Rocker’s Bryan Newton Tosses 5 inning no-hitter
The River City Rockers of Sacramento, California got off to a big start Sunday at the ISC II Tournament of Champions, in Appleton, Wisconsin, with an 8-1 win over the Kelvington PDC Comets of Saskatoon, Canada. Rocker’s pitcher Bryan Newton was stellar in the run-shortened 5 inning game, tossing a no-hitter and striking 15. Shortstop Dave Bostick drove in two, while catcher Mario Pereira had two hits, including a double, and scored two runs. Zack Abernathy, Rob Penticoff, Mark Summers, Mike Abernathy, Russell Newman, and Scott Harrison all had a hit in the winning effort.
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The Rockers will return to play today at 1pm CDT (11am on the west coast), taking on ABS Villard of Minnesota, followed by another one at 4:30pm CDT (2:30pm on the west coast), against one of the ISC II’s top ranked teams, the Ottawa Team Easton Thunder. The latter game will be broadcast live on Ballparkradio.com.
