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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.

Trenton failed to win the Eastern League championship despite having their ace, Alan Horne, on the mound.  Horne was hammered for five runs on five hits and three walks with one strikeout in just three innings of work.  The loss means the Thunder will have just two more chances to bring home the league crown.

Matt Carson was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a double and a run.

Trenton took a commanding 2-0 lead in their series with Akron after an exciting come from behind win.  Chase Wright gave up two runs in the fourth but he calmed down and didn’t give up a run after that.  In the meantime, the Thunder hitters slowly picked away at the deficit.  The game winner was a walk off RBI single by Noah Hall to win it in the ninth inning.

Hall finished the 3-2 win with three hits.  Colin Curtis singled, drew three walks and scored twice.

The Thunder kicked off the Eastern League championship series with a win 5-3 over Akron.  Tyler Clippard held Akron in check through the first five innings and then Steven Jackson took over for three frames to pick up the win.  He gave up one run on two hits with three strikeouts.

Austin Jackson played a part in most of Trenton’s runs.  He went two for four with three RBIs and a run.  Gabriel Lopez went two for three with two runs.

The Thunder eliminated Portland in their best of five series and it was Jeffrey Marquez who got it done on the mound in the 4-0 win.  He gave up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

Matt Carson doubled, drew a walk, drove in two and scored a run in the win.  P.J. Pilittere singled, doubled and he drove in the other runs for the Thunder.  Their opponent in the championship series will be Akron, who took care of Erie tonight three games to one.

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.

Kevin Whelan gave up the losing run for the Thunder in the top of the thirteenth inning as they settled for a split in their first two games of the playoffs.  It’s too bad because a solid start by Alan Horne went to waste.  He gave up two runs on three hits and four walks with six strikeouts in seven innings.

Austin Jackson went two for six with an RBI.  Reegie Corona went one for three with two walks and a run.

Trenton took a 1-0 lead in their playoff series with Portland behind a fantastic start by Chase Wright.  He gave up just one unearned run on seven hits with six strikeouts in 6 2/3 shutout innings.

Marcos Vechionacci went two for four with an RBI.  Noah Hall singled, drew a walk, scored a run and drove in one.

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.

Jeffrey Marquez improved to 15-9 with a nice start as the Thunder took care of the Fisher Cats 5-4.  He gave up three runs on four hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in six innings.

Jamal Strong went one for four with two runs.  P.J. Pilittere doubled and drove in two runs.

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.