Good Guy Toby, (Hopefully) Enjoying Retirement

Goodbye. Farewell. Amen.

The Camden Riversharks closed out the 2011 season with a 10-0 shutout victory over the Somerset Patriots tonight at Campbell's Field. Newly acquired pitcher Zac Cline earned his first win as a Shark throwing six innings of 2 hit ball, while striking out three.

Shortstop Jake Eigsti went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBI. Eigsti also made a spectacular stop in the 4th on a hard hit ball from Pats third baseman Jeff Nettles.

Camden began the scoring in the third inning when Noah Hall singled in Lloyd Turner to make it 1-0. In the fourth, the Sharks plated three more runs when Eigsti singled in Danny Richar, Toby Hall singled in Eigsti, and Turner's sac fly scored Jonel Pacheco to make it 4-0.

But the Sharks really broke it open in the seventh. Pats reliever Ron Villone was tagged for three runs, first an Alvin Colina single to left that scored Ruddy Yan and Turner, and next Brian Burgamy's single to right that scored Colina and made it 7-0.

The Riversharks weren't done. After a pitching change for Somerset, Danny Richar's ground out to first scored Colina. Then Jake Eigsti launched a 2 run home run over the left field wall to make it 10-0.

Relievers Joe D'Allesandro and Mike McGuire combined for 3 scoreless innings innings in relief of Cline.

Camden Crushes Their Enemies, Sees Them Driven Before Them, Hears The Lamentations Of Their Women...

Wilkin De La Rosa had another strong outing, and the Sharks bats came alive tonight, scoring 8 runs on 11 hits as Camden beat Lancaster 8-1 at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

De La Rosa threw six strong innings, not allowing a run and giving up only three hits while striking out six.

The game was scoreless until the sixth. Camden struck first, when Danny Richar singled in Lloyd Turner. Two batters later, a Jake Eigsti double scored Richar and Brian Burgamy to make it 3-0.

The Stormers got one back in the seventh when Gilberto Mejia singled in Tommy Everidge to cut the led to 3-1. But that was as close as they would get.

Camden came right back in the top of the eighth, when Jonel Pacheco plated Richar, and Burgamy scored on a wild pitch from reliever Jon Huber. Next, Toby Hall singled in Eigsti to make it 6-1.

The Sharks tacked on two more in the ninth when, with Richar on first, Burgamy tattooed a fastball from reliever Justin Segal over the wall for his 17th homer of 2011.

Sharks Lose Rain-ShorOMG IS THAT A PINBALL ARCADE?!?!

Poor Carlos Vasquez.

In 5 innings of work, he gives up three hits, strikes out five, and loses.

Sure, two of those hits were home runs, a solo shot from Terry Tiffee and a 2 run blast off the bat of Yaibel Tamayo. But it's not like he was getting rocked. Five strikeouts! And the Sharks plated two runs of their own, one in the second when a Jonel Pacheco double scored Brian Burgamy, and one more in the fourth when Toby Hall grounded out to score Jake Eigsti.


The Riversharks lost tonight to the Stormers 3-2. Play was called after 5 innings due to rain.



Also, WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME CLIPPER MAGAZINE STADIUM HAD A PINBALL ARCADE IN THE SUITE LEVEL??????? BEST. RAIN DELAY. EVER!!!!

Jarrett's Strong Start Wasted, Sharks Lose 3-1.

In his longest outing of the year, Sean Jarrett pitched effectively through 6 innings, holding the Long Island Ducks to two runs on five hits. But it wasn't enough. The Ducks eeked out a 3-1 victory at Bethpage Ballpark this afternoon.

Long Island scored a run in each of the first two innings. In the first a Lew Ford sac fly scored Kennard Jones, in the second Kraig Binick scored on an error by first baseman Brian Burgamy.

Camden's only run (despite numerous chances, the Sharks offense sputtered today) came in the top of the fifth, when Toby Hall singled in Burgamy to bring the Sharks to within one.

But the Ducks tacked on one more in the seventh when Dan Lyons singled in Tom Pennino to make it 3-1.

Scary moment for the Ducks in the bottom of the fifth when a Sean Jarrett pitch hit Ray Navarette in the helmet. Navarette lay on the ground for several moments before slowly getting to one knee, and eventually being led off the field by the Ducks training staff.

Mathes, At First Unhittable, Quickly Becomes Very, VERY Hittable

Early on, J.R. Mathes was cruising. He retired the Bluefish lineup in order through the first three innings, and looked to be well on his way to his 6th win of the 2011 season.


But in the top of the 4th, Mathes suddenly found himself unable to get ANYONE out. The Bluefish batted around, eventually scoring 7 runs on 8 hits before Von Hayes made the call to the bullpen, bringing on reliever Mumba Rivera to close out the inning.

Bridgeport made it 8-0 in the fifth when left fielder Steve Moss blasted his 15th home run of the season over the centerfield wall.


The Sharks only offense came in the bottom of the 7th when centerfielder Jonel Pacheco hit a 3 run shot that also scored Shea Harris and Danny Richar.

The Bluefish added one more in the 8th when first baseman Wes Bankston's double scored Felix Molina, making it 9-3.

Turns Out, John Bale Is Human After All...

Ramon Castro hit a two-out, walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th inning as the York Revolution finished off a three-game sweep over the Camden Riversharks with a dramatic 7-5 win. The Riversharks finished the season winless in nine tries at Sovereign Bank Stadium

With the team leading 5-4 in the bottom of the 9th, ‘Sharks reliever John Bale had the first two outs of the inning before Scott Grimes and Chris Walker reached base. Ramon Castro stepped to the plate next and hit the walk-off, three-run home run.

York scored twice in the first inning against J.R. Mathes thanks to RBI hits by Chris Nowak and Bryant Nelson.

Mathes finished the evening allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits in six innings of action.

Trailing 3-0 in the top of the 6th, Camden rallied with four runs in the inning to take the lead. The ‘Sharks hit four RBI singles in the inning highlighted by back-to-back two-out, RBI singles by Toby Hall and Juan Francia to take a 4-3 lead.