By JOSH CUTLER

PLANET VALENTI Sports

(PITTSFIELD, SUNDAY, AUG. 7, 2011, GAME OF AUG. 6) — Danny Bomback is  getting used coming through in high-pressure situations.

With the game tied 5-5 in the bottom of the eighth, Bomback’s liner to center with two outs plated his second game winning hit in as many nights, as the Colonials defeated the New Jersey Jackals 6-5 at a soggy Wahconah Park.

Pittsfield, now winners of six straight contests, leap one game over .500 (10-9) on the second half of the season, sitting four games behind the first-place Worcester Tornadoes.

Big Hit Seals Victory for Pittsfield

After the Colonials surrendered a 5-1 lead in the top of the eighth, Pittsfield’s batters began to work New Jersey’s bullpen in the latter half of the frame.  With one out, Scott Knazek drew a walk off of Mike Petrowski (1-4, 3.83 ERA).  Knazek advanced to third on a booted ball by Jackals’ second baseman  Myron Leslie, setting up runners on the corners with one out.

New Jersey Manager Joe Calfapietra elected to bring in closer Jeff Gogal to attempt to get out of the jam.  After inducing Jerod Edmondson into a popout to shallow left, Bomback laced a Gogal offering up the middle to score Knazek and give Pittsfield their ultimate 6-5 advantage.

Chris Rubio (1-1, 3.21 ERA), who came on to retire the last batter of the eighth, pitched a perfect ninth inning to earn his first victory  in a Colonials uniform.

New Jersey Chips Away After Pittsfield Builds Lead

Pittsfield took the lead in the first, when Billy Mottram lined a single to center off starter Jon Kibler to bring home Edmondson with the game’s first run.  The Colonials added two more in the fifth on an RBI single by Bomback and an RBI groundout by Mottram.

Pittsfield added to its lead in the sixth and seventh, adding single runs on a RBI groundout by Jermel Lomack and an RBI double to center by Johnny Welch.

However, the Jackals scored four runs against Colonials’ reliever MacKenzie King in the top of the eighth to tie the game.  The Jackals scored two runs on a sacrifice fly by Sean Smith and an RBI single by Mike DeJesus, but the big blow came from ex-big leaguer D’Angelo Jimenez, who smoked a 2-2 King offering over the auxiliary fence in right center for a two-run homer to knot the game.

King’s poor eighth spoiled the victory for Pittsfield starter T.J. Wink, who allowed one run on five hits in five innings of work, walking five and striking out 10 on 101 pitches, 56 for strikes.

Kibler allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits during his five innings of work for the Jackals, striking out five without walking a batter.

Leslie went 3-4 for New Jersey, while Bomback and Welch each had three hits apiece for Pittsfield.

The series continues on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. when Miguel Flores (2-7, 4.42 ERA) takes on Jackals’ lefty A.J. Wideman (2-2, 4.05 ERA).

COLONIALS NOTES: The beginning of the game was delayed for 1 hour and 19 minutes while intermittent showers passed through the region.  Though the tarp was originally pulled in time for a 7:15 first pitch, the rain restarted just as the tarp was being folded up, necessitating the grounds crew to cover the infield once again.  The game ultimately began at 8:19 P.M … Outfielder Quentin Davis (undisclosed reasons) was a late scratch from the original lineup and was replaced by Lomack.  Davis, slated to play center, was replaced by Edmondson, while Lomack took left field and Mottram shifted to right.

New Jersey Pittsfield
	5	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New Jersey 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 5 10 4 Pittsfield 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 x 6 13 1	6

Game Info

• Winning Pitcher: 27 – Chris Rubio
• Losing Pitcher: 6 – Mike Petrowski
• Save Pitcher:

• Date: 08/06/2011
• Start Time: 08:19 PM
• Duration: 3:16
• End Time: 11:35 PM

• Plate Ump: Mike Jadach
• Field Ump #1: Derek Mosha
• Field Ump #2:
• Field Ump #3: Matt Criss

• Location: Wahconah Park
• Attendance: 356
• Weather: Rain

• Comments: Rain delay of 1:19 prior to first pitch.

Batting Stats

New Jersey
#	Batter	P	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
29	Smith, S	CF	2	0	0	1	2	1	.263
15	DeJesus, M	SS	4	1	2	1	1	2	.295
13	Jimenez, D	3B	2	2	1	2	3	0	.273
23	Leslie, M	2B	4	0	3	1	1	0	.344
22	Giarraputo, N	DH	5	0	0	0	0	2	.318
25	Sanchez, K	1B	5	0	0	0	0	3	.270
11	Newton, J	LF	5	0	2	0	0	0	.233
12	Santomauro, N	RF	5	1	1	0	0	2	.290
17	Anderson, C	C	4	1	1	0	0	3	.225
			36	5	10	5	7	13

Pittsfield
#	Batter	P	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	Edmondson, J	CF	5	2	2	0	0	1	.298
13	Bomback, D	SS	5	1	3	2	0	1	.332
10	Mottram, B	RF	4	0	1	2	1	1	.300
45	Molina, A	1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.303
14	Welch, J	3B	4	1	3	1	0	0	.323
17	Fatse, P	2B	4	0	2	0	0	1	.264
20	Torres, C	DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.306
8	Knazek, S	C	3	2	2	0	1	0	.215
5	Lomack, J	LF	4	0	0	1	0	0	.237
			37	6	13	6	2	7

BATTING 2B: M.DeJesus (14), N.Santomauro (6). HR: D.Jimenez (1). RBI: S.Smith (32), M.DeJesus (26), D.Jimenez 2 (4), M.Leslie (37). SF: S.Smith (2). SB: S.Smith 2 (17), D.Jimenez 2 (2), M.Leslie (12), J.Newton (1). Team LOB: 12. FIELDING A: M.DeJesus 2 (185), D.Jimenez 2 (6), M.Leslie 4 (41), C.Railsback (1). DP: 1 (M. DeJesus(SS) – M. Leslie(2B) – K. Sanchez(1B)). E: S.Smith (1), M.Leslie (6), J.Newton (1), N.Santomauro (1). PO: S.Smith 4 (25), M.DeJesus (87), M.Leslie (343), K.Sanchez 8 (539), J.Newton 2 (29), N.Santomauro (23), C.Anderson 7 (191). SBA: C.Anderson (28). TC: S.Smith 5 (27), M.DeJesus 3 (287), D.Jimenez 2 (13), M.Leslie 6 (390), K.Sanchez 8 (585), J.Newton 3 (34), N.Santomauro 2 (25), C.Anderson 7 (209), C.Railsback (1).

BATTING 2B: J.Welch (13). RBI: D.Bomback 2 (36), B.Mottram 2 (47), J.Welch (38), J.Lomack (9). SB: J.Edmondson (16). Team LOB: 9. FIELDING A: D.Bomback (174), J.Welch (86), P.Fatse (54), J.Lomack (22). E: D.Bomback (18). PB: S.Knazek (6). PO: J.Edmondson 2 (203), B.Mottram (113), A.Molina 4 (400), J.Welch (36), P.Fatse 2 (65), S.Knazek 13 (330), J.Lomack 3 (22), M.King (8). SBA: S.Knazek 6 (65). TC: J.Edmondson 2 (219), D.Bomback 2 (298), B.Mottram (140), A.Molina 4 (441), J.Welch 2 (130), P.Fatse 3 (124), S.Knazek 13 (369), J.Lomack 4 (48), M.King (12).

Pitching Stats

New Jersey
#	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
30	Kibler, J	5.0	7	3	2	0	5	7.05
10	Railsback, C	2.0	5	2	2	1	1	21.00
6	Petrowski, M	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	3.83
31	Gogal, J	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	2.17
		8	13	6	4	2	7

Pittsfield
#	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
12	Wink, T	5.0	5	1	1	5	10	2.23
63	King, M	2.2	5	4	4	2	2	8.06
27	Rubio, C	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	3.21
		9	10	5	5	7	13

PITCHING BF: J.Kibler 22, C.Railsback 11, M.Petrowski 3, J.Gogal 3. P-S: J.Kibler 86-56, C.Railsback 37-22, M.Petrowski 14-7, J.Gogal 8-6.

PITCHING BF: T.Wink 24, M.King 16, C.Rubio 4. P-S: T.Wink 101-56, M.King 59-34, C.Rubio 20-11. WP: T.Wink (1).

PLAY BY PLAY: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Top of 1st New Jersey #29 Sean M. Smith Ball, Called Strike, Ball, Ball, Called Strike, 29 Sean M. Smith advances to 1st (walk) #15 Mike DeJesus Ball, Foul, Called Strike, 15 Mike DeJesus putout (strike out swinging) for out number 1 #13 DAngelo Jimenez Ball, Ball, Ball, Called Strike, 13 DAngelo Jimenez advances to 1st (walk), 29 Sean M. Smith advances to 2nd (13) #23 Myron Leslie Called Strike, Ball, Ball, 13 DAngelo Jimenez advances to 2nd (stolen base), 29 Sean M. Smith advances to 3rd (stolen base), Called Strike, Ball, 23 Myron Leslie advances to 1st (walk) #22 Nick Giarraputo Foul, Swinging Strike, Ball, 22 Nick Giarraputo putout (strike out swinging) for out number 2 #25 Kris Sanchez 25 Kris Sanchez putout (fly out to left field) for out number 3 Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0, LOB: 3

Bottom of 1st Pittsfield #11 Jerod Edmondson Called Strike, Swinging Strike, Ball, 11 Jerod Edmondson advances to 1st (single) #13 Danny Bomback Ball, 11 Jerod Edmondson advances to 2nd (stolen base), Ball, Foul, Dropped Foul – E9, 13 Danny Bomback putout (strike out swinging) for out number 1 #10 Billy Mottram Ball, Swinging Strike, 10 Billy Mottram advances to 1st (single), 11 Jerod Edmondson Scores Earned (10) #45 Angel Molina Called Strike, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, 45 Angel Molina putout (strike out swinging) for out number 2 #14 Johnny Welch Ball, Foul, Ball, 14 Johnny Welch advances to 1st (single), 10 Billy Mottram advances to 2nd (14) #17 Peter Fatse Called Strike, Swinging Strike, Ball, 17 Peter Fatse putout (strike out swinging) for out number 3 Runs: 1, Hits: 3, Errors: 1, LOB: 2