shawn Garrett was the hitting star in the 2-1 win.  He went two for three with a double and a run.

The Thunder topped Connecticut 5-3 and Justin Christian led the Thunder at the plate.  He went three for four with a double, a triple, two RBIs and two runs.

Edwar Ramirez picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He gave up just one walk and he struck out three.

Michael Garnder threw 3 1/3 shutout relief innings with six strikeouts as he picked up the win in the Thunder’s 7-2 win.  Scott Patterson had a nice start and he gave up three hits with five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

Matt Carson had a nice day at the plate and he went three for four with a solo homerun.  Gabe Lopez singled and he drove in two runs.

The Thunder improved to 11-2 with a 7-4 win over Binghamton.  Matt Carson had a solid day at the plate and he went two for four with two RBIs and a run.  Justin Christian went two for four with a solo homerun and two runs.

Jason Jones picked up the win with a nice start.  He gave up a single run on six hits with four strikeouts in five innings. 

Brett Smith had a fantastic start today in the Thunder’s 7-4 win over Binghamton.  He gave up just four walks in seven no hit innings and he struck out seven.

Ramiro Pena singled twice and scored two runs.  Aarom Baldiris and Shawn Garrett each doubled, drove in two and scored a run.

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 Thunder lost their first game since opening day and ended an eight game winning streak in a 5-2 loss to Binghamton.  It was their first game since last Saturday as all of the games in between were cancelled because of poor weather.

P.J. Pilittere provided most of the offense for the Thunder with two hits and two RBIs.  Jeffrey Marquez took the loss and he gave up four unearned runs in five innings.

Wow.  The Trenton Thunder got some awesome pitching today as they swept a double header against Connecticut.  The second game went 15 innings and the Defenders failed to score in either one.

Allan Horne got it done in the first game.  He gave up five hits and he struck out eight in six shutout innings.  Kevin Whelan threw a shutout seventh and he picked up his second save of the season.  The lone run in the 1-0 win came on a solo homerun by Gabe Lopez.

In the second game, Brett Smith threw 5 2/3 shutout innings and he struck out seven.  Edwar Ramirez pitched three innings of one hit ball and he struck out four as he picked up the win.  Brett Gardner was the hitting star.  He went two for seven with a triple, a run and an RBI in the 2-0 win.

Jeffrey Marquez improved to 2-0 today with another solid start.   He gave up just four hits and one walk with three strikeouts in six shutout innings.

Matt Carson accounted for both Trenton runs.  He hit a two runs shot in the fifth inning and he had two of the Thunders’ three hits.

Chase Wright threw a gem today as he held Harrisburg to a single hit with ten strikeouts.  Wright was drafted way back in 2001 in the third round and he had been progressing slow but this start was definitely encouraging.  He’s now thrown 14 shutout innings with 19 strikeouts.

Matt Carson led Trenton at the plate.  He went two for three with an RBI.

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.

Down 4-2, Trenton scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth and then a single run in the bottom of the twelth to walk away with a 5-4 extra innings win.  Justin Christian led the way for the Thunder at the plate.  He had two hits and he drove in three runs.

Brett Smith struck out six in five innings but he also gave up three runs without getting a decision.  Scott Patterson picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He struck out three.

Jason Brown got his first start of the season and he made it count with a great day at the plate.  He went three for three with two doubles and two runs.  Brett Gardner and Gabe Lopez both drove in three runs in the 8-5 win.

Allan Horne picked up the win in a solid outing.  He did give up three runs but it was on five hits and two walks with an impressive seven strikeouts.  Edwar Ramirez struck out the side in the eighth in a solid relief appearance.

The Trenton Thunder got some very good pitching last night as they doubled up Bowie 4-2.  Jeffrey Marquez picked up the win in his five inning start.  He gave up two runs on two hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  Jeff Kennard struck out three in two shutout frames and then Kevin Whelan was awesome in his two shutout innings.  He struck out five of the seven batters he faced.

Brett Gardner was the only Thunder player with two hits.  He singled twice and scored a run.

Chase Wright threw a very solid game for the Thunder today and despite throwing seven shutout innings, he walked away with the loss.  He gave up just two hits and struck out nine but reliever Gerado Cadadiego gave up an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth as the Thunder lost 1-0.

At the plate, the Thunder managed just two singles and they struck out ten times.  Not a pretty game.